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Tag Archives: chicken
Braised chicken with tofu skins
Braising is just about my favorite way to prepare chicken because it’s so simple and gets such great results. I’ve posted some braises before, like here for example, so braising isn’t new to this blog, however this is the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Braising, Chicken, Recipes, Tofu
Tagged Asia, Asian braised chicken, Asian food, chicken, China, chinese food, Tofu skins
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Spicy braised chicken
This recipe takes a bit of time to make but it’s still very easy and unfussy. The overall taste is reminiscent of northern China, but with a bit of a spicy kick. Braised to a tender perfection, you’ll be able … Continue reading
Posted in Braising, Chicken, Recipes
Tagged Asia, Asian braised chicken, Asian food, braised chicken, chicken, China, Chinese, chinese food, clay pot
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Fragrant chicken soup with tomato and lime (柠香蕃茄鸡)
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
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Xinjiang spicy chicken (新疆麻辣鸡)
Braising is a technique used throughout China, in which you first sear food in dry heat and then finish it with a longer boil or simmer. It is ideal for helping tougher cuts of meat turn out tender and juicy. … Continue reading
Posted in Braising, Chicken, Meat, Potatoes, Recipes
Tagged Asia, Asian food, big plate chicken, braised, braised chicken, chicken, China, chinese food, Xinjiang, Xinjiang spices, Xinjiang spicy chicken
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Chicken with bok choy
There really is a pleasant kind of “down the rabbit hole” feeling when trying to translate the names for Chinese vegetables into English. Speakers of American English will recognize the leaves in this dish as bok choy, sometimes called Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Bok choy, Chicken, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegetables
Tagged Asia, Asian food, bok choy, chicken, chicken and bok choy, chile oil, chili oil, China, chinese food, Lao Gan Ma, Lao Gan Ma black bean chili oil, laoganma
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Chiu Chow chicken with fried basil
On the eastern edge of Guangdong province, near the coast, lies the city of Chaozhou, the ancestral home of the Chiu Chow people. The Chiu Chow were seafarers are now widely distributed as far away as Taiwan and Hong Kong. … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Recipes, Stir-fry
Tagged Asia, Asian food, chicken, China, chinese food, Chiu Chow, Chiu Chow chicken, fried basil, fried herbs, Sichuan peppers
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Chicken with onions, black beans, and Chinese broccoli
I ate Chinese broccoli (芥兰, jiè lán) twice on my last trip to China, and each time it was served exactly the same way: as a side dish, laid out with the stems all shaved and parallel with one other, … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Gai lan, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegetables
Tagged black beans, chicken, China, chinese broccoli, chinese food, dou chi, fermented black beans, gai lan, wok
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Gong bao chicken (宫保鸡丁)
Gong bao chicken (宫保鸡丁) is another Chinese staple, supposedly named after a governor of Sichuan whose title was “defender of the palace,” or gong bao (宫保). I had this at a few places in China. In one hole in the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, China, chinese food, Gong boa, kung pao, kung pao chicken, kungpao chicken
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Braised chicken legs with soy sauce and chiles
Today was one of those days when I wound up needing comfort food. We have a street festival going on in the neighborhood, one of those great annual community events that the city puts on. My neighborhood is multicultural and … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, China, Chinese, chinese food
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Chicken with peppers, chili, cilantro, and lime
Today’s addition to TastyAsia is an extended variation of the last recipe, motivated mostly by a desire to use up some vegetables I had lying around. It turned out to be really excellent: as you can imagine, the cilantro, chilies, … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegetables
Tagged Asia, Asian food, chicken, chili, lime, sambal oelek
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