Category Archives: cheap recipes 便宜食譜
Radish Tofu

- 1 package of dried radish
- 1 package of five spice tofu
- some chopped cilantro
- some chopped garlic
- oil
- 1tsp sesame oil
- Cut tofu into small cubes.
- Fry the garlic in oil until fragrant.
- Add radish and tofu. When cooked sprinkle with cilantro.
- Add sesame oil to taste.
Thai Curry

Delicious curry from 2 different cans. Easy, simple and fast.
- 1 can of Thai curry paste (There are lots of different types – I like masaman)
- 1 can of coconut milk
- Any vegetables and/or meat you want, such as chicken breast, beef slices, eggplant, green pepper, baby corn, zucchini…etc.
See cooking instruction:
Soysauce stewed Pork Hock

- 2-3 cups of soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of sugar
- 5 cups of cooking wine
- 1 star anise
- 1-2 bay leaves
- 6-8 pork hocks
- 3-5 cloves of garlic
- 2-3 slice of ginger
- 1 tbsp of oil
- Place pork hocks in boiling water, boil for 15 minutes or until the water becomes cloudy.
- Rinse pork hocks in cold water until cooled.
- In the pot, fry ginger and garlic until fragrant.
- Add pork hocks, soy sauce, sugar, star anise, bay leafs. Cover with lid, cook for 15 minutes.
- When all pork hock have darkened, add cooking wine.
- Turn to low heat, cover with lid, cook for additional 1 hour.
Ruben Sandwich

- Sliced Corned beef ($1.5)
- Sauerkraut crout ($0.10)
- Ketchup ($0.10)
- Mayonnaise ($0.30)
- Yellow mustard ($0.10)
- Slice of Rye bread ($0.50)
Total $ 2.60 for one serving.
- Spread butter on both sides of rye bread. Grill them in a iron skillet.
- Place corned beef and sauerkraut on top of one slice of the bread. Fold another on top.
- Grill the sandwich until warm.
- Mix Ketchup, Mayonnaise, and yellow mustard.
- Spread the the sauce in the sandwich.
Enjoy your tasty homemade Ruben.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pudding Pie

This Strawberry cream pie only takes 2 minutes to make, but is as delicious as a pie you spend 2 hours on.
- 1 box of 16 oz. cream cheese ($1.29)
- 1 box of vanilla pudding mix ($1.29)
- some strawberries (sliced) ($3)
- 1 graham cracker pie crust ($2.19)
- some chocolate chips ($0.50)
Total $ 8.27 dollars. 8 servings with zero effort.
- Mix cream cheese with pudding in a food processor.
- Add chocolate chips and half of the strawberries slices into the mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
- Place the rest of the strawberrie slices on top of the mixture as decoration.
- Refrigerate until chilled.
Hawaiian Pizza

hm….pizza
- 1 can of pineapple
- 2 cup of chopped ham
- some toasted pin nuts
- 1 jar of pasta sauce
- 1 pizza crust
- some sliced cheddar cheese
- some sliced Mozzarella cheese
- Baked the crust follow the direction on the package
- Place topping on top of the crust. Started with cheddar cheese, pasta sauce, pineapple, ham, and mozzarella.
- Baked for additional 20 minutes and sprinkle toasted pin nuts on top.
Thanksgiving Marshmallow Sweet Potato 2008 感恩節烤地瓜泥

Thanksgiving sweet potato often is one of my favorite.
This is how I made it.
- 5 cups of mashed potato
- 1 cup of marshmallow
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- mix the potato with egg and brown sugar.
- bake for 375F for 15 minutes.
- sprinkle the marshmallow on top of sweet potato.
- bake additional 10 minutes or until marshmallow is melted.
Tomato Chicken Stew 燉蕃茄雞肉

- 1 can of corn
- 1 can of chopped tomato
- 5 cups of chicken stock
- 6-10 chicken drum stick
- 1 long hot pepper (chopped)
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 cups of water
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 can of tomato paste
- salt, pepper
- Place everything into a crock pot.
- Set to low heat for 8 hours or high for 5 hours.
- Enjoy the delicious tomato stew. Serve on top of rice and/or bread.
Great for cold, busy winter.
韭菜肉包

餡料:
- 2-3磅 豬絞肉
- 韭菜丁2杯
- 3大匙麻油
- 3大匙醬油
- 白胡椒一些
- 鹽一些
- 雞湯粉一小匙
麵皮
- 2杯白麵粉
- 2杯全麥麵粉
- 1匙酵母粉
- 鹽一些
- 糖一匙
- 溫水一些
- 先將白麵粉. 全麥麵粉. 酵母粉. 鹽. 糖 混勻. 慢慢加入溫水搓揉. 直到麵不沾手就剛好.
- 將麵團放在溫暖處發約1小時.
- 將餡料才料用手攪拌到混合均勻.
- 麵摶切成約12-16等份. 桿平至圓形.
- 麵片中央放一大匙餡. 將麵片外圍捏起來.
- 將包子放入抹油後的盤子上.再讓包子麵皮發酵約30分鐘.
- 蒸包子約20分鐘.
香濃好吃的包子好了.
Leak flower with bean curd

- 絞肉一些
- 豆乾切片一些
- 韭菜花一把. 切塊
- 糖一小匙
- 醬油2大匙
- 油一大匙
- 鹽
- 雞湯1/2杯
- 油鍋快炒肉. 加入醬油. 糖
- 肉快熟時. 加入韭菜花. 雞湯. 鹽加蓋. 悶約6-8分
- 加入豆乾. 炒一下.