Cooking with a Southerner

Asian Dishes

I personally love Asian dishes. From americanized to authentic.

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~~☆ Asian String Beans ☆ ~~
-1 pound bag string beans (adjust according to serving size)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 c vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 tbsp Garlic Chunks (Jar garlic works just as well as fresh. Fresh garlic is stronger)
- Optional garnishes: Pepper flakes, toasted sesame seeds

Make it:

1. Snap tough end of beans, or cut. Either works. Snap in half if they are very long.

2. Heat oil over medium heat.

3. Work in batches to cook each bean completely. Fry them for 2 minuets, or until the beans start to wrinkle on the outside. Strain them, and set them to the side on a paper towel. Repeat until all beans are cooked.

4. Pour used oil into a bowl. Careful it is hot. Do not wipe the pan clean. use the remaining oil to fry your garlic.

5. Heat wok over medium high heat. Add garlic chunks, and cook it for about 30 second to 1 minuet. Add beans to pan, and cook for another minuet. Transfer to a serving dish of choice, add garnish if wanted, and enjoy.

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~~☆ Asian Chicken ☆~~
A delicious tender chicken cooked In an Asian sauce you make from scratch! It is absolutely delicious. This dish can be spicy, or sweeter depending on you personally. It pairs well with Garlic Cheddar Biscuts and Rice.

You will need:

- Chicken, about 1 pound. If you wish to Make a double batch more.
- Garlic Chunks
-Soy Sauce
-Orange juice, fresh or bottle. Both work. (This recipe may be used without oj. Theborangebjuice simple give it a little more tangy flavor)
-Brown Sugar
- Water
- Red Pepper Flakes, or hot oil, or both. ( This is only if you want it to have more kick)
- Ketchup
-Rice ( which ever you prefer and however you prefer)

- Garlic Cheddar Biscuts ( If you want them)

For the sauce:
Combine 2 tbsp Soy sauce, 2 tbsp Ketchup, 2 tbsp oj, 1/4 c packed brown sugar, 1/3 c water, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes/hot oil (add to taste), Garlic Chunks ( Add to taste. I personally love garlic).
Mix well, and set aside.

For the Biscuts:
You will need:

-1 or 2 cups (more or less depending on how many you want to make) All purpose self rising flour

-Cheddar cheese shredded, about 1 cup.

-Garlic Chunks about 4-5 large cloves( less id you don't want a strong flavor), fresh works best!
-Milk

Garlic Cheedar Biscuits:

1: Preheat oven to 425°

2:Combine about 1 to 2 cups all purpose self rising flour, Garlic Chunks, and Cheddar cheese. to a medium-large bowl.
3: Once dry ingredients are well coated, add a splash of milk and start stirring. Keep adding until a ball of dough forms.
4: Grease baking sheet.
5: Use an ice cream scoop, or roll put the dough. Place about an inch and a half apart.
6: Bake for about 15 mins. Or until a toothpick comes our clean.
7: Baste with butter of desired, let cool, serve with food.

Chicken:

1: Cut chicken into chunks, season with garlic, salt, pepper ect, and pan fry until golden brown and done in the middle.
2: Add sauce, and simmer until sauce has thickened. You want a nice thick, but somewhat liquid sauce.
- I personally love extra sauce to dip garlic cheddar biscuits into on the side.
3: Let the cool slightly, serve with rice or your favorite dish. Biscuts above pair well.

I have substituted the meat for pork and steak. They also work well.

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~~☆ Katsudon Pork Cutlets ~~☆

A yummy Japanese dish made of pork, egg, and onion served over. Bed or rice or udon noodles.

You will need:
-Pork chops ( preferably thin or regular cut, boneless) about 5-6
- Medium onion
- 2 tsp Mirin, a Japanese cooking sake
- 1/2 cups Chicken broth
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2-3 eggs
-flour
-salt, pepper, garlic powder or garlic salt
- Japanese bread crumbs
- chives, fresh
-oil

1: Add oil to skillet. Enough to come about half way up pork.
2: Add flour to one bowl with seasonings, add Japanese bread crumbs to another bowl or plate, add egg to final bowl.
3: light coat pork with flour, coat in egg, and press breads crumbs into pork until they coat it well.
4: fry each chop on each side. For about 3 minuets each side.
5: Let pork rest.
6: Chop onion, and add it to a new skillet with about 1 tbsp oil. Saute.
7: While onion cooks in a new bowl add Mirin, chicken broth, soy sauce, and sugar. Mix well, and add to onion.
8: Slice pork, and lay it over onion and sauce.
9: Crack, scramble additional egg, and pour over pork. Cover and cook until egg has set.
10: Lay over bed of rice or noodles.
11: Top with Chives if desired. Serve.

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~~ Cabbage Eggrolls ~~

You will need:

-1 Bag of Shredded Cabbage and Carrots or shred you own

-Soy Sauce

-Garlic Salt

-Pepper

-1 pkg Eggrolls Wrappers

- Wax or Parchment paper

Make It:

1. Season Cabbage and carrots with soy sauce, garlic salt and pepper.

2. Saute mixture until about half done. Maybe a little more.

3. Set up eggroll station. Get a small bowl of water.

4. Fill eggrolls one by one. Seal them.

5. Deep fry eggrolls until crispy and golden brown. Air fryer methods work as well until Golden brown.

6. Drain on a paper towel, let cool, serve.