Curry Fried Rice/咖喱炒饭

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I love fried rice very much, so I make it quite often. It is pretty much the same each time, so I don’t post all of them. But this one is a little different, I added some curry powder at the end and the rice tasted so much better. I really like the smell of it, so fragrant!

Here is the link to fried rice, just add the curry powder at the end, and everything else is pretty much the same.

https://caiqinchen.com/2016/04/03/pineapple-fried-rice%e5%87%a4%e6%a2%a8%e7%82%92%e9%a5%ad/

Here is the curry powder I used.

Image result for kim tu thap 咖喱粉

我非常喜欢炒饭, 所以我经常做。每次都差不多, 所以我不会全部张贴。但是这个有点不同, 我在最后加了一些咖喱粉, 米饭尝起来好吃多了。我真的很喜欢它的味道, 那么香!

这是一个炒饭链接,只是最后加咖喱粉其他的都差不多。我用的是上面这个咖喱粉。

https://caiqinchen.com/2016/04/03/pineapple-fried-rice%e5%87%a4%e6%a2%a8%e7%82%92%e9%a5%ad/

Piggy In The Mud Chocolate Cake/粉猪戏泥巧克力蛋糕

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$20 for the whole cake

So yesterday was my mother’s birthday, I was thinking what kind of cake I was going to make for her since early April. I couldn’t decide until I saw someone posted a piggy in the mud cake. My mother’s Chinese horoscope is pig, so this is perfect for her birthday. I underestimated the difficulty of making this cake because I had make chocolate cake before. I was thinking this should be easy just a few marzipan pigs!!! So here is my cake without the kitkat around it because I was trying to be healthy ( we don’t like anything too sweet ). It looks kind ugly without the kitkat and the piggies are not very good looking either, anyhow I did my best! The thoughts count!!! My mother was really happy!!!

My mother and I each ate one piece, and the rest go to my neighbor’s kids.

Here is the link to the chocolate cake:

https://caiqinchen.com/2016/05/01/chocolate-cake%e5%b7%a7%e5%85%8b%e5%8a%9b%e8%9b%8b%e7%b3%95/

Here is the link to the piggy in the mud instruction:

http://www.finecraftguild.com/kit-kat-birthday-cake-pigs-in-mud-recipe/

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整个蛋糕大概$20.

昨天是我妈妈的生日, 从四月份开始我就琢磨着为她做什么蛋糕。直到看到有人做了一个粉猪戏泥的蛋糕后我才决定要做一个一样的。我妈妈是属猪的, 所以这应该她的完美生日蛋糕。我低估了制作这个蛋糕的难度, 因为我以前做过巧克力蛋糕。我想这应该是很简单的, 只是多做几只杏仁糖猪而已!!!所以这里是我的蛋糕没有kitkat围着的, 因为我想健康一点所以没用kitkat (我们不喜欢太甜的东西)。现在它看起来有点丑而且小猪也不是很好看,但是无论如何我已经尽力了!心意到了!!!而且我妈妈真的很开心!!!

我妈妈和我每人各吃了一块, 剩下的就给我邻居的孩子们吃了。

这是巧克力蛋糕的链接:

https://caiqinchen.com/2016/05/01/chocolate-cake%e5%b7%a7%e5%85%8b%e5%8a%9b%e8%9b%8b%e7%b3%95/

下面是在泥浆小猪的链接:

http://www.finecraftguild.com/kit-kat-birthday-cake-pigs-in-mud-recipe/

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Chinese Baby Clams With Black Bean Sauce/豆豉蛤蜊

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3 servings $2.75 per serving

Clam is one of my favorite foods. Every time when I go back to China, I will make sure I eat tons and tons of them. It is kind of expensive in the US, so we don’t buy it very often. My mother bought it today because I was working so hard to make her birthday cake last weekend. Love.

Clam 1 pound

Garlic 1 clove

Scallion 3 tbsps

Shallot 1 small clove

Chinese salty black bean 1tbsp

Soy sauce 2tsps

Oyster sauce 1 tsp

Chinese cooking wine 1tbsp

Add 1tbsp oil to a hot skillet, add black bean, minced garlic, white part of scallion and shallot to the oil and stir fry for 10-15 seconds.

