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Asian Food Recipes

Simmered Kabocha Squash

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 small Kabocha pumpkin 
  • Water
  • Soy Sauce

Instructions

Wash the kabocha. Cut the squash in half.  Remove seeds and cut Kabocha into 1-2″ square pieces. Cut off sharp edges of the Kabocha pieces.  Place kabocha a pot.

Cover the squash with water. Boil at medium high 2-5 minutes, depending on how hard the kabocha is.

Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer another 10 minutes.

Turn off heat, add a few drops of soy sauce,  and let it sit covered until cool. 

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Recipe: Braised Beef Shank

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbl of avocado oil
  • 1 beef shank with bone
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup wine (sake)
  • 2 pats of butter
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  • Heat oil, and brown both sides of beef shank in dutch oven
  • Placed covered dutch oven in oven @ 325 degrees  for 1.5 hrs.
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Food Recipes

Recipe: Stir Fry Green beans (fermented beancurd)

Ingredients:

1lb fresh green beans (washed with strings removed and ends trimmed)
1 garlic clove (minced)
2 cubes fermented beancurd
3 tablespoons water
vegetable oil (for frying)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Place beans into a vegetable steamer and place over boiling water. Cover and steam for 8 minutes. When finished drain and dump beans into cold water and drain once again.

Step 2: Add oil to the wok and add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add beans and sauté.

Step 3:  Combine 3 tablespoons of water with beancurd and sesame oil and mix well.

Step 4: Add mixture to beans and stir fry for 30 seconds to a couple minute.