These recipes are inspired by my family, friends, and online sources!❤

Dish of 2022: lemongrass chicken credit

Literally, all you need is lemongrass, chicken, and fish source (which can be replaced by soy sauce). A simple but flavorful meal! I personally don’t add as much sugar as in the recipe.

Sugar Cookie credit

• Ingredients:
  • 2 cups and 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Instructions:
  1. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
  2. In a larger bowl, use a wooden spoon or mixer to cream the oil and sugar.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
  4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until dough forms. Add more flour if the dough is too sticky or thin. (Remark: the dough will be less smooth and sticky compared to butter cookie, but it makes things easier when flattening the balls.)
  5. Chill dough for 30 minutes (it’s okay to go ahead without chilling, as long as the dough is of room temperature.)
  6. Preheat oven to 350 F Roll dough into 1.5 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet, flatten with your hand or a pint glass to create a flat circle.
• Yield: 12

卤牛肉 / Beef Stew

• 材料：黄牛肉两斤，切成四方块
• 配料：红干辣椒3个，冰糖：5颗，八角：2颗，桂皮：半片，老抽：2勺，美味鲜：半小碗，黄酒：大半碗。蒜头：4颗。
• 做法：牛肉焯水洗净，入高压锅，把上述调料一次性放入，高压锅气上来后小火40分钟，开锅后大火收汁。放入保鲜碗里。顺便卤蛋的话：煮鸡蛋，剥壳之后加入和肉一起煮。

秘制鸡爪

• 材料: 一斤鸡爪一袋黄酒比例。
• 配料：半碗美味鲜、一勺老抽、干辣椒一把、花椒半把、茴香一个、冰糖3-5颗
• 做法：鸡爪去指甲，中间剖一道。焯水洗干净倒入锅，入黄酒和配料。大火煮开转中火熬干即成。按这个黄酒比配到熬干，鸡爪已经很熟软。

虾米炒青菜/包菜/白菜

• 材料：虾米干、大蒜
• 做法：先炒大蒜和虾米，炒出香味之后加入菜。 非常之香。

煎杏鲍菇 (credit: rs)

• 材料：杏鲍菇、黄油、黑胡椒、生抽
• 做法：开小火融化黄油，放入杏鲍菇，加一点黑胡椒，煎出水分之后，加少许生抽，开稍微大火收汁。比肉更绵软的口感和甜甜的黄油，加上生抽的鲜味，美味！

番茄牛肉意面酱 (credit: Noralauuu)

• 材料：大蒜两粒、姜一小块、牛肉馅儿700g（山姆买的，也可以自己买牛肉自己切碎）、白洋葱半个、培根150g、番茄1个、番茄膏半瓶（我买的是新疆笑厨牌的，大概120g）
• 做法：
  1. 大蒜两粒、姜一块，擦成泥备用，洋葱、培根切碎，番茄切小块
  2. 牛肉馅儿➕蒜泥、姜泥、盐、蚝油、生抽、黑胡椒粉，搅拌均匀
  3. 热锅，下油，先放洋葱和培根碎，炒片刻后，放切好的番茄继续炒，然后放牛肉馅儿继续炒，炒大概5-6分钟，放入番茄膏，再炒个2-3分钟，加热水，小火慢煮30分钟。
• 用法：煮好意面淋一大勺肉酱，再给娃烤个鸡翅，煮几朵西兰花和鲜豌豆，营养丰富滴一餐搞掂
• Yield: 3

Scallop Tomato Soup / 扇贝番茄汤 (inspired by rs. My Signature!)

• Ingredients：1 Tomato, 2 cloves of garlic, 1-2 slices of bacon, 5-8 scallops (depending on the size, and how many you want to eat!)
• Instructions:
  1. Mince garlic, cut tomatos into 1/8 of the original size, cut bacon into squares.
  2. Defrost scallops in cold water (Or wash the scallops if you bought fresh ones), and sprinkle some salt on them.
  3. (Optional) Fry scallops using oil and/or unsalted butter, just to create some crust. (I usually skip this step).
  4. Put bacon in heated fry pan until crispy & golden. Add minced garlic (mid-high heat), and add tomatoes when garlic turns golden. When tomatoes become soft, add boiled water (~2 cups).
  5. Add scallops along with black pepper, 1-2 teaspoons of cooking wine, 2-3 teaspoons of soy sauce, 1-2 teaspoons of sugar, and some salt (depending on your taste).
  6. (Optional) Add 2-3 teaspoons of starch (dissolved in cold water) to the soup at the end. Add parsley for decoration and additional flavor.
• Yield: 1

Have not tried, but seems great!

酸菜白肉锅 (credit: zrc)

• 材料： 五花肉、虾米、酸菜
• 做法：
  1. 五花肉焯水后整块炖熟，冻硬后切片。
  2. 用炖肉的汤把虾米泡软后和料头以及挤干水分的东北酸菜炒香。
  3. 最后砂锅闷上半小时。肥而不腻的五花肉实在太好吃啦～

油泼辣子 (credit: zkx)

先热油炸葱蒜洋葱和香料，然后把料捞出来，再把热油泼下去～辣子里可以加点盐。放白芝麻，最后还可以来一点点醋！

猪肘 (credit: fx)

• 配料：郫县豆瓣一勺，大量青花椒，葱姜蒜一坨，十三香胡椒粉少许，适量白砂糖。喜欢吃辣的同学可以再加一堆干辣椒。
• 做法：猪肘先焯水洗净，然后炒糖色煎皮。 捞出后放入上述配料翻炒均匀，然后加入猪肘再次翻炒均匀。（放入高压锅）焖30min后取出大火收汁 （觉得肉快散架了汁还没手完就先取出猪肘），收汁至粘稠后摆盘装盘浇汁。