Slovak Foods Recipes

Up close and spicy This is so easy to make, I'll just give you a few pointers: Chop some kimchi into small pieces. Use as much as you like. Blanch some bean sprouts. A handful per person, plus another handful gives each about a cup of salad. Drain the bean sprouts. Toss the sprouts and kimchi. Splash some soy sauce and sesame oil over the salad and toss again. Garnish with a bit of chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Enjoy!

Steamed rice flour cake, Banh bot chien,  " So I made Banh bot chien. It was very easy. I realized that it is an abbreviated version of Lo Bak Go. I made it with a package of rice flour and got two large pans of steamed rice flour cake. I used an electric steamer to cook the cake. Ingredients: A package of rice flour (1lb) 3 tablespoons of cornstarch Half a teaspoon of sugar Half a teaspoon of salt 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil 7 cups of cold water Method: Oil the pans for steaming. In a large pot, add the dry ingredients and stir to mix. Add 2 cups of cold water and stir to mix. Add another 2 cups of water to thin the paste. Pour the rest of the water and the oil into the mix and stir till the batter is smooth. Stir and cook the batter on medium/low heat until it thickens slightly. Keep stirring. Don't leave the pot unattended. The paste has to be cooked evenly and have no lumps. You don't want to scorch the mix. Pour the mixture into you...

Yakiudon I haven't blogged for two months as we moved and have been busy packing and unpacking. For the last couple of months I served simple meals such as Yakiudon. Yakiudon is tasty and so easy. It can be cooked in about 15 minutes - the noodles are not boiled but softened with boiling water from the kettle. Any kind of meat can be used - chicken, ham, etc. The BBQ pork from Chinese roast meat stores are very handy. Ingredients : For one large or two smaller servings One package of Udon noodles One boneless pork chop, grilled and cut into slices 2 cups of napa cabbage, sliced Mushrooms, sliced - about 5 dried or fresh shitake mushrooms, or a handful of white button mushrooms - I used about a quarter of a punnet of shimeji mushrooms One clove of garlic, minced A knob of fresh ginger, grated 4 stalks of green onions, sliced Vegetable oil Seasoning sauce: Half a cup of soy sauce 2 tablespoons of mirin A splash of sesame oil Salt and pepper Sh...

Jellyfish and shredded chicken salad,手撕雞 Summer is finally here in Vancouver and we had a "lazy BBQ" on the weekend. How lazy? All one has to do is lift a finger. Here are the simple instructions: go to your favourite, Chinese roast meats shop point, and pay So I pointed at a roast duck, roast spare ribs and some char siu. I saw some jelly-fish and decided to make a jelly-fish and chicken salad. I prepare food from scratch but I let someone else handle the jellyfish. It doesn't seem difficult from what I read but, why bother, when one can get ready-prepared jellyfish all nicely-seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil. Ingredients: Half a pound of prepared jellyfish One chicken breast, cooked and shredded (I bought a white-cut chicken) Half an English cucumber, seeds removed and shredded A bit of carrots, cut into thin shreds One green onion, sliced A knob of ginger, peeled and shredded A bit of chopped cilantro Dressing: 2 tablespoons ...

Chicken and vermicelli salad The salad looked like a Vietnamese- inspired dish with a bit of Chinese influence. It was missing an essential Vietnamese ingredient - the ubiquitous, fish sauce. Plus, he added a dressing of tahini. As far as I can tell, sesame oil/paste is seldom used in Vietnamese cooking. The dressing sounded Chinese. Cold noodles with sesame- vinegar sauce served is a popular noodle dish in China. Here is what he did: stir-fried some strips of pork that had been marinated in a soy sauce mixture softened the vermicelli in boiling water cooked them in a pot of boiling water for about a minute drained the noodles in a colander and ran them under running cold water to cool made a dressing #1 with lime juice, soy sauce and sugar made a dressing #2 tahini, soy sauce, sugar and lime juice tossed the cooked pork with slices of raw snow peas, green and red peppers and napa cabbage and dressing #1 tossed the cooled noodles together with the salad and...

Laotian cucumber salad, Tam taeng Ingredients : for 2 servings 4 small Japanese cucumbers, peeled 6 cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters Dressing: 2 tablespoons of fish sauce Juice of half a lime One tablespoon of sugar A teaspoon of red chili flakes Method: Cut the cucumbers in half, lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and discard. Shred the cucumber. Place all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and mix until the sugar has dissolved. Add the cucumbers and tomatoes. Mix together. Arrange the salad on two plates and serve.

Lemon balm tea Lemon balm, Melisa officianalis Lemon balm has been used since ancient times in healing the mind and the lips. It soothes the mind and body! It helps to relieve stress. I don't have a green thumb but am very successful with growing anything from the mint family. They are vigorous growers and flourish despite me. Lemon balm is no exception. I have plants sprouting all over the garden. Crush the leaves in your hand and lemon balm emits a fresh, lemony smell. I often cut a bunch of lemon balm and use them as bouquets for my home. The pale, green leaves are beautiful and the rooms smell wonderful. I believe these bouquets improve the atmosphere at home. Both humans and cats are in a good mood in my sweet-smelling home. Cheap too! I get them for free! I like to put small vases of lemon balm on the beside tables. For added fragrance, crush some fresh leaves and put into small bowls. Place the bowls on the windowsill. The smell of fresh, clean...