There are so many versions of wonton soup out there, just goes to show how versatile these delicious little packets of yummy goodness are. They are the epitome of comfort food for me. Wontons can be filled with anything you want. The most recent batch was to use up some leftover items: 1/4 lb ground [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Pork’
June 10, 2009
Asian-style Pineapple Glazed Pork Ribs
Summer is near, June 21 to be exact. Commercials, printed ads, shows and magazines are all preparing us for it. And no less are the the latest editions of food magazines, plastering pictures of BBQ on the covers. So no doubt I’ve had BBQ on the brain, ribs that is. Pork ribs to be exact. [...]
May 20, 2009
Mom’s Zha Jiang (Ja Jiang) Mein
As a kid, I knew one kind of zha jiang mein, Mom’s, and I loved it. It was my favorite noodle dish growing up. It wasn’t until much later in life that I realized her version wasn’t a traditional northern Chinese style but her own version of the dish. Her version was more Beijing style (she [...]
February 22, 2009
Da Mister’s Breaded Pork Chops
One of my all-time favorite is The Mister’s breaded pork chops. Thin cut, juicy pork chops fried to perfection. When he makes this dish, I make sure I stay out of the kitchen to let him do that voodoo that he do(es) so well. I’ve only helped with this recipe a couple of times but [...]
August 30, 2008
Chinese Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs
I wrote about a Szechwan style ribs recipe here, which kind of reminds me a bit like dried fried beef as far as the texture of the meat. It’s not a style of ribs typically found at a Chinese restaurant. But today’s recipe is more that type, sans the red food coloring. It is also [...]
