Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019

[Pampy Profile]

I'm a dragon too - and a Scorpio - and born when Mars was in the ascendancy!
I've drunk with Koreans too - by god, it was hard to keep up, but I did my best!

[Renee Profile]

I'm a Rat! Capricorn here, but I don't believe in astrology!

[Sakkarin Profile]

A day early I'm afraid, but the chicken had to be finished today. Good old easy standby with what I happened to have to hand, so it's Chicken and Green Pepper with Black Bean Sauce. This used to be one of my favourite takeaway meals.

Ingredients pic here...
http://www.sakkarin.co.uk/foodforumpix/ ... -black.jpg

[Renee Profile]

Your Chinese chicken looks really wonderful Sakkarin!

What is in the top left bowl?

Update: Just realised that it will be the black bean sauce.

[Sakkarin Profile]

No, it's black beans soaking in soy sauce and a bit of shaoxing - using a premade sauce would be cheating! But then the one next to it is a glug of that Knorr cheat stock with water, which is cheating too...

There's a few szechuan peppercorns in with the garlic and ginger, and a spoonful of chilli bean sauce for a bit of heat.

[Renee Profile]

I must make that soon and will forgive you the Knorr Chicken Stock because it is good!

[Stokey Sue Profile]

Neigh

Born in the year of the horse, used to be a fine chestnut

BM I love Fuchsia’s Sichuan book, but find EGOR a more practical source of everyday meals, on a par with the Ken Hom, which I also have.

[Joanbunting Profile]

I have made some pork rissole things to serve with HM sweet and sour sauce and egg fried rice for tonight.

[Pampy Profile]

I really am very, very sorry - but whenever I hear the word "rissole" my mind translates it into something rather rude.

[Joanbunting Profile]

I was going to say balls - maybe even worse

I really am very, very sorry - but whenever I hear the word "rissole" my mind translates it into something rather rude.

[Badger's Mate Profile]

In Elizabeth Ayrton's The Cookery of England, there's a recipe for spherical pork rissoles, euphemistically entitled 'Gilded Apples'

Thanks Sue. Oh dear, I've got too many books. Maybe one more wouldn't hurt...

Regarding the topic, I'm a virgin rooster.

[Sakkarin Profile]

I've made my mind up, I'm going for 檸檬雞 tonight, Sunflower's recipe.

Just need to pop down to the supermarket for some 雞.

EDIT: Clue - cut and paste those characters into Google translate to demystify!

[Alexandria Profile]

Renée,

Grand enthusiast of horses, especially the wild indigenious types, and born in the Chinese Year of the Horse under the zodiac sign of the Centaur, Sagittarius ..

I do not really embrace either astrological system ..

Have a lovely day.

[Badger's Mate Profile]

Mrs B prefers her 雞 with 腰果

[Sakkarin Profile]

Good call, although I prefer the Thai version, as it has loads of 乾辣椒...

Meantime here's tonights offering (Lemon Chicken) from Sunflower's recipe:

http://sunflower-recipes.blogspot.com/2 ... icken.html

EDIT: P.S. Unusual ingredient - Custard Powder!

[Badger's Mate Profile]

Good call, although I prefer the Thai version, as it has loads of 乾辣椒...

That wouldn't do for Mrs B at all. Our local Thai restaurant does a version without them, or many of them, which she does like. It has changed hands since the last time she had the dish though - we're going back on 14th, she might be in for a shock!

[Renee Profile]

What a lovely meal Sakkarin!

Sunflower has some wonderful recipes on her website.

[Suffs Profile]

I’m a Water Dragon ... the most auspicious of all (apart from Soup Dragons of course ) ... I made it with just one day to spare

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I had soup noodles
Duck
Not specifically authentic but tasty

[Pampy Profile]

Meantime here's tonights offering (Lemon Chicken) from Sunflower's recipe:

http://sunflower-recipes.blogspot.com/2 ... icken.html

That's one of my favourites.