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Showing posts with label chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chinese. Show all posts

Monday, December 22, 2008

Somewhat Chinese Smoked Turkey Noodle Soup


With the leftover Thanksgiving smoked turkey I made some stock and used it to invent a soup.

I simmered together:
  • broth from smoked turkey
  • onions
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • five spice powder
  • soy sauce
After a while I added:
  • carrots
After ten more minutes I added:
  • green onions
  • soba noodles, partially precooked
  • spinach
  • sesame oil
And I served it just like that. Leftover turkey meat would have been good, but we didn't have any.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Golden Bag


No cooking in this post -- nothing especially amazing in the Chinese takeout department, either -- but I was in love with this greasy bag our complimentary eggroll came in.

The mu shu pork was pretty decent: classic brown sauce, tender pork, finely shredded cabbage. The pancakes were kind of gross and prepackaged, but whatever. It was quite late on a Sunday night, and we were excessively pleased to find somewhere open.

The kung pao chicken? Fine. A little bland. No pronounced dried red chile flavor. Cashews contributed no flavor. Better with some fresh garden chiles.

I think we got five meals out of this two-dish order: dinner for two, lunch for two, and a snack for one. Quite a deal. But probably the last time I eat Chinese takeout for another few years.