Hong Shao Rou Ingredients Blanching * 1.5 lbs pork belly * 3 scallions(white portion) * 3 slices ginger * 1/4 cup shaoxing wine Cooking * 2 tbsp neutral oil * 2 tbsp rock sugar * 3 scallions(white portion) * 3 slices ginger * 2 star anise * 1 cinnamon stick * 2 bay leaves * 3 dried chilies * 1/4 cup shaoxing wine * 3 tbsp light soy sauce * 1 tbsp dark soy sauce * 2.5 cups water Instructions 1. Prep aromatics by slicing ginger and scallions. Save scallions whites for cooking and greens for garnish. 2. Cut pork belly into 1.5 inch sized chunks. 3. Add pork belly to a pot along with aromatics and shaoxing wine. Cover with water, bring to a boil, and cook for 5-7 minutes. 4. Rinse pork belly under cold water to remove any scum. 5. Heat oil and sugar in a wok on medium heat. Once the sugar caramelizes and becomes an amber color(3-4 minutes), add the pork belly. 6. Sauté pork belly until golden brown then add aromatics, spices, shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. Pour enough water to barely cover the pork belly, cover with a lid and simmer on low for 1.5 to 2 hours. You know the pork belly is ready when you can easily poke the skin with a chopstick. 7. Remove the aromatics and spices then raise the heat to medium high to reduce and thicken the sauce(3-4 minutes). 8. Garnish with green portion of scallions and serve with a hot bowl of rice. #lowandslow #hongshaorou #redbraisedporkbelly #porkbelly #chinesefood #braise #braisedporkbelly #recipe #cooking #food #recipevideo #cookingvideo #foodvideo #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #easyrecipe #easyrecipes #easyrecipeideas #quickrecipe #quickrecipes #quickrecipeideas #asianfood #comfortfood #cookingathome

Tomato Egg Ingredients * 4 eggs * Salt to taste * Neutral oil * 2 scallions(sliced) * 3-4 tomatoes(cut into chunks) * 2 tbsp water * 1 tsp soy sauce * 2 tsp oyster sauce * 2 tsp sugar * 2 tbsp ketchup * 1/4 tsp white pepper * 1/4 tsp msg * 1 tsp sesame oil Instructions 1. Prep ingredients by slicing scallions and cutting tomatoes into chunks. 2. Whisk eggs and season with a pinch of salt. 3. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a wok on medium high heat. Pour eggs and scramble and once the eggs are set but are still slightly runny, set it aside(30-45 seconds). 4. Add 2 tbsp oil to the same wok and sauté the white portion of scallions(30 seconds). 5. Once fragrant, add the tomatoes and a splash of water. 6. Let that simmer and once the tomatoes become soft and release their juices, add soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, ketchup, white pepper, and msg. 7. Let that simmer and once thickened, incorporate the scrambled eggs. 8. Finish with a little sesame oil and garnish with the green portion of scallions. #30minutemeals #tomatoegg #tomatoeggstir-fry #tomatoeggstirfry #recipe #cooking #food #stir-fry #stirfry #recipevideo #cookingvideo #foodvideo #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #easyrecipe #easyrecipes #easyrecipeideas #quickrecipe #quickrecipes #quickrecipeideas #tomato #egg #asianfood #comfortfood #cookingathome

Jjajangmyeon Ingredients - 3 tbsp neutral oil - 3/4 cup Korean black bean paste - 1 lbs pork belly(sliced) - 1 cup onion(diced) - 2 tbsp garlic(minced) - 1 tbsp ginger(minced) - 1 cup zucchini(diced) - 1 tbsp oyster sauce - 1 tsp gochugaru - 2 tbsp sugar - 1 tsp black pepper - Msg/salt to taste - 2 cups dashi stock or beef stock - 3 tbsp cornstarch+3 tbsp water - 2 tsp sesame oil - Jajang noodles - Cucumber for garnish(julienned) - Korean pickled radish Instructions 1. Fry black bean paste with oil on medium low heat for 10 minutes. 2. In a pot, fry the pork belly on medium heat until browned and the fat has rendered. 3. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and sauté until fragrant and translucent(3-4 minutes). 4. Add zucchini and cook for a couple of minutes. 5. Add the cooked black bean paste and season with oyster sauce, gochugaru, sugar, and pepper, and msg. 6. Once incorporated, pour in stock, and let it simmer for 8 minutes. 7. Combine 2.5 tbsp water with 2.5 tbsp of cornstarch to make slurry. 8. Add slurry and let thicken on medium heat then drizzle sesame oil to finish. 9. Cook noodles 1 minutes less than package instructions. 10. Pour jjajang sauce over noodles, garnish with cucumbers, and serve with pickled radish. #jjajangmyeon #30minutemeals #jajangmyeon #recipe #cooking #food #foodie #recipevideo #cookingvideo #foodvideo #easyrecipe #easyrecipes #easyrecipeideas #quickrecipe #quickrecipes #quickrecipeideas #koreanfood #comfortfood #noodles #blackbeannoodles #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial

Garlic String Beans Ingredients * 1 lbs string beans * 8-10 garlic cloves * Neutral oil for frying * Salt to taste * 1/2 tsp msg * 1/4 White pepper Instructions 1. Wash and cut the ends off of string beans then thoroughly dry them with a paper towel. 2. Finely mince garlic and heat a wok or pot filled half way with oil until it reaches 375°F. 3. Flash fry string beans in batches for 45 seconds or until they start to blister. Remove and place on a paper towel lined tray. Wait for oil to reheat before frying next batch. 4. Remove oil saving a couple of tbsp to sauté the garlic. On medium heat, sauté garlic until fragrant(1 min) then add the string beans. 5. Season with salt, msg, and white pepper then thoroughly toss until fully incorporated. #garlicgreenbeans #garlicstringbeans #30minutemeals #stringbeans #greenbeans #dintaifung #recipe #cooking #food #foodie #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #recipevideo #cookingvideo #easyrecipes #easyrecipeideas #easyrecipe #quickrecipeideas #quickrecipes #quickrecipe #comfortfood #vegeterian #msg

Shrimp Toast Ingredients * 3/4 lbs shrimp(peeled & deveined) * 2 scallions(minced) * 1/2 tsp salt * 1/4 tsp sugar * 1/4 tsp msg * 1/4 tsp white pepper * 1.5 tbsp cornstarch * 1 egg white * 1/2 tsp sesame oil * Sliced milk bread Sauce * 3 tbsp kewpie mayo * 2 tbsp sambal * 1/2 tbsp honey * 1 tsp sesame oil Instructions 1. Combine sauce ingredients and set aside. 2. Mince scallions and prep shrimp. Smash shrimp using a cleaver and mince into a coarse paste. 3. Add shrimp to a bowl along with salt, sugar, msg, white pepper, cornstarch, and egg white. Mix until fully incorporated before adding in sesame oil. 4. Cut the crust off of milk/white bread and stuff with the shrimp making sure it is spread evenly. Top it off with another slice of bread making sure the filling does not leak out. 5. Deep fry at 350°F for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and crispy. If you want to air-fry, spray the sandwich with oil and air-fry at 350°F for 10 minutes flipping half way through. #30minutemeals #shrimptoast #shrimp #prawntoast #prawn #recipe #cooking #food #foodie #recipevideo #cookingvideo #foodvideo #easyrecipe #easyrecipeideas #easyrecipes #quickrecipe #quickrecipes #quickrecipeideas #comfortfood #friedfood #crispy #crunchy #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial

Spring Rolls Ingredients * 1 lbs pork belly * 1 lbs shrimp * 3 shallots * 2 scallions * 3 slices ginger * 2 tsp salt * Vermicelli sheets * Lettuce * Carrots(julienne) * Cucumber(julienne) * Cilantro * Mint * Thai basil * Vietnamese coriander * Rice Paper Sauce * 2 tbsp neutral oil * 3 cloves garlic(minced) * 1/2 cup hoisin sauce * 1/4 cup peanut butter * 1 tbsp sambal * 1 tbsp rice vinegar * 1/4 cup coconut soda/water * Crushed peanuts Instructions 1. Add shallots, ginger, and scallions to a pot of water and simmer pork belly on medium heat for 15 minutes until cooked through. 2. While the pork is cooking, make the sauce by sautéing garlic with oil until fragrant(1 minute) on medium low heat. 3. Add hoisin sauce, peanut butter, sambal, and rice vinegar. Thin it out with coconut soda or water and once fully incorporated, set it aside to cool down and top with crushed peanuts. 4. Remove pork belly and place in an ice bath. 5. Add peeled deveined shrimp the same pot with the lid and the heat turned off. Let the residual heat cook the shrimp for 3 minutes then place shrimp in an ice bath. 6. Thinly slice pork belly and cut shrimp lengthwise. 7. Pour boiling hot water onto rice sheets for 1.5 minutes and place in an ice bath. Drain and set it aside. 8. Wash and prep vegetables and herbs. 9. Dip rice sheet into a bowl with warm water and place the vermicelli rice sheet onto the bottom third of the sheet followed by the lettuce, carrots, cucumber, and herbs followed and pork belly. Line up the shrimp on top making sure the orange side is facing down. 10. Roll it up making sure to tuck in the sides. #30minutemeals #springrolls #summerrolls #recipe #cooking #food #foodie #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #recipevideo #cookingvideo #foodvideo #easyrecipes #easyrecipe #easyrecipeideas #quickrecipes #quickrecipe #quickrecipeideas #healthy #vietnamesefood #comfortfood #porkbelly #shrimp