Add clams to the skillet and continue to stir fry for a minutes or so.

Add all the sauces to the skillet alone with 3 tbsps water. Cover and cook until all the clams open up about 2 more minutes.

Add a few tbsps starch water to thicken the sauce. Add the green part of scallion to garnish the dish.

3份,每份$2.75

蛤蜊是我最喜欢的食物之一。每次我回到中国, 我都会确保我吃到饱。在美国蛤蜊有点小贵, 所以我们不常买。我妈妈今天买了一磅因为上周末我很努力的做她的生日蛋糕。

蛤蜊1镑

大蒜1粒

葱3汤匙

红葱头1粒

豆豉一汤匙

酱油2tsps

蚝油1茶匙

料酒1汤匙

将1汤匙 油加到热锅中, 加入豆豉、蒜茸、红葱头和葱白色到油中炒10-15 秒。

在煎锅里加入蛤蜊, 并继续炒一分钟左右。

把所有的调味料加到锅里, 外加3汤匙水。加盖煮约2分钟或直到所有蛤蜊都开了。

加入一些淀粉水勾芡, 使酱汁变稠。加葱花部分来装饰盘子。

Rib Eye Steak with Mix Vegetables/杂菜炒牛脊肉

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2 servings $3.20 per serving

I bought 3 pieces of rib eye steak the other day, I ate one just grill, then steak fajita and taco. I was thinking to make it with Chinese mix vegetable, so here is how I cook it Chinese style.

Rib eye steak 7oz.

1/4 leek

cherry tomato 4

Shredded carrot 3 tbsps

Small red onion 1/2

Medium green pepper 1/3

Garlic 1 clove

Direction:

Thin slice steak.

cut cherry tomato into halves

Smash garlic

Cut the rest of vegetables into thin shreds.

Add 1/3 cup oil into a hot skillet, add steak to the oil and cook until the color turn brown about 60- 70 seconds depends on how thin you slice the steak. Don’t over cook it. Take the steak out of the skillet.

Leave about 2 tbsps oil in the skillet, add garlic, carrot, leek and red onion and stir fry for 2 minutes.

Add the rest of the vegetables and steak to the skillet alone with 2tsps oyster sauce, 1tbsp light soy sauce continue to stir fry for 2 minutes.

Add 1.5 tbsps Chinese cooking wine and 1/3 tsp chicken bouillon and mix well.

This is a quick dish, it took me about 15 minutes including preparing and cutting. For a good piece of steak like this, the meat doesn’t need to be Marinated. I used very few sauce or spice to cook it so we will eat the most original flavors from the steak and the fresh vegetables. I really enjoy the sweet and a little sour flavor from the cherry tomato. Wonderful!!!

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2份,每份3.20 美元

我买了3块肋眼牛排, 第一天我吃了一个普通煎的牛排餐, 然后牛排法嘿塔卷和玉米卷。今天我想烧中国料理。

肋眼牛排7盎司。

1/4 颗美国大蒜苗

樱桃西红柿4粒

胡萝卜丝3汤匙

红洋葱1/2个

中号青椒1/3个

大蒜1粒

做法:

牛排切薄片

把樱桃西红柿切成一半

大蒜切末

把剩下的蔬菜切成丝

加1/3 杯油到一个热过的锅里, 加牛排到油里炒到变棕色约 60-70 秒取决于你切牛排的厚度。不要过度炒牛肉,嫩一点好吃。把牛肉从锅里盛出来。

留下约2汤匙油在锅里, 加入大蒜, 胡萝卜, 蒜苗和洋葱, 炒2分钟。

把剩下的蔬菜和牛排加到煎锅里外加2茶匙蚝油, 1汤匙生抽继续炒2分钟。

最后加入1.5 汤匙料酒和1/3 茶匙鸡肉精, 拌匀。

这是一个快菜, 它总共花了我大约15分钟时间, 包括准备和切洗。吃这么好的牛排, 肉不需要腌。我用很少的酱料来烹调它, 因为就是要吃牛排和新鲜蔬菜的原味。我真的很喜欢樱桃西红柿的微甜微酸的味道。美妙!!!

