Archive for February 15th, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Sweet and Sour Pork

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Sweet and Sour Pork Sweet and Sour PorkTaste: Sour and sweet. Simply delicious.

Features: Red and shiny.

Ingredients:

200 grams (0.44 lb) pork

25 grams (5/6 oz) green pepper

25 grams (5/6 oz) onion

2 grams (1/3 tsp) salt

15 grams (1 tbsp) cooking wine

50 grams (2 3/4 tbsp) ketchup

40 grams (3 tbsp) sugar

1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG

3 grams (3/5 tsp) vinegar

25 grams (1 2/3 tbsp) water

2 cloves of garlic

200 grams (2/5 cup) cooking oil

1 egg

10 grams (1 1/2 tbsp) curry

50 grams (3 1/2 tbsp) dry cornstarch

Directions:

1. Cut the meat into slices 2 cm (0.8 inch) long, 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide and 0.5 (0.2 inch) thick. Add the salt and curry, and mix well. Add the egg and let marinate for 10 minutes. Then dust every piece of meat with the dry cornstarch.

2. Cut the green pepper and onion into dices 2 cm (0.8 inch) long each side. Mash the garlic.

3. Heat the oil to 200-220℃(390-430℉) and deep-fry the pork slices until they become crispy on the outside. Take out and drain off the oil.

4. Keep 50 g (3 1/2 tbsp) oil in the wok and heat it. Add the green pepper, onion, and mashed garlic, and stir-fry until they produce a strong aroma. Put in the ketchup, salt MSG, sugar, water, vinegar and meat to quick-fry. Mix well to allow the meat to become coated with the ketchup. Take out and serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Clothing

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Introducion:

The character “衣” in ancient times looked like the frock that time, referring only to the clothes for the upper body.

Download List:

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(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (厨)

Monday, February 15th, 2010

厨 [chú]

国标码:B3F8 部首:厂 笔画:12 笔顺:131251431124

kitchen

例句与用法:

  1. 我的房里有好几个勺子。
    There are several scoops in my kitchen.
  2. 开始做饭前,我还得去买些房用具。
    I have to buy some kitchen utensils before starting cooking.
  3. 保险丝盒子在房里。
    The fuse-box is in the kitchen.
  4. 我们的房里有台排气扇,用来消除油烟。
    We have an extractor fan in the kitchen to get rid of the smell of cooking.
  5. 一个房里的小火炉就会把整个房子都熏黑。
    One small fire in the kitchen will cover the whole house in soot.
  6. 房里还有一大堆盘子要洗。
    There is a stack of dishes to be washed in the kitchen.
  7. 房是我妻子的领地,她不愿让我进去。
    The kitchen is my wife’s domain, she doesn’t like me going into it.
  8. 我猜想房里有老鼠。
    I guess there are mice in the kitchen.

(Source: dict.cn)