I often find similarities between western and oriental food like this stir fried potato which is similar to rustic English bubble and squeak (not the cake shaped type). Here to introduce to you a classic home cooking from Yunnan called lao nai yang yu 老奶洋芋 or old granny's potato. The reason why old granny or lao nai 老奶 is named after this is because this potato dish is soft suitable for grannies
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Old granny's potato 老奶洋芋 - Yunnan style bubble and squeak
I often find similarities between western and oriental food like this stir fried potato which is similar to rustic English bubble and squeak (not the cake shaped type). Here to introduce to you a classic home cooking from Yunnan called lao nai yang yu 老奶洋芋 or old granny's potato. The reason why old granny or lao nai 老奶 is named after this is because this potato dish is soft suitable for grannies
Tomato egg fried rice 西紅柿蛋炒飯/ 蕃茄蛋炒飯
Simple lunch today, tomato and egg fried rice. Tomato and egg are such good combination, universal favourite. I am sure there is at least one dish made with tomato and egg in every country. Just Chinese dishes I can count at least half a dozen classics with just two simple ingredients like:
Stir fried egg and tomato 西紅柿炒雞蛋/ 番茄炒蛋
Omelette crepe and tomato soup 番茄煎蛋湯/ 西紅柿煎蛋湯
Tomato and egg geda
Homemade chilli sauce with ginger
Yesterday I spotted a whooping bag (almost 1.3 kg) of red chillies for quick sale at the Chinese supermarket for a mere £3. The chillies were a little off their best, slightly wrinkly but still looking pretty good. I have to take the lot home, too good to leave it. What a bargain! I always buy chilli sauce because fresh red chillies are quite expensive over here around £10/kg normal price, it
Steamed aubergine with glass noodles and minced pork 咸香絞肉粉絲蒸茄子
Few days ago this Guardian article mentioned aubergine has more nicotine than other vegetables. Guess I may be addicted to this humble spongy vegetable. I have posted quite a few oriental recipes with aubergine. Aubergine is one of those vegetables that must be thoroughly cooked to give it a silky texture and sweet flavour, utterly delicious IMO. Undercooked aubergine is awful feels and tastes
Spicy sweet and sour tempeh
This tempeh is sweet. salty, spicy and sour. Very moreish. The recipe is based on Indonesian tempe kering (dry tempeh) with my own twist. I used Korean chilli paste which has a sweeter more mellow flavour. I don't have any lime leaf so I sub with lime zest.
Ingredients:
about 300g tempeh
1 chopped onion
2 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp Korean chilli paste (gochujang)
2 tbsp soy sauce
some sugar
Drunken pork belly 紅燒醉肉
Green ginger wine makes a great refreshing cocktail with lime and fizzy water. I also use it for oriental cooking.when I am out of Chinese cooking wine. Stone's is nice. I also like Lidl's (silly me! just remember it's Aldi not lidl) own brand but it is only available around Christmas time.
This stewed pork recipe was created when I had a bottle of old ginger wine to use up quickly. I was
This stewed pork recipe was created when I had a bottle of old ginger wine to use up quickly. I was
Scrambled egg with tomato 西紅柿炒雞蛋 (番茄炒蛋)
Xi hong shi chao ji dan 西紅柿炒雞蛋
= fun chair chow dan (fan qie chao dan) 番茄炒蛋
The above names all mean the same stir fried tomato with egg or scrambled egg with tomato, the Chinese way.
These tomatoes I used were so red, the juice looks deliciously red too.
There is no regional boundary where this dish comes from in China, it is popular among all Chinese not just in China but also worldwide
= fun chair chow dan (fan qie chao dan) 番茄炒蛋
The above names all mean the same stir fried tomato with egg or scrambled egg with tomato, the Chinese way.
These tomatoes I used were so red, the juice looks deliciously red too.
There is no regional boundary where this dish comes from in China, it is popular among all Chinese not just in China but also worldwide
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