Rib Eye Steak Fajita And Taco Sunday

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$13 for total of 4 fajitas and 4 tacos

I bought some really good rib eye steak today but didn’t feel like to do just the simple steak meal, so I came up with this Mexican style meal. I don’t eat Mexican food very often, so this is nothing near authentic I guess.  Anyway it was delicious!

Grilled my steak medium with some sea salt and pepper , then let it rest for about 15 minutes. I sliced it thin.

I also grilled a really sweet corn.

Bought a box of ld El Paso with both hard and soft shells.

Made some Guacamole. Here is the link for it.

https://caiqinchen.com/2017/07/07/guagomole%e9%b3%84%e6%a2%a8%e6%b2%99%e6%8b%89%e9%85%b1/

Diced some tomatoes, cilantro, and red onion.

bought some cheeses and one box of sour cream.

This is a simple, easy to prepare meal, but still delicious!

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总共13美金每种饼各做4个

我今天买了一些非常好的肋骨眼牛排, 但我不想吃简单的牛排餐, 所以我想出了这个墨西哥风味的菜。我不常吃墨西哥食物, 所以这可能不太正宗。 反正很好吃就对了!

撒了一些海盐和黑胡椒粉后就烤我的牛排了, 烤好后让它休息15分钟。我把它切成薄片。烤多久就看你自己喜欢了。

我还烤了一个非常甜的玉米。

买了一盒有软的和硬的卷饼皮。

做了一些鳄梨酱。这里是它的链接。

https://caiqinchen.com/2017/07/07/guagomole%e9%b3%84%e6%a2%a8%e6%b2%99%e6%8b%89%e9%85%b1/

一些西红柿, 香菜和红洋葱切成丁。

买了一些奶酪和一盒酸奶油。

这是一个简单, 容易准备的饭菜, 但仍然美味无比!

 

Creamy Mushroom Soup/蘑菇浓汤

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2 servings and $2.25 per serving

Mushroom 300g

Flour 3tbsps

Small Yellow onion 1

Broth 2 cups

White wine 1 cup

Garlic 1 clove

Cream cheese 2 oz.

Add 2 tbsps unsalted butter and one cube of herbed olive oil to a saute pan and heat it up.

Add Minced garlic and onion to it and saute for 4, 5 minutes or until the onion is soft and tender.

Add sliced mushroom and continue to saute for 4 minutes.

Add flour to the mushroom and mix everything together and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes with medium low heat.

Add broth and wine to the mushroom and simmer with a cover on for about 20 minutes.

Pour the mushroom soup to a blender and blend until smooth after it cools down a little . (be careful not to pour too much at a time, and make sure you press the blender’s lid down hard because you don’t want the soup to come out the blender and go everywhere, also it is still hot)

Pour the soup back to the cooking pan and cook for about 7-8 minutes.

Add the cream cheese at the end and stir until melt. Add salt and pepper to the taste.

I garnished it with a few pieces of sauteed mushroom, sour cream and parsley.

I used the big brown mushroom, so the soup looked kind of dark. I think If I had used the white ones, the color should look much lighter. If you don’t care about calories, use 1 cup of cream and 1 cup of broth instead of 2 cups of broth. And you don’t need to add cream cheese at the end. The soup should taste much richer. I think one of these day, I should try once, I’ve been too careful with calories! Lol… Hope you will like it.

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2份, 每份$2.25 元

蘑菇300克

面粉3汤匙

小黄洋葱1个

肉汤2杯

白葡萄酒1杯

大蒜1粒

奶油芝士2盎司。

添加2汤匙无盐黄油和一个粒的香草橄榄油到煎锅里加热它。

将大蒜剁碎和洋葱条加入炒4-5分钟, 直到洋葱变软。

加入蘑菇片, 并继续炒4分钟。

加面粉到蘑菇里并搅拌, 继续煮2-3 分钟。

在蘑菇里加入肉汤和酒, 盖上盖子小火煮20分钟。

在冷却一点后把蘑菇汤倒到搅拌机里, 然后搅拌均匀。(小心不要一次倒太多, 并确保你按下搅拌机的盖子, 因为你不希望汤从搅拌机里飞出来。)

