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(Gai Lan) Chinese broccoli stir fry recipe

This Chinese broccoli stir fry recipe includes oyster mushrooms and red pepper, mixed with ground pork, in a simple sauce of ginger and garlic. Gai Lan, also known as Chinese broccoli, is in the same species as broccoli, but the two vegetables are different in looks and taste. You may commonly see Gai Lan on many a dim sum table in Chinatowns around the world. This leafy green is popular in many Asian countries, and can be steamed, stir fried, and boiled. Two sweet kumatos have been added to this recipe to produce a saucier stir fry that is as…

Pot sticker dipping sauce recipe

This pot sticker dipping sauce recipe will teach you how to make your own pot sticker dipping sauce. I have two other posts that teach you how to make the filling and the wrappers for the pot stickers. Pot sticker dipping sauce recipe 1/3 cup of light soy sauce1 tea-spoon of sesame oil1 table-spoon black rice vinegar1 tea-spoon of brown sugar3 big garlic cloves (crushed and thinly sliced) Mix all ingredients in a small bowl, except for the garlic.Taste. Add more of the same ingredients to suit your taste.When the sauce tastes the way you like, add the garlic and…

Baby octopus recipe

This baby octopus recipe includes snow peas and red bell pepper. A seafood and vegetable lover's dream. See easy print recipe at the end of this post. At home, we usually cook the baby octopus whole, only removing the head from the legs for easier cooking. If you would like to properly clean the baby octopus for this recipe (by removing the eyes and the gut), follow the tips on this video. The two best methods for cooking octopus are 1) using high temperature, for a very short time (2-3 minutes) or 2) using low temperature for a very…

How to make pot sticker wrappers from scratch: recipe and videos

This is a follow-up to my post Chinese pot stickers or dumplings where you can learn how to make fillings for your pot stickers. This post will explain how to make pot sticker wrappers from scratch, using a simple mixture of all-purpose flour, salt and water. Although time-consuming, there are many good reasons to make pot sticker wrappers from scratch: better taste, fresh wrappers are more malleable so they are easier to fold - and most importantly: you know what you are putting in them. If you are making 100 pot stickers or more to store, this method is…

Chinese pot sticker recipe – dumplings “jiaozi”

I got this Chinese pot sticker recipe from my Chinese mother in law. I learned that pot stickers are a traditional Northern Chinese holiday meal, usually made by the whole family on the Eve of Chinese New Year. Both my in-laws made them from scratch several times and let me help, but I confess I used to find the recipe too mind-boggling. That is, until this week. After noticing how much my two-year-old loves the chicken pot stickers we get from Costco, I decided to make my own. For this Chinese pot sticker recipe, I am using store-bought wrappers, but…