Tag Archives: Chinese

Let’s make a tea-smoked chicken!

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

I’ve long wanted to make a tea-smoked duck at home, though decided early on it would be smart to start with tea-smoked chicken because of the cost factor. I am tempted by the birds hanging in the window when I … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Instant Pot Hot and Sour Soup

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Yes, you can make Hot and Sour Soup in the Instant Pot that’s a pretty good facsimile of your favorite takeout Chinese. We started with this recipe from Jamie + Jacky and were initially disappointed but then we added lots … Continue reading →

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Food for thought: Chinese Food & History blog

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

After the Chinese culinary history class I reported on at my college reunion, Professor Maddalena Poli referred me to Miranda Brown’s Chinese Food & History blog which I suspect may have been an inspiration for her own course. The blog … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Improved Oyster Sauce

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

If you’ve simply drizzled oyster sauce straight out of the bottle on your gai lan (chinese broccoli) and been disappointed with the results, then it’s time for our Improved Oyster Sauce. Adapted with a couple of tweaks from the excellent … Continue reading →

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Chinese cooking in quarantine

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Wall Street Journal has an article on how Shanghainese are currently coping with a city-wide lockdown due to COVID. Among the tools is a website that helps cooks prepare flavorful Chinese food in quarantine with very few ingredients, i.e. what … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Midcentury Chinese Pepper Steak

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Elsie Lee says this Chinese Pepper Steak recipe, which appears in her hard-to-find Easy Gourmet Cooking, cannot be improved on. It’s a midcentury classic; if you grew up then you will immediately recognize the taste profile of celery flavored with … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chicken Rice from Supermarket Rotisserie Chicken

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Chicken rice is a Hainanese recipe in which tender poached chicken is served over rice cooked in a rich chicken and ginger stock. It’s supreme comfort food that has spawned a number of fast takeout places in the Bay Area … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bok Choy with Mushrooms

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Bok Choy with Mushrooms is wonderful comfort food: bite into the tender mushroom and the delicious braising liquid pours forth. We assumed it was Cantonese because of the emphasis on fresh vegetable flavor, but Woks of Life says it’s actually … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chinese Coleslaw

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Chinese Coleslaw is adapted from the Omnivore’s Cookbook. It’s a good side dish with Chinese and Thai mains which contain similar ingredients like Chinkiang vinegar, cilantro and sesame oil. It contains very little salt so it doesn’t cure over time … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Shanghai-Style Pickled Cabbage Appetizer

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

According to Woks of Life, Shanghai-Style Pickled Cabbage is often served complimentary in mainland restaurants. It’s a perfect palate-cleanser between courses of barbecued Chinese meats and would be at home with American BBQ as well (like maybe a smoked turkey … Continue reading →

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