19 June, 2019

Char Siu Pork / Chinese BBQ Pork

Posted in : Chinese Cuisine, Pork on June 19, 2019 by : Ivy's Kitchen

I was inspired to make Chinese Pork BBQ after my trip to China Town in San Francisco, CA. This dish is not complicated at all, however you will need the time and patience to make this dish. Don’t worry, this dish will be worth the time and patience. Pork turned out tender and juicy! Ingredients:
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24 May, 2018

Lumpiang Sariwa – Fresh Lumpia

Posted in : Appetizers, Filipino Dishes, Pork, Seafood, Vegetarian on May 24, 2018 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bean sprouts, bouillon, brown sugar, cabbage, carrots, chicken bouillon, chicken bouillon cube, cloves, corn starch, corn starch slurry, eggs, filipino food, filipino recipe, fish sauce, flour, fresh lumpia, fresh spring rolls, green beans, ground pork, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, knor pork bouillon cube, knorr chicken bouillon powder, low sodium soy sauce, lumpiang sariwa, milk, onion, patis, peanuts, pork, pork bouillon, pork bouillon cube, romaine lettuce, salt, sarap, shrimp, soy sauce, sugar, sweet potato, tofu, Vegetable oil, water

I decided to film with my mom for Mother’s Day. We made her favorite dish, lumpiang sariwa, using her recipe. Lumpiang sariwa is a fresh spring roll that is filled with veggies, ground pork, and shrimp (omit if you want to make this a vegetarian dish), and topped with crunchy crushed peanuts and a delicious
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6 April, 2018

Shaking Beef / Bo Luc Lac

Posted in : Uncategorized on April 6, 2018 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: beef, black pepper, bu luc lac, dark soy sauce, filet mignon, fish sauce, garlic, green onions, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, low sodium soy sauce, red bell pepper, rib eye, shaking beef, soy sauce, steak, stir fry, sugar, thai chili, vietnamese, vietnamese recipe

Shaking beef aka Bo luc lac is a quick Vietnamese stir fry recipe. This may not be the authentic way of making this dish, but this is my way. This is a quick dish that you can whip up- marinate the meat for at least 30 minutes (or longer) and stir fry until your liking.
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14 December, 2017

Spicy Saigon Style Fried Rice

Posted in : Beef, Fried Foods, One Pot Meals, Rice Dishes, Seafood, Spicy/Mild, Uncategorized, Vietnamese Food on December 14, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: beef, chili garlic sauce, chinese broccoli, chinese sausage, egg, fried rice, garlic, garlic powder, green onion, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, jasmine rice, onion, pepper, rib eye, saigon fried rice, saigon style fried rice, salt, sambal, sambal sauce, shrimp, soy sauce, spicy fried rice, srirarcha, steak, sugar, vietnamese inspired

If you’ve been to San Diego’s OB Noodle House and had their Special House Fried Rice, this is my version of their dish. . It doesn’t taste exactly like theirs, but it’s close to it, and I am happy to say I experimented with my measurements the first time and it came out perfect! I hope
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25 July, 2017

Pad See Ew

Posted in : Beef, Noodles, One Pot Meals, Stir Fry Dishes, Thai Food, Uncategorized on July 25, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: black soy sauce, chicken, chinese brocolli, chow fun, dark soy sauce, egg, fish sauce, gai lan, garlic, garlic powder, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, lime, nampla prik, noodles, oyster sauce, pad see ew, pepper, red chili, rice noodles, salt, shrimp, soy sauce, steak, stir fry, sugar, thai chili vinegar, thai food, thai stir fried noodles, tofu, vinegar, wok

I had left over Chinese broccoli and steak, so I decided to make pad see ew. Pad see ew is a popular stir fried noodle dish from Thailand. What I like about this dish is that you can add any protein (shrimp, steak, chicken, or tofu) you want and most importantly, it is a quick
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30 June, 2017

