Tag Archives: Lao Gan Ma

Simple everyday pork

The Chinese word for meat (肉, ròu) implies pork, demonstrating just how how central to Chinese cuisine it is. Pork is enjoyed in all kinds of ways: seasoned and air-cured into tasty bacon, stir-fried as a main dish, barbecued, or ground … Continue reading

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Green beans with ground pork

This is a quick and easy recipe that really needs no introduction. It’s just what the title implies: green beans flavored with ground pork. You can use any kind of beans. I used thin green haricots verts, which are pictured … Continue reading

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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

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New potatoes with soy sauce and spicy bean sauce

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

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