把汤倒回锅里煮7-8 分钟。

在最后加入奶油芝士, 搅拌至融化。加入盐和黑胡椒粉调味。

我用几片蘑菇, 酸乳和欧芹装饰。

 

Breakfast/早餐

I would like to share some of my day to day breakfast with you, I don’t have recipes here today. You may find most of them if you search here. After all these years, I believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day now.  I eat as much as I want for breakfast, but still most of time I am eating healthy. I don’t like some of the diets saying that we shouldn’t eat this, shouldn’t touch that. Our bodies need everything, we should eat everything! The most important thing for a healthy diet is watch the portion!

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I love beautiful color, good presentations. I believe If you see something beautiful like above, you will want to eat them even if you don’t like any particular food. I will tell you some secrets: I don’t like boiled egg! I hate milk. I buy so much berries only because I love the colors and their looks. I hate the smell of plain yogurt. But you see everything I don’t like are here! Why? you’re asking. Well, I know they are good for me so I am eating them. In order for me to eat them happily is to make them look appealing or coming up with good recipes to make them taste delicious!  (For example I added plain yogurt and milk to berries to make beautiful smoothies which I love so much!)

So, if you don’t eat breakfast, start to get some ideas from here maybe for tomorrow morning? Ok everyone good eat, healthy life!

Braised Beef Feet Salad/卤牛脚沙拉

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About 4 servings, $2.5 per serving

I had never tried beef feet before. One day I saw someone posted a picture of beef feet, and she said it was pretty good. I had always wanted to try beef feet because there are many supermarkets in my neighborhood that sell it. Last weekend I went to a super market and bought 3 pounds of beef feet. Here is how I cook it.

Here is the link how to braise it: https://caiqinchen.com/2017/08/31/braise-duck%e5%8d%a4%e9%b8%ad/

Sauce:

Dark soy sauce 1tbsp

Light soy sauce 1tbsp

Water 6 tbsps

Shallot oil 1tsp

Sugar 1tsp

Minced garlic 1 clove

Scallion 1tbsp

Cilantro 2 tbsps

Hot oil 1tsp

Red chili pepper 1/2 tsp

Mix everything for sauce together

After I braise the beef feet, let cool for a hour or so. Cut the meat off the bone. ( I also braised one piece of beef shank). Keep the meat in the fridge over night. The next day cut the beef feet into smaller pieces, and the shank thin slices. Add the sauce to it, it is a cold dish if you eat it this way. If you like to eat them hot, then you don’t need any more sauce. I also added a few pieces of baby cucumber to it to get the different texture to this dish.

Beef feet have a lot of collagen because of all the hamstring, it is very good for skin, so It is my new favorite now.

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我以前从没试过牛蹄。有一天, 我看到有人张贴了一张煮牛蹄的照片, 她还说这个相当不错。我其实也一直想尝尝牛蹄的味道因为我家附近有很多超市都有卖。上个周末, 我去买了3磅牛蹄回家。

下面是链接如何卤它: https://caiqinchen.com/2017/08/31/braise-duck%e5%8d%a4%e9%b8%ad/

凉拌酱:

老抽1汤匙

生抽1汤匙

水6汤匙

葱油1茶匙

糖1茶匙

蒜茸1粒

葱1汤匙

香菜2汤匙

热油1茶匙

红辣椒油1/2 茶匙

把所有的调料混合在一起

在我卤好牛肉后, 放凉一小时左右。把肉从骨头上切下来。(我也卤了一条牛肉腱)。把肉放在冰箱里过夜。第二天把牛蹄切成小块, 牛腱薄切片。把调味汁浇上去就好了,这么吃这是一个冷盘。如果你喜欢吃热的, 那么你就不需要加调味汁了。我还加了一些小黄瓜来调一下不同的口感。

牛蹄有很多的胶原蛋白, 因为它有很多筋, 是美肤圣品, 现在它是我的新欢。

Kung Po Chicken/宫保鸡丁

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2 servings, $1.00 per serving.

