Five Quick Asian Dishes: Steamed Shiitake Mushrooms with Bok Choy and Fatt Choy

Last of our five-part series on quick Asian dishes.

Today is 08-08-08, a very auspicious number to the Chinese. It’s also Jaden’s birthday today (what a lucky gal!), so I’m posting a very special, yet quick, Chinese dish in her honor.

Steamed Shiitake Mushrooms with Bok Choy and Fatt Choy

steamed shiitake mushrooms with bok choy and fatt choy

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Five Quick Asian Dishes: Stir-Fried Beef with Ginger and Egg

Part 4 of our 5-part series on Quick Asian dishes (inspired by Jaden’s 15 Minute Asian Light Meals contest) swings back into Chinese territory after taking a detour through India with our “Mustard Potatoes” post.

Annie is really getting fired up about making Asian dishes that don’t take a lot of prep time, cooking time, or ingredients. “Stir-fried Beef with Ginger and Egg” fits the bill to a T. Here is everything you need for this dish:

Eggs, green onions, beef, ginger

egg scallions beef ginger mise

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Five Quick Asian Dishes: Mustard Potatoes

Arvinds secret spice mix

Now, on with the Quick Asian Dish of the day, Mustard Potatoes. This dish is part of a weeklong series that I’m doing in honor of Steamy Kitchen Jaden’s birthday. She’s looking for recipes that take 15 minutes or less to prepare.

This dish was taught to us by friends of ours who invited us to their place for dinner. They are vegans from India, and they prepare dishes that are simply delicious. The food is so good, you can’t stop eating.
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