Easy Yakitori Chicken One thing I’ve learned about Yakitori Chicken, it isn’t just Shish Kebabs you find at your local Chinese buffet. In fact, it isn’t Chinese at all, it’s Japanese. Much like Sushi, American Chinese restaurants are just adapting adding to their menu’s because of the popularity they’ve gained over the years. Truthfully, both…
Believe it or not, it’s so easy shopping for ingredients for Oriental recipes. I’d dare say, it’s even fun. You get so much culture in such a little place and sometimes its just really nice to get out of my comfort zone only to realize it can be just as comfortable somewhere else. The folks…
So what’s the difference between an Egg Roll and a Spring Roll and why do people confuse Summer Rolls with Spring Rolls? Well, I think the main thing to look at is that they are all rolled in a wrapper with vegetables and they are all fried. Except for the Summer Roll, which is a…
The Best Chili Oil Chili Oil is made about once a month, in a large Chinese Restaurant I use to work for, and this literally is the way it’s done. It’s very straight forward and easy to make. Of course the Restaurant required more volume so I’ve Dumbed this recipe down quite a bit just…
Summer Rolls Ingredients: Rice Paper (as many as you want) Rice Noodle, Shrimp, 3 to 4 per roll Carrots, 1 tbsp per roll Radish Sprouts, 6 to 8 per roll Bean Sprouts, 4 to 5 per roll Shitake Mushrooms, 3 to 4 per roll Green Onion, 1 four inch cut per roll Roman Lettuce 1…
Italian Edamame Ingredients: 1 lbs Edamame 1/2 cup Water 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 tsp Margarita Salt 2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, bottled 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar If Frozen, Microwave the Edamame with 1/2 cup Water for 5 Minutes, if thawed, 2 Minutes, still using the Water. Then strain the water add place the Edamame…
Tempura is Touchy! Lets nail down the issues most people have with making Tempura, starting with buying it in a box. For the most part, you’re just buying a box of flour with a fancy picture on the front that shows you how good it could look if you buy their product. But does that…
A Cold Cucumber is Hot! There really isn’t a lot to be said about making a Cold Cucumber. It’s simple. I have yet to find anyone that doesn’t think it’s refreshing. It’s normally an appetizer or side dish but I often find myself eating an entire bowl of this recipe for lunch. So that being…
Sushi, sushi, Sushi Hand roll! Oh my god I love a Sushi Hand roll! I’m not even playin’. I honestly don’t remember the very first time it was really introduced in my life, but I do know for certain that it wasn’t something I grew up with. I didn’t try Sushi until I was a…