Diced Chicken thigh 250g

Diced Celery 4tbsp

Diced Red bell pepper 5tbsp

Diced yellow bell pepper 5tbsps

Diced carrot 3tbsps

Diced Zucchini 5tbsps

Minced Garlic 1 clove

Dried red pepper 4 pieces

Fried peanut 5tbsps

Sauce:

Broth/water 4tbsps

Light soy sauce 1tbsp

Dark sauce 2tsps

Oyster sauce 1/2tbsp

Chicken bouillon 1/4 tsp

sesame oil a few drops

Mix everything for sauce together.

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Marinate the chicken thigh with 1/4 tsp salt, 1tbsp cooking wine, a few pinches of white pepper. Add 2tbsps corn starch and 2tbsps oil and mix well. Marinate the meat for a couple of hours.

Heat up a cooking pan, when it is hot, add 2 cups cold oil, only heat up a little.

Add chicken to the oil when the oil is only warm. (this will make the meat tender)

Cook chicken in the oil high heat for about 3-4 minute, when the chicken is almost done, add the vegetables to the oil and continue to cook for a minute. Use a strainer to get all the food out of the oil.

Leave only one tbsp oil in the cooking pan, add garlic and dried red pepper to it and saute for about 20 seconds.

Add the sauce to the pan bring it to boil then add the chicken and vegetables, mix well.

Add corn starch water to thicken it up a little. Add a few drops of Chinese peppercorn oil and fried peanuts.

 

鸡腿丁250克

芹菜丁4汤匙

红椒丁5汤匙

黄椒丁5汤匙

胡萝卜丁3汤匙

西葫芦丁5汤匙

蒜茸1粒

干红辣椒4个

炸花生5汤匙

酱汁:

肉汤/水4汤匙

生抽1汤匙

老抽2茶匙

素蚝油1/2 汤匙

鸡精1/4 茶匙

麻油几滴

把所有的调料混合在一起。

用1/4 茶匙盐, 1汤匙料酒, 一点白胡椒粉腌鸡大腿。加入2汤匙 玉米淀粉和2汤匙油, 混合均匀。把肉腌几个小时。

加热炒锅, 加2杯冷油, 只加热一点点马上加鸡肉。(这会使肉口感很嫩)

鸡在油里炸约3-4 分钟, 当鸡肉快熟的时候加其他的蔬菜到油里, 一起过一下油约一分钟。用漏勺把所有的食物从油中取出。

在锅里留一汤匙油, 加入大蒜和干红辣椒, 炒20秒左右。

把调味汁加到锅里, 然后加鸡肉和蔬菜, 拌匀。

加入玉米淀粉水勾个薄芡。加入几滴花椒油和炸花生就可以出锅了。

Roast Pork Sandwich/叉烧三明治

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2 servings $1.75 per serving.

I made roast pork last week again, so I ate plain roast pork, then roast pork fried rice, roast pork steam buns. After all that I still had one small piece left, I was thinking to make something different, but it wasn’t big enough for the things I wanted to make. Just when I was thinking so hard, I saw a Vietnamese menu on my table, OK I decided to make a sandwich. So this sandwich is a combination of Vietnamese, Chinese and American.

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Roast pork 1 piece

Turkey breast 12 pieces

1/2 avocado

Cilantro a few pieces

Sweet and sour carrot and white radish 8 pieces

Mayo sauce 4 tbsps.

2 rolls

Thin slice roast pork and heat it up in a skillet for 30 seconds.

Thin slice avocado.

Slice open the rolls and lightly toast.

spread the mayo sauce on one side of the rolls, then add up the rest of ingredients.

Cut the rolls in halves.

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叉烧一大片

火鸡胸肉 12 片

1/2个 鳄梨

香菜几片

酸甜胡萝卜白萝卜8片

蛋黄酱4汤匙。

三明治面包2 个

切成薄片的叉烧在煎锅里加热30秒。

鳄梨薄切片。

把面包片对半切开, 稍微烤一下。

把蛋黄酱涂在面包的一侧, 然后把剩下的配料加起来。

把三明治对半切开。