Cast Iron HibatchiHibatchis are some of the most popular types of barbecue available. Their small size makes them suitable for outside areas which don't have the space for large gas barbecues. In addition, they are popular for camping and picnics. A cast-iron...
Easy, Yummy Recipes Using Cooked TurkeyAlmost every household in America has the same problem the day after Thanksgiving -- what will you do with all the leftover turkey? You could just reheat the leftovers and serve them. You could just slice the turkey and make cold sandwiches. But...
Gianduia Peaches
Grand Prize Winner
1st Prize – Dessert Category
Recipe created by Wolfgang Hanau
West Palm Beach, Florida
Make It Special Chef Recipe Contest
Makes 12 servings
Chef Quote: "I enjoy cooking with fruits because they are naturally...
How to Cook Turkey on Natural Gas Grills The holidays bring with them thoughts of carving and servingdelicious turkey dinners to your family and friends. Traditionhas its fans, but perhaps this year you'd like to try a twist toyour turkey recipe. If you have a gas grill and...
Pesticides, Can we avoid them? Why, unfortunately, just washing vegetables is not enough to ensure produce clean enough for consumption We all ingest lots of chemicals, one way or another. We breathe them, we drink them, and we eat them. The most troublesome are pesticides in...
Cucumber & Pork Soup
Due to the fact that cucumber is rich in all kinds of vitamins as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and many other minerals, it is one of the essential vegetables that we cannot live without at our dining table. The traditional Chinese medicine believes that cucumber is diuretic, it subsides swelling, improves our looks, even more, it fights tumor! No matter how you cook cucumber - stir fry, eat it uncooked, or tossed cold with sauce, they all taste good. But, have you tried cucumber soup? If you cook a cucumber soup by following the recipe below, I know you will be pleasantly surprised - hmm.. delicious!
Ingredients:a). For step 1:
- 120g (4.2 oz) pork
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- dash of ginger juice
- 1 teaspoon cooking wine
b). For step 2 & 3:
- 1 cucumber
- 6 cups (1200cc) soup stock
- cornstarch
c). For step 4:
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 2 teaspoons salt
- dash of monosodium glutamate
- 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- dash of pepper
Method: - Cut sliced pork into bite size pieces. Marinate in soy sauce, ginger juice and wine
- Peel cucumber. Slice slantwise
- Bring soup stock to boil. Dip meat in cornstarch. shake off excess and drop into boiling soup
- Add cucumbers and seasonings from c). Serve immediately.
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Nutritional information:Yield: 4 servings
Each serving provides:
Calories: 52
Protein: 8.3 g
Note: You may freely republish this recipe as long as author bio and active hyperlinks are kept intact. Thank you.
About the Author
Jacklyn Chen - Webmaster of news-blogs.com, satellite info, and emobile-news.com. She is a full time mom who works very hard to make living with multiple web sites.
