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Chinese Barbecued Chunks

November 1, 2006 @ 5:27 am · Filed under Appetizer Recipes, Barbeque Recipes, Chinese Recipes

Ingredients
2 cup tvp chunks
2 cup boiling water
2 tablespoon ketchup
—MIX IN SMALL PAN—
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon dark sesame oil
2 tablespoon tamari
2 teaspoon 5 Spice powder*
Directions:
Take first three ingredients, mix and let stand 10 minutes. Cover tightly and microwave on medium for 10 minutes or simmer on top of stove 20 minutes, adding more liquid if needed.

Heat sauce, adding any liquid from the chunks. Stir well and when sauce is boiling, mix with the chunks. Let marinate 30 minutes or longer. Before serving, bake in the marinade in a covered dish in a microwave on medium power about 5 minutes, stirring once. OR bake at 350F until chunks and sauce are hot.

Spicy and aromatic. Serve with toothpicks as an appetizer or mix with cooked rice for a main dish. Makes about 1 quart.

Note: 5 Spice powder may be obtained in a health food store or a Chinese grocery store. VERY hot! OR may be made by combining 1 t ground fennel, 1 t cinnamon, 1/2 t ground star anise, 1/2 t ground cloves and 1/4 t szechuan or cayenne pepper.

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Chinese Almond Cookies

November 1, 2006 @ 5:26 am · Filed under Appetizer Recipes, Chinese Recipes, Cookies Recipes

2 3/4 c Sifted flour1/2 ts Soda

1 c Butter

1 ts Almond extract

1 c Sugar

1/2 ts Salt

1 Slightly beaten egg

1/3 c Whole almonds

Sift flour, sugar, soda and salt together into bowl. Cut in butter till mixt resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract; mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Place an almond atop each cookie and press down to flatten slightly. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 18 mins. Cool on rack.

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