Monday, 17 September 2007

Dim Sum


Dim Sum
Steamed Pork DumplingsIngredients (1 servings)
1 pk Round dumpling skins * 1/2 lb Prawns 12 Chinese mushrooms, small or use canned but squeeze dry 1/2 lb Ground pork 2 Green onion, finely chopped 1 sm Egg
SEASONING: 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Sugar 1 tb Sesame oi 2 ts Thin soy sauce 1 ts Oyster sauce 1 tb CornstarchInstructions
Shell, devein, wash, and drain prawns. Dice into bits.
Boil mushrooms in water for 10 minutes, rinse, squeeze dry, cut off and discard stems; then chop into very small pieces. Combine the pork, mushrooms, prawns, and onion. Put mixture on chopping board and chop 10 to 15 strokes with cleaver. (Use a sharp knife if you don't have a cleaver.) Texture, when you're finished, should be slightly finer than hamburger. Add "seasoning" and the egg to the pork mixture. Mix well. To make dumpling, place 1 Tb filling in the center of a dumpling skin. Then bring all sides of the skin up to cover the meat as much as possible, without closing. The top of the dumpling is left open. Cook dumplings by steaming for 30 minutes. Use as many as you need, with the rest, cool, wrap, freeze. Reheat after thawing by steaming 10 minutes. Serve with soy sauce, hot sauce, or mustard.

Friday, 7 September 2007

Gorgeous Szechuan Green Beans




Gorgeous Szechuan Green Beans
A reader was asking for a vegetable dish for Labor Day. Szechuan Green Beans are a great way to serve fresh green beans. Instead of stir-frying, the beans are “dry-fried” for several minutes, making them extra tender. As a final touch, the beans are briefly stir-fried in a flavorful sauce.
While Szechuan green beans (also called Chinese green beans) are traditionally made with Chinese longbeans, you can use haricot verts, runner beans, or other types of green beans. A reader gave this recipe a positive review, saying “I made this recipe several times last summer. It is very easy, and incredibly delicious. It is a reason to grow green beans, and it gives you lots of reasons to have friends over to eat them!” Perfect for the last outdoor gathering of the summer!