Larb Ingredients * 1lbs ground pork or chicken * Salt to taste * 3 tbsp Thai sticky rice * 3 small shallots(sliced) * 2 scallions(sliced) * 4 leaves culantro(sliced) * Cilantro(small handful) * Mint(small handful) * Thai Basil(small handful) * 1 tbsp Thai chili flakes * 1/2 tbsp palm sugar * 1 tbsp fish sauce * 3 limes * Cabbage * Cucumber Instructions 1. Slice shallots, scallions, culantro/cilantro and pluck mint leaves and Thai basil leaves. 2. Combine chili flakes with palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice. 3. In a dry pan, toast Thai sticky rice on medium heat until golden brown(8-10 minutes). Grind in a mortar and pestle until it turns into a powder. 4. On medium heat, sauté the mince for 8-10 minutes making sure to season with salt. 5. Once cooked through but not browned, add the mince to a bowl with the toasted rice powder, shallots, scallion, herbs, and the sauce. 6. Give it a mix and taste to adjust for seasoning. 7. Serve with cabbage and cucumber. #30minutemeals #larb #thailarb #laolarb #laab #thaifood #recipe #cooking #food #recipevideo #cookingvideo #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #easyrecipe #easyrecipeideas #easycooking #easycookingideasuk #salad

Tuna Bibimbap Ingredients * 1 carrot * 1 zucchini/squash * 8 shiitake mushrooms * 1 bunch spinach * 1 bunch bean sprouts * Salt to taste * Short grain rice * Canned tuna * Neutral oil * Egg * Seasoned Seaweed Sauce * 1/4 cup gochujang * 1 tbsp soy sauce * 2 tbsp rice vinegar * 1 tbsp sesame oil * 1 tbsp honey * 2 cloves garlic(grated) * 1/2 inch knob ginger(grated) Instructions 1. Prep ingredients by peeling and julienning carrots, and slicing zucchini and mushrooms. 2. Steam prepped veggies along with spinach and bean sprouts for 7 minutes seasoning with salt. 3. Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl. 4. Heat 3 tbsp neutral oil in a pan and once shimmering fry and egg until whites are set and yolk is still runny. 5. Add rice to a bowl followed by the steamed veggies, canned tuna that has been drained, the fried egg, seaweed, and the sauce. 6. Give that a good mix and enjoy. #30minutemeals #bibimbap #tuna #tunabibimbap #rice #recipe #cooking #food #foodie #recipevideo #cookingvideo #foodvideo #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #easyrecipe #easyrecipes #easyrecipeideas #quickrecipe #quickrecipes #quickrecipeideas #koreanfood #spicy

Lechon Kawali ft@Abi Marquez Ingredients * 3 lbs pork belly * 2 red onions(quartered) * 10 cloves garlic(smashed) * 4 bay leaves * 1 tbsp black peppercorns * Salt to taste * 1/4 cup vinegar * 2 tbsp fish sauce * Water * Oil for frying Instructions 1. In a pot add pork belly, red onion, garlic, bay leaves, black peppercorns, 2 tbsp salt, vinegar, and fish sauce. 2. Cover with water, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. 3. Remove the pork belly and pat it as dry as possible. 4. Poke holes into the skin and rub the surface of the pork belly with salt. Brush skin with vinegar as well. 5. Let it rest at room temp for 30 minutes then place in a oven set at 250°F for 1.5 hours or until the skin looks dry. You can also leave it in the fridge overnight instead. 6. Deep fry at 350°F for a few minutes on each side and let rest on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. 7. Raise the heat to 375°F and deep fry again until golden brown and the skin has fully puffed up. 8. Serve with spicy vinegar or lechon sauce and enjoy! #lechon #lechonkawali #porkbelly #comfortfood #filipino #filipinofood #filipinoamericanhistorymonth #recipe #cooking #food #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial #filipinorecipes #easyrecipes #recipevideo #cookingvideo

Mapo Tofu Ingredients * 3 tbsp neutral oil * 1/2 lbs ground beef/pork * 1 inch knob ginger(minced) * 4 cloves garlic(minced) * 2 scallions(white portion sliced; save green portion for garnish) * 2 tbsp doubanjiang * 2 tsp Sichuan Chili flakes * 1-2 tsp Sichuan peppercorn powder * 2 tbsp shoaxing wine * 1 tsp soy sauce * 2 tsp sugar * 1/2 tsp white pepper * 2/3 cup chicken/beef stock * 1 lbs soft/silken tofu * 2 tsp cornstarch+3 tbsp water * 1 tsp sesame oil Instructions 1. Mince ginger and garlic and slice white portion of scallions. Make sure to slice and save green portion of scallions for garnish. 2. Drain and cut tofu into cubes. Simmer tofu in salted water for 2-3 minutes to firm up and set aside for later. 3. Heat oil in a deep pan on medium heat and sauté ground meat for 6-7 minutes. Cook until water evaporates and the fat starts to render and brown the mince. 4. Add the white portion of scallions, ginger, garlic, doubanjiang, Sichuan chili flakes, and Sichuan peppercorn powder. Sauté for 3-4 minutes until fragrant. 5. Deglaze with shaoxing wine and simmer for 2-3 minutes before seasoning with soy sauce, sugar, and white pepper. 6. Pour in stock, add tofu, and bring to a simmer. 7. Pour cornstarch slurry and gently mix until thickened. 8. Finish with sesame oil, serve with rice, and garnish with green portion of scallions. #30minutemeals #mapotofu #tofu #recipe #cooking #recipevideo #cookingvideo #food #foodie #quickrecipe #quickrecipes #quickrecipeideas #easyrecipe #easyrecipes #easyrecipeideas #recipetutorial #cookingtutorial