Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

I love spring rolls better than egg rolls, because of their crispy wrap. Wrap of spring rolls is very thin, and is very crispy after deep frying.

 Ingredients:

Filling: Napa Cabbage, carrot, eggs, cellophane noodle, seasoning to taste. little wheat flour for sealing.

Spring roll Wrap, flour

Method:

1. Soak cellophane noodle in water, set aside.

2. Set spring roll wrap aside to defrost.

The wrap is frozen, I normally take it out of freezer, let it sit in air to defrost. It will be ready when I’m done cooking filling.

3. Beat eggs well, heat up frying pan, add cooking oil to make some not-too-thick egg sheets.Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

I made 3 sheets out of 4 eggs.

4. Chop egg sheets into thin sticks, as shown in picture.

5. Chop Napa Cabbage and carrot into thin strips.

6. Chop cellophane noodle into short sticks.Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

7. Heat up skillet, add cooking oil, stir fry Napa Cabbage and carrot on medium high heat for several minutes.

8. Add cellophane noodle into skillet, cook until it get tender. Add small amount of water if needed.

Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg  Noodle will turn clear when it’s well cooked. Normally the juice comes out of cabbage would be enough to soften the noodle, but if not, you can get some water, just as much as you need to cook the noodle real tender. No need to make the filling watery since the wrap doesn’t like wet filling.

Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg9. Add egg strips into skillet, mix well, add salt and white pepper and any other seasoning to your taste, cook for another minute, add sesame oil, mix well. Drain if there is any juice, set aside to let it cool.

Filling has to be dry and cool to be wrapped.

10. Mix flour and water, beat until smooth.

This is the sealing batter. It don’t have to be too thick.

11. Take a sheet of the spring roll wrap, fill in some filling, brush the sealing batter along the edge, then wrap it up.

Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg    Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg    Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg    Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

12. Deep fry spring rolls on medium high heat until golden brown. Serve when hot.

You can do air fry or bake if you’d like the healthier result. Simply brush the spring rolls with cooking oil first, then follow the cooking instructions.

Spring Roll with Veggie and Egg

毛毛虫热狗包

 

毛毛虫热狗包

 

我想做这种毛毛虫面包有日子了,不过始终没有想好做什么馅。最近发现很多同事都喜欢一家甜甜圈店卖的热狗包,于是我就琢磨着把毛毛虫和热狗包综合在一起。味道真的是很不错,我拿了几个给同事吃,个个都说好吃的很。

材料:

面团:高筋面粉 200 克(1.5 杯),酵母 2 小勺,温牛奶 80 克,柠檬汁 10 克,鸡蛋 1 个,室温黄油 30 克(2 大勺),白糖 2 小勺,盐少许。

馅:热狗肠 6 根,碎乳酪适量。

表面刷料:蜂蜜和水按1:1的比例混匀。

做法:

1、酵母和白糖混合,用温牛奶化开,静置 10 分钟左右或到酵母液表面充满气泡。毛毛虫热狗包

2、把除黄油外的面团材料倒进酵母液,揉成面团。

3、把黄油切成小块,和面团一起揉匀,饧发到原来的两倍大。

如果时间比较紧,这步饧发可以省略,面团略饧 10-15 分钟即可。

4、把面团按扁揉圆,分成六等份。毛毛虫热狗包

5、取一份面团,擀成长方形。长方形的宽要略微长过热狗肠,长方的一端用刀切一些平行的口子。

6、把热狗肠从没有切口的一端卷起来,卷到刀口处。

7、再刀口处撒上适量的碎乳酪,边缘处留下一点空白。然后把热狗肠继续卷到头,封口朝下。

8、做好的热狗包生坯静置饧发到原来的两倍大。毛毛虫热狗包

9、烤箱预热 350 华氏度(175 摄氏度)。

10、蜂蜜和水混匀,刷在生坯表面,放入烤箱烤 20 分钟左右或到表面金黄。

11、面包拿出烤箱后趁热刷一层蜂蜜水,然后晾凉即可。

我起了玩心,把热狗肠切了切,面包的瓤就变了:

毛毛虫热狗包         毛毛虫热狗包         毛毛虫热狗包        毛毛虫热狗包

 

毛毛虫热狗包

 

Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

 

Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

 

Many of my co-workers love the Kolaches from Shipley’s Donut. one day, I was in the mode of trying to bake them at home. Since I don’t really like the their recipe, I decided to use one of my favorite dough recipes instead. It turns out good, really good.

