Recipes
Panda Sushi
Instructions Make the sushi rice. I used this recipe. Make the ears and eyes After a little more internet search for “how to roll sushi,” I figured I’d start small with the ears and eyes. I tried to tint some rice with soy sauce to make it black. It was brown. So I added a couple drops of food coloring. Cheating? I learned of “black rice” after the fact. So I spread out my own “black” rice on a bit of Nori and folded a small roll. Then I cut the excess Nori with scissors. (Can I do that?) Two small rolls for the ears,...
read moreYummy Spicy Tuna Roll Recipe
Ingredients 2 sheets of nori seaweed Soy sauce 1 cup of cooked sushi rice 1/4 1b. sashimi-grade raw tuna (block) 1/4 teaspoon rayu (spicy sesame oil) 1 teaspoon of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons of mayonnaise (use lite for less salt/fat) Note -Adjust the chili sauce and sesame oil to your liking. The above is not written in stone. Method Place the mayonnaise in a small bowl and stir in the seasame oil and chili sauce. Dice the raw tuna and toss it into your spicy mayo sauce. Give it a few turns with a wooden...
read moreSushi Su
Ingredients 2 cups uncooked sushi rice (short or medium grain sticky rice – the PC sushi rice works well) one bundle of asparagus spears roughly one cup of fresh, unshelled sugar snap, snow, or sugar sprint peas 1/2 cup cream cheese 1 package nori Sushi Su Ingredients 1/2 cup rice wine vinaigre 2 tablespoons mirin or saki (sometimes we omit this) 1/4 cup sugar *ginger, soy sauce and wasabi for serving Steps: 1. Rinse rice thoroughly until water runs clear. Put rice into rice cooker and cover with an equal amount of water and cook until...
read moreLettuce Wraps
ingredients 1 lb ground beef (or chicken or pork) 1 onion diced 1 finger of ginger shredded or minced 3 cloves of minced garlic 2 medium carrots, grated or minced 1 head of romaine lettuce washed and separated, placed in a serving bowl or plate. sauce ingredients 3 TBSP soy or tamari sauce 1/4 cup water 1 TBSP cornstarch Directions Whisk sauce ingredients together and set aside. Put the meat in the pan and let it cook until juices run out without breaking it up. Once you see juices start breaking up the meet and add the carrot, ginger and...
read moreAlloo Paratha (Flat Bread stuffed with Potato)
Ingredients 4 Medium potatoes 2 cups Flour 1 cup Water 2 tsp Salt 1 tsp Cumin powder 3 tsp Oil Directions 1. Boil potatoes in microwave for 10 mins. 2. At the same time mix flour with water and 1 tsp salt to form a dough. 3. Divide it into four dough balls (to make four flat breads). 4. Peel the potatoes, add remaining salt, cumin poweder and mash to a smooth texture. Cooking: 1. Heat a flat pan or tava on medium heat. 2. Use a rolling pin to roll the ball flat to about 3 inch diameter. Use dried flour to ensure that the dough does not stick...
read moreSteamed Lemon Grass Crab Legs
Lemon grass and ginger bring these steamed crab legs to a whole new level of deliciousness – with Asian kick! Serve with fresh spinach salad or favorite side. Use drawn butter for dipping, or try lemon juice, salt, pepper and sugar for tangy sauce. Enjoy! Ingredients 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic clove, pressed 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, crushed 1 stalk lemon grass, crushed 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon oyster sauce salt and pepper to taste 2 pounds frozen cooked Alaskan king crab legs,...
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