These roasted Asian spicy beans were such a great compliment to the Chinese Car Siu recipe, I roasted them in my cast iron pan right on the grill. I have baking instructions for you as well! This dinner came together so easy, I put Jim in charge of the grill and I made the fried rice on the stove top but I could have easily done the rice on the grill as well!
This picture is when we first put it on the grill as it cooks the beans will get lightly charred.
INGREDIENTS
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4-1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. We like it spicy so I used 1/2 teaspoon.
1 Tablespoon Tamari
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ginger
Directions
In a medium bowl toss together all of the ingredients and mix well.
IF BAKING- pre heat oven to 425 degrees . Line a baking sheet with foil, spray with non stick spray. Layer the green beans in a single layer on your baking sheet and bake for 8-12 minutes or until the beans are tender.
FOR GRILLING-Add the green beans to a cast iron skillet and grill u see the beans are tender, mine took about 15 -20 minutes. This will depend on how hot your fire is.
When tender remove from oven or grill and serve warm.
Enjoy!
We love to grill no matter where we are, on the road or at home and this recipe became a HUGE family favorite the first time I made it. Robby loved it so much he asked me to make it each week for three weeks in a row!
Although we have eaten Chinese pork char Siu at our local Chinese restaurants I had never made any kind of char Siu recipe at home. When our Daughter Amanda was little she always called them the little red things, I think she still calls it that to this day! I’m looking forward to making this chicken version for her when we see her and her family in the spring!
We made this with spicy roasted green beans (and easy fried rice that is already on the blog) that you will see in tomorrows post!
Note- this recipe uses beet powder that I ordered from Amazon. The beet powder gives the dish that bright red color that it’s known for. It does not change the flavor. I prefer this much more than adding the food coloring.
NOTE- this recipe marinated for 24 hours! Can marinate a shorter time if needed but the longer the better.
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Tamari sauce
3 Tablespoons beet powder
2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
1 Tablespoon gluten free hoisin sauce
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces
Cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl mix together brown sugar, honey, ketchup, Tamari sauce, beet powder, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, five spice powder, salt and pepper. Add your bite sized chicken pieces and mix well coating all of the chicken in that red sauce! Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Soak your wooden skewers in water.
When ready to grill, heat your grill and spray with non stick spray.
Skewer the chicken pieces on your wooden or steel skewers. Place your skewers on your hot grill and Cook chicken until completely cooked through depending on how hot your grill is it will take 10-15 minutes turning occasionally.
Serve warm!
Enjoy!
This Cranberry Brie pull apart bread is simply amazing! The first time I made this we were camping with friends, Since then I have made it a couple more times as it’s always a huge hit with everyone that tries it. The first time I made this I made it on the grill, most recently when we had some friends and neighbors over for Halloween I baked it in the oven.
This pull apart bread is perfect for the upcoming Holidays, your friends and family will love this cheesy, tart bite!
INGREDIENTS
1 Large round sourdough bread
1 stick of butter
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 (16 ounce) wheel of Brie, cubed
1 1/2 cups whole berry cranberry sauce
Pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
Slice bread horizontally and vertically without cutting all the way through. You are creating one inch cubes.
Melt the butter and herbs. Place the bread on a tin foil lined baking sheet and butter the inside of the bread squares.
Put a piece of Brie cheese inside each space you created in the bread. Add the cranberry sauce into the squares as well.
Cover the bread with foil and bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
Hello,
I don’t usually get very personal here but sadly we have had one hell of a summer and not in a good way. We have had a great deal of loss this summer, the biggest loss was the passing of my Mom Lydia.
My Mom played a big role with my blog. She was always helping with editing and of course my photos as my Mom was a professional photographer who has had many, many photos published as well as many photo’s on display in our city including restaurants and banks. She also had three of her photo’s made into puzzles through Springbok puzzle company.
I have had to take some time off to regroup and spend time with my family. I will be coming back with some new and delicious recipes soon. Until then keep cooking and enjoy some time with your family.
Jim and Scot recently flew into Rockland, Maine while working and lucky for me they went to lunch at Claws Restaurant and they were kind enough to bring me home some Award winning lobster bisque.
Claws is located at 743 Main Street in Rockland , Maine. They are open 7 days a week from 11 am to 9 pm. They have a deck overlooking the water making the perfect place for lunch!
If you follow my blog you can most likely guess what Jim ordered at this quintessential seafood shack, you got it the fried haddock sandwich. ($15.00). The perfectly fried sandwich comes with lettuce, tomato, red onion on a buttered and toasted brioche bun. French fries on the side along with a side of home made tarter sauce. Jim really enjoyed his sandwich and cleaned his plate!
Scot had the lobster taco’s, ($22.00) the lobster taco’s are butter poached taco’s with crispy zesty slaw and cilantro lime cream served with crispy tortilla chips, house made blueberry pico de gallo and not to be forgotten a blueberry biscuit. I have it on good authority that Scot enjoyed his lunch as much as Jim did.
Before they left they ordered a cup of gluten free lobster bisque ($8.00) to bring home to me. (They were able to get some ice at the airport so it could make it home safe) Claws lobster bisque and clam chowder are both gluten free along with many other things on the menu but they are also award winning as they have been voted the best of Knox county in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. That’s very impressive as we know Rockland Maine has been named the Lobster capital of the world. The bisque was very good, it was rich and creamy just as you would expect but something I did not expect was the amount of herbs and seasonings in it. This bisque did not disappoint. Lots of lobster flavor, lobster pieces and herbs. I can understand why it’s award winning.
You can find more information and the full menu on their website and Facebook page.
If you find yourself in Rockland , Maine give Claws Restaurant a try and tell them Jim and Scot sent you!
Enjoy!
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