New Zealand Clams Recipe
If you are a fan of seafood, this is a recipe for you. I love shellfish and this is a great recipe! It is a little more difficult the the ordinary recipe but is well worth the trouble. Here is what we are making:
INGREDIENTS
- New Zealand Clams
- Silver Dollar Size Chunk of Ginger
- Corn Oil
- Soy Sauce
- Cooking Wine
- Sugar
STEPS
- Fill your sink with water.
- Soak the clams in there for a few minutes.
- Clean them off.
- Put them in a bowl.
- Turn on your stove.
- Pour 2 tbsps of corn oil into your skillet.
- Chop your silver dollar size chunk of ginger into a few potato chip slices.
- Throw your clams into the skillet.
- Put a covering over it.
- Stir fry this around for a bit every few minutes, right before all the clams are fully cooked and opened start adding the rest of the ingredients.
- Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce.
- Add 1 tbsp of cooking wine.
- Add 1 tsp of sugar.
- Stir fry this around a bit more in different intervals, you can leave the lid on most of the time.
- Once all the clams open up, you are about done.
- Enjoy!
Beef in Oyster Sauce Recipe
This dish is a little more difficult the the previous ones. It is really delicious and is worth the trouble. There is some preparation time though. I will now show you how to make this.
INGREDIENTS
- Beef [Cut into strips]
- Half Dollar Chunk of Ginger
- Oyster Sauce
- 1 Head of Scallion
- Black Pepper
- Corn Oil
- Cooking Wine
- Salt
- Corn Starch
- Baking Soda
- Sugar
PREPARATION
- Cut your beef into strips.
- Now it is time to marinade your beef strips for at least 30 minutes.
- Add 1 tsp of cooking wine.
- Add 1 tsp of salt.
- Add 1 tbsp of corn starch.
- Add 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
- Add 1/4 tsp of sugar.
- Mix this together.
STEPS
- Cut the half dollar size chunk of ginger into fairly large strips.
- Turn on your stove, and throw these onto your skillet.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of corn oil into the skillet.
- Let this heat for 20 seconds.
- Throw the meat in.
- Stir fry the meat.
- When it is starting to get done, throw in 1-2 tablespoons of oyster sauce [A good indication is that the beef will be shiny]
- Cut up your scallion into little pieces.
- Throw this into the skillet with the beef.
- Now add the put a few dashes of black pepper into your dish.
- Mix these up.
- Enjoy!
Cucumber in Spicy Sauce Recipe
This is a cold dish, it is absolutely incredible. I could eat this all day! I will now show you how to make:
It is a very fast and easy dish, it takes no time and is 100% guaranteed awesomeness.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 Seedless Cucumbers
- Salt
- Sugar
- Corn Oil [Can use olive oil]
- 1 Clove of Garlic
- Ground Fresh Chili Paste
STEPS
- Wash the seedless cucumbers.
- Cut the cucumber in half.
- Cut each half into quarters.
- Cut each quarter into strips.
- Throw all this into a bowl.
- Throw a tablespoon of salt onto the cucumbers.
- Give the cucumbers a good shake and mix them up.
- Let this sit for 10-20 minutes.
- Now rinse the cucumbers to get rid of the salt on top [A little bit of salt should have absorbed into the cucumbers].
- Be sure to get all the water out.
- Dice your clove of garlic.
- Throw the diced garlic on top of the cucumbers.
- Throw in 1 TSP of sugar.
- Throw in 1 TBSP of chili paste, more if you want it spicier.
- Don't mix anything together yet.
- Heat your skillet.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil or corn oil into the skillet.
- Let this heat up for a minute or so.
- Pour this directly on top of your cucumber dish.
- Now mix all ingredients together.
- Thats it, no need to cook the cucumbers or anything.
- Enjoy!
Chinese Spinach Recipe
This one is phenomenal. I've always liked this as a kid and this is why I love spinach now. I've never had a problem with vegetables growing up with this style of cooking. I will show everyone how to make this:
Yea... That's my chopstick!
INGREDIENTS
- Chinese Spinach [Variety of spinach where you can see a pink stub at the base]
- Olive Oil
- Clove of Garlic
- 1 TSP of Salt
STEPS
- Clean the Chinese spinach really well.
- Empty your sink a few times to ensure optimal cleaning.
- Throw the spinach into a drainer.
- Boil a pot of water.
- When the pot boils, throw the spinach inside.
- Wait for the pot to boil again, take the spinach out immediately.
- Drain the spinach.
- Heat a skillet.
- Throw in a clove of diced garlic.
- Throw in 2 tbsps of olive oil.
- Let this simmer for a while, so the flavor can come out.
- Throw the spinach into the skillet.
- Stir fry this around a bit.
- Add 1 tsp of salt [Add less at first, than taste test it to see if you need more]
- Take it out and enjoy!
Chinese Green Bean Dish
This is a very simple and delicious dish. It requires a special Chinese green bean that you can find at oriental stores. It is out of the ordinary and adds wonders to your diet.
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5-2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
- Chinese Green Beans [You can identify these as foot long green beans]
- 1-1.5 Teaspoons of Salt
STEPS
- Wash the green beans very well. Fill a sink with water and empty it a few times while washing the green beans.
- Once clean, take a handful of green beans and break them into quarters.
- Put these in a drainer so no water is left.
- Heat your skillet on medium.
- Pour 1.5-2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil into your skillet. [The amount does not really matter]
- Put the green beans into the skillet.
- Put a lid over them.
- Let this sit for 5-10 minutes until thoroughly cooked. [Take a bite out of one to see if it needs more time]
- Turn off the skillet.
- Throw a little bit of salt (1-1.5 TSPs) onto the green beans. [Taste test it to determine if you need less or more salt]
- Mix the green beans.
- Enjoy!
Special Homemade Unagi Sushi
I love sushi, but I'm not big into the raw sushi rolls. My favorite sushi are the ones that are cooked. This is a recipe for homemade Unagi Sushi. It tastes is out of this world. It is very easy to make and will definitely impress your friends!
You will learn how to make this:
INGREDIENTS
- Rice
- Frozen Unagi
- Sesame Oil
- Sushi Vinegar
- Roasted Seaweed
- Avocado
TOOLS
- Rice Cooker
- Sushi Block Maker
STEPS
- Make your rice.
- Use a rice maker, get the rice you like, add water, and pop it in.
- Times for cooking rice will vary depending on type of rice and rice cooker. You will need to find the perfect time yourself.
- Once the rice is done cooking, take it out.
- Add about 1.5-2 tablespoons of Sesame Oil.
- Add about 1.5-2 tablespoons of Sushi Vinegar.
- Mix these together, and let rice cool while you prepare the sushi.
- Take the Unagi out of the package, pop it in the microwave until it is hot. [I used 1.5 to 2 minutes]
- Take the Unagi out and cut it into strips.
- Cut the Roasted Seaweed into strips about half an inch to an inch wide.
- Cut the Avocado like so.
- Cut the Avocado into small chunks.
- Fill the Sushi Block Maker 3/4 of the way with your prepared rice.
- Push chunks of Avocado into the Sushi Block Maker.
- Fill the rest of the Sushi Block Maker up with your prepared rice.
- Push the Sushi Block maker together.
- Pop out your rice blocks.
- Put a piece of Unagi on top.
- Wrap it with your Seaweed strips. [Have a bowl of water next to you so you can dabble a little water on the end of the strip to help it stick to itself]
- Enjoy!
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