String Beans in Walnut Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

3 qts of water
1.5 tsps of salt
2 cloves of garlic; minced
3 Tbsps of cilantro; chopped finely
2 tsps of paprika (sweet)
1 c of stock (chicken)
1/4 c of onions; chopped finely
1/4 c of vinegar (red wine kind)
1/4 c of walnuts; shell removed
1 lb of string beans (fresh)

Instructions:

Pulverize shelled walnuts. Put together the onions, paprika, stock, garlic, salt, vinegar and pulverized walnuts. Mix cilantro in.

Trim beans. Don’t cut. Boil water and put beans in. This should be done in ten minutes. Remove water. Put beans in the prepared mixture then serve.

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Sweet and Sour Tofu Recipe

Ingredients:

1 c of cashew; toasted
1 lb of mushrooms
2 bell peppers (1 red, 1 green); cut into strips
8 green onions; chopped finely
4 garlic cloves
2 tsps of honey
1/4 c of tomato paste
6 Tbsps of water
1 tsp of ginger
1/4 c of tamari sauce
1/4 c of lemon juice
1 lb of tofu

Instructions:

Dice the tofu. Mix the lemon juice, water, tamari, tomato paste, ginger, garlic and honey together. Blend well. Put tofu in this prepared marinade and soak overnight for best results.

Stir fry the green onions, peppers with the mushrooms. Use 2 tsps oil to do this. Pour in tofu and marinade. Cook until bubbly.

Turn the heat off then sprinkle cashew over it. Match rice with this recipe for best results.

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Bean Curd With Oyster Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

4 tsps soy sauce
4 tsps dry sherry
2 Tbsps oyster sauce
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 c of water
2 Tbsps of oil (vegetable)
1 bell pepper
3 celery stalks
6 scallions
4 ozs mushrooms (fresh)
8 ozs bean curd

Instructions:

Slice the tofu into half inch blocks. Wash the fresh mushrooms. Slice to preference. Chop scallions into pieces about an inch long. Slice celery around half an inch long.

Place 1 Tbsp of oil into your wok and heat. Fry tofu until it turns a light shade of brown or for at least 3 min. Remove mixture from the pan.

Heat the other Tbsp of oil into your wok. Put in sliced mushrooms, scallions, pepper & celery. Fry mixture for about a minute.

Put the tofu back in the wok. Stir lightly. Put the water, oyster sauce, wine, soy sauce and cornstarch together. Mix. Once consistency is achieved, add to the wok. Stir while cooking until mixture boils. Let the mixture cook for another minute after boiling.

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Ma Po Recipe

Ingredients:

2 scallions
1 tbsp of cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp of water
2 c of mung sprouts
1/2 c of broth (vegetable)
1 lb of bean curd (firm); sliced into cubes 1/2-inch in size
3 cloves of garlic; chopped finely
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 tbsp of sesame oil
1/2 tsp of hot sauce
1/3 c of catsup
1 tbsp wine (dry sherry/red wine)
1/3 c of hoisin sauce

Instructions:

Prepare the sauce by mixing the broth, the hoisin, the wine, the catsup and the hot sauce. Put aside for use later.

Heat wok and pour in vegetable oil. Stir-fry garlic for 5sec. Put in the tofu and stir-fry. This should take a couple of minutes only.

Next, add the sauce and cook for about a min. Add the mung sprouts in and cook for 1 more min. Pour in the cornstarch and water mixture. Stir constantly until the sauce is thick.

This recipe is a great match for noodles or rice. Use the scallion bits for garnish.

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Pickled Sweet and Sour Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients:

3 qts of water
2 chili peppers (hot)
3 pcs of radish
4 medium sized carrots
2 peppers (green, medium)
1 cauliflower head (medium)
1 c of water
1 tsp of salt
2 c of vinegar (white)
2 c of sugar

Instructions:

Prepare the veggies and chop them into cubes or bite-sized slices. Put the 3qts of water inside a pan and allow it to boil. Put the prepared veggies and let the mixture reach boiling point again. Turn heat off immediately.

Allow the veggies to remain in hot water a couple of min. longer. Remove water then let veggies dry. Once these are cool, put them inside a jar.

Mix all ingredients for the marinade into a pan. Let this solution boil. Once this has cooled, pour inside the jar with the veggies. Set aside for a week.

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