Asian Dishes

Honey Walnut Shrimp

March 2, 2024 Asian Dishes
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Honey walnut shrimp is sweet, crunchy, and yummy but I’ve actually never eaten it until I met the Spork a few years ago. Google tells me it is a Western-inspired Chinese dish that may have originated in Hong Kong and was introduced to the United States in the 1980s or 1990s. Out of the Western-inspired […]

Tagged as: chinese, dairy-free

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Cucumber Spiral Salad

June 26, 2020 Asian Dishes
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This is a simple cucumber salad you can make using the  small Persian cucumbers. One cucumber makes one salad, and the salad should be made the night before you plan to eat it for the sauce to get in the cucumber. I make it as a side dish, because  it is yummy and looks kind […]

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Salt and Pepper Calamari

April 30, 2019 Appetizers
salt and pepper calamari

Calamari is one of my favorite appetizers to order, and is also a popular item at a lot of San Diego restaurants. The Spork also really enjoys eating calamari, so I set out to make this at home. My favorite kind of calamari is light and not too salty or saucy. Sometimes I like dipping […]

Tagged as: calamari, dairy-free, seafood

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Sweet and Sour Ribs

September 4, 2018 Asian Dishes
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Sweet and sour ribs (糖醋排骨) is a classic Chinese dish, popularized in Shanghai and most recently featured in the hit drama Meteor Garden. In the drama, this dish is the chef’s special at a family run food delivery service. The daughter of the delivery service owners delivers this dish to an arrogant classmate who ordered […]

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Three cup chicken

March 22, 2018 Asian Dishes
3 cup chicken

Three cup chicken is a classic Southern Chinese named three cups because there are equal parts rice wine, soy sauce, and sesame oil in the sauce. This is a highly requested dish by the Spork and I can see why since the meat is soft, sticky, and sweet and melts off the bone when pushed with […]

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Mapo Tofu

February 9, 2018 Asian Dishes
Mapo Tofu

Growing up, my mom always cooked a vegetarian version of mapo tofu. It was one of my favorite dishes and I looked forward to it whenever she made this dish. For my mom, this dish was a great week-night dinner because it took about 20 minutes to make and could be scaled up with leftovers […]

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Egg and Chive dumplings

December 6, 2017 Asian Dishes
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Sharing a simple recipe for my favorite dumpling 🙂 this dumpling is filled with eggs, chives, and vermicelli noodles and is a light alternative to the traditional pork and cabbage dumplings available at restaurants and frozen food aisles. Many Chinese restaurants like to use this filling to make the Asian version of an empanada, essentially a large […]

Tagged as: holidays

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Hong Kong Crispy Noodles

April 28, 2017 Asian Dishes
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Hong Kong Crispy Noodles are a Chinese restaurant classic, featuring vegetables and protein cooked in broth, atop a bed of fried egg noodles. The noodles are pan-fried so that they brown just slightly, and the best noodles are crispy through and through – even in the center of the noodle disc! I’ve been experimenting with […]

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JiaJiang Noodles 2.0

October 5, 2016 Asian Dishes
JiaJiang Noodles

JiaJiang noodles is one of my favorite foods. This noodle is a popular Chinese street food served in big bowls meant for sharing, in plastic take out cups, and over dinners at home. I grew up eating this noodle frequently, and my mom makes a ground pork and potato version as in my first recipe […]

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Crunchy Pork Katsu

April 24, 2016 Asian Dishes
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I almost always order pork katsu  or ramen when I visit Japanese restaurants. Ramen for the delicious broth, and pork katsu for the crunchy coating. The texture of pork katsu is like biting into a pad of potato chips. As someone who really enjoys stepping on dead leaves in the Fall, eating crunchy food satisfies […]

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