Monday, October 22, 2012

How To Make Any Recipe Taste Like Chinese Food

I've heard people narrate long narrations only to end up later on the same note as they always had. Anything they started talking of ended in the same conclusion. Like, they may start talking of the environment, then shift to the human body, then to World War II, to gardening, to political parties, and then to Obama. And then the next time around, they may start with space shuttles, then shift to health drinks, then to shoes, to hamburgers, and then finally to Obama again.

That may be bad news to Obama, but it can be good news to your cooking. You can use the sample principle in your kitchen.


Just Put in Some Soy, Celery, and Kinchay

The trick is to always put in some soy sauce, chopped celery, and kinchay. Kinchay, they say, is Chinese parsley. Or, mix in some celery and kinchay to whatever recipe you invented and then prepare soy sauce with a squeeze of kalamansi or lemon for a dip.

A flour thickening mix also helps. Try this dish. Dice 1/4 kilo pork and saute with chopped garlic, onions,  plus some chopped celery and kinchay. Add salt to taste. Then mix in the flour thickening formula (mix minimum amount of flour with water thoroughly) and stir and bring to a boil. Put in some red bell pepper if desired.

Then sprinkle with soy and a squeeze of kalamansi. 

You can experiment with fish, chicken, beef, or mixed vegetables. Anything you start with, always end up with celery, kinchay, soy, and lemon. You'll never go wrong.

If you do go wrong, there's always the trash bin to throw everything in and forget the past behind.