Recipes From Cuisine: Oriental

Saffron Rice

Saffron Rice


A little saffron turns plain white rice into pale to bright yellow saffron rice. Saffron also adds a mild flavor to rice. Using white rice is essential for the color to be absorbed into the rice. Saffron rice can be served with any recipe that called for white rice. Saffron ...

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Ginger Beef

Ginger Beef


Americanized Chinese food has gotten a bad rap lately for being high in calories and sodium, and not the healthy food Americans make it out to be. So what’s new? Isn’t that the way it is with all Americanized ethnic foods? Americans expect large portions at low prices and restaurants are than ...

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Curried Beef, Poultry or Seafood

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Curried Beef, is a simple Chinese style recipe you can make with beef, chicken, pork, fish, seafood or any combination. You can also omit or substitute tofu (bean curd) for the meat for a vegan or vegetarian recipe. Curried Beef has the intense flavor of an Asian curry with quick cooking, ...

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Spicy Chicken Kabobs

Spicy Chicken Kabobs (kebobs)


Whether you spell it kabob or kebob, these easy, nutritious, low calorie, reduced sodium, quick cooking, colorful, recipe is a special treat you can serve anytime and for any occasion. Spicy chicken kabobs have a bit of heat, about 350 calories and 54 grams of protein per kabob. Make the marinade mild, medium, or spicy ...

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Batter Fried Fish with Lemon Sauce

Lemon Sauce Recipe

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This simple Oriental style lemon sauce recipe is perfect for Chinese lemon chicken or lemon fish, spooned over pan-fried, or with grilled fish or chicken. You can also use it to add lemon flavor to rice or quinoa. It only takes about 10 minutes to make Lemon Sauce. You can doubled ...

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Homemade Ginger Tea

Ginger Tea

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Fresh ginger root has been used for 1000’s of years to relieve nausea and indigestion. Fresh ginger tea takes just minutes to make and you can enjoy it plain or with lemon and orange juice. Citrus juices add 5 to 10 calories per serving. Omit honey and juice for a ...

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Shrimp With Broccoli

Stir Fried Shrimp and Broccoli

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Many Americans associate Chinese-American restaurant meals as a health alternative to standard American cuisines. Unless you choose wisely, Chinese restaurant meals can have as many calories as a steak dinner or fast food meal. Stir Fried Shrimp and Broccoli is a simple, quick, nutritious, and delicious combination of fresh shrimp, broccoli, ...

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Homemade Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

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Chinese soups can be light and mild like Egg Drop soup or a hearty, spicy mixture of meat and vegetables like Hot and Sour soup. Chinese Hot and Sour soup has more body and flavor than egg drop and other light oriental soups. It can also be very spicy (hot). ...

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Homemade Fried Rice

Basic and Spicy Fried Rice

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Rice is the primary source of starchy carbohydrates for billions of people in Asia and Africa. Ironically, most Asians and Africans preferred white (polished) rice to brown rice, and far fewer Asian and Africans are overweight or obese compared to Americans. Whether you use white or brown is up to ...

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