Happy Chinese New Year!

This month the Gourmet Girls celebrated Chinese New Year by cooking up some amazing homemade Chinese dishes! Everything was so yummy. We had quite the variety to choose from...what can I say...another successful night of cooking club.


Kathryn's Tempura Vegetables (technically Japanese, but who cares)


Cindi's Noodle Cakes



Brittany's Chicken Lettuce Wraps


Michele's Chinese Green Beans

Heather's Ham Fried Rice

Amber's Sweet & Sour Chicken

Vanessa's Teryaki Chicken

Jill's Pork Potstickers

Christy's Mongolian Beef

I am missing one recipe that I didn't get a picture of for some reason. Amy made "dessert" spring rolls. Spring roll wrappers around a banana with brown sugare and 5 spice. Fried and drizzled with chocolate sauce and white chocolate whipped cream. It was WONDERFUL.
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Asian Noodle Cakes

1 pkg. Chicken Ramen noodle soup
1 medium zucchini, shredded
2 scallions, cut in long, narrow strips
1 medium carrot, shredded
2 large eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Break package of noodles in 4 sections. Cook as package directs, then drain. Reserve seasoning packet. Put noodles in a medium bowl. Stir in zucchini, scallions, carrot, eggs, flour and seasoning from packet. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place some of the mixture in the form of cakes into the pan. Fry 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat, using remaining oil. Mix soy sauce and lemon juice for dipping sauce. (Makes 6 small cakes.)

Chinese Green Beans

1 ½ lbs fresh green beans
2 T chopped garlic
1 t dried chili flakes
1 ½ T sesame oil
3 T soy sauce
1 ½ T rice vinegar
1 T brown sugar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cornstarch (mixed with water to thicken sauce)
Sliced almonds
Sesame Seeds

Cook the green beans in a pot of boiling water just until crisp/tender about 3 minutes. Plunge into an ice water bath to cool, drain well and pat dry. In wok or large skillet over high heat, add sesame oil, garlic and chili flakes. Sauté for a minute or so, add green beans, toss to coat. Add in soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar and salt/pepper. Cook until sauce reduces slightly and coats the beans. If you need to thicken the sauce mix a small amount of cornstarch in cold water and add to beans. Add in almonds and sesame seeds last.