神奇的小王 （16）

Subtitle : From Beef to Pork

Since I was so successful with the steak I made weeks ago, I believe I can just get pork to a higher level. It is still very very easy and only takes about 10 to 15 min.
all you need are pork, (1/2 inch thick seems pretty good, it is easy to cook and fast for the flavor to get in the meat) salt, steak spice, soy souce, cumin (孜然 in Chinese).



Dash salt and steak spices on the pork, both side if you like stronger taste.
Note: maybe you want put less salt than how you do on beef, coz we gonna add soy souce later, and you do not want your pork get too salty to eat then.



Spray oil on the bottom of your cooking pan,
lay your pork in it.
add soy souce, wait for 3 min and flip the pork over and add some more soy souce on the other side, stay for another 3 min.
(turn your stove power to high )



Ready to eat.
Dash cumin for an exotic flavor.
I guess you will enjoy it as much as beef.

神奇的小王 （15）

Subtitle: Cauliflower

Since it would be another big snow very soon, I figured that it might be a better idea to stock my refrigerator now and no going gorcery for a week or two to avoid driving on the snow. Then again, I hate to leave food in teh refrige forever. So once I have something, I cook it right a way. So here we go.
Step 1
Wash cauliflower, cut or break it into pieces. It won't matter much if it is little bit bigger or smaller. In my theory, they all look the same in your stomach.


Step 2
spread vegi oil, I also cut half inch butter and put in with oil. It just for a richer flavor (Optional, but recommended)
chopped onion, stir for ...like 15 sec and put cauliflowers in


Step 3
dump cauliflowers, add 1/2 cup of chick broth, if you do not have chick broth just add water. (actually, authentic chick broth is quick easy to make, I will put the process on once I do my grocery again.)
leave it simmering for a few min (if you want your cauliflower softer then leave it longer, otherwise shorter. Chef makes the decision.)

Step 4
When it is almost done, add salt.
Just for the fun of it add whatever you would like to, I spread several salted peanuts and cooked shrimp.
Simmering for another one min.

Step 5
All ready.
I always to dash some black sesame just for the look. Ok I know just said, they all look the same once they get to your stomach, but sesame is good for you anyways. And put som cilantro is always my add-some-color trick.
Attention: DO NOT forget to drop some sesame oil before eat it. It just taste soooo much better with sesame oil


Note: I just learned that cauliflower is actually has very high nutirional density. It is low in fat, high in dietary fiber folate and vitamin C. It becomes my sencond favorate vegetable next to spinach.

BBS

Subtitle: Beer Beef Stew

Since I got this ‘never sleeps’ big-apple-disease, I decided to use my extra energy on food.

Step 1

Peal the potato, cut them into big pieces.

Chuck of beef (about 1.5 inches thick), chop into big pieces too.

Step 2

Dump everything into slow cooker, use beer instead of water.

Fill it with BEER till it almost covers the beef.

Turn the power level to high.

Step 3

After a few hours, when the beef is half way ready, dash salt.

I recommend less is better, since you can always add at the end.

Stew in the slow cooker for another a few hours.

I will say step 2+ step 3 =6 hours.

By then the beef stew is actually ready, however, since slow cooker heats food without fire. There are always too much juice and oil left. The following steps are optional but strong recommended.

Spoon out the oil floating on the top. In terms of health it is bad to intake too much oil for human body; in terms of taste.... do I need to say more? So dump those oil if you wish, or save for other cooking if you were as economic as I am.

Anyhow step 4

Remove everything to a big pot, turn the fire power to high. The purpose of doing so is have beef absorb more flavors from the juice as well as to add more salt if it is not salty enough. Keep stewing on the stove for another half hour, or as long as you like it. (But you better check it once in a few min incase beef gets burned)

Step 5

Beautifully done and ready to eat. OK.... I know it does not look too good, for one because my camera is not hi-tech enough to make things better then how they are, two....come on...this is stew...

Tips: I actually have more cooking spices, if you do not know what to use, slice some ginger (about thumb size) and add soy source.

神奇的小王 （11）

Subtitle: Tofu Cilantro

It is as easy as it sounds.
What: soft Tofu, green onion, cilantro, salt and sesame oil.
How : cut tofu into pieces, the size and shape won't matter much since you gonna blend everything later on and they gonna be shapeless anyway.
chop onion and cilantro as thin as you can (wash them first, btw).
mix everything and add sesame oil and salt, it is totally depends no your own taste , sesame oil is always good for a authentic oriental dish.

this should be heath and easy to prepare. Did you try the steamed eggs yet? What else you want to eat?

Since the whole building is using energy saving light balls, my kitchen lighting is not as good as before, although it was not good neither. anyhow, hope that can help you get a basic idea what is in it (left is chopped cilantro and right is chopped green onions).

And.... drink warm water instead of cold water, k?