Cooking for One
— Gotta keep trying new stuff
Steamed Snapper Fish*
Snapper Fish steamed with Cantonese Soy Sauce
Steak
Steak marinated with red wine and Japanese BBQ sauce
Pan Fried Cauliflower
Literally, fried Cauliflower
Pan Fried Eggs with Tomatoes
Fresh Tomato fried with eggs
Pan Fried Udon with Garlic Sauce
Store bought Udon and Garlic Sauce but home made deliciousness
Stew Pork Belly with Potatoes
Chopped Pork Belly stewed with potatoes, a Dongbei classic
Pan Fried Cabbage with Shrimps and Vermicelli
My favorite Northern Chinese cuisine with cut up cabbage pan fried with shrimps and vermicelli
Nagasaki Chanpan (Champon)
Store bought ingredients for Nagasaki Champon with family style cooking
Pan Fried Broccoli with Shrimps
American-Chinese style dish with soy sauce Broccoli Shrimps
Stewed Ribs with Potatoes
My favorite dish in the world
Pan Fried Curry Soba
Store bought ingredients with homemade perfection
Red Braised Sea Cucumber
Airlifted Sea Cucumber from China, an expensive dish
Tamago Yaki
Japanese style egg dish with American bought eggs and Amazon bought pan
Pan Fried Cauliflower with Mushrooms
Dongbei Dish utilizing both cauliflower and me improvising with mushrooms
Celery Jiaozi (Dumplings)
Love from Mom and Dad, just needed boiling
Pan Fried Cantonese Short Ribs
Literally, Cantonese style pan fried cow short ribs
Doenjang Jjigae (Korean Miso Soup)
I actually never knew what it’s called in English
Scramble Stew
Classic Dongbei dish with egg plant, pepper, tomato, and pork belly
Pineapple Fried Rice*
South-East Asian classic
Pan-Fried Noodles
Classic American-Chinese Restaurant dish
Teppan Steak*
Marinated steak with all sorts of vegetables
Cao’s Signature Pan Fried Zucchini Noodles
Brian’s signature pan fried noodles involving soy paste and eggs
Bibimbap*
Korean style rice bowl with actual Korean stone bowl
Soy-sauced Chicken Wings
Because chicken always tastes better with soy sauce
Gyudon with Raw Egg (Beef Bowl)*
Homemade Gyudon that satisfied my childhood dreams
Dalu Noodles (Tomato with Soy Paste)
Northern Chinese noodle that has tomatoes and a whole lot of soy paste
Curry with Garlic Marinated Drumsticks
Costco marinated drumsticks just happened to be the best meat selection
Cao’s Braised Beef Noodles with Spinach
Dad’s recipe for braised beef with the best soup available
Teriyaki Chicken Bowl*
Never thought I would make something like this
Braised Pork Ribs
Don’t have a machete so it’s gonna stay that long
Pan Fried Cabbage with Tomatoes
My favorite vegetable dish that I recreated from my memory of elementary school
Watermelon Fried Rice*
Recipe learned from a Japanese TV show that learned from a comic book
Pan Fried Broccoli Beef Noodles
Inspired by Panda Express’s Broccoli Beef
Shin-Ramen with Pan Fried Rice Cakes
Inspired by restaurant outside of my high school
Beef Satay
Thai style Beef Satay but with Dongbei flavor
Eggplant “Fried-Sauce” Noodles
Normal “Fried-Sauce” Noodles but with eggplants
Cao’s Gyoza with Eggs
Japanese style pan fried dumplings with Korean BBQ style eggs
Dongbei Pan Fried Steak
The kind of beef that Han-Chinese eat
Red Braised Drumsticks with Enoki
Soy sauced chicken legs
Shrimp Fried Rice with Avocados
Normal Shrimp Fried Rice with Costco bought Avocados
Eggplant Potato Pork Stew
Easiest Dongbei style stew
“Three-Fresh” Jiaozi (Dumplings)
Love from Mom and Dad that involved three ingredients
Red Braised Pork Ribs
Soy sauced Pork Ribs
Cao’s Kimchi Fried Rice
Came to me while I was still being fat
Cao’s Pan Fried Hot Mix
Soup dried up and gave me this delicious thing
Wa-fu Marinated Steak
Steak marinated a whole day with Japanese BBQ sauce
Pot Casserole*
Dongbei Pot Casserole with Chinese cabbage, tofu, pork ribs, cloud year and Vermicelli
Salmon Fried Rice
Self-tried Salmon Fried Rice that came out great
Pork Ribs Soup*
Clear soup with original flavor
Red Braised Chicken Feet
Something that anyone but Asians can’t stand
Japanese Wa-fu Cold Soba
With lots of ingredients
Pan Fried Asparagus, Eggs, and Shrimps
Tasted super good