Asian Beef marinate (sach ko bralak)

Asian Beef marinate (sach ko bralak)

4lbs London broil or any good meat cut to about 1inch thick
1/3 to 1/2 cup Yoshida sauce (if you don't like sweet use 1/3)
4 T of oyster sauce
4 T of seasoning soy sauce
4 cloves garlic
1 T of fresh ginger
1 t of black pepper

In a mortar pestle smash garlic and ginger till soft, spoon into a big bowl for marinate.
Marinate the meat with the rest of the ingredient over night
Take the marinate meat out and dry it under the sun or food dryer till it is dry
Grill meat till it is crispy and turn brown a bit. If you sliced the meat thin enough you
Can microwave it for a minute or so

Serve with lime garlic fish sauce chili dip

Easy Banana Muffins

EASY BANANA MUFFINS
1 ½ cups of flour
1 t baking soda
1 t baking power
1/2 t salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 ripe bananas

Mix 2 T of bown sugar, Cinnamon, butter for topping

In large bowl mix butter, egg and bananas till smooth then add all the dried ingredients, mix well.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Top with bown sugar,cinnamon mixture.

Bake at 375 degree for 18 to 20 minutes till done.

EZ Spring Rolls

Easy Spring Rolls

1pg (25) of spring roll wrappers
1 lb of ground pork
1 cup of shredded cabbage
1 cup of shredded carrot
2 cloves minced garlic
2 T of oyster sauce
1 T of sugar or less
1 T of soy sauce
1/2 t of black pepper

Egg white
6 cups of vegetable oil to deep fry

Mix all the ingredients together set aside.
Peel the wrapper one at a time
Spoon the spring roll mixture put it on the top center
Roll it downward and fold each side in then continue to roll
Till all the end of the wrapper
Seal the wrapper with egg white.

Heat 6 cups of vegetable till hot on medium heat
Put few spring rolls at a time to deep fry till golden brown
Take it out drain on paper towel.
Serve spring rolls with Thai sweet and chili sauce.

Easy Chicken Thigh Marinate

EASY CHICKEN THIGH MARINATE
8 Costco chicken thighs
3 T of oyster sauce
1/2 cup of Costco Yoshida sauce
Rooster sauce (chili sauce) to taste

Marinate the chicken thigh over 4 hours or overnight
Grill or bake at 375 degree oven till done

Serve with Asian vegetable pickle and steam rice.

Enjoy!

Asian Noodle Salad With Sesame Dressing

ASAIN NOODLE SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

I don’t have exact recipes for this salad I made up as I do it. You will need:

Cooked Spaghetti (to the amount you family will eat)
1 cup of Napa cabbage or bok choy ( I like Napa)
1 cup of shredded carrot
1 cup of sugar snap pea
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 cup of cucumber sliced
Bean sprout
Cilantro for garnish
Mints for garnish

You can put any green vegetable you like even broccoli

Sesame dressing to serve 3 to 4 people
3 T of rice vinegar
3 T of soy sauce
3 T of hoisin sauce
2 T of brown sugar
5 T of vegetable oil or olive oil
1 t of sesame oil
1 t of rooster sauce (chili sauce)
1 t of minced ginger
1 t of minced garlic

1 t of toasted sesame seeds (to sprinkle on the salad when serve)

Mix all the ingredients in a jar and sake it well (you can mix it overnight for flavor)

When ready to serve mix the cooked spaghetti and green all together toss with the sesame dressing. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Enjoy!

Asian Sandwich

Asian Sandwich

I don’t have exact recipe for this sandwich so I make up as I go, you need the following ingredients

French baguette
Mayonnaise or Vietnamese paste
Jalapeno pepper
Cucumber
Cilantro
Soy sauce
Rooster sauce

For the meat
You can use any kind of lunch meat,BBQ meat, or sardine

Pickle carrot daikon
4 cups of mix carrot and daikon julienned
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of sugar+1 T
1/4 cup of vinegar + 2T
1 1/2 to 2 T of salt
in a big bowl dissolved 1 cup of water with salt, sugar, vinegar then add carrot daikon.
Put the pickle in a clean jar keep in the fridge until ready to use.


