Ants Climbing Up a Tree

Ingredients:

200 g mung bean noodles (4 sm individual pcks)
200 g lean minced pork
4 tbs soy sauce
1 tbs rice wine
2 tbs chili sauce
1 tsp corn flour
1 tbs vegetable oil
3 stalks spring onion (finely chopped)
1/2 c chicken stock

1. Marinate pork with soy sauce, rice wine, chili sauce, and corn flour for 30 minutes.

2. Soak the noodles in hot water for about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.

3. Heat the wok or large pan and add the oil. Add pork mixture and cook for 2 minutes over high heat. Add spring onions and cook until pork is done. Add chicken stock. Reduce heat to medium and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring well. Add noodles and blend well together. Cook until all liquid has been absorbed. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Steamed Fish

Ingredients:

1 big fish (white fish, bass, salmon)
2 stalks of green onion (cut in thirds)
1 big lemon
salt & pepper
1 sm quarter of ginger (julliened)
1/2 c water
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs cooking wine (optional)

Clean fish and cut 3 slits on both sides. Squeeze lemon all over it and rub salt and pepper inside and out. take half of the ginger and green onion and stuff inside the fish. Line wok, skillet, or steam-safe plate with the rest of the ginger and green onion. Place the fish on top and pour olive oil all over it. Add water. Cover and steam for about 20 minutes or until fish is done.

Variations: You can replace olive oil with butter and ginger with onion.


This fish steamer is one great investment!
You can cook your fish on stove or bake it in the oven.

Anchovies with Peanuts (Dilis)

This is a very popular dish in Taiwan. People usually eat this dish with a cold beer or two.

Ingredients:

80 g dried anchovies (dilis)
100 g cooked peanuts (without skin)
2 c oil
2 large green or red chilies (julienned)
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
3 stalks spring onion (chopped)
1 tbs rice wine
pinch of black pepper

Heat oil in a wok or skillet and deep fry anchovies for about 1-2 minutes. Remove anchovies andand drain. Set aside. In the same pan, add chili pepper, spring onion, garlic and rice wine and saute for 2 mintues. Add anchovies and peanuts and stir for another 4-5 minutes.

Recipe from: eatingchina.com