Tag Archives: Asian food

Simple chili beef with peanuts

Posted on June 6, 2013 by TastyAsia

Here is another simple recipe. Thinly cut beef is quickly stir-fired with aromatics and then given some heat with dried chiles. Peanuts and soy sauce contribute some wonderful depth of flavor. The whole recipe is fast, simple, nourishing, and delicious. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Beef, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry | Tagged Asia, Asian food, beef, chili, China, chinese food, stir-fry | Leave a comment

Salmon with spicy relish

Posted on April 12, 2013 by TastyAsia

TastyAsia’s first salmon recipe is here. That one is just a bit more basic than this one, so if you need something simple, just follow the link to that first recipe. Or, well, you can also really just stay here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Fish and seafood, Recipes, Salmon | Tagged Asia, Asian food, China, chinese food, relish, salmon, Thai peppers | Leave a comment

Another cumin beef recipe (孜然牛肉)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by TastyAsia

The first cumin beef recipe I posted called for thin slices of beef to be twice-cooked; first, briefly fried in about an inch of oil then drained and stir-fried with other ingredients. This recipe uses bite-sized chunks rather than slices, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beef, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry | Tagged Asia, Asian food, beef, China, Chinese, chinese food, cumin, cumin beef | 2 Comments

Bitter melon (苦瓜) with peppers and pork

Posted on March 26, 2013 by TastyAsia

Bitter melon (苦瓜, kǔguā) is a wonderful vegetable. I’ve never seen it in a Western grocery store, but it’s very common in Chinese shops and in Chinese cooking. It has a certain bitterness, of course, and that makes it something of … Continue reading →

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Fragrant chicken soup with tomato and lime (柠香蕃茄鸡)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by TastyAsia

This soup recipe, which I’m calling fragrant chicken soup with tomato and lime (柠香蕃茄鸡), is delicious. It’s also quite simple, because it creates its own stock. Pre-made soup stocks are wonderful things. I use them often and I’d never discourage … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Recipes, Soup, Tomatoes | Tagged Asia, Asian food, chicken, chicken soup, China, chinese food, Vietnamese chicken soup | Leave a comment

Stir-fried chicory (菊苣)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by TastyAsia

Chicory (菊苣, jújù) has only recently arrived in China. Your best bet for finding it is in markets and hotels that cater to Western guests. Still, it’s a tasty herb with a pleasant bitterness that adapts well to traditional Chinese cooking, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicory, Endive, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged Asia, Asian food, chicory, China, chinese food, endive | Leave a comment

Stir-fried watercress with mushrooms and peanuts

Posted on March 14, 2013 by TastyAsia

This is a simple, fast, and tasty dish. Watercress (豆瓣菜, dòubàn cài) is a tasty herb that grows in standing water. The leaves and smallish stems have a pleasant peppery taste, and are rumored to have medicinal properties… although sources … Continue reading →

Posted in Mushrooms, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetables, watercress | Tagged Asia, Asian food, China, chinese food, mushrooms, stir-fry, watercress, wok | Leave a comment

Seafood hotpot (海鲜火锅)

Posted on March 10, 2013 by TastyAsia

This is the first Chinese hotpot dish on TastyAsia, but it certainly won’t be the last. That’s because the variations on hotpot are limited only by your imagination and what’s available at your local markets. Chinese hotpot has three main … Continue reading →

Posted in Bok choy, Crab, Fish and seafood, Hotpot, Meat, Pork, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged Asia, Asian food, China, Chinese, chinese food, Crab, fish tofu, hot pot, hotpot | Leave a comment

Grilled beef tenderloin (烤牛腰部嫩肉)

Posted on February 24, 2013 by TastyAsia

In modern Beijing, people are more likely to eat at a barbecue shop than to grill meat at home. This is mostly because Chinese kitchens aren’t set up for grilling: many people live in tall new apartment towers that don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Beef, Grilling, Meat, Recipes | Tagged Asia, Asian food, beef, China, chinese food, Chinese grill, grill, tenderloin | 6 Comments

Grilled zucchini with chili garlic sauce

Posted on February 23, 2013 by TastyAsia

Vegetables are often done best when they’re done simply. This recipe brings out the fresh taste of zucchini, which is made deeper and richer by grilling and then given a bit of snap with chili sauce. There are many different types … Continue reading →

Posted in Grilling, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Zucchini | Tagged Asia, Asian food, Asian grilling, chili sauce, grill, grilling, zucchini | 4 Comments