I used to think burdock can be only used as tea or medicine herbs. I never thought it could be cooked as usual vegetables.
Burdock is very good for health. This dish is very simple. Just rinse burdock in water, remove the peel. Then cut into think slices. Thin slices are easy to cook and will be very crunchy. Dust burdock slices with flour.
Heat oil in the pan. Fry burdock slices till both sides turn golden brown.
No need to add any seasoning. Burdock tastes a bit sweet itself.
I don’t know why since last night I kept thinking about beef pie. So today, I decided to make it for lunch.
Prepare pie crust:
In a bowl, add in 230 g flour and 1 tsp salt. Cut 60g butter in. Mix them with gunfire till crumbs. Pour in 110g cold water ( I put it in the freezer before use). Make all ingredients into a dough. Put into refrigerator for at least 30 mins.
Prepare beef filling:
1. Heat a little oil in the pan.
2. Add in ground beef (350 g) and 1 chopped onion. Stir fry till beef shows no more pink color and onion turns transparent.
3. Add in 3 tbsp tomato sauce. Dissolve 3 tbsp corn starch in 1/4 cup water. Then pour the corn starch water mixture into the pan.
4. Sprinkle salt, black pepper and mixed herbs.
5. Simmer a bit and reduce to condensed sauce.
Preheat oven to 200 degree C.
Press pie crust into pie pan. Poke several times with a fork.
Put beef fillings into it.
Cover with another piece of pie crust. Also poke with fork. Brush milk or egg.
Put into oven and bake for 40 mins.
I really love it.
1. Remove Mushroom’ s stem. Don’t throw away. Chop them. Also prepare chopped garlic, and bacon ( or sausage).
2. Heat a little oil in the pan. Preheat oven to 190 degree C. Put chopped Mushroom stem mixture into pan. Stir fry till aromatic. Add in a little salt and mixed herbs. Set aside.
3. Use a spoon to stuff Mushroom with bacon mixture.
Put into oven and bake for 10-15 mins.
Sprinkle cheese powder before serving.
They tasted really good. My husband loved them.
My husband and I tried sukiyaki pot while in Hokkaido. We both loved it.
That one required dipping in raw egg. Really delicious.
Japanese sukiyaki pot is different from shanushabu. It needs sukiyaki sauce, which I bought from a Japanese supermarket.
Prepare pork slices or beef slices.
And vegetables.
Pour sukiyaki sauce in a pot. I chose to use my skillet. When sauce boils, put in meat and vegetables. I also put in Tofu.
Boil a while till all ingredients are cooked.
Serve hot.
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 cup diced Apple
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
For topping:
1/8 cup butter
1/8 cup sugar
1/8 cup flour
2 tbsp cinnamon powder
1. Preheat oven to 190 degree C.
2. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon powder, set aside.
3. Cream butter with sugar till light. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix well.
4. Fold in flour mixture, alternating with milk. Stir till just combined. Fold in Apple dices.
5. Pour batter into muffin pan. Top with crumbs.
6. Bake for 30 mins.
Yummy!
Preheat oven to 200 degree C.
1. Shred Zucchini ( 2 small ones) with a kitchen grater.
2. Put zucchini shreds in a large bowl, add in one large egg, 1 cup bread crumbs, 2 tsp Italian mixed herbs, 1 cup grate parmasen, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper. Mix them well.
3. Put one spoonful zucchini mixture in hand. Squeeze it till tightly round shaped.
4. Place them on baking paper and put into the oven.
Bake for 20 mins.
5. Flip over and bake for another 5 mins.
Serve with the sauce you like.
I love them.
1. Clean duck leg. Then pour hot boiling water all over it. Let the duck leg be air dried.
2. In a small bowl, add in 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp vinegar and 1 tsp water. Mix well.
3. When the duck leg’s skin completely dried, brush sauce over it. Wait till dried and brush again. Repeat brushing 2 times.
4. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. When the duck leg was put into the oven. Turn to 170 degree C. Roast for 40 mins.
Let the roasted duck leg cool. Then cut into slices, which I’m not good at.
Serve with the sauce you like. I chose sweet Thai chili sauce.
Yummy.
For the burger bun:
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/black-sesame-round-bun-and-mini-burger/
For the beef:
Ground beef 300 g
1 chopped onion
Bread crumbs 3 tablespoon
Salt 1 tsp
Black pepper 1 tsp
1 egg
Mix all the ingredients above in a big bowl. Knead them till fully mixed.
Divide beef into several beef ball and press into flat ones.
Heat a little oil in the pan. Fry beef patties till both sides turn golden brown.
Cover the pan with lid for 3 mins. Then flip and another 3 mins. Then the beef part is done.
Cut burger bun into halves. Place one piece of cabbage on it. Then a cheese slice, beef patty, and another cheese slice. You can also add in sauce you like.
Yummy. My husband loved it very very much.
Preheat oven to 220 degree C.
For the pizza dough, please refer to:
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/easy-thin-pizza/
Chop ham into small pieces. In a bowl, add in ham bits and Mushroom. Pour in a little olive oil, a little salt. Mix well.
Poke pizza dough with a folk several times. Brush pizza dough with tomato sauce.
Sprinkle cheese over it.
Then spread ham & cheese over cheese.
Top with another layer of cheese. Sprinkle a little black pepper.
Bake for 15-20 mins.
Yummy!
When my husband and I were in Hokkaido, we went to Hokkaido Historical Village. We had a great time exploring that place and we had a taste of potato cake in the canteen there.
Both of us loved it. Soft, seeet and smells so so good.
After we came back, I searched recipe online. And found this:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/11907/japanese-potato-cake
1. I chose 4 medium potatoes. Clean and peel them. Then cut into medium chunks. Boil to soft. Mash them.
2. Add 10 tablespoons corn starch into mashed potato. Mix very well without any lumps.
3. Heat 20 g butter in the pan. When melted, put potato cake into it and fry till both side golden brown. ( I rinse my hand first, and put one spoonful potato dough in my palm. It won’t be sticky since my hands are wet. Make the dough into round and flatter one, then put into pan.)
4. Make the sauce: heat a saucepan. Add in 60 ml water, 2 tbsp brown sugar and 2 tbsp light soy sauce. Turn to high heat and reduce to thick and condensed sauce. Pour over potato cakes.
Taste really like the ones we had in Hokkaido. My husband loves them very much.
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