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Each day I receive fan mail from blog readers but recently one of my subscribers made Kai's beef and brocolli recipe and sent me this picture.

Chicken Fried Rice

Today we made chicken fried rice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL5MOLqVtZg

In addition to making Kai's recipe, we also made rice for the first time. We used jasmine rice which is what Kai uses in some of his other recipes. The rice was not cooked to perfection so it negatively affected the final product. It was starchy and gummy, probably a result of not washing the grains before cooking, and stirring the rice while it was cooking. We had enough chicken and rice to make 2 batches, so don't be alarmed at the double ingredients.

The recipe called for:
3 cups cooked rice
1/2 pound cut chicken
1 cup mixed veggies
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp sugar
2 eggs
soy sauce
dark soy sauce


Boneless skinless chicken thighs was the meat of choice


All of the ingredients prepared


First the chicken was cooked and set aside


The egg was scrambled


Dark soy sauce was drizzled in for color


Almost done!


Ian shows his approval

We used "thick soy sauce" instead of "dark soy sauce". I believe they are the same thing. Also, Kai uses frozen mixed veggies in other fried rice recipes, so we used them too. The chicken turned out very good and tender but overall the outcome wasn't perfect. The rice was too starchy and perhaps it needed more soy sauce for saltiness. Next time when we cook the rice properly, the recipe will have a higher rating, but for this attempt, we give 3 out of 5 eggs.

Fried Thai Spring Rolls

Today we made Kai's Thai Spring rolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6je_H67kUOo

This was the 4th time to make this recipe, and certainly not the last. Of our Kai recipe collection, fried spring rolls definitely rates in the top two.

1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup grated carrot
1 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 pound ground pork
2 buns bean thread noodles
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 Tsp ground black pepper
1 Tbsp sugar
1 egg
Rice paper


All of the ingredients prepared


Sugar is sprinkled into the spring roll filling


Spring rolls fresh from the fryer


Paper plate presentation with plum sauce and sweet and sour dipping sauce


The assistant to the chef approves

I must note that we subbed thin rice noodles for "bean thread" noodles- perhaps they are the same thing. This recipe made enough to feed 3-4 hungry Americans. If you have a deep fryer at home, use the french fry setting to fry your spring rolls. Since there is nothing I plan to change, and overall we are very happy with the quality and taste of the spring rolls, I give a rating of 4.75 garlic cloves out of 5. Nothing is ever A+

Chinese Beef and Brocolli

Today we made Kai's chinese beef and brocolli http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft5ePAvoPBc

1/2 pound beef sliced perpendicular to the grain
1 1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp sesame oil
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
1/2 pound brocolli chopped


The ingredients were pre-measured


and the beef was


thinly sliced perpendicular to the grain.


The brocolli was chopped into hunks and the garlic was finely minced.


The beef was cooked first and only took 4ish minutes.


Then the brocolli was cooked for about 1 minute.


The final product was dished out, then eaten very fast



The recipe made enough for 1.25 hungry Americans. It tasted exactly like the stuff from a good chinese restaurant. Next time we make this, more of the brocolli stems will be removed since they were still very crunchy and the fat will be trimmed off the steak. We will be making this again.

This recipe was rated 9.5/10 soy sauce bottles