Late night #WokHei cravings, sated.
Cook French green beans twice in a HOT, un-oiled pan, to ideally start building up a sear on them while gradually driving water out of the green beans, keeping the wok hot and dry. Cook a third time with a bit of oil in the wok. Top the green beans with appropriate sauces & seasonings before stir frying... in this case, oyster sauce, chili garlic sauce, a little unagi sauce, a little Thai sweet chili sauce, white pepper, garlic powder, and sesame seeds.
#WokHei #HongKong #BreathOfTheWong #ChineseFood #Cantonese #AAPI
I've had many opportunities but I've never traveled to Hong Kong but this article makes me want to make the trip despite of the #Chinese #Communist government's take-over & repression of the city . . .
If I do decide to finally go there, this article will be my travel guide because I miss the "old flavors" of the Chinese food (most of which originated in Hong Kong) that I grew up with in #SFChinatown too.
First up - Chinese.
We ordered some supplies, as I've never really cooked traditional Chinese properly at home. We're focusing mainly on #Cantonese to start, with some #Szechwan dishes later.
Beef in Black Bean Sauce was the first Chinese dish I ever ate, and it's still my favorite. Made it from scratch using fermented black beans.
Turned out pretty well. Sauce needs to be a bit thicker, but the taste was spot on.
No #WokHei yet I'm afraid, as our stove is induction.
Thoughts on making Smoky Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s _The Wok_ cookbook. Good! 4 stars! ★★★★☆
https://orangegnome.com/posts/2718/smoky-bok-choy-with-garlic-sauce
#Food #Cooking #JKenjiLopezalt #CookTheBook #CookTheBookTheWok #BokChoy #WokHei
Tea time.
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