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

 

烤黄西葫芦

 

 烤黄西葫芦

 

朋友给了我一些自己地里出产的黄色西葫芦,实在是不怎么想炒了吃,就在网上找了一个烤的方子,修修改改,就做了这个。

材料: 烤黄西葫芦

黄西葫芦 1 磅,洋葱半个,鸡蛋一个,饼干碎(cracker crumb) 1 杯,牛奶 1/3 杯,黄油 1/4 杯,乳酪(cheese)碎半杯,盐、黑胡椒适量。

做法:

1、西葫芦切片,洋葱切的稍微碎一些,上屉蒸 5 分钟,沥水,静置待用。

2、饼干碎和乳酪碎混匀,分一半和西葫芦拌匀。 烤黄西葫芦

3、鸡蛋打散和牛奶拌匀,和西葫芦混匀。

4、融化黄油之后,分一半倒入西葫芦混合物,拌匀。

5、烤箱预热华氏 400 度。

6、6×9 烤盘涂一层油防粘,然后倒入西葫芦混合物,摊平。 烤黄西葫芦

7、剩下的黄油和饼干碎拌匀,撒在西葫芦上面,摊平。

8、烤盘放入烤箱,烤 25 分钟左右,或者到表面金黄即可。

 

 烤黄西葫芦

 

Yellow Squash Casserole with Onion

 

Yellow Squash Casserole with Onion   I found this recipe online, it looks simple and easy, so I decided to give it a try.

Ingredients:Yellow Squash Casserole with Onion

1lb yellow squash, 1/2 onion, 1 cup cracker crumb, 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1 egg, 1/3 cup milk, 4 tsb butter, salt and pepper to taste.

Method:

1. Slice yellow squash, chop onion, then steam for 5 minutes.

2. Drain vegetable after steaming, set aside.Yellow Squash Casserole with Onion

3. Mix cheese and cracker crumb, fold in half of the mixture with vegetable.

4. Whisk egg and milk, add to vegetable mixture.

5. Melt butter, add half to the vegetable mixture.

6. Preheat oven to 400°F.

7. Mix remaining butter with remaining cracker crumb.Yellow Squash Casserole with Onion

8. Pour vegetable mixture into a baking dish.

The one I used is 6×9.

9. Sprinkle remaining cracker crumb on top, bake for about 25 minutes or until the top turn golden brown.

 

Yellow Squash Casserole with Onion

 

坚果硬糖

 

坚果硬糖

 

突然很想吃糖,那种有很多坚果,香香的糖,于是就做了这个。以往我做糖,都是薄薄的那种,这次想试验一下厚的,于是这次的糖切开之后便是一个个小小的方砖似的摸样。不过,还是薄的比较容易切,所以我想以后不会做厚的了。

材料:

熟坚果,芝麻,白糖,糖浆。 坚果硬糖

做法:

1、准备一个中等大小的煮锅,同时准备一个深型的容器,铺上一层锡箔纸待用。

2、在煮锅里倒入白糖,一点水和两大勺糖浆。

我用了大概两磅的糖。坚果硬糖

3、中大火把糖融化,变成焦糖浆。

煮的时候要不停的搅拌。

4、把火调小,把坚果和芝麻慢慢倒进锅,边倒边搅拌,直到所有的坚果和芝麻都裹上糖浆。

坚果不能太多,太多就不能做成糖块的摸样了。我用了大概一磅的坚果。 坚果硬糖

5、趁热把坚果糖倒进准备好的容器,再盖上一层锡箔纸,上面压上一个重物把糖压实压平。

6、坚果糖放凉之后,揭去锡箔纸,切成小块即可。

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Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seeds

 

Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seeds

 

I was in a candy mode one day, and I don’t want the just-sweet-kind candy. So I decided to make some candy with nuts. I think they taste a lot better than regular candy.

Ingredients:

2 lbs sugar, 1 lb mixed roasted nuts, 2 tbsp syrup, 1/4 cup sesame seeds.Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seeds

Method:

1. Prepare a 9×13 baking pan, line with one layer of foil, set aside.

If you want the candy to be thinner, you’ll need a bigger pan.Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seeds

2. Pour sugar, syrup and 1/4 cup water into a sauce pan, melt sugar on medium high heat, constantly stirring until liquid color turn to brown.

3. Adjust heat to low, then slowly sprinkle nuts and sesame seeds into pan, constantly stirring until all the nuts and sesame seeds are coated with liquid, and you still can see some liquid flow around.

4. Pour the whole thing into the baking pan, covered with foil, then put something heavy on top to Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seedsfirm the candy.

I used a smaller baking pan, with some water inside.

5. Let candy cool, then cut into pieces.

Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seeds         Brittle with Nuts and Sesame Seeds

 

醉鸡腿

 

醉鸡腿

 

从第一次吃过醉鸡,就一直难忘那种味道,不能说是一见钟情,不过难以忘怀倒是真的。所以总是时时惦记着做一回。

材料:醉鸡腿醉鸡腿

鸡腿,糟卤。

做法:

1、鸡腿去骨。

2、蒸锅水开之后,放鸡腿进去蒸 30 分钟。

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3、准备一盆冰水,鸡腿蒸好之后放进去冰 60 分钟,然后放进糟卤浸泡过夜。

4、浸泡好的鸡腿切片,装盘即可。

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鸡腿不是一定要去骨的,可以带腿骨一起蒸。而且醉鸡未必一定用鸡腿来做,还可以用整鸡来做。

 

Rice Wine Flavored Drum Stick

 

Rice Wine Flavored Drum Stick

 

I fell in love with this dish right away after I tasted it for the first time. It tastes really different.

Ingredients:Rice Wine Flavored Drum StickRice Wine

Drum Sticks, Rice Wine*.

Method:

1. Pull bones off the drum sticks.

You can leave bones in. I just like to pull bones out.

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2. Steam drum sticks for about 30 minutes.

3. Soak drum sticks in ice-cold-water for about 1 hour right after taken out of steamer.

Rice Wine Flavored Drum Stick          Rice Wine Flavored Drum Stick         Rice Wine Flavored Drum Stick

4. Pour rice wine into a container, add some cold to keep it cold, transfer drum sticks into the container right after taking them out of water.

5. Cover container with lid, keep it refrigerated overnight, slice and serve cold.

You can use any part of chicken even whole chicken to cook this dish, don’t have to use drum sticks only.

 

* I can’t find any explanation in English for the rice wine I use. It’s not regular rice wine, it’s rice wine with seasoning. You can buy it from the Asian (Chinese) groceries.

 

怎样去鸡腿骨

 

去鸡腿骨

 

其实去鸡腿骨很容易,只是需要一把长条的小刀。

1、把鸡腿细的一端切一圈,确保所有的筋都被切断了。

2、鸡腿粗的一端也都切断。

3、确保腿骨周围的筋、肉都被切断。

4、把腿骨拔出来即可。

去鸡腿骨        去鸡腿骨        去鸡腿骨

 

* 前几天整理旧照片的时候,看到几张去鸡腿骨的照片,比这几张要详细一些,就一起放上来了。

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去鸡腿骨

How to Pull Bone off Drum Stick

 

Pull Bone of Drum Stick

 

This is actually easy and simple.

1. Take a knife, cut through the thinner end, make sure everything is cut.

2. Now you need cut the other end. This end is harder, you have more area to cut.

3. Make sure anything connected to bone is unconnected.

4. Pull bone out. Now you have it done!

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* I found some old pictures earlier, with more step-by-step pictures, might help you better understand.

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Pull Bone of Drum Stick