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Asian Noodle Salad

Posted May 23, 2008 – 11:13 am in: Asian, Salads

Ingredients:
Dressing

Zest and juice of 2 limes
1/4 cup of peanut butter
1/4 cup of marmalade
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
3 tablespoons olive oil

Salad

1 package of rice vermicelli
3 x green onions, sliced
1 cup of cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
1 red or yellow pepper, diced
2 – 3 carrots, peeled and shredded
1 cup of peanuts

Directions:

To make the dressing, whisk together lime zest and juice, [...]

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Chicken Pho

Posted January 7, 2007 – 8:51 pm in: Asian, Soup

Ingredients:

2 unpeeled yellow onions, quartered
Three 1/2-inch-thick slices of fresh ginger, smashed
4 quarts cold water
3 pounds chicken bones or chicken wings
One 3 1/2-pound chicken, quartered
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
1 pound dried rice noodles
1 scallion, thinly sliced
1 pound mung bean sprouts
1/2 cup torn basil leaves
2 limes, cut into wedges
2 jalapeƱos, thinly sliced
Asian chili-garlic [...]

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Dumplings with Soy Slaw

Posted December 27, 2006 – 7:12 pm in: Asian, Salads

Ingredients:

12 – 16 frozen or fresh pot stickers or dumplings
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/4 cup water
hot sauce to taste (optional)
1 16 ounce bag of Cole slaw
5 green onions, white and light green part, thinly sliced
1/4 cup roasted peanuts
soy sauce for serving

Direction:

Cook pot stickers according to package directions. (Frying or oven method [...]

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Asian Cabbage Salad

Posted November 16, 2006 – 4:39 pm in: Asian, Salads

Ingredients:

1 head white cabbage, cored, thinly sliced
4 to 6 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 English cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 carrot, coarsely grated
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoon sugar or honey
3 tablespoon soy sauce or fish sauce
2 fresh chiles, seeded, chopped
1/4 cup mild vegetable oil
2/3 cup dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped cilantro

Directions:

Toss cabbage [...]

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Chicken with green tea spice rub

Posted September 29, 2006 – 12:03 pm in: Asian, Poultry

Ingredients:

3             tea bags, green tea
2 tbsp     sesame seeds
2 tbsp     ground Chinese five-spice blend
1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp    each salt and freshly ground black pepper
1             large, firm mango
3             boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tbsp     toasted sesame oil
               cilantro leaves

Directions:Green Tea Spice Rub: Remove tea leaves from bags and place in a shallow wide bowl. Stir in sesame seeds, Chinese five-spice blend, [...]

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Five-Spice Powder

Posted July 8, 2006 – 2:49 pm in: Asian, Seasonings

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons Szechuan peppercorns (or you can substitute other peppercorns)
4 tablespoons whole cloves
4 tablespoons broken cinnamon sticks
4 tablespoons fennel seed
12 whole star anise

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a dry non-stick fry pan and toast lightly over medium heat.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Place in spice grinder and pulse until finely ground. You may need to [...]

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Orange Ginger Marinade

Posted July 8, 2006 – 2:41 pm in: Asian, BBQ, Beef, Condiments, Poultry, Sauces

The following marinade is great on beef, but would work well with chicken breasts. This is a good marinade for barbecuing, but would also work for meat grilled in the oven or on an electric grill.
Cooking times will vary depending on the style of cooking, cut of meat, required doneness, etc.
Ingredients:

2 green onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh [...]

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Slow Cooker Oriental Beef and Noodles

Posted June 15, 2006 – 8:38 pm in: Asian, Beef, Main Dish, Oriental, Slow Cooker

Ingredients:

1 1/2  pounds boneless sirloin, cut into thin strips
1 red bell pepper chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 carrots, chopped
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4  cup sherry
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
12 ounces cooked vermicelli

Directions:

Combine all ingredients, except noodles, in Crock Pot.
Cover, cook on Low 8 to 10 hours (High: 4 to 5 [...]

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Chinese Chicken Pizza with Hoisin Sauce

Posted April 30, 2006 – 8:07 pm in: Asian, Italian, Pizza

Yield: 2
Ingredients:

1 x 4 inch ball of prepared dough, let rise to room temp.
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
2 grilled skinless chicken, breasts, diced
4 scallions, finely, sliced
2/3 cup lightly packed cilantro, leaves, stems discarded before before measuring
1/2 red bell pepper, seeds and membranes discarded, sliced into thin strips
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
salt, and, freshly [...]

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Peeps and Sour Sauce

Posted April 1, 2006 – 8:58 am in: Asian, Sauces

With Easter a couple of weeks away, store shelves are full of that sugary marshmallow goodness known as Peeps. There’s something about those brightly-coloured confections that brings out the creative in people.
Along with decorating your vehicle and “science” experiments, there are numerous Peeps-based recipes. I once made a somewhat macabre pan of Rice Krispies Treats using [...]

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