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Best Pork Belly Tacos on a moment’s notice…

May 25, 2021 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

The Best Pork Belly Tacos on a moment’s notice came about when I only had two strips of grilled pork belly left over.  Not enough for a complete meal but looking in my fridge and finding Cauliflower Sandwich Thins (my current fav) and many possible fixings, I had an epiphany. 

That’s how the Best Pork Belly Tacos on a moment’s notice came together…

USE VEGGIES YOU HAVE, MINE WERE…
asparagus
shimeiji mushrooms
red bell peppers 
red onion
scallions

Chop them into cubes, a variety of crunchy, soft and colorful veggies.

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FRY UP!
Of course I fried up in my cast iron wok, the best for frying anything.
Avocado oil
Diced garlic and ginger
Dash of San-J tamari and medium drinking sherry 
Squirt of fresh lime or lemon

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USE A TACO ALTERNATIVE
Cauliflower Sandwich Thins from Outer Aisle are ketogenic, low glycemic and low carbs but most importantly, so tasty compared to other “healthy” taco versions.  They hold up really well. Grab them here. Just warm under broiler. 

PORK BELLY…
These pork belly strips were grilled with my own mix of dry spices. Warm them under the broiler and slice into bite size pieces.

Now we’re ready to put together the Best Pork Belly Tacos…
Lay out Cauliflower Sandwich Thins, pile on veggies first, then pork belly, top with kimchi (optional), swirl a dollop of Chosen Food’s Avocado Mayo and you’re DONE! 

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I’ve now created my own gourmet Best Pork Belly Tacos on a moment’s notice! 

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Delicious with a sharp arugula salad sprinkled with chopped tomatoes, red onion and walnuts with my own vinaigrette. 

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Would love to hear your Taco creation and what alternative tacos you use as a wrap? 

Note: I’ve included Amazon affiliate links to make it easy to access good ingredients and seasonings I use. I will get a commission if you click the links, yippee.

Filed Under: "one dish wok meal", blog, cast iron wok, tacos Tagged With: "healthy eating", best tacos, cauliflower sandwich thins, ketogenic, low carb, pork belly tacos, tacos

Best Ground Turkey Weeknight Dinner Ever!

January 16, 2019 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Seriously, this easy Ground Turkey dish for a weeknight is the BEST!  And so EASY.  You can adapt it to whatever diet you’re on…Weight Watchers, Keto, Paleo, South Beach, etc.  Vegetarian or vegan, no problem!  Try with kidney, red or black beans, chick peas, butter beans, lentils or tofu. This delicious Ground Turkey dish was inspired by a conversation I had with my sisters, isn’t it funny the power of association?

Ground Turkey with multi-colored, mini sweet peppers, tomatoes and a handful of peas on a bed of soba noodles. Add some chili oil for extra heat if you like.  I did, yum!

For 2019, I wanted to reintroduce you to my approach to cooking without recipes or measuring and use what you have in your fridge and pantry. It’s what I teach in my cooking classes in Miami and in my online Udemy course (click for your discount!). So, be prepared because I may not include specific measurements.

Cook this way and you’ll be less stressed AND you’ll start enjoying coming up with surprise dishes of your own! It’s a meal that can stretch for big families, for one tray of ground turkey, it gave my hubby and I enough for 3 meals. 
Go wild with variations and combinations! You can keep it even simpler and use only ONE veggie like frozen peas. No need to defrost, just throw in a couple of minutes when you’re doing recombine, easy, DONE!
Try with just one veggie like tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, you get the gist!
About the meat…
If you stick with using Ground Turkey, don’t use breast cause it’ll be dry and tasteless.  Ground Pork is not common at western supermarkets but it’s very popular in Asia.  Get your butcher to grind the pork for you. The best cuts are pork butt or shoulder, you need marbling of fat so it’s not dry.

Use this cooking process…
– cook soba noodles first
– prep veggies
– make sauce, using TSPC, my 4 basic seasonings for marinade and sauce..
T: San-J tamari; S: Sherry (medium);  P: Pepper (white pepper); C: Cornstarch 
+ 1 tblsp. Koon Chun Brown Bean Sauce + 1 heaped tsp. Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce
– marinade meat with same TSPC 

Use same stir fry process…Wok Stars, check your Stir Fry Crib Sheet!
– fry veg
– fry ground turkey in 2 batches, flip over when it’s golden brown one side and cut into crumbles
– heat sauce
– recombine veg + meat in sauce

It”ll be your GO-TO dish you’ll want often!  Don’t forget to invite your kids, family and friends to chip in with prepping and cooking. Cooking together makes it less lonely and you’ll find it’s a great time to bond!  Most of my food memories are of cooking with my mom and sisters and I KNOW those moments have contributed to our close relationships to this day!