Mochiko Chicken

Posted in : Chicken/Poultry, Hawaiian Dishes on June 30, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: boneless chicken, boneless thighs, chicken, chicken thighs, corn starch, crunchy, egg, furikake, garlic, ginger, green onions, hawaiian bites, hawaiian dishes, hawaiian food, hawaiian recipe, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, kewpie, kewpie mayo, kewpie mayonnaise, marinade, mayonnaise, mochiko, mochiko chicken, mochiko flour, ono, panko, panko bread crumbs, recipe, rice flour, savory, sesame, sesame seeds, shoyu, so ono, soy sauce, sriracha, sriracha mayo, sugar, sweet, sweet rice flour, tin roof maui, tin roof restaurant, zip lock

I recently went to a restaurant in Maui (Tin Roof) and fell in love with this dish. I honestly did not know what it was. I did know mochiko is a sweet rice flour and I wanted to try Hawaiian food, so I decided to order it. I am so happy that I did! The
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17 May, 2017

Shrimp Stir Fry

Posted in : Chinese Cuisine, One Pot Meals, Seafood, Stir Fry Dishes on May 17, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bok choy, corn starch, five spice, garlic, green onions, low sodium soy sauce, mushrooms, oyster sauce, pepper, quick meal, quick meals, salt, sesame oil, shallots, shaoxing wine, shrimp, slurry, soy sauce, stir fry, sugar, vegetables, water chestnuts

Usually when my parents go on vacation, they ask me to pick them up from the airport. Whenever I do, I want to make sure that they come home to a nice home cooked meal. This time, I did not have time to prepare or go to the grocery store. Pressed for time, I had
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28 October, 2016

Dinuguan aka Chocolate Meat

Posted in : Filipino Dishes, One Pot Meals, Pork, Uncategorized on October 28, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: asin, asukal, baboy, bawang, bay leaf, beef blood, blood stew, cane vinegar, cebullas, chili pepper, chocolate meat, dinuguan, dugo, dugo ng baboy, dugo ng baka, Filipino, filipino food, filipino recipe, fish sauce, garlic, ivyskitchen, kanin, laurel, one pot meal, onepotmeal, onion, paminta, patis, pepper, philip, phillippines, pig, pig belly, pig butt, pigs blood, pork belly, pork blood stew, pork butt, puto, rice, rice cake, salt, sarap, sili, sugar, suka, sweet rice cake, vinegar, water

Today I am taking you to the Philippines with this exotic dish… dinuguan. What is it? It’s pork blood stew. A lot of foreigners will think this dish is unusual, due to the pork blood, however a lot of different countries use blood as one of their delicacies, such as Europe’s blood sausage and Greece’s
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9 August, 2016

Spam Musubi

Posted in : Appetizers, Hawaiian Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Pork on August 9, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: brown sugar, cooking wine, daiso, furikake, garlic powder, hawaiian food, ivys kidchen, ivyskitchen, light soy sauce, mirin, musubi, nishiki, nori, onion powder, rice, rice wine, seaweed, sesame oil, shoyu, snack, soy sauce, spam, sugar, sushi rice, sweet mirin, teriyaki, teriyaki sauce

Whenever I go to Hawaii, I always buy Spam musubi.. You can eat a few as a meal or a snack. You can find Spam musubi at almost any restaurant in Hawaii, their grocery stores, and their 711s! I actually played around with many recipes and this recipe seemed to work well with me. Ingredients
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21 July, 2016

Katsu Pork Sandwich

Posted in : Fried Foods, Fusion, Japanese Food, Pork, Sandwich on July 21, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: asian slaw, asian slaw dressing, basil, butter, cabbage, carrot, carrots, challah bread, egg, flour, french bread, french toast bread, garlic, ginger, habanero, habanero peppers, heat, hot, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, katsu, katsu pork, katsu sando, kewpie, kewpie mayo, kewpie mayonnaise, lemon juice, lime juice, mayo, mayonnaise, mr. katsu, olive oil, panko, panko bread crumbs, pepper, pesto, pine nuts, purple cabbage, recipe, restaurant recreation, rice wine vinegar, salt, sando, sesame oil, shallots, soy sauce, spicy, sugar, texas toast, toast, Vegetable oil

My boyfriend is a fan of this certain Katsu type sandwich and had asked me to recreate a katsu sandwich at home. When I thought of katsu, I immediately thought of crunchy panko bread crumbs, asian slaw, and some type of spicy mayo. I was going to do a sriracha mayo but I wanted to
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