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Asian Dessert Recipes

Rice Cooker Mango Cheesecake

Irresistible Rice Cooker Mango Japanese Cheesecake Recipe 🍰🥭 This Rice Cooker Mango Japanese Cheesecake is a light and fluffy dessert with a mango twist. Using a Rice Cooker with a

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Raw chicken meat that has velveted and is ready for Stir-Fry
Basic Asian Recipes

How to Velvet Chicken

This Basic Velvet Chicken recipe will give you succulent, tender and juicy pieces of chicken that can be used in your Asian stir-fry recipes.

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Basic Asian Recipes

Velveting Shrimp: Unlock Spectacular Stir-Fries!

There’s a secret in the Chinese culinary world called “velveting.” It’s the reason why the shrimp in your favorite Chinese restaurant dishes are so incredibly tender and succulent. Today, we’re going to pull back the curtain and teach you how to velvet shrimp at home!

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Hey There! I'm Carole, a former business trainer, and retail store owner now a full-time blogger. My husband Scott and I live in Los Angeles. Among my favorite things are shiitake and trumpet mushrooms, which I love for the rich umami flavor they bring to my dishes, the color purple, and talking about MasterChef!

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