I was at the Noe Valley’s farmers market yesterday and spotted some fresh ong choy! I bought one bunch for under $3. […]
Recipes
Roast Pork with Shrimp Paste
This is my mum’s recipe and is probably one of my favourite Chinese dishes growing up. If you haven’t had shrimp paste before it might not be your cup of tea. But give it a try. You won’t regret it. Delicious! This is one of the shrimp paste brands I […]
Homemade Chinese Roast Pork
I had a craving. Chinese Style Roast Pork. Crunchy skin. Layer of fat that melts in your mouth. Meat that is tender and moist. Not too salty. I still haven’t found a Chinese BBQ place in the Bay Area that satisfies all my criteria. I decided this would be the […]
Madame So’s Wok-Roasted Chicken
Ok, this has been a long time coming. I think my last post was a month ago! This chicken dish is probably one of my favorites. Every time I think about it, I can picture it being made in our home in Ottawa. Hot off the stove, my mum would […]
Chinese Braised Chicken Wings
I periodically dig around my freezer to make sure I’m circulating through frozen meat and seafood that I buy from the farmers market and elsewhere. In the past, I’ve had product go bad because of freezer burn which is a waste of money and totally avoidable! This time I found […]
Chinese Braised Beef and Tendons
I had made Chinese beef stew (gnau nam) awhile back and blogged about it. One thing that I was missing at the time was beef tendon which really makes this dish for me. I could have gone to Ranch 99 and got the beef tendon there but hesitated because […]
Steamed Preserved (Jai Choy) Vegetables and Pork
My parents were visiting us for a few days towards the end of February and usually mum would do most of the cooking while in town. On this particular day, she asked me what I wanted for dinner and I suggested one of my favorites dishes which is steamed minced […]
Lion’s Head
I thought this would be an appropriate post given it’s been freezing cold in the Bay Area. I must admit I am getting soft. Growing up in eastern Canada, the weather here would be worthy of shorts and a t-shirt. Okay, maybe jeans and a t-shirt but definitely no jacket. […]
Mum’s Buddha’s Delight (Jai)
Happy Chinese New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Given a new year is almost upon us, I thought I’d start fresh and introduce my new domain name www.GowsTakeout.com which is replacing GowsTakeout.Wordpress.com. Hopefully you like the new design. I’m hoping it will be easier to find recipes and restaurant reviews […]
Chinese Five-Spice Braised Beef with Daikon
I had asked my mum for her Chinese five-spice braised beef recipe probably a good ten years ago if not longer. I used to make it a lot but eased up the past few years as I tried to eat more healthy. I had a craving for it the other […]