Tag: chinese dishes

醋溜魚片 (Fish in Vinegar Sauce)

Pretty sure that this is usually made with cod, but…we found swai fillets at Krogers for pretty effing cheap, so yay for substitutions. I wouldn’t have picked it up if not for my dad, because I had not a clue what “swai” was (…). According to the internets, it’s also known as “iridescent …

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Chinese Pot Stickers

Remember how long long ago (uh, last month), I made super basic dumplings and lamented the fact that I didn’t have more ingredients to make a more detailed/complicated dumpling? Well, here they are!! :O

For the record, they were glorious.

There is, however, an unholy amount of chopping/mincing/dicing necessary to make these, so …

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炸醬麵/자장면 (Zha Jiang Mian/Jajangmyeon)

Apparently, if you’re single, it’s tradition to make this on Valentine’s Day because this is a super messy dish, but since you’re single, you don’t have to care about what your face looks like when you’re done eating…so we decided to make this on Valentine’s Day for small group! :D

This is actually the Korean …

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番茄蛋 (Fried Eggs & Tomatoes)

番茄蛋 = one of my favorite dishes. My grandma used to make it for me whenever I had a bad day, or if she just felt like being awesome (which was often). I unfortunately never thought to learn how to cook from her and I was craving it the other day so I scoured a …

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窩蛋牛肉飯 (Eggs & Beef Over Rice)

My parents were pretty worried that I was going to starve to death in grad school, or that I would die of malnutrition because I wouldn’t have time to make food for myself. Hence, they alerted me of the wonder that is known as rice cooker meals. (And what Asian household is complete without a …

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