Asparagus with Beef Roll Up

Ingredients

• asparagus
• beef rib eye

Directions

1. marinate beef rib eye for at least 30 minutes
2. blanch asparagus (put asparagus in boiling water for 2-3 minutes), then put them in cold water
3. wrap asparagus with beef rib eye and hold them together with toothpicks
4. pan fried them

Preserved Mustard Green with Pork 榨菜肉絲

I like 榨菜。I was lazy chopping the pork belly. Normally, you should chop pork into skinny stripes。

Ingredients

• a bag of 榨菜 (I used this one I bought from 99 Ranch)
• pork (I used pork belly)
• sesame oil
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder

Directions:

1. soak 榨菜 in water for at least 30 minutes
2. marinate pork with sesame oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper for at least 30 min
3. when you are ready to cook, drain the 榨菜 and stir fry with a little bit of oil
4. since I used pork belly, I didn't use oil when I stir fried it
5. when pork was almost done, I combined the two and stir fried them a little bit longer

Meat Ball 貢丸

Ingredients

• ground pork - 3 lbs
  
• potato starch - 4 tablespoons
  
• sesame oil - 1 tablespoon
  
• salt - 1 1/4 teaspoon
  
• Hondashi - 1 tablespoon
  
• sugar - 2 teaspoons
  
• white pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
  
• baking powder (Dr. Oetker brand only) - 1 pouch
  
• ice water or ice - 1/2 cup
  

1. put all ingredients in mixer (I used Kitchenaid mixer), use 4 speed and mix for 6 - 7 minutes (slowly add ice water / ice so ground pork stays cold)
   
2. freeze for at least 4 hours
   
3. try to squeeze the ground pork into a ball 
   
4. cook them in a pot of water (put them in while the water is warm)
   
5. medium heat (cook a little longer after they float)
   

Minced Meat

I made minced meat "肉燥" for dinner.

Ingredients

• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• ginger
• garlic cloves
• garlic powder
• rice wine
• pickled cucumber
• minced / ground pork, eggs

I usually just add whatever I have at home. I added soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic cloves, a little bit of garlic powder, tiny bit of rice wine, pickled cucumber, and of course minced / ground pork. I also put eggs so they'll become "滷蛋".