Asian Recipes

[Anonymous]

where the hell is Fash....she hasnt posted a recipe for over a week......... :?:  :?:  :ugeek:

Please bear with me Obvious Li, it's a busy week.[/quote]





no recipes necessary cutestuff....just concerned about your well being when you are away for a while....glad to see you back............ ;)   :ugeek:[/quote]

I won't be able to post much until the weekend Obvious Li..



I know my two favourite boys will take good care of the place while I'm gone.

 :)

[Anonymous]

Today I am making miso soup with vegetables and spinach fettucine noodles.



Ingredients:

1 platic tub of miso paste

bok choy

2 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced

1 whole Spanish onion peeled and sliced

1 package of firm tofu

2 boxes of spinach fettucine pasta noodles

2 packages of enoki mushrooms

2 jalapeno peppers cut into small thin pieces



Directions:

1. Fill large stock pot half full of water and add entire tub of miso paste and place on high heat until it comes to a boil, then medium high heat..



2. Cut tofu into small squares and add to the broth..



3. Add peeled, sliced garlic, onions and jalapenos to the soup..



4. Wash and cut bok choy into smaller pieces then add to the broth..



5. Cut the ends off enoki mushrooms before putting them in the pot..



6. Add the fettucine noodles and turn down to lowest heat after the pasta becomes soft..



7. Let simmer on lowest heat with the lid on for half an hour before serving.

[Anonymous]

Mondays are meatless and tonight I made Chinese vegetarian eight treasures.





Ingredients:

• 3 pieces spicy pressed bean curd

• 4 dried mushrooms

• 50 grams (3 1/2 tablespoons) carrot

• 75 grams (5 1/4 tablespoons) wheat gluten

• 50 grams (3 1/2 tablespoons) water chestnuts (fresh if possible)

• 75 grams (5 1/4 tablespoons) string beans

• 1 red chili

• 1/4 cup peanuts, or as desired

• 1 garlic clove

• 1 shallot

• 1 1/2 tablespoons hot bean paste

• 1 teaspoon rice wine

 

•Seasoning:

• 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon hoisin sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

• pepper - a few shakes

• 50 ml (just under 1/4 cup) water

• Oil for deep-frying and stir-frying, as needed



Directions:

Soak the dried mushrooms until they have softened. If desired, save the soaking liquid to use in place of water in the seasoning..



Wash and dice the string beans, gluten ball and spicy pressed bean curd..



Wash and dice the carrot, water chestnuts and red chili..



 Peel the garlic and shallot and chop finely.  Mix together the seasoning ingredients in a bowl..



 Boil the peanuts in boiling water for about 2 minutes, cool then peel the skin and set aside..



 Heat the wok and add oil for deep-frying.  When oil is ready, deep-fry the peanuts on high heat until they are golden brown..



Remove and set aside then repeat with the gluten ball.



Parboil the carrots and string beans for 1 minute then drain..



Heat wok and add oil..  



When oil is ready, add the garlic, shallot and hot bean paste..



Add all the other ingredients except for the peanuts..



Stir-fry until they are cooked, then add the rice wine and seasoning..

 

Turn off the heat, mix in the peanuts, and serve.

[Anonymous]

Tonight is crispy Chinese pork belly in the slow cooker



Ingredients:

1kg (approx) bone-in pork belly with the skin scored (you can use boned instead if you prefer)

 1 onion cut into large slices

 2 carrots peeled and cut into 2 or 3 pieces

 2 sticks of celery cut into 2 or 3 large pieces

 100/200ml cold water depending on method



Marinade:

 1/2 tsp ground white pepper

 1 tsp chinese 5 spice powder

 3 cloves garlic, finely minced/grated

 thumb sized piece fresh, peeled ginger minced/grated

 1 tbsp vegetable oil

 1 stick lemongrass

 2 dried red chillies, finely chopped



Directions:

Marinade:

1. Make sure the meat is completely dry and pat away any excess moisture with kitchen paper.

2. Mix together the marinade ingredients then spread evenly over the flesh side of the pork belly, working it into the meat.

3. Place the meat into a sealable plastic food bag. Bruise the lemon grass with the back of a knife or rolling pin then add to the bag with the meat.

4. Put the pork belly in the fridge making sure it is safely away from cooked food and that no juices will drip from the meat then leave for at least a couple of hours or overnight to allow the flavours to develop.



Slow cooking:

Put the onion, carrots and celery in the bottom of the slow cooker put the pork belly, skin side up, on top of the veg and pour in 100mls of water.

2. Put the lid on the slow cooker then cook the pork belly for around 6-8 hours on medium. You may need to adjust the cooking times depending on your slow cooker model.



Making the pork belly crispy:



1. Once the meat has cooked using your chosen method you can either continue with the whole piece of belly and cut to serve later or cut into portions now. If you decide to portion it before crisping make sure you allow it to cool enough so that you can handle it. As you can see from the pictures I decided to keep the piece whole. I enjoy cutting through the crispy crackling when I serve it.

2. Preheat the oven to 200C then transfer pork to a roasting pan then put in the oven to finish off for about 30 minutes or until you've got a nice crispy crackling top.

3. Serve with stir-fried broccoli, pak choi or similar and some steamed rice. I served mine with broccoli and carrots stirfried with garlic, ginger and chilli and some oyster sauce.

[Big Wave Dave]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

[Anonymous]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Why would white women hate me Big Wave Dave?

 :o

[Obvious Li]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Why would white women hate me Big Wave Dave?

