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	CHA SIU BAO - STEAMED BBQ PORK BUNS by Linda Tay Esposito The char siu bao is a dimsum staple. Sweet, juicy bits of Chinese bbq pork oozing out of the soft, sweet bun. The secret to creating that char siu bao taste is to use dried onions (McCormicks). Please look up the Basic Yeast Dough for Steamed Buns that accompanies this recipe. If you don't have steamer baskets, use a wok…	9 votes 5 reviews 7 comments 93458 views
	GOW CHOI GAU – SHRIMP & CHIVES DUMPLINGS by Linda Tay Esposito Gow Choi - Chinese chives are stronger in flavor -- more garlicy taste than regular chives -- than regular chives. The flat-leaf, foot-long green is used as a vegetable rather than used as a herb. In this classic dim sum dish, the chives are mixed with shrimp and stuffed in a a dumpling. The crystal dumpling skin is made from…	5 votes 3 reviews 27729 views
	MINCED CHICKEN & LAP CHEUNG IN LETTUCE CUPS by Linda Tay Esposito There are so many versions of Chicken in Lettuce Cups. This recipe features the classic trinity of chicken, lap cheung (Chinese wax sausages) and dried shrimp. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, get the Wycen lap cheung (Washington/Stockton or Clement/7th) . They make their sausages locally and offer extra lean 100%…	7 votes 5 reviews 2 comments 19548 views
	BASIC YEAST DOUGH FOR STEAMED BUNS by Linda Tay Esposito This is a recipe for the dough of the fluffy white skins of the char siu bao and the shanghai cabbage buns. It's truly versatile -- you can use the same dough and fill it with sweetened mashed red beans or lotus seeds for a dessert treat. Or just steam it by itself to turn it into "man tou" essentially steamed white bread that is…	9 votes 3 reviews 4 comments 51611 views
	Low Carb Chicken Lettuce Wraps…Just like In Your Favorite Asian Restaurant by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox It’s Chinese New Year…Here’s an easy low carb Asian restaurant favorite to make. You’ll love the crunch of the lettuce, the slightly saltiness of the soy sauce and the ever so sweet richness of the hoisin sauce and ginger, in these tasty wraps. This…	1 vote 4 comments 13033 views
	XINJIANG LAMB MINI PITA POCKETS by Linda Tay Esposito On the Silk Road path, the Uyghur cuisine in north western China uses a lot of spices and features goat and lamb dominantly. It's not what one would typically think of as Chinese foods. The Uyghurs also serve most of their dishes with a chewy flatbread that reminds me of bagel just holeless. This Xinjiang Lamb Mini Pita Pockets…	2 votes 1 review 1 comment 14797 views
	Salsa by miansari66 Salsa is a very tasty and tangy tomato sauce. Try my this recipe and enjoy.	1 vote 4644 views
	How to mae black garlic by chefgonin On several occasions have you heard of black garlic and its almost miraculous properties for our body, but ...... You know it is and as it occurs ?. The black garlic is produced for the first time in Japan. Apparently a scientist began researching how to reduce the strong smell of common garlic ( Allium sativum ), so one of the…	1 vote 7941 views
	cauliflower with tomato and bird chili by sunil k.nayar florets of cauliflower with onion base gravy and bird chili	1 vote 1710 views
	paneer, red gram, carrot cutlet by sunil k.nayar with cottage cheese (paneer) red gram and carrot it is very easy to make.	1 vote 2903 views
	grilled red pepper and corn kernels soup by sunil k.nayar with red pepper grilled and suated corn kernels its whole meal by itself.	1 vote 1644 views
	chili okra by sunil k.nayar ladies fingers thinly cut and deep fried in oil tossed with chili sauce	1 vote 1965 views
	scampi in orange and ginger sauce by sunil k.nayar boiled scampi with orange and ginger mayonnaise base sauce	1 vote 2164 views