The secret behind good Mongolian Beef is apparently a super heated wok to caramelize the beef. While we can't recreate a super heated wok, J came very close to mimicking the flavors modifying this recipe from Big Oven using brown sugar. Ingredients: lbs Flank Steak cut into strips 1/3 cup Cornstarch 1/4 cup Vegetable oil 1 bunch Green onion, sliced … Continue reading Mongolian Beef
Chinese Pepper Steak
Our culinary tour through Asia continues with this dish. Easy enough for a weeknight meal, there was more than enough left for lunch the next day. Ingredients: 1 lb Flank steak diagonally cut (we used flat iron steak because the local grocery was out of flank) For the marinade: 1/4 cup Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Dry … Continue reading Chinese Pepper Steak
Best Sweet and Sour Chicken
We've been eating a home a lot more lately. Which means, when we're craving specialty food, we have to make it ourselves, while trying to use up the left overs.We had left over onions and green peppers from grilling and decided to try our hand at sweet and sour chicken adapted from this recipe. It … Continue reading Best Sweet and Sour Chicken
Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry
I didn't expect this to be so good. In fact, I tried to find a stir fried cabbage dish and was wary from the start. There's hardly anything I would change from the original recipe, except using beef strips instead of ground. Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef (will use beef strips next time) 2 … Continue reading Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry
Sticky Coconut Chicken
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have recently noticed, I've given in to Pinterest. I've loved finding new recipes and making the ones I find work for us. We tried this dish on a whim and were very happy with it. It was amazingly flavorful, the chicken super tender and just a hint … Continue reading Sticky Coconut Chicken