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In reply to the discussion: TSA to Require Secured Identification to Board Flights in 2016 [View all]pangaia
(24,324 posts)We are still good friends.
lucky me...
Cooking basic 'Chinese,' it is not difficult to make delicious, healthy meals.
It is the next steps where it gets interesting..
bok choi and Chinese mushrooms-or shitake --'bok choi' is Cantonese. In Mandarin it is yóu cài.---
Get the SMALLEST ones you can find..
- clean and slice in half vertically OR seperate leaves.
- clean and slice mushies- less than 1/4" think
- thin sliced ginger and minced or sliced garlic
- WOK !!
-fire on HIGH
- heat a little peanut oil until just smokes
- add ginger and garlic- maybe 20 seconds tops-stir
- add veggies and a little salt
- cook..moving everything around-- not very long
- add just a little oyster sauce --not much-try to find good oyster sauce
- MAYBE add a smidgin of light soy
that's it... variations as you like..
never use KIKOMAN anything. :>
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-amounts you can learn as you do it a few times...
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Some pretty good easy to find 'prepared' sauces are made by LEE KUM KEE
- Guilin Chili Sauce
-Hoisin
-Sichuan Spicy Noodle sauce
and--Tuong Ot Toi Viet-Nam Chili Garlic Sauce
- Important basic ingredients
-scallion
-garlic
- ginger
- light soy
-dark soy
-sesame oil
- peanut oil
- rice vinegar
-Chinese cooking wine
- fresh chilies
What did I forget.
oh WOK..
USE very little soy.. My wife always complained I used too much soy sauce.
I've been to China and Taiwan a lot.. on business BUT really to EAT !!