Tag: oriental

Beef Curry with Stir Fry Veggies

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Curry is a dish you can order out or eat at home. Curry is most common in Asian countries so it is layered with Asian spices. You can buy curry sauce or curry paste that has been simmered for hours, or you can make some at home like I did in the recipe below. Usually curry is also made with a piece of meat with a lot of fat to it, however, if you want to make a cheaper curry, you can just use some ground beef from the freezer. This is not authentic curry, however it’s still curry and can be made with what you can find at home. If you want extra heat in your curry you could add some peppers or some hot sauce. This recipe makes 6-8 Adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 1/2 Ground Beef
  • 1/2 Medium Onion, Diced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves, Minced
  • 3 Tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 3 Cups Water
  • 2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp Ground Cayenne
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Chili Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Curry Powder
  • 2 tsp Turmeric
  • 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 (12 oz) Bag of Frozen Stir Fry Veggies
  • Dutch Oven
  • 3 cups White Rice, Prepared

Directions

1. Heat the dutch oven over medium high heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic. Break up meat and stir until fully cooked. Add spices, tomato paste, water, and bouillons. Stir and cook until thickened.

2. Once thick, add frozen veggies. Break up, and stir into curry. Cook until mixture is boiling. Remove from heat. Serve about 1/2 cup of rice with about 1/2 cup of curry.

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Pork Dumplings

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These dumplings are far from beautiful. Like pies and my prior attempts at pierogies, I am still bad a sealing foods. Don’t let these dumpling’s appearance fool you though, because these dumplings were very tasty! This recipe takes a while to make, so give yourself an hour of just prep time if you plan on making your own wrappers. You could also just by store wrappers and that will help a ton. Learn from my mistakes by taking the advice next. First, make sure your dough isn’t too sticky for your wrappers. If the dough tries to stick to your hand, add more flour. Finally, these will stick to the pan once all the liquid is out, so use a stiff spatula and scrape the bottom of the pan to get that nice crisp bottom. You could also steam them, but I don’t have a decent steamer basket, so this faux steaming will work for me. These dumplings are savory and have so much flavor. The soy dipping also helps even out the flavor and is necessary for this recipe. This recipe makes 20 dumplings or 3 adult servings.

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What You Will Need

Wrappers

  • 1 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Warm Water
  • Rolling pin
  • Cling wrap

Filling

  • 1/2 lb Pork, ground
  • 1/2 Medium Onion, finely diced
  • 2 Garlic cloves, minced
  • Ginger paste
  • Sesame Oil
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Frying pan and Lid
  • Stiff Spatula
  • Soy sauce, for serving

Directions

Making Wrappers

1. Mix together in a bowl flour and water until the dough comes together. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic. Dough should not be sticky. Once dough is formed, wrap in cling wrap for 30 minutes to rest.

2. Once rested, turn out onto floured work surface. Divide into 20 balls and cover with cling wrap when not working with them. Roll out each ball into a 3 inch circle. Set aside on floured surface.

Making Pork Dumplings

  1. Mix together in a mixing bowl, pork, garlic, onion, ginger, and sesame oil.

2. In the center of your wrappers, add 1 Tbsp pork mixture. Fold in half and seal edges. Begin heating your frying pan over medium heat.

3. Once hot, add enough dumplings to fit in pan without touching. Add 1/3 cup water, and cover for 5 minutes and cook undisturbed. Remove the lid and cook until all the water disappears and the bottom of the pan begins to turn a dark brown. Remove from heat. Using spatula, free your dumplings from the pan, plate and serve.

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Chicken Lo Mein with Cabbage

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I have done many posts about lo mein, but I have yet to post about the standard, chicken lo mein. This chicken lo mein is full of savory flavors, tender chicken, sauteed but crunchy onions, and cooked cabbage which adds a whole new texture. Lo mein is a classic oriental dish that is easy enough to make at home. This recipe makes 4 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • Wok/Large Dutch Oven
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion, sliced
  • 2 Cups Rough Cubed Green Cabbage
  • 2 Frozen Chicken Tenders, Cut into Strips
  • 8 Oz Vermicelli/spaghetti
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 3 tsp Sesame Oil, Divided
  • 5 Tbsp Tbsp Soy Sauce, Divided
  • 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 2 tsp Dried Ground Ginger
  • (Optional) 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Directions

  1. Add your oil to your pan and heat over medium heat until hot. Add your Cabbage to the oil, add 1 tsp sesame oil and 2 Tbsp soy sauce, and cook for 5 minutes. Also begin boiling your spaghetti, cook until al dente, then strain.

2. Add your sliced Chicken and cook on each side until both sides are cooked (it will finished cooking with everything else). Add onion and cook until beginning to soften.

3. Add remaining sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, then stir together to coat. Add your noodles and stir until everything is coated, then remove from heat. Let cool for 5 minutes before eating.

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Shrimp Lo Mein

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I am always in the mood for Chinese food. Their cuisine is so rich in savory flavors with vegetables and carbs. Lo mein is one of my favorite easy Chinese recipes. The only thing you will need is fish oil and oyster sauce, then you can make any kind of lo mein there is! For this recipe, I used zucchini as my green vegetable. You could also use a spinach, a bok choy, or some broccoli, to name a few. I also added about 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes for a subtle hint of heat to the dish. I would recommend adding some for more depth of flavor, or more if you’d like some extra spice in your dish! This recipe makes 5-6 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • Wok/Large Dutch Oven
  • 1/3 Cup Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion, sliced
  • 1 Green Vegetable
  • 12 Oz Frozen shrimp
  • 12 Oz Vermicelli/spaghetti
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Fish Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger
  • (Optional) 1/4+ tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Directions

  1. Add your oil to your pan and heat over medium heat until hot. Also begin boiling your spaghetti, cook until al dente, then strain.

2. Add your onion and green vegetable to the oil and cook until onion is translucent. Add your oyster sauce, fish oil, soy sauce, and spices. Stir until combined.

3. Place frozen shrimp into luke warm water. Let sit for 2-3 minutes. Remove tails if applicable. Add shrimp and pasta to wok/dutch oven, stir over medium heat until thoroughly mixed.

4. Remove from heat. Let cool 5 minutes and serve.

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Kielbasa Curry Fried Rice

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As the weather begins to cool down, nothing is more comforting than a warm meal. Fried rice is a great way to use leftover rice and there are so many ways to make it, that there is no reason to get tired of the flavor! For this recipe I used up what I had left of a green pepper, then added just under 1/2 a bag of chopped and frozen peppers and onion. I also used 1/3 of a very large zucchini and I can say I now enjoy the flavor and consistency a lot more than before. I also sliced my kielbasa without removing the casing. If you are serving someone who may have a hard time chewing, you will want to remove the casing, if not, the kielbasa is only harder to chew and the flavor is no different. This recipe made many servings! It made 5-6 Adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 3 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 13 Oz Package of Kielbasa, Sliced (opt. remove casing)
  • 1 cup sliced peppers
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced Zucchini
  • 3-4 cups cooked rice
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1 Tbsp Curry Powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
  • Wok/Large Dutch Oven

Directions

  1. Prepare your ingredients. Heat wok/dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil.
  2. Once hot, add zucchini, peppers, and onion, and cook until heated through. Add kielbasa and spices. Coat everything with seasoning and cook Kielbasa until heated through, 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add rice and broth. Cook for another 4-5 minutes until everything is incorporated and heated through. Let cook 5 minutes before serving.
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