Kid friendly Asian main dish recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

Steam Tofu With Fish

Very simple and yet delicious dish.Goes very well with steam white rice.

Chicken and Veggies Stir Fry, Low Calorie and Super Yummy

Stir frys make a terrific weeknight dinner since they come together really quickly and can be made healthy too.…

SHANGHAINESE LION’S HEAD

They call it Lion's Head because the meatballs are ye big with manes of soft, tender napa cabbage...looking like a lion. Seriously, in Shanghai,…

Shrimp and Tofu with Black Bean Sauce

We're on a mission to create the ultimate black bean sauce. This recipe is getting pretty close I think. I…

Yellow Split Peas with Vegetables (Dal Takari)

Wow, this is such a wonderful dish and so easy to cook! The keys to this dish are the yellow lentils, fried…

Butter Chicken - Chicken Makhani

My kids love Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken) and Chicken Tikka Masala whenever we go to an Indian buffet. So…

Asian-Style Grilled Black Bass

This fish is simply delicious. The flesh is like butter and the flavor is from heaven. I know that sounds extreme, but it's true. I was in Costco…

Grilled Flanken Style Korean Short Ribs (Galbi or Kalbi)

I adapted this recipe from one in Bon Appetit and another from Chef John (foodwishes.blogspot.com). Chef John…

Spicy Asian Grilled Pork Chops

This is an old favorite that I've made since my days living in Chicago. We lived near the main Korean part of town (near Lawrence I think) and…

Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

Buy a bottle of Teriyaki sauce? NO!! It is amazingly easy to make teriyaki sauce at home. All you need is soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The key…

Korean Extra Crispy Fried Chicken w Sweet Spicy Glaze

Here is yet another Korean fried chicken recipe that we made recently with a sweet & spicy glaze. We have been…

Ginger-Marinated Pork Tenderloin

This pork tenderloin was super moist and was wonderful with the rich sauce over it. Our whole family loved it.…

Crock Pot Chicken Terriyaki

CHICKEN, RED PEPPER AND YELLOW SQUASH STIR-FRY

A chicken, yellow squash and red pepper stir-fry in a delicious savory sauce

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

I served this at an informal dinner as mini-cocktail meatballs (1" size) but in a sweet and sour sauce, rather than barbecue, and everyone loved…