Here are my complete step by step process for the BEST Weeknight Ground Turkey dish ever!

 

Drain soba, sprinkle sesame oil to prevent sticking
Prep veg, push trimmings on produce bag, leave on chopping board
TSPC for marinade and sauce

 
Fry onions
Fry mini sweet peppers

Fry ground turkey in 2 batches. Fry one side till golden brown before flipping.
After the flip, let it cook first before breaking up.

 
Heat sauce till bubbles.
Recombine veg+ground turkey, add frozen peas and turn over in sauce.
Save some in glass container!

 
Here’s another great dish using Ground Turkey, my famous, signature Rainbow Lettuce Wrap Appetizer I make this in my cooking class and is a big hit! 

Filed Under: blog, cast iron wok, Easy Weeknight Dinners, healthy eating, wok cooking Tagged With: "easy dinners", "ground turkey", "healthy eating", "one dish meals", "spicy dish", cast iron wok, stir fry, weeknightdinner, wok cooking

Best Ground Turkey Weeknight Dinner Ever!

January 16, 2019 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Seriously, this easy Ground Turkey dish for a weeknight is the BEST!  And so EASY.  You can adapt it to whatever diet you’re on…Weight Watchers, Keto, Paleo, South Beach, etc.  Vegetarian or vegan, no problem!  Try with kidney, red or black beans, chick peas, butter beans, lentils or tofu. This delicious Ground Turkey dish was inspired by a conversation I had with my sisters, isn’t it funny the power of association?

Ground Turkey with multi-colored, mini sweet peppers, tomatoes and a handful of peas on a bed of soba noodles. Add some chili oil for extra heat if you like.  I did, yum!

For 2019, I wanted to reintroduce you to my approach to cooking without recipes or measuring and use what you have in your fridge and pantry. It’s what I teach in my cooking classes in Miami and in my online Udemy course (click for your discount!). So, be prepared because I may not include specific measurements.

Cook this way and you’ll be less stressed AND you’ll start enjoying coming up with surprise dishes of your own! It’s a meal that can stretch for big families, for one tray of ground turkey, it gave my hubby and I enough for 3 meals. 
Go wild with variations and combinations! You can keep it even simpler and use only ONE veggie like frozen peas. No need to defrost, just throw in a couple of minutes when you’re doing recombine, easy, DONE!
Try with just one veggie like tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, you get the gist!
About the meat…
If you stick with using Ground Turkey, don’t use breast cause it’ll be dry and tasteless.  Ground Pork is not common at western supermarkets but it’s very popular in Asia.  Get your butcher to grind the pork for you. The best cuts are pork butt or shoulder, you need marbling of fat so it’s not dry.

Use this cooking process…
– cook soba noodles first
– prep veggies
– make sauce, using TSPC, my 4 basic seasonings for marinade and sauce..
T: San-J tamari; S: Sherry (medium);  P: Pepper (white pepper); C: Cornstarch 
+ 1 tblsp. Koon Chun Brown Bean Sauce + 1 heaped tsp. Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce
– marinade meat with same TSPC 

Use same stir fry process…Wok Stars, check your Stir Fry Crib Sheet!
– fry veg
– fry ground turkey in 2 batches, flip over when it’s golden brown one side and cut into crumbles
– heat sauce
– recombine veg + meat in sauce

It”ll be your GO-TO dish you’ll want often!  Don’t forget to invite your kids, family and friends to chip in with prepping and cooking. Cooking together makes it less lonely and you’ll find it’s a great time to bond!  Most of my food memories are of cooking with my mom and sisters and I KNOW those moments have contributed to our close relationships to this day!

Here are my complete step by step process for the BEST Weeknight Ground Turkey dish ever!

 

Drain soba, sprinkle sesame oil to prevent sticking
Prep veg, push trimmings on produce bag, leave on chopping board
TSPC for marinade and sauce

 
Fry onions
Fry mini sweet peppers

Fry ground turkey in 2 batches. Fry one side till golden brown before flipping.
After the flip, let it cook first before breaking up.

 
Heat sauce till bubbles.
Recombine veg+ground turkey, add frozen peas and turn over in sauce.
Save some in glass container!

 
Here’s another great dish using Ground Turkey, my famous, signature Rainbow Lettuce Wrap Appetizer I make this in my cooking class and is a big hit! 

Filed Under: blog, cast iron wok, Easy Weeknight Dinners, healthy eating, wok cooking Tagged With: "easy dinners", "ground turkey", "healthy eating", "one dish meals", "spicy dish", cast iron wok, stir fry, weeknightdinner, wok cooking

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