To make the sandwich you need to toast the baguette (you can eat it cold, but toast is better)
Slice the bread length wide spread with mayonnaise or Vietnamese paste
Arrange the meat and jalapeño, cucumber, and then drizzle soy sauce, rooster sauce, top with pickle
Carrot daikon and top with few pieces of cilantro.

Enjoy!

Roasted Chicken

CHINESE ROASTED CHICKEN


To brine the chicken

4-5 lbs roasting chicken
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup sugar
4 cups of cold water

2 T of oil
1 t Chinese five spice
3 gloves of garlic sliced
5 slices of ginger

Glaze:
1/2 cup of Chinese rice wine
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce
1 t of chili garlic or rooster sauce
2 T hoisin sauce
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 T of minced fresh garlic
1 T of minced fresh ginger
Mix them all together and set aside for basting.


Combine salt, sugar and water then put the chicken in let it sit for 1 hour in room temperature
Take it out and pat dry.
Rub with 1 T of oil and five spices
Stuff the cavity with garlic and ginger slices
Secure the chicken with toothpicks

On the stovetop, Heat a large oven proof pan with 2 T of oil then sear the chicken 5 minutes on each side
Apply some glaze on the chicken (both sides)
Then transfer pan and chicken to 350 degree oven
Baste the chicken with the remaining sauce, glaze every 10 minutes
untill the chicken is done roasting (about 2 hours or less depend on your oven)

Note: if it is starts to burn on the top, cover with foil at the end for the last 20 minutes or so, make sure the entire glaze is gone before you cover.

Chow Mein

STIR FRY CHOW MEIN NOODLE


1/2 pg of fresh miki noodle or chow mein noodle
1 cup of sliced cabbage
1/4 onion sliced thin
1/2 carrot sliced thin
1/2 cup of sliced meat
1 cup of bean sprouts
1 to 2 T of chopped garlic
2 green onions
3 T of oil for stir fry

SAUCE FOR STIR FRY

3 T of soy sauce
3 T of Yoshida sauce from Costco
2 T of oyster sauce
1/2 t of sesame oil
1/2 cup of chicken broth
Mix them all together and set aside.


PREPARATION
Heat oil in a wok till hot, add garlic stir fry until brown
Add carrot stir fry till tender then add meat cook till the meat no longer pink
Add cabbage and onion stir fry till tender
Add noodles and stir fry
Add the sauce mix well till the noodle hot
Add the green onion
Turn the heat off then
Add bean sprout last.

Enjoy!

Banana Bread

QUICK AND EASY BANANA BREAD

1 box of (18.25 oz) yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup of vegetable oil
5 ripe bananas

Mix the banana with eggs, oil till soft then
Add the yellow cake mix till smooth.

Spray 2 baking dish (bread loaf size) divide the batter to 2 equal amounts (you will get 2 loafs)
Bake at 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes depending on your oven.

Let it cool before serving.

(this is the easy way to make banana bread.)

Cambodian Sausage (Twa Ko)

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3 1/2 lbs of beef or pork with 25% fat cut to small pieces
you can also use pork belly it will give enough fat for the sausage.

1 cup of left over rice
1/2 cup of minced galangal
1/2 cup of minced garlic
3 to 4 T of oyster sauce
1 T of chilies for spicy twa ko (optional)
3 T of fish sauce
1 pg of Nam powder (use the clear bag inside also)
1 pg of Chinese BBQ pork seasoning (some have 2 pkg in one envelope)
this will make the twa ko red color and sweet.
Pork casing (wash the outside and inside real good because it has salt in it.)

Mix everything together (except the rice), then add the rice last so the rice won’t stick.
You can use regular rice or sticky rice.

Stuff the twa ko in the casing and twist into small links. I put on the rack and fan dry for few hours or dry under the sun.  Twa Ko can be kept in the freezer for later use.

Salmon Burgers

SALMON CAKE OR SALMON BUGER
1 1/2 lb of fresh ground salmon
1 small onion minced
2 eggs
1 cup of bread crumb or Italian bread crump
3 T of Worcestershire sauce
1/4 t of hot sauce
1/4 t of black pepper
1 cup of grated cheddar cheese
4 T of fresh parsley
1 t of old bay seasoning
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese for coating or dusting before frying
Butter or olive oil to fry the burger

In a big bowl mix everything together till well combine
Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for 20 minutes
Make 6 big patties
Coat or dust your burger patty with Parmesan cheese before frying
In a hot none stick fry pan add butter or olive oil
Fry each side of patty about 4 minutes or till golden brown

If you don’t like fry bake in the oven at 375 degree for 20 minutes or till the salmon is done.

