Category: Meats
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Fresh Bamboo Shoots with Pork
We’ve cooked with fresh bamboo shoots several times now and Hungry Bear created this easy sauté with ground pork. It’s a simple dish that really highlights the freshness and crunchy texture of the bamboo shoots.
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Zha Ziang Mian (Chinese Spaghetti)
https://sundaynitedinner.com/images/pictobrowser.swf <!– Zha ziang mian, aka Chinese spaghetti, is one of Hungry Bear’s favorite comfort dishes. It has everything she likes… sweet, salty, spicy and carbs! The rich meaty sauce is nicely contrasted by the cool refreshing vegetable garnish. It’s a popular item in Northern China and legend has it that Marco Polo got his…
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Mapo Tofu
We’ve been really bad about taking pictures of our Sunday nite dinners lately. Sometimes we just want to eat and not deal with the photography, especially when dinner is not at our place. It’s a pain in the butt to lug around the DSLR and tripod to our friends place and figure out the lighting…
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Roasted Five-Spice Pork Tenderloin
We made the roasted five-spice pork tenderloin by modifying a recipe from Susanna Foo. The main changes were adding an habanero pepper and increasing the quantity of Chinese five-spice. The tenderloin was moist and flavorful.
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Vietnamese Steak and Watercress Salad
I grew up eating this Vietnamese steak and watercress salad. It’s a colorful salad with tomatoes and eggs. But, the star of the dish is the stir-fried beef and onions. It’s a great combination of savory and sweet.
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Garlic Beef with Asparagus and Shiitakes
She whipped up garlic beef with asparagus and shiitake mushrooms. The key to any stir-fry with thin slices of beef is not to over cook the meat. Hungry Bear made it perfectly as it remained tender and moist. The stir-fry was really flavorful from the oyster sauce, soy, garlic and shiitakes.
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Veal Chops with Morel Mushrooms
We tossed around a few ideas for the main course, including braised pork belly, but went with veal chops with morel mushrooms. I couldn’t pass up making the fantastic morel sauce.
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Braised Pork, Tofu and Shiitakes
It’s a simple dish with great flavors from the shiitakes, pork, soy and oyster sauce. We always have it over rice with a side of stir-fried vegetables. This time around, we had pea shoots with garlic.
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Chinese Braised Oxtail Stew
After an agonizing hour of braising, the oxtails were finally ready and were covered in a thick, dark sauce. We served them over jasmine rice and a side of bok choy. The oxtails were garnished with diced scallions and a squeeze of lime juice. They were fantastic and flavorful from the soy and aromatics. The…
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Vietnamese Pulled Pork
Instead of making pulled pork with a traditional vinegar or tomato based sauce, I decided to create a Vietnamese pulled pork with my favorite Vietnamese ingredients. I used the flavors from my mom’s braised chicken in caramel sauce with lemongrass and chili peppers (ga kho xa ot) as the inspiration for my pulled pork. My…
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Sunday Nite Dinner 