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Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry

Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry

Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter ¾ cup celery ¼ cup onion 2 cups cooked chicken or turkey 1 small can (8–10 ounce) mushrooms, drained 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1 cup clear chicken broth 1 cup peanuts Cooked rice…

Pad Thai Sauce

Pad Thai Sauce

Pad thai sauce is commonly used in a Thai dish that shares the same name. This is a simplified version that is versatile enough to use in many other dishes. This recipe works best with rice noodles and is a…

Meat and Shrimp Potstickers

Meat and Shrimp Potstickers

Potstickers (锅贴 鍋貼 guōtiē; literally “pot stick”) are a Northern Chinese-style dumpling popular as a street food, appetizer, or side order in Japanese and Chinese cuisine. This dish is often served on a dim sum menu, but may be offered…

Leong’s Cashew Chicken

Leong's Cashew Chicken

Cashew chicken was invented at Leong’s Tea House in Springfield, Missouri. Leong had difficulty popularizing Chinese cuisine in the area and based the dish on the popular fried foods common in the Ozarks. The dish is not truly Chinese, but…

Hot Milk Cake

Hot Milk Cake

Hot milk cake is a traditional two-layer cake, possibly from the Mid-Atlantic States. It can be frosted with mocha icing. The cake can be fabulous, but the recipe is not for the timid. Expect a couple attempts that fail to…

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and sour soup is a popular soup served at Chinese restaurants in the United States. This version tastes exactly like that served at various Chinese restaurants in California. Ingredients 6 cups chicken stock or broth (or 4 cups water…

Honey Taffy

This recipe entails a good workout with the reward of unmistakably honey-flavored candies. This recipe can be completed by a single chef, but is much more fun with the help of friends and family. Ingredients 2 cups (450 g /…

Haupia (Hawaiian Coconut Pudding)

Haupia (Hawaiian Coconut Pudding)

Haupia is a Hawaiian pudding made of coconut milk and cornstarch (originally Polynesian arrowroot starch). Ingredients 3 cups coconut milk ½ cup white granulated sugar 1 dash salt ½ cup cornstarch Procedure Mix coconut milk with sugar and salt over…

Ghevar (Rajasthani Honeycomb Fritter)

Ghevar (Rajasthani Honeycomb Fritter)

Ghevar is an Indian delicacy originally from the state of Rajasthan. It is made with a round mold and has a crispy but porous texture. The following recipe has been entered with inputs from Tarla Dalal recipe book. Ingredients Sugar…

General Tso’s Chicken

General Tso's Chicken

General Tso’s chicken (Mandarin: Zuo Zongtang ji in) is a popular battered-chicken recipe in Chinese-American restaurants, allegedly hailing from Hunan province in China. However, the stories of the recipes heritage involving Zuo Zongtang (General Tso) are probably apocryphal, and it…

Fondue Neuchateloise

Fondue Neuchateloise

Ingredients 400 g (1 lb) Gruyêre cheese, grated 400 g (1 lb) Emmenthaler cheese, grated 400 ml (2 cups) dry white wine 1 or more cloves garlic 4 tsp cornstarch 50 ml (¼ cup) kirschwasser Pepper, freshly ground Nutmeg, freshly…