Steamed Spare Ribs with Rice Powder

By |2016-10-12T07:50:35+00:00November 29, 2015|Recipes|

Recently, my friend posted a photo of fen zheng pai gu – steamed marinated pork ribs coated with rice powder – that his visiting mother had cooked. My immediate reaction was "oh, yum!" and "I loved when my mom would make this dish." It turns out, that's a common reaction: I did a search online for references to fen zheng pai gu and found many comments from people who also thought of their moms.

Dry Fried Green Beans

By |2016-10-12T08:20:16+00:00November 27, 2015|Recipes|

I think green beans should be dry fried. Period. You can get creative with the seasonings, but the technique of shallow frying to blister the skins gives the beans great texture and creates plenty of nooks and crannies for the sauce. Dry fried green beans is a popular dish in Chinese restaurants and it certainly was a hot seller at my parents' restaurant.

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