Ingredients:

Dough: 2 tsb dry yeast, 2 tsb sugar, 80g warm milk, 1.5 cups bread flour, 10g lemon juice, 1 egg, 2 tbsp butter (room temperature), a pinch salt.

Filling: 6 beef frank, proper amount grated cheese.

Topping: honey:water = 1:1, proper amount.

Method:Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

1. Mix dry yeast and sugar, melted by warm milk, set aside for several minutes, or until you see lots of bubbles on the surface.

2. Add all the dough ingredients except butter into yeast mixture, form a ball.

3. Add butter to dough, punch for several minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.

4. Set dough aside until dough get double sized.Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

If you’re in rush, you can let dough rest for about 10-15 minutes.

5. Punch dough down, then seperate into 6 equal pieces.

6. Roll each pieces into rectangle shape, a little bit wider than length of the beef frank, and cut one end as shown in picture.

7. Sprinkle grated cheese at the end with cuts, roll beef frank as shown in picture, make sure seam is at bottom. Then set aside until double-sized.Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

8. Preheat oven to 350 degree.

9. Mix honey and water, brush on top of bread, bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

10. Brush honey mixture on top of bread right after taking bread out of oven, transfer to wired rack to cool.

I was in a playing mode, and tried to do the beef frank in a different way, below is what I did:

Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese          Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese          Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese          Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

 

Caterpillar Shaped Bread with Beef Frank and Cheese

 

 

Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat

 

Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat

 

I love the uncooked tortilla. It’s so easy and convenient to cook with it. And it tastes good, better than cooked ones.

Ingredients:Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat

uncooked tortilla, ground meat, egg, green onion, seasoning.

Method:

1. Chop green onion into little pieces, mix with a little bit salt, set aside for several minutes.

2. Beat egg well, set aside.Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat

3. Season meat, then mix with green onion.

Use less salt, since green onion is salty.

4. Brush a thin layer of egg on a tortilla, then spread a layer of meat, then brush a layer of egg and roll it up.

Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat          Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat          Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat

5. Heat up the frying pan, add some cooking oil, pan fry the burrito until golden brown on medium heat.

6. Serve hot.

 

Tortilla Burrito with Ground Meat

肉末卷饼

 

肉末卷饼

 

家里剩了一点肉馅,我懒得和面包饺子或者包子,就买了点墨西哥薄饼做了几张卷饼。

材料:肉末卷饼

墨西哥(生)薄饼,小葱,肉馅,鸡蛋,调味料。

做法:

1、小葱切葱花,用点盐拌匀,腌几分钟。

2、肉馅加入调味料拌匀,再拌入葱花搅匀。肉末卷饼

3、鸡蛋打散,待用。

4、取一张薄饼,上面刷一层蛋液,然后铺一层肉馅,再刷一层蛋液,然后卷成筒状。

加蛋液是为了饼和肉馅可以更好的连成一体,不会分家。

肉末卷饼        肉末卷饼          肉末卷饼          肉末卷饼

5、平底锅倒油烧热,中火把卷饼煎至表面金黄即可。

 

肉末卷饼

 

 

苦瓜炒蛋

 

苦瓜炒蛋

 

我一向都不是很喜欢吃苦瓜,但是认识的人个个都夸苦瓜好,苦瓜败火、苦瓜解毒、苦瓜减肥,等等等等,所以我时不时的也就炒一回苦瓜。不知道这个算不算顺应潮流。

材料:苦瓜炒蛋

苦瓜,辣椒,木耳,鸡蛋,调味料适量。

做法:

1、木耳泡发,清理干净,撕成小块。

2、鸡蛋加一点米酒打散待用。苦瓜炒蛋

3、苦瓜洗净去籽,切条。

4、辣椒洗净切碎。

5、炒锅倒油烧热,放入鸡蛋炒散,盛出待用。

6、锅里重新倒油,大火,倒入木耳略炒至可以听到噼啪声。苦瓜炒蛋

7、把苦瓜和辣椒倒进锅里,煸炒几分钟。

8、锅里加盐,少许糖调味,继续煸炒至苦瓜开始变软。

9、鸡蛋倒进锅里,炒匀即可出锅。

 

苦瓜炒蛋

查看中文版菜谱,请点这里

Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Eggs and Wood Ear

Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Eggs and Wood Ear

Bitter Melon is also called Bitter Squash. As its name, it does taste bitter, but it’s good for you, by Chinese sayings. Actually, anything tastes bitter is good for your health, by old sayings in China.

