Chinese – Page 3 – Kusina ni Norie

Chinese Fish With Blackbeans

1 medium size fish (any kind like red snapper, flounder, pompano, or tilapia, etc.) 1” ginger root minced fine 1 clove garlic minced 1 TBS fermented salted black beans, rinsed 1 dried red chili or ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper (optional) Vegetable oil for pan-frying Reserve For Topping: 1 clove garlic cut in sticks orContinue reading “Chinese Fish With Blackbeans”

Shrimp With Quail Eggs

I had forgotten that this dish was one of my favorite Chinese dishes that my father and I used to cook when I was a very young adult. This is one of the dishes that Papa and I experimented to cook after we had dined in a Chinese restaurant in Manila because we fell inContinue reading “Shrimp With Quail Eggs”

Wonton Soup

Making wonton filling is the same as making filling for the Sho Mai or dumplings with a few more ingredients added. Ingredients for the wonton: 1/2 lb. ground pork ¼ lb. medium shrimp with shells, with or without the heads 1 egg 2 scallions (green onions) chopped 2 more scallions chopped, add the white partsContinue reading “Wonton Soup”

Egg Drop Soup

This is a shortcut version for 2 servings 1 can chicken broth ¼ c water 1 scallion or fresh chives chopped 1 egg 1 TBS cornstarch dissolved in 1 TBS cold water Salt and White ground pepper to taste. 2 slices ginger root A pinch of MSG added will make it taste a lot betterContinue reading “Egg Drop Soup”

Lumpia Shanghai

This lumpia is probably the most popular kind of lumpia here in the U.S. Almost everywhere I go and people realize I am a Filipino, there is always somebody who would ask me if I knew how to make lumpia. One of my co-workers at a new job asked me if I could make herContinue reading “Lumpia Shanghai”

Siopao

(Or Sho Bao) Siopao is another Chinese specialty that was introduced as a street food, peddled and popularized by a Chinese immigrant to the Philippines named Ma Mon Luk. Ma Mon Luk became known for his Siopao with his noodle soup called Mami (pronounced mom-mi). He started as a street peddler with a bamboo poleContinue reading “Siopao”

Sho Mai

Sho mai or shu mai are steamed dumplings. And again, there are many recipes floating around and every one of them is as good as the other. This is my rendition that I learned from my father. Place 1 tsp. mixture in each dumpling wrapper and fold up like fluted as above. Put in steamerContinue reading “Sho Mai”