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I consider myself a food enthusiast. As much as I love eating, I also love experimenting with all the herbs and spices I can find. I want to share all my food experiences, food adventures and my recipes here. I'm glad you found this site. You must be a food enthusiast as well. I hope we can exchange recipes and food experiences, so please don't hesitate to leave a comment. Don't worry, I won't bite =P. I'm looking forward to reading your feedback! - Orchard


Showing posts with label sweet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweet. Show all posts

Monday, October 10, 2011

Sweet Soy Sauce Chicken Livers

If you’re in a hurry and you want to eat a hearty good meal, here’s an easy-to-cook recipe for you!



½ kg chicken liver

Salt, to taste

1tsp black pepper

1tbsp sugar

5 cloves of garlic, minced

1 medium red onion, chopped

1 jalapeno

½ cup of vinegar

2 ½ - 3 tbps of soy sauce, or to taste

4 tbsp of cooking oil

To prepare:
  1. In a bowl, prepare this mixture: mix soy sauce and vinegar together and dissolve the sugar in it; set aside.
  2. In another bowl, sprinkle salt onto the chicken livers, mix, then set aside.
  3. Heat a skillet to medium heat.
  4. Pour the cooking oil into the skillet.
  5. Sauté the garlic and onion in the skillet until golden brown.
  6. Add the chicken livers.
  7. Sprinkle with black pepper.
  8. Fold.
  9. Pour the soy-sauce mixture into the skillet.
  10. Add the jalapeno.
  11. Lower the heat and cover with a lid.
  12. Stir from time to time until the sauce thickens.
  13. Remove from stove.
Voila, your chicken livers are ready to eat! Easy, isn’t it? Enjoy!

Good for 2 servings

Monday, September 12, 2011

East Asian Hot Sweet-Chili Chicken Wings Recipe


Ingredients:

10 Chicken wings
Cooking oil
½ McCormick® marjoram
½ McCormick® dried oregano
2 tbsp sugar
Rock salt
9 cloves of garlic, minced
½ medium onion, chopped finely
1 tsp sumac
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp American Garden® powdered white pepper

To prepare the chicken:
  1. Sprinkle 1 ½ tbsp of rock salt onto the chicken wings and mix them together.
  2. Heat the pan to medium heat.
  3. Pour cooking oil in the pan (½ inch deep).
  4. Fry the chicken wings until done.
  5. Set aside.
To prepare the hot chili mixture:
  1. Heat another pan to medium heat and pour in 3 tbsp of cooking oil.
  2. Sauté garlic and onion until golden brown.
  3. Add the oregano, marjoram, sumac, cayenne pepper, white pepper.
  4. Mix them together.
  5. Add the sugar.
  6. Stir until the ingredients are mixed well together.
  7. Add the fried chicken wings.
  8. Fold the chicken wings with the rest of the ingredients.
  9. Keep folding until the mixture is evenly distributed on the chicken wings.
  10. Remove the pan from stove.
Now, your East Asian hot sweet-chili chicken wings are ready to eat. Enjoy!

Good for 2 servings.



Sunday, September 11, 2011

Quick Sprite® Shrimp

Ingredients:

1kg shrimps, in shell
Salt, to taste
½ cup Sprite®
2 tbsp cooking oil
2 tbsp butter (or more, if you want)

To prepare:
  1. Sprinkle salt onto the shrimps and mix them together.
  2. Heat the pan on medium heat.
  3. Put cooking oil in the pan.
  4. Add the shrimps.
  5. Stir until the shrimps are starting to look orange-y.
  6. Pour ½ cup of Sprite®.
  7. Cover with lid.
  8. Fold from time to time until the Sprite® evaporates.
  9. Add 2 tbsp butter, stir until melted.
Good for 4 servings. Enjoy!



Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Food Experience: Pork Paper



By the sound of it, you might ask, “Pork paper!? Is it edible?” Yes, it is! This mouth-watering delicacy is made of pork mixed with spices and a hint of sugar. It’s called “paper” because it’s as thin as paper, and it’s very brittle. It’s easy on the teeth, so you’ll enjoy biting and chewing on it as the taste of pork, sweet and spice spreads in your mouth. It can be found outside of Taipei, Taiwan, in Chufen Village. If you live there, lucky you, you must have tried the pork paper already. If you’re going there, I recommend that you try it. Personally, I couldn’t get enough of it; I could eat ten, or more, packages of it. It truly is very tasty!