I’m not a bitter melon fan, but I do cook it once a while, mainly stir fry with eggs.

Ingredients:Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Eggs and Wood Ear

2 medium size bitter melon, 3 eggs, 2 red cayenne pepper, 10 wood ear, seasoning to taste.

Method:

1. Soak wood ear in water for about an hour, then clean it up. Tear into smaller pieces if it’s too big.

2. Cut bitter melon in half, scoop the seeds out, then chop into pieces.

3. Chop pepper into pieces.

4. Mix eggs with a little bit cooking wine, set aside.

5. Heat up skillet with high heat, add cooking oil, pour eggs, cook until eggs get firm. Transfer eggs to a plate, set aside.

Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Eggs and Wood Ear              Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Eggs and Wood Ear

6. Add cooking oil to skillet, stir fry wood ear until you start hearing it pop.

7. Add pepper and bitter melon into skillet, cook for several minutes, then add salt and pepper, a pinch of sugar. Keeping cooking and stirring.

8. Add cooked eggs back into skillet, keep cooking until bitter melon get some tender.

9. Transfer to plate, serve when it’s hot.

Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Eggs and Wood Ear

To view this recipe in Chinese, please click here.

Black Fungus (Wood Ear)

 

Wood Ear

 

Wood Ear showing in picture is the ready-to-cook look. It’s one kind of dry ingredient, you have to soak it in water for at least an hour before you cook it.

Wood ear has different names in English. This name should be translated directly from its Chinese name. A lot of times, it’s called ‘black fungus’.

Below are the links from wiki:Wood Ear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia_auricula-judae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_ear_fungus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_ear

 

Some dishes cooked with black fungus:

Stir Fried Luffa with Eggs

 

Stir Fried Napa with Shrimp and Black Fungus

 

Stir Fried Asparagus with Preserved PorkStir Fried Asparagus with Preserved Pork

培根炖甘蓝

 

培根炖甘蓝

 

来美国之后,第一次做甘蓝(大头菜)的时候,着实的很费了一点劲。美式甘蓝叶子很厚,平常炒菜那是根本就不用想。后来发现人家美国人不用炒的,人家是炖的!

材料:培根炖甘蓝

甘蓝半颗,洋葱半头,鸡汤/水,培根碎少许,盐、黑胡椒随意。

做法:

1、洋葱切小丁。

2、甘蓝切块,大概 2-3 公分见方的样子。

3、炒锅倒油烧热,中大火把洋葱炒软。

4、甘蓝倒进锅,翻炒几分钟,加盐和黑胡椒调味,继续翻炒到甘蓝开始略微出水。

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5、等甘蓝开始有点缩水,倒入鸡汤/水,没过大半甘蓝即可。

我不是很喜欢汤汤水水的菜,所以一向都不加太多的汤汁在菜里。不介意的人,水可以没过甘蓝。

6、大火烧开之后,小火炖 10 分钟。

7、加入培根碎,翻拌均匀,继续炖 10 分钟。

8、翻一次锅,再炖 5-10 分钟即可出锅。

 

培根炖甘蓝

 

 

Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion

 

Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and OnionAmerican cabbage is different from Chinese ones. Cabbage leaves in Chinese version are much thinner and are easier to stir fry. I had a hard time to cook cabbage when I first moved here. This is the first cabbage dish in American version I learned here.

Ingredients:Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion

cabbage, onion, bacon, chicken broth/water, salt and pepper to taste

I cooked half of the cabbage, so I used half of the onion in the picture.

Method:

1. Chop onion to small pieces, set aside.Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion

2. Chop cabbage to cubes, set aside.

3. Heat up skillet, add cooking oil, set to medium high heat, cook onion for several minutes until tender.

4. Add cabbage to skillet, cook for about 3 minutes, add salt and pepper, keep stirring until cabbage start sweating.Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion

5. Cook cabbage until it start shrinking, add chicken broth/water until halfway cover cabbage. Bring broth to boil on high heat, then simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.

I don’t like to have too much juice in dish, so I don’t really pour too much broth. If you like to have more juice, you can add water/broth until cabbage are fully covered.Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion

6. Add bacon, stir, simmer for another 10 minutes.

7. Stir well, simmer for another 10 minutes.

8. Serve hot.

 

Steamed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion