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ASIAN FOODS | ITALIAN FOOD | DESSERTS | GREEK FOODS

These are my favorite recipes!

 Special Fried Rice

1 cup cold cooked rice

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Brown:

1 stalk celery

1 chopped carrot

in 2 tbs peanut oil plus 1/2 tbs sesame oil

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Add rice, fry all.

Add cooked shrimp, cooked chicken, cooked pork

Add diced bell pepper

Add baby pea pods

serve with sliced green onion and soy sauce

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THAI ICED TEA
 

    1 gallon water
    8 Chinese star anise, ground
    1 tablespoon orange flowers
    1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
    1 pinch of clove powder
    1 pinch chopped cinnamon
    3/4 quart long cut China black tea leaves
    1 to 2 cups sugar
    1 quart half & half
    red food coloring
    crushed ice

Boil water. Add star anise, orange flowers, vanilla, clove, cinnamon, and tea leaves to boiling water. Continue boiling for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and allow to steep until luke warm. Strain, and add sugar to taste. Serve in a clear glass over plenty of crushed ice. Top with coconut milk

 

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN
(LOW SALT)
 
6-8 PIECES CHICKEN, CUT UP
DREDGE CHICKEN IN:
1 TBS CHINESE 5 SPICE AND 1 TSP GARLIC POWDER
 
1/2 ONION, THICK SLICED
1/2 RED BELL PEPPER THICK SLICED
 
SAUTE CHICKEN IN 2 TBS PEANUT OIL PLUS A FEW DROPS SESAME OIL
 
WHEN NEARLY DONE ADD ONION &PEPPER
 
WHEN DONE SPOON OUT ALL EXCESS FLUID
 
ADD 1 JAR EAST-WEST SWEET & SOUR SAUCE
 
PLATE OVER WHITE RICE
 
GARNISH W/ SLICED ALMONDS AND THIN SLICED GREEN ONION
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Teriyaki Ribs
 

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MARINADE

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1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup angastore teriyaki

1/2 cup white wine/sake

4 cloves garlic

1 tsp pepper

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Marinate cut up ribs 45 minutes on low in microwave

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Broil 3 minutes per side

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