Serve as salmon burger or salmon cake with lime juice and Tartar sauce.

Lemon Grass Salmon Patty

LEMONGRASS SALMON PATTY
Prahet Khmer
1 lb of fresh salmon paste (I did it by hand)
1/2 cup of kreoun ( this is a lemongrass paste with 2 stalks of lemongrass, 5 kaffir lime leaves, 5 garlic cloves, 2 finger roots, 2 pieces of galangal) blend in a food processor or use mortar and pestle.
1 T of Knorr chicken bouillon
2 T of cornstarch
1/2 T of baking powder
1/2 cup of water + 1/4 cup of water
1 T of sugar
1 T of fish sauce
1 T of seasoning soy sauce

Mix the fish paste and lemongrass paste and the rest of the seasoning together include water.
The fish paste may look soft, but don’t worry because it will firm up in the refrigerator.
Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Then form into patty
Put ¼ cup of vegetable oil or olive oil in nonstick fry pan
Fry each side of the salmon patty for 4 minutes each or till golden brown
Take it out and let it cool down on paper towel.


Serve with lime juice recipe

Squeeze half lime in to a bowl
1 T of fish sauce
1 birth eyes chili chopped
Half of green onion chopped white part
Mix everything together and dip the salmon cake into it.

Home Made Italian Marinara Sauce

Italian Pasta sauce (Marinara sauce)


2 cans (14.5oz) of stewed tomatoes
1 can (6oz) of tomato pastes
1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 T of fresh oregano
1 T of Italian seasoning
1 t of salt
1/4 t of ground fresh black pepper
1/2 onion diced
1/4 cup + 2 T olive oil
1/2 cup of cooking white wine
1 pkg of sweetener (optional)

Put everything together (except the sweetener) in the blender and blend it till smooth.
Pour the sauce in a medium sauce pan and turn the heat to medium till bubble
Add the sweetener if needed up to you.
Then turn the heat to simmer for 15 minutes.
Turn the heat off and ready to serve on pasta.
You can freeze left over sauce very nicely in a container for later.

Serve with my homemade Italian sausage and any kind of pasta; just pour this sauce over the pasta.

Enjoy!

Pan Fried Rainbow Trout

PAN FRIED RAINBOW TROUT

Any trout from Costco, We went fishing during trout season
Clean and take out the bone from the trout
In a big bowl mix 1 cup of flour, 1 t of salt and ½ t of black pepper
Add 1 T of Johnny’s garlic spread seasoning from Costco to the mixture

In a nonstick fry pan add half cube of butter over medium heat till hot
Coat the fish with the flour mixture
Put one or 2 pieces of fish at the time to the fry pan
Fry each side of fish till golden brown and crispy
Then turn to the other side fry till it is done
Take it out and let it cool a bit before serving
You can serve pan fried trout with Tartar sauce and lime juice with wild rice or brown rice

Enjoy!

Italian Sausage

Italian Sausage

3 lbs of ground pork with 25% fat
1 T of Spaghetti seasoning (this is from Costco)
1 T of Italian seasoning
2 T of fresh chopped Italian Parsley
3 T of dry red wine or red wine vinegar
1 T of salt
1 T (optional if you like sweet sausages)
1 T + 1 1/2 t of Paprika
1 1/2 T of toasted funnel seeds (it is best if you crush it in a mortar and pestle)
1 t of Cayenne
1 t of ground Anise
3 T of minced garlic
1 t of fresh ground black pepper
1 t of crush chilies (optional for spicy sausages)
1 cup of apple juice

Pork casing

Sprinkle evenly all the spices over the ground pork, then mix it with your hand till it all well combine.
Wash and clean the casing very well before stuffing
Using the Kitchen Aid to stuff your sausages

Note: You can also add sauté green bell pepper and onion, it tastes a bit different but I like it.
Chopped 1 green bell pepper and 1 onion
In a fry pan add 3 T of olive oil over medium heat
Sauté the bell pepper and onion till soft
Add to the meat mixture and mix it well with your hand
Then stuff the mixture into casing.

