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Monday, September 22, 2014

Curry Cashew Long Bean Shrimp (咖哩腰果豆角蝦, Gaa3 Lei1 Jiu1 Gwo2 Dau6 Gok3 Haa1)

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When you see a dish in a Chinese restaurant whose title contains the word, curry, it means that curry powder was added to the sauce. T...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Tagu Choy with Dried Shrimp (蝦米塌古菜, Haa1 Mai5 Taap3 Gu2 Coi3)

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Tagu choy (sometimes called taku choy) is a long stemmed vegetable available at your local Asian market. It makes a good change of pac...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Chili Oil Bean Curd Long Bean Chicken (紅油腐乳豆角雞, Hung4 Jau4 Fu6 Jyu5 Dau6 Gok3 Gai1)

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I’m always on the lookout for new ingredients at my local Asian market. The market started carrying a new fermented bean curd in chili...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Hot Bean Sauce Bell Pepper Chicken (辣豆辦青椒雞, Laat6 Dau6 Faan6 Ceng1 Ziu1 Gai1)

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The sweetness of the bell peppers contrasts nicely with the spiciness of the hot bean sauce, and the combination of chicken and mushro...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Black Pepper Sauce Oyster Mushroom Chicken (黑椒汁蠔菇雞, Hak1 Ziu1 Zap1 Hou4 Gu1 Gai1)

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I had a can of oyster mushrooms available, but you can use any mushrooms, whether rehydrated, canned, or fresh, to make this dish. Bla...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Black Bean Chili Sauce Snow Pea Chicken (黑豆辣椒荷蘭豆鷄, Hak1 Dau6 Laat6 Ziu1 Ho4 Laan4 Dau6 Gai1)

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Some dishes are better with a small amount of sauce and others are not. This is one of those dishes that calls for more sauce, which, ...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Cumin Baby Bok Choy Sum Lamb Hong Kong Noodles (孜然小白菜心羊肉雲吞麵, Zi1 Jin4 Siu2 Baak6 Coi3 Sam1 Joeng4 Juk6 Wan4 Tan1 Min6)

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Lamb leg meat is usually available as a whole leg with the bone still in, semi-boneless, or boneless. Occasionally smaller quantities ...