* Pearl onions and garlic cloves should be parboiled and peeled. ~– Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a heavy pot that can be covered, combine all the ingredients except the feta, walnuts and 1/2 cup parsley. Cover tightly and bake for 1 1/2 hours or more, until the meat is very tender. Lower […]

Hot orange soup from China is unlike orange juice or soda pop. Preparation: Squeeze orange juice, strain. Break up rock sugar. Mince preserved ginger. Cooking: Combine water and rock sugar; bring to boil. When rock sugar is dissolved, add orange juice and cornstarch paste; stir. Cornstarch paste should give soup a light body. Pour into […]

Contrary to popular belief, lobster sauce does not contain lobster. Its delicious served OVER lobster or shrimp. Lobster Sauce: Soak salted black beans for 10 minutes; rinse & drain. Mash with garlic. Cut green onions in 1/2″ sections. In small bowl, beat egg with water. Shrimp: Shell, devein & butterfly shrimp. To butterfly shrimp, slice […]

Scoop the ice cream in advance; return to freezer until extremely hard. Heat the cooking oil in a deep-fryer. Roll each ice-cream ball in the tangerine sauce then in the sliced almonds, coating thoroughly. Deep-fry for a few seconds only. Serve immediately.

In bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. With electric mixer, beat egg yolks; gradually blend in sugar and almond powder. Cream mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add honey (and almond extract). Mix together milk, baking soda and cooled melted butter; add to egg […]

These egg rolls make an excellent first course, or when eaten right with the cooked rice, a whole meal. Just be sure, if you eat them without rice, that you include rice in the meal to complement the soybeans. In a wok or frying pan saute the vegetables in sesame oil in the order given. […]

Prepare Dressing: In mixing bowl, mix mustard & sugar; gradually add thin soy sauce, blend to avoid lumping. Squeeze some peeled ginger root through a garlic press to extract juice. Squeeze juice from tomato. Add other sauce ingredients; stir well and set aside. Prepare salad: Wash, then soak, wood ear fungus in 3 cups warm […]

First you need to make the dough. This dough is good for steamed or baked bows (buns). It will yield 2 dozen buns: For the dough, you need: Dissolve 1/2 yeast cake with sugar in warm water. Immediately add baking powder and then the flour. The dough will be firm and fairly dry. Knead on […]

Remove heads and tails of bean sprouts and soak sprouts in water until ready to use. Drain before using. Wash, seed, and shred green peppers. Heat 5 tbsps. oil and fry bean sprouts and shredded green pepper. Add wine, salt (I prefer garlic salt) and MSG to taste. Serve hot. Do not overfry bean sprouts.

1. Boil shrimp in hot water for approximately 8 minutes. 2. Rinse in cold water. Shell and de-vein. 3. In a heat proof bowl, add shrimp, soy sauce, and garlic. Then all remaining ingredients and top with black pepper. 4. Place bowl in steamer and cook for approximately 25 minutes.