Beef with Sugar Snap Peas (蜜豆牛肉, Mat6 Dau6 Ngau4 Juk6)

 

This recipe was updated on 02 Aug 2015. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed, and metric measurements added.

Here’s an easy to make beef dish when you want something spicy using sugar snap peas. The amount of spiciness can be controlled by the amount of the Laoganma brand black bean chili sauce used. If a spicy sauce is not desired, Lee Kum Kee brand black bean garlic sauce can be used in its place.

Enjoy!

Japanese Curry Pork (咖哩豬腩肉, Gaa3 Lei1 Zyu1 Naam5 Juk6)

 

This recipe was updated on 09 May 2015. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed, and metric measurements added.

 

This is a very simple curry dish to cook due to the use premade Japanese curry cubes. There are multiple brands of prepared curry sauces, I happen to use S&B brand, but this is an easy way to make a curry dish since all you add is water to make the sauce. The premade curry cubes range from mild to extra hot, but to be honest, there’s no heat whatsoever to the cubes, even the extra hot version.

Enjoy!

Greek Yogurt Soy Sauce Chicken Pasta Salad

This recipe is very similar to the Soy Sauce Chicken and Peach Pasta Salad dish (whose recipe can be found here). The main difference in this recipe is the use of nonfat Greek yogurt and the addition of artichoke hearts and Kalamata olives. The Greek yogurt actually holds up better at being a dressing than regular yogurt. I made this dish for a family gathering the night before and mixed the dressing with the salad the day of the gathering. The dressing was still emulsified after being refrigerated overnight.

Enjoy!

Fermented Red Bean Curd Chicken (南乳雞, Naam4 Jyu5 Gai1)

 

This recipe was updated on 12 May 2015. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed.

This recipe has all my favorite ingredients in one dish – chicken, Shiitake mushrooms, and long beans – with fermented red bean curd. Fermented red bean curd differs from fermented bean curd by the addition of red rice, which gives the fermented red bean curd its distinctive red color and taste.

Enjoy!

Chicken Chive Chow Mein (韭菜雞炒麵, Gau2 Coi3 Gai1 Caau2 Min6)

 

This recipe was updated on 17 Jul 2014. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed, and metric measurements added.

One of my favorite dishes to make and eat is stir fried noodles. Chow mein is one of those dishes where you can use whatever’s around to make it (as long as you have noodles!). This dish has chicken and chives, with red and green bell pepper strips for color, and scrambled eggs for added taste.

Enjoy!

Chili Black Bean Sauce Chicken (辣豉汁雞, Laat6 Si6 Zap1 Gai1)

This recipe was updated on 13 Jun 2015. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed.

This dish is not as hot and spicy as the name implies. It is in fact just slightly spicy due to using both black bean chili sauce and black bean garlic sauce, but the dish can certainly be made spicier by using just black bean chili sauce. The chicken strips are thinly cut so that also makes this a quick cooking dish.

Enjoy!

New York Steak Fried Rice (牛排炒飯, Ngau4 Paai4 Caau2 Faan6)

 

This recipe was updated on 26 Aug 2015. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed, and metric measurements added.

Fried rice is synonymous in my mind with leftovers. In this case, the leftovers were rather luxurious – New York steak and mushrooms – from the Grilled Mesquite-Smoked New York Steak and Vegetables recipe. I would normally use green onions in this dish, but I had chives, so I used them, but either will do. The Cantonese translation isn’t quite right, since the translation means beefsteak fried rice, but if someone knows the Cantonese for New York steak, please let me know. This is a great dish to make when you need something quick after surveying the contents of your refrigerator!

 

I use Lee Kum Kee brand Premium Oyster Flavored Sauce because it’s the brand I grew up with and has a good flavor. It’s a little more expensive than other brands, but it’s worth the price in my opinion. I once had a weak moment and bought an inexpensive brand of oyster sauce, and was disappointed in the flavor when compared to the Lee Kum Kee Premium brand. So get the good stuff!

Enjoy!