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Chinese mixed vegetable porridge 

Chinese mixed vegetable porridge 

March 25, 2015August 12, 2022 Format Post format: Image

Although this involves mainly vegetables, it calls for a special Chinese sauce, tsa-cha, that I believe contains dried fish.  Recipe from Simply Vegetarian by Lee Hwa Lin, Wei-Chuan Publishing.  (Feb. 2015)

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Sichuan minced pork with tofu (ma po tofu)

Sichuan minced pork with tofu (ma po tofu)

March 25, 2015August 12, 2022 Format Post format: Image

I grew up eating this dish at Chinese restaurants, and every once in a while my mother made this at home from a ma po seasoning packet. I decided to try a recipe from scratch. Cut 16 oz firm tofu into ½ inch pieces, soak in boiling water for 15 minutes, and then drain and… Continue reading Sichuan minced pork with tofu (ma po tofu)

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Chinese-style minced pork with broccoli  

Chinese-style minced pork with broccoli  

March 25, 2015August 12, 2022 Format Post format: Image

We loosely followed this recipe, http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/3142393-Ground-Pork-and-Broccoli.  Our modifications:  we added chopped chives and minced garlic to the marinade and sautéed 1 chopped onion (instead of minced garlic).  (Mar. 2015)

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