 :o

i think he is making some kind of point that you are everything they are not.....just sayin

[Renee]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?



In case you don't know I'll tell you what it says; it says that you don't know everything and in fact you probably know less than half of what you think you know. So do us all a favor and be a good little man, run along and go jerk off to some Asian internet porn and let the adults carry on the rest of the convo, will ya.

[Anonymous]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Why would white women hate me Big Wave Dave?

 :o

i think he is making some kind of point that you are everything they are not.....just sayin

I don't believe BWD is all that either. The women that do think he is a catch are paid to do so.

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?

It says that you can juggle. Asshats like BWD are looking for doormats(not that I'm implying Fash is one). Strong women like you or I intimidate him.

[Obvious Li]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?



In case you don't know I'll tell you what it says; it says that you don't know everything and in fact you probably know less than half of what you think you know. So do us all a favor and be a good little man, run along and go jerk off to some Asian internet porn and let the adults carry on the rest of the convo, will ya.

 i met a million guys like BWD in asia.....start out teaching english in some second class school ....expat bars on the weekend full of easy to pick up cute girls.....seems like heaven......end up marrying a bar girl...rarely ever works out........happens tens of thousands of times....worst is poor countries like Thailand and the Phillipines....most modern asian democracies are through that stage and that situation is getting rarer......Vietnam is is just starting to develop so little harder to tell...although the nightclubs still offer whatever money can buy...BWD will end up with a chubby phillipine wife or dead in a ditch somewhere....

[Anonymous]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?



In case you don't know I'll tell you what it says; it says that you don't know everything and in fact you probably know less than half of what you think you know. So do us all a favor and be a good little man, run along and go jerk off to some Asian internet porn and let the adults carry on the rest of the convo, will ya.

 i met a million guys like BWD in asia.....start out teaching english in some second class school ....expat bars on the weekend full of easy to pick up cute girls.....seems like heaven......end up marrying a bar girl...rarely ever works out........happens tens of thousands of times....worst is poor countries like Thailand and the Phillipines....most modern asian democracies are through that stage and that situation is getting rarer......Vietnam is is just starting to develop so little harder to tell...although the nightclubs still offer whatever money can buy...BWD will end up with a chubby phillipine wife or dead in a ditch somewhere....

I hope so.

[Anonymous]

As mimi would say, it is a slumgullium night.

[Renee]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?



In case you don't know I'll tell you what it says; it says that you don't know everything and in fact you probably know less than half of what you think you know. So do us all a favor and be a good little man, run along and go jerk off to some Asian internet porn and let the adults carry on the rest of the convo, will ya.

 i met a million guys like BWD in asia.....start out teaching english in some second class school ....expat bars on the weekend full of easy to pick up cute girls.....seems like heaven......end up marrying a bar girl...rarely ever works out........happens tens of thousands of times....worst is poor countries like Thailand and the Phillipines....most modern asian democracies are through that stage and that situation is getting rarer......Vietnam is is just starting to develop so little harder to tell...although the nightclubs still offer whatever money can buy...BWD will end up with a chubby phillipine wife or dead in a ditch somewhere....

I know a few guys that have married "Bar girls" here in the US; you know the exotic entertainer kind.



It "rarely works out" here as well. So I guess things are pretty much the same all over.

[Anonymous]

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?



In case you don't know I'll tell you what it says; it says that you don't know everything and in fact you probably know less than half of what you think you know. So do us all a favor and be a good little man, run along and go jerk off to some Asian internet porn and let the adults carry on the rest of the convo, will ya.

 i met a million guys like BWD in asia.....start out teaching english in some second class school ....expat bars on the weekend full of easy to pick up cute girls.....seems like heaven......end up marrying a bar girl...rarely ever works out........happens tens of thousands of times....worst is poor countries like Thailand and the Phillipines....most modern asian democracies are through that stage and that situation is getting rarer......Vietnam is is just starting to develop so little harder to tell...although the nightclubs still offer whatever money can buy...BWD will end up with a chubby phillipine wife or dead in a ditch somewhere....

I know a few guys that have married "Bar girls" here in the US; you know the exotic entertainer kind.



It "rarely works out" here as well. So I guess things are pretty much the same all over.

Do you mean they met them in Asia or do you mean American strippers?

[Big Wave Dave]

Fashionista, you are cute, you cook, you don't have mental hang-ups and you work. White women must really hate you.

Hey Dave I'm white, I cook, I work and I don't hate Fash, I also raise 4 kids, and I'm not that unusual, so what does that say?



In case you don't know I'll tell you what it says; it says that you don't know everything and in fact you probably know less than half of what you think you know. So do us all a favor and be a good little man, run along and go jerk off to some Asian internet porn and let the adults carry on the rest of the convo, will ya.

 i met a million guys like BWD in asia.....start out teaching english in some second class school ....expat bars on the weekend full of easy to pick up cute girls.....seems like heaven......end up marrying a bar girl...rarely ever works out........happens tens of thousands of times....worst is poor countries like Thailand and the Phillipines....most modern asian democracies are through that stage and that situation is getting rarer......Vietnam is is just starting to develop so little harder to tell...although the nightclubs still offer whatever money can buy...BWD will end up with a chubby phillipine wife or dead in a ditch somewhere....

I haven't taught English since I was in South Korea. I am an entrepreneur. I don't spend my meagre earnings in cat houses. Don't need to. I get the cream of the crop. I was married once to a Korean, but no marriage again for me. I'm having too much fun for that kind of misery.