I fan dry my sausage first before put in the freezer or refrigerator.
This recipe gives you about 15 big sausages or 20 small sausages.

Note: you don't need to stuff the sausage into casing, you can use it as ground sausages for anykind of pasta with my homemade Marinara pasta sauce.

Enjoy!

Mango Salad

GREEN MANGO SALAD


1 Shredded green mango from the Asian store, American grocery store don’t sell green mango
2 T of sliced shallots
1 clove of garlic
1 T of palm sugar or sugar
2 Thai chilies minced
1 to 2 T of fish sauce (start with one T)
1 T of lime juice
1/4 cup of chopped mint or cilantro for garnish
crush peanut for garnish

Mix everything together and serve with grill fish, shrimps, dried shrimp or khmer sausages.

Peanut Vegetable Noodle

PEANUT VEGETABLE NOODLE

You need 8oz half package of vegetable noodle from Central market or any Asian store
1 cup of sliced meat, shrimp, chicken or tofu up to you this recipes work well with tofu

1/2 can of coconut milk or 1/2 cup of chicken broth or water
3 T of smooth peanut butter
3 T of seasoning soy sauce
2 T of lime juice
1 T of sugar
1 t of curry power or red curry paste
1 t of crush chili
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl till well combine, taste your peanut sauce and adjust to your liking

3 T of Sesame oil for stir fry
3 cloves of minced garlic for stir fry

2 T crush peanut for garnish or sesame seeds
Cilantro or green onion for garnish (optional)

In a hot wok add sesame oil add garlic stir fry till brown, but not burn
Add meat or tofu, stir fry till tender or the meat is done
Add noodle mix well
Add peanut sauce mix quickly till the noodle heat through
Turn the heat off garnish with cilantro, green onion and crush peanut
Serve hot

Note: this noodle is sticky it has to be served right away or it won’t taste good

Filipino BBQ Pork

FILIPINO BBQ PORK
1 lb of pork loin, or shoulder, or pork butt thinly sliced
1 pg of Mama Sita’s Tocino seasoning mix



2 T of seasoning soy sauce
1/4 cup of oil to fry the meat

Marinate the meat for few hours in the refrigerator.
Heat oil on a-non stick fry pan till hot
Add meat and cook for about 4 minutes each side or till the meat is done
If you don’t like it fry you can grill your meat.

Serve with cucumber red onion salad on a plate of steam rice or steam baby Bok Choy.
This BBQ seasoning is sweet and salty.

Easter Egg Leftover Potato Salad

LEFTOVER EASTER EGG SALAD

What do you do when the kids done with Easter Eggs that they color? I don’t want to through it away so I make egg salad. If you peel the eggs and boil again the color will go away some and the eggs will look a bit better without color on it.

Here what you need,

Cook 3 medium size potatoes cut to bite size
8 Easter eggs chopped to small pieces
1/4 cup of mayonnaise
1/4 cup of Ranch or Caesar dressing
1 T of yellow mustard
2 green onions chopped
1/4 cup of chopped parsley
1 cup of chopped celery
1/2 t of paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Now mix everything together and adjust the taste to your liking. You can add more mayonnaise or salad dressing.

You can make egg sandwich with this recipes, just don’t add potato to it.

Easy Orange Chicken

EASY ORANGE CHICKEN

Sometimes I am busy, so to make orange chicken from scratch takes a lot of time. I bought the panda orange sauce from Costco or Safeway. This orange sauce works great for my orange chicken.

Here’s what you need,

1 cup of orange sauce from Costco or Safeway

1 lb of chicken cut to bite size
Tempura mix for batter
Green onion for garnish
1 T of thinly sliced ginger
Oil for deep fry

Mix tempura batter in a bowl according to package.
Heat oil on medium heat in a wok
Deep one piece of chicken to batter and drop it in hot oil, drop 5 or 6 pieces at one time
Deep fry till golden brown, take it out and drain on paper towel set aside
Repeat the rest of the chicken

In a non-stick stir fry pan, add 1 T of oil heat till hot, then add ginger, fry till it smells good! (about a minute)
Now add chicken and stir fry with the ginger for few seconds
Then add the sauce, mix it well till the chicken heated thoroughly
Add green onion and turn the heat off.