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Tag Archives: wok
Stir-fried watercress with mushrooms and peanuts
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
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Stir-fried spinach with shrimp paste and Thai peppers
Here’s another easy and comforting recipe. I served it alongside a braised pork dish, and the spiciness of the spinach contrasted quite well with the natural sweetness of the pork. Begin with lots of fresh spinach, about a half-pound per … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Spinach, Stir-fry, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Asia, Asian food, chiles, China, chinese food, Chinese stir-fry, shrimp paste, spinach, stir-fry, Thai chiles, Thai peppers, wok
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Laghman noodles (拌面)
Learning how this Chinese dish got it’s name is almost like taking a course in west Asian culture, history, and geopolitics. It’s known as Laghman noodles in English, after Laghman Province in Afghanistan where it has its roots. Laghman Province … Continue reading
Posted in Lamb, Meat, Noodles, Recipes, Tomatoes
Tagged Afghanistan, Asia, Asian food, China, chinese food, Laghman, Laghman noodles, Lamb, Recipe, Uyghur, wok, Xinjiang, Xinjiang cuisine
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Burmese egg curry
Burma shares borders with China, India, Thailand, so you can just imagine what a culinary crossroads it is. Burma is also a former British colony, but this recipe cleaves vigorously to local roots. Frying the boiled eggs before adding them to … Continue reading
Posted in Curry, Eggs, Recipes, Tomatoes
Tagged Asia, Asian food, Burma, Burmese food, China, chinese food, cilantro, curry, eggs, Recipe, wok
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Spicy walnut shrimp
Chinese cooks love combining varying textures to interesting effect. There’s a Cantonese dish recommended by Ken Hom that combines sugar-glazed walnuts with shrimp. This dish is inspired by Ken Hom but is my own recipe; it skews towards a spicier … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and seafood, Recipes, Shrimp, Stir-fry
Tagged China, chinese food, cooking, shrimp, walnuts, wok
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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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Beef with walnuts
Here we are in the middle of summer, but for some reason the weather turned inexplicably cool today. It was overcast all day long, with clouds had that interesting depth that suggests stories. Perfect weather for a savory home-cooked meal. … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry
Tagged beef, beef with walnuts, China, chinese food, stir-fry, walnuts, wok
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Broccoli with pork, shallots, and black bean chili sauce
Western broccoli isn’t a staple in China. In fact, I’ve only seen people eating broccoli once in Beijing, and it was a table of Scandinavians at Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant where western tourists were the rule. Still, broccoli is too … Continue reading
