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Green Garlic plant compared to garlic clove

Green Garlic (and garlic leaves)

Chinese Vegetables, Grow Your Own Food

Have you ever seen green garlic in your grocery store? No? Well, the good news is that green garlic is easy to grow, indoors or outdoors. With regular plantings you can have a steady supply of fresh green garlic available when you need some.

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Jing, Self-portrait in Chef's uniform

Culinary Skill and Culinary Ethics

About My Chinese Home Kitchen, Jing's Learning Journey

Which is more important, cooking skills or cooking ethics? On April 14th, the class at New Oriental Culinary School debated this subject.

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Pork Belly with Garlic Puree

Pork Belly with Garlic Purée

Appetizers, Chinese Modern Cuisine, Pork, Snacks

he dish we’re learning today is a garlic lover’s boon, it’s a dish full of garlic flavor. The pork is cooked and then left to cool to room temperature before cutting.

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My Learning Journey: Jam Painting

My Learning Journey: March 2022

About My Chinese Home Kitchen, Jing's Learning Journey

In March we learned how to do jam painting. Have you ever heard of jam painting? Jam painting is part of the artistry of being a Chinese chef. Let me share it with you.

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Chinese Lettuce (Celtuce), also called Asparagus Lettuce

Chinese Lettuce (Celtuce)

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Chinese Vegetables

Chinese Lettuce, or celtuce, called wosun in Chinese, is a vegetable with a thick stem and a head of green leaves. Both the stem and leaves are edible.

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braised noodles with beans and pork

Braised Noodles with Beans

Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Noodles, Pork

Braised noodles with beans is a traditional specialty food in northern China, but it is relatively rare in southern China. When braising noodles we use steam to simmer the noodles and beans. The noodles are spread over the beans in the broth, and the hot steam soaks into the noodles while the beans and pork are braised by the liquid.

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Sesame-crusted Fried Fish Fillet

Sesame-crusted Fish Fillets

Appetizers, Chinese Modern Cuisine, Home Cooking, Seafood, Snacks

Sesame-crusted fish fillets calls for carp, but you can substitute catfish or other firm fish. This recipe uses a mixture of starch and egg to create a batter that holds the sesame seeds to the fish fillet. Serve Sesame-crusted Fish Fillets with your favorite sauce or salad dressing. Or you can season them with cumin and chili powder, like our Easy Fried Chicken.

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Happy Easter

Happy Resurrection Sunday (Easter)

News from My Chinese Home Kitchen

We wish all of our Christian readers a happy and blessed Easter holiday!

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Classic Rice: cooking white rice

How to Cook Rice

Chinese Cooking Techniques, Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Rice, Rice Dishes

For a firm rice that yields good fried rice, Grace Young’s recipe for “Steamed Rice” is the best. All you need is a saucepan and lid.

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Shrimp Fried Rice

Shrimp Fried Rice

American-Chinese Takeout, Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Rice Dishes, Seafood

Frying rice is a way to reheat leftover rice. There are many recipes for fried rice. This shrimp fried rice recipe is simple and delicious.

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Cold Tofu in Chili sauce

Spicy Cold Tofu

Mains & Sides, Sichuan Cuisine, Tofu

Today is still the day of cold dishes for warm weather, so we will make a delicious cold tofu dish. This spicy cold tofu is simple and full of flavor. There is a seasoning in this dish that gives this rich flavor: chili oil. This is a seasoning used in most cold dishes, it is not very spicy, but full of aroma. The spice comes from the xiao mi la peppers.

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Chinese Lettuce Salad

Chinese Lettuce Salad

Home Cooking, Recipes, Salads, Sichuan Cuisine

Chinese lettuce (wosun, 莴笋), also called celtuce, is crisp and nutritious, and makes a delicious cold salad. It’s really great to have cold dishes in the summer! The preparation of cold dishes is simpler than that of hot dishes, and we do not need much use of wok and stove. The addition of er jing tiao chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns gives this salad a hint of mala spiciness without overpowering heat.

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