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Next Recipe I go to school in: Overland Park, KS Recipe Name: Sichuan Sauteed Hot Beancurd Country/Culture of Origin for recipe: China Recipe Ingredients:** 8 oz. Minced beef 3 Red Chilis cut into rings 1 tsp Chopped garlic 1 tbsp. Chopped spring onion 1/2 Tbsp. Sichuan Chili sauce 1/2 tsp. Sugar 1/2 tsp. Dark Soy Sauce 1/2 tsp. Chili oil 1 dash Sesame Oil
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 * || 3 pieces of Beancurd (tofu)

Marinade: 1 tsp. light soy sauce and some cornflour ||

Cooking Directions:

Drain beancurd and cut into pieces. Heat some oil and saute chopped garlic. Put in the minced beef and saute briefly. Add in Sichuan chili sauce and continue sauteing over mild heat. When warm throughout, add in beancurd and seasonings. Put on platter and garnish with spring onion and chili rings.**
 * Put minced beef into marinade and let sit for 1 hour.

Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions? steamed rice.**
 * We eat this dish often. The reason is that I like to cook this dish and it is tasty. We love to eat it mixed with hot



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Recipe Ingredients:

 * 1 lb. ground pork || 1 can water chestnuts ||
 * 1 package wonton skins || 1/4 cup soy sauce ||
 * 1/2 tsp. pepper || chicken broth ||

Cooking Directions
1. Chop water chestnuts 2. Mix pork, water chestnuts, soy sauce, and pepper 3. Make wontons as directed on back of package. 4. Boil and serve with heated chicken broth

Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?
We get to eat it out of special Chinese soup bowls and spoons. We eat this regularly.



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 * 1 small pumpkin || a bunch of green onions ||
 * 1 egg || 10 grams garlic ||
 * 1.5 lbs. of ground Pork || 10 cups all purpose flour ||
 * 1/2 cup vegetable oil || 4 cups water ||
 * 2 teaspoons salt ||  ||

**Cooking Directions:**
//__#1: The Dumpling's Filling__// 1. Scrape the skin off the pumpkin 2. Throw away the seeds 3. Cut the pumpkin into small pieces 4. Mash pumpkin using a blender 5. Mix it with egg, pork meat vegetable oil, green onions, garlic and salt 6. Put the mixture aside

//__#2 The Dumpling's Skin__// 1. Mix the flour and water together to make dough 2. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes 3. Cut the dough into small pieces 4. Use a rolling pin to roll the pieces into circles

//__#3 Make the Dumpling__// 1. Put a little Dumpling filling onto the Dumpling skin 2. Fold the skin and squeeze the top until there are no more holes 3. Fill a pot with boiling water 4. Put the Dumpling inside 5. Boil for about 10 minutes

Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?
This recipe is special to my family because on Chinese New Year, the word "Dumpling" means reunite for our family. My family doesn't always eat dumplings on Chinese New Year. Sometimes my mom makes them because she is happy.