Grandpa Chan's Cantonese Char Siu BBQ Pork

Ingredients

• 2-3 lb. Pork butt
• ¼ Brown or White sugar
• ¼ cup of hoisin sauce
• 1 tsp. Chinese five spice powder
• 1 Garlic Clove, minced
• 1/8 tsp. rep food color

How To Prepare

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Marinate meat in the hoisin, sesame oil, sugar, soy, red dye and garlic mixture for 4 or more hours in the refrigerator
3. Place meat on a rack on top of a foil-lined cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
4. Bake 20-25 min, or until pork is cooked to an internal temp of 145 degrees
5. Cut diagonally into thick slices to serve.

Chahan チャーハン or Yakimeshi 焼飯 (both names mean the same dish): Japanese Fried Rice

Ingredients (Feeds 2)

• 1 ½ Cups of White Rice
• 1-2 Eggs
• 2-4 Green Onions
• 5 Slices of Bacon
• ½ a carrot
• 1 ½ Tbsp of Soy Sauce
• 1 Tbsp of Minced Garlic or equivalent cloves
• Olive Oil or Sesame Oil
• Salt
• Pepper

How to Prepare

• Chop the green onions, bacon, and carrots into small cubes/pieces then set aside
• Fry your diced bacon pieces to a little undercooked then set aside
• Scramble your eggs and use the left over bacon oil to cook them then set aside
• Throw in your rice over medium heat
• Mix in carrots, bacon, green onions, and egg along with soy sauce
• Cook over medium heat and generously mix until color becomes even on rice
• Finish in olive/sesame oil, salt, pepper and additional soy sauce to taste

Toshikosi Soba

Ingredients

Noodle soup:

• 1.5L bonito or kombu kelp dashi stock
• 200ml soy sauce
• 100ml mirin
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 300ml tsuyu (optional)

Noodles:

• 200g soba buckwheat noodles
• 100g spring onions
• 20g tempura flakes

How To Prepare

1. In a large pan, make your dashi stock. Next, add the mirin and simmer gently for a few minutes. Now add the sugar and let it dissolve before adding the soy sauce. This makes the soup for your soba noodles.
2. In separate pan bring 1l of water to the boil. Add the soba, stir them slightly to make sure they're all spread out around the pot. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for around 8 minutes. Cooking times may vary depending on your noodles, so check the instructions on the packet.
3. Drain the noodles and rinse them in cold water, gently rubbing the noodles to remove any excess starch on the surface. Next, thinly slice the spring onions and any other garnishes.
4. Gently re-heat the stock and pour into bowls, then add the noodles and garnish with your spring onions and tempura flakes.

Samoan Sapasui

Ingredients (Feeds 2)

• 1 Can of Corned Beef
• 2 Packages of Beam Vermicelli Noodles
• (Long Rice Noodles)
• 1 Head of Cabbage 
• 1 Yellow Onion
• 3 Cloves of Garlic 
• 1 Small Ginger
• 1/2 Cup of Soy Sauce

How to Prepare

1. Cook the noodles in water and when they become soft cut the noodles in half. Cook the noodles until they are soft and tender. 
2. Dice the onions, garlic, ginger, and cabbage.
3. In a pan on medium heat, add a table spoon of oil and cook the chopped ingredients.
4. Add Corned Beef and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add Soy Sauce and let simmer for 3 more minutes. Serve.

Ginger Scallion Crab

Ingredients

• Crab
• Ginger
• Scallion
• Cornstarch
• Cooking Oil

For Sauce:

• 1 TB Oyster Sauce
• 2 Dashes White Pepper Powder
• 1/8 Tsp Sesame Oil
• 1/2 Tsp Sugar
• 1/8 Tsp Fish Sauce
• 3/4 Tsp Corn Starch
• 6 TB Water

How To Prepare

1. Mix sauce ingredients 
2. Clean crab, cut into pieces
3. Dry crab, lightly coat crab with corn flour 
4. Heat wok or pan, add cooking oil
5. When oil is hot, drop crab pieces and deep fry
6. When crab is done (they'll turn red), strain oil and set aside
7. Heat up wok or pan again with oil, add ginger & fry until aromatic
8. Put crab pieces back in and quickly stir a few times 
9. Add sauce and chopped scallions
10. Toss until everything's well coated… serve immediately!

Mom's "Kitchen Sink" Miso Soup

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Total time: 15-20 minutes

Makes: Approximately 4 - 1 cup servings

Ingredients

• 4 cups of dashi or water
• 1 cup peeled potatoes cut into 1" cubes
• 1/2 cup carrots, sliced
• 1 cup spinach or a similar green
• 1/2 cup shitake or other mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 white onion, sliced
• 1/2 package of firm tofu cut into 1" cubes
• 2 tablespoons white miso paste (add more as needed)

How To Prepare

1. In a medium pot, add dashi, potatoes, and carrots. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer for about 5 to 8 minutes or until the vegetables are starting to soften.
2. Keep at a simmer and add in spinach, onions and tofu. Continue to simmer or until vegetables are cooked.
3. Turn off heat and stir in miso paste. Miso can easily burn, so make sure the water is not boiling when adding it in. Add paste until it is flavored to your liking.
4. Serve in a bowl as a side or make it a main dish with some white rice.
5. You can also add in the crunchy leftover bits after making tempura. Throw a tablespoon or two of it into the soup for added flavor.

Garden Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

For the Garden Rolls:

• 8 sheets rice paper
• 1 cup cooked rice noodle
• 1 cup cucumber cut into match sticks
• 2 cups assorted Asian herbs such as mint, cilantro, Thai basil
• 1/2 lb steamed shrimp
• 1/2 lb protein of choice such as grilled/roasted pork, chicken, beef, or tofu

For the Peanut Dipping Sauce:

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup (or more) water
• 1 tsp sriracha sauce (optional)

How To Prepare

1. Quickly moisten rice paper sheet, place small amount of noodles (no more than 1/4 cup) on lower portion of rice sheet.
2. Then layer shrimp, protein, lettuce, herbs, cucumber on top. Now roll it all up, folding up from the bottom then both sides inward - like a burrito.
3. For sauce: Place all ingredients into a small pot and stir while heating until all is blended. More or less water may be needed depending on how thick you like the sauce.
4. Enjoy with peanut dipping sauce.