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Chinese New Year Recipe: Instant Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice

09 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Celebrations, Chinese, Comfort food, Cook books, Entrees, Family style, Instant Pot, Main Course, Poaching, Poultry, Singaporean

Okay okay, if you grew up in Singapore like me, Hainanese chicken rice is not technically a new year dish. It's more of an eat-it-whenever-you-want dish. However, a whole chicken, is also served at new year to symbolize family, unity and togetherness. White Cut Chicken...

Quickie Congee in the Instant Pot

18 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Breakfast, Chinese, Cooking method, Do ahead, Filipino, Grains, Indonesian, Instant Pot, Kid-friendly, Main Course, Malaysian, One-wok meal, Poultry, Singaporean, Soups, Taiwanese, Vietnamese

Nothing beats a warm, comforting bowl of congee (or arroz caldo, or bubur, or whatchamacallit) made by grandma, especially when you’re sick. Not many of us still have that luxury. In fact, we’re probably the ones doing the cooking. Making congee is definitely a labor...

After Butter Chicken Comes …

16 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Braising, Comfort food, Indian, Main Course, Pakistani, Poultry, Roasting, South Asian

Every once in awhile--and particularly when it's cold and grey out--I'll yearn for the stodgy British staples I learned to love during our stay in England: toad-in-the-hole, bamgers and mash, pork pie, and ...

Leftover Makeover Tips

24 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Indonesian, Kid-friendly, One-wok meal, Poultry, Tips and techniques

My mom doesn’t waste food. She never has, doesn’t now, and never will. A friend joked that there’s a term for that: CCW—cheap Chinese woman. Jokes aside, I was well aware as a little girl that Mom was very conscious of stretching the ingredients she bought...

A Dumpling for Every Friend: #4–Ms. or Mr. Gluten-Free (White Chicken Curry and Sticky Rice Dumplings)

05 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Appetizers/Sides, Celebrations, Comfort food, Indonesian, Microwave, Poultry, Snacks, Steaming

A decade ago, hardly anyone understood what the term "gluten-free" meant, celiac disease was very under-the-radar, and finding gluten-free products at the grocery store was challenging. Today, just about everything sold at the grocery store is gluten-free, even water and face cream! (Yes, I'm being facetious.)...

Indonesian White Chicken Curry (Opor Ayam)

05 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Braising, Entrees, Indonesian, Poultry

Heady spices like coriander and cumin mingle with coconut milk in this lovely chicken curry, one of my favorite childhood dishes. I’ve tweaked it a little to make it simpler to prepare but don’t worry, it’s just as tasty. The slow oven technique (thank you...

Indian Spiced Buttermilk Chicken

08 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Entrees, Indian, Poultry, Roasting

Of all the ingredients I buy on a regular basis, cilantro and buttermilk give me the most angst. Wanna know why? I can't seem to use them up fast enough before the cilantro browns and the buttermilk curdles. Perhaps I should start a petition for...

A Steamed Thanksgiving Bird

20 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Celebrations, Chinese, Entrees, Food traditions, Poultry, Roasting, Steaming, Tips and techniques

When I was researching my first book, The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook, several Chinese Americans I spoke to told me that their parents prepared steamed chicken or duck instead of roast turkey for Thanksgiving. I wasn't surprised because steaming is more traditional than roasting in many Asian...

4-Ingredient Marinades for Your Labor Day Cookout

04 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fish, Grilling, Meat, Pan-frying, Pork, Poultry, Roasting, Seafood, Tips and techniques, Vegetable

One morning last week, my husband came back inside the house after loading the car and declared," It feels like fall outside!" My heart sank, then rebounded. My mixed feelings were understandable: I was sad that the end of summer, as well as warm, sunny weather,...

General Tso’s Chicken

23 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Deep-frying, Entrees, Fusion, Poultry

General Tso’s chicken may be the emblematic go-to dish at Chinese restaurants across North America but this supposedly Hunan dish is virtually unknown in China. In her 2013 cookbook Every Grain of Rice--Simple Chinese Home Cooking, Fuchsia Dunlop explains that General Tso’s chicken was actually invented by...

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