Archive for February 16th, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Beef with Dried Orange Peel

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Beef with Dried Orange Peel

Beef with Dried Orange PeelTaste: Crispy and aromatic.

Features: Brightly colored.

Ingredients:

500 grams (1.1 lb) tender beef

5 grams (1/6 oz) sectioned scallions

3 grams (1/10 oz) sliced ginger

25 grams (1 3/4 tbsp) cooking wine

10 grams (1 1/2 tsp) soy sauce

2 grams (1/3 tsp) salt

5 grams (1 tsp) sugar

25 grams (5/6 oz) dried orange peel

15 grams (1 tbsp) cooking oil

Directions:

1.Slice the beef to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long, 1.7 cm (0.6 inch) wide and 0.3 cm (0.12 inch) thick and mix with the cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, scallions, ginger and orange peel. Put in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

2.Heat the oil to 70-100 ºC (160-210 ºF), put in only the beef slices and keep stirring and turning until all the moisture is gone. This process takes about 20 minutes after which the beef slices become crispy and produce an attractive aroma. Now add the orange peel, scallions, ginger, sugar and mix well. Take out to serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Learn

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Introducion:

Learn, means“学”.In ancient China, only the rich people with power had the privilege to attend schools.

Download List:

1.xue.swf

(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (雏)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

雏[chú]

国标码:B3FB 部首:隹 笔画:13 笔顺:3551132411121

chick
young bird

例句与用法:

  1. 鸡蛋还未孵,先别数鸡;莫过早乐观。
    Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
  2. 诅咒像鸡,必回栖息木。
    Curse, like chicken, come home to roost.

(Source: dict.cn)