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Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Easy Stir Fried Onions Chinese Recipe

Again, super accessible ingredients, and very similar to the previous green beans stir fry.

A colorful final product

Ingredients
1 Onion
1/2 cup Marinated Pork or Beef Slices
1 pinch of Salt
1/2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1/4 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Water
1 tablespoon Oil
Optional: Picked Mustard (or Zha Cai)

Preparation
1. Onion: Cut the Onion into thin, curved slices. This is done by cutting the onion in half (by the flat way) and then putting the flat section faced down. Slice rainbow shapes from there.
2. Marinated Pork or Beef: Cut a piece of meat into small, thing slices. Add rice wine, oil, soy sauce, and salt. (If you do not have rice wine, you can add a bit of vinegar instead.) Put in fridge to marinate. Stir fry until brown and refrigerate to store. 

Cooking
1. Heat the wok. Add oil and wait for it to become hot.
2. Add the prepared Marinated meat. Stir fry. Then add the onion slices and continue to stir fry.
3. Add soy sauce, then add water (if it start sticking to the bottom of the wok). Add the salt and sugar. 
4. Stir fry until onion slices are bendable, but still crunchy and serve! 

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Foodspiration: Pample Mousse

I just passed my driving test in Redwood City, California yesterday, so I've been around the downtown area a lot. There is one cafe that my mom and I keep going to...and it's delicious! It's called PampleMousse and serves some really gourmet soups, sandwiches, coffees, and cakes.

 

Turkey Brie sandwich - with a touch of arugula and cranberry sauce for some healthy and delicious lunch fare. 

Fig and Almond Cheesecake - another unexpected and inspirational combination! My mom ordered the blackberry chocolate cake (one the side) but we both agreed that the cheesecake was better (even though she doesn't even like cheesecake!). It's lighter than most cheesecakes, so it makes it much easier to eat!
I also tried the salmon sandwich and potato leek soup, which were both very good, although I liked the turkey sandwich a little more (the dash of cranberry and generous slabs of brie cheese made it pop!). I love the mix of everyday ingredients in creative ways - makes me want to experiment! The price is also quite affordable - my mom and I usually share 1 sandwich and soup which adds up to around $15 for both of us. Cakes are around $6 a piece.