Tag Archives: Chinese

Cabbage and egg

Posted on January 28, 2014 by TastyAsia

Here we have another Chinese staple, which also happens to be a completely simple and very tasty dish. Fresh cabbage adds a nice crunchy sweetness, while the egg and the sesame oil give a wonderful umami savoriness. This is another … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabbage, Eggs, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegetables | Tagged Asia, Asian food, cabbage and eggs, China, Chinese, Chinese cabbage and eggs, chinese food, eggs | Leave a comment

Spicy braised chicken

Posted on July 28, 2013 by TastyAsia

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 | 4 Comments

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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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

Cumin beef (孜然牛肉)

Posted on February 2, 2013 by TastyAsia

This is twice-cooked cumin beef (孜然牛肉, zīrán níuròu), another very comforting and simple recipe. And here at TastyAsia, of course, “simple” always means that it’s done in the time it takes to cook rice. The taste of beef goes very well with … Continue reading →

Posted in Beef, Frying, Meat, Recipes | Tagged Asia, Asian food, beef, China, Chinese, chinese food, cumin, cumin beef, Uyghur, Xinjiang | 1 Comment

New potatoes with soy sauce and spicy bean sauce

Posted on October 29, 2012 by TastyAsia

This is another simple recipe. The potatoes will come out soft and flavorful, and will be all the better for their simplicity. You can easily scale the recipe up or down depending on how many people you are serving and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Potatoes, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged China, Chinese, chinese food, Lao Gan Ma, potatoes, potatoes and soy sauce, soy sauce potatoes, spicy bean paste | 1 Comment

Braised chicken legs with soy sauce and chiles

Posted on August 4, 2012 by TastyAsia

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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Clay pot lamb stew

Posted on June 16, 2012 by TastyAsia

If you’re a native English speaker, the phrase “lamb stew” probably doesn’t call to mind very many Chinese dining experiences. That’s most likely because Chinese food outside of China tends to ignore every cooking method except for stir-frying. But in reality, Chinese … Continue reading →

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Sichuan eggplant with beef

Posted on June 15, 2012 by TastyAsia

China is an amazing place. They have iPhones, 星巴克 (xīngbākè, a.k.a. “Starbucks”), wifi, microblogging, Weibo, censorship, ways around censorship… Communist slogans on red banners, public relations firms specializing in brand positioning and marketing strategies… an almost religious reverence for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beef, Eggplant, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegetables | Tagged beef, China, Chinese, chinese food, eggplant, Sichuan eggplant | 3 Comments