I tend to make some Chinese dish at least once a week for a week day meal—this comes from having spent several years in Asia. Wife Jan really likes mapo doufu and it makes frequent appearances on these nights. However, mapo dofu has little in the way of green vegetable matter—beyond some green onion—so I tend to make a vegetable stir fry as a second dish.
Karl’s Chinese Chive Stem and Sichuan Pickle Stir Fry
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegetarian
I am making Sichuan pepper tri-tip and I wanted a vegetable dish to go with it. It has been a while since I made dry fried green beans. I did not look at the recipe I posted four years ago, I just did what felt right.
Karl’s Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans II
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
This is Eilene’s birthday week, so she got to choose Sunday’s dinner. She wanted spicy chicken and pan fried noodles. While this is a meal in itself, I thought that a cold, vegetable salad would be a nice addition to the meal.
Karl’s Sichuan Pickle Salad
Filed under Pickles, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
Adapted from an Appetite for China recipe
Chinese long bean is one of the vegetables that we were introduced to in our time in Chengdu (25 years ago). They are about two feet long and are thinner, tougher and have a rougher skin than Western green beans. Although most American Chinese restaurants use Western green beans in their dishes—because of availability and American tastes—this is the green bean called for in traditional recipes. Today, you can find them in most Chinese specialty stores.
Chinese Long Bean
and Bluelake Green Bean
Filed under Side Dishes, Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Adapted from an Appetite for China recipe
Jan requested that I finally figure out how to make dry fried green beans like we get from our favorite restaurants. I have tried making this before with dismal results. The beans have always come out both burned on the outside and raw on the inside.
Karl’s Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans
Filed under Chinese, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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