Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake

Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake serves 8 Ingredients
Cake: 1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar  1 egg 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
Streusel Topping: 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 3 Tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon  3 tablespoons butter 1/2 chopped pecans  Directions Preheat oven to 375. Cream together butter and sugar.  Add egg and mix well. Add flour, salt, baking powder and milk, mix until well blended.

Carefully fold in berries.

 Spoon into greased 10-inch springform pan. 

Mix together brown sugar, flour, cinnamon in bowl. Then using a pastry blender or fork, blend together. mix in pecans. Sprinkle topping mixture over batter. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 

Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb ground pork, cooked (about 2 cups)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 

1 10-ounce package rice stick noodles

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1/2 cup chopped green onions, plus additional green onions for garnish

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

6 tablespoons soy sauce

½ cup chicken broth

¼ cup dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce

4 teaspoons cornstarch

½ cup water

Directions 

1. Brown pork.

2. Prepare the noodles following the directions on the package; typically boil for 3 to 5 minutes in 8 to 10 cups boiling water.

3. Make sauce by heating oil over medium heat in a saucepan or wok. Add garlic, green onion, red pepper flakes, and saute for just a few seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add soy sauce, chicken broth, brown sugar and chile-garlic sauce. Combine the cornstarch with ½ cup water and stir it into the sauce. Simmer sauce for about 2 minutes or until it thickens.

4. When sauce is thick, add the pork and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. 

5. Add cooked noodles to sauce, mix well. serve immediately. Optional: garnish with julienned cucumber on one side, bean sprouts on the other.

*can subsitute chicken for pork. Just suate chicken in oil until cooked. Then mince chicken breasts.(about 2 breasts) 

Spicy Beef Broccoli Stir Fry

Spicy Beef Broccoli Stir Fry serves 8

Ingredients

• 1 small flank steak (2 to 2-1/2 lb.)
• 6 Tbs. soy sauce
• 2 Tbs. dry sherry
• 2 Tbs. cornstarch
• Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 lbs. broccoli crowns, cut into 2-inch florets (to yield about 8 heaping cups)
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup canola or peanut oil
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 4-inch piece ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
• 1/2 tsp. red chile flakes
• 4 Tbs. oyster sauce
• 1-2 Tbs. garlic chili paste

• Directions
• Bring 2 quarts water with 2 tsp. kosher salt to a boil.
• Slice the steak in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into thin slices.
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•  In a medium bowl, stir 2 Tbs. of the soy sauce with the sherry, cornstarch, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the steak, toss to coat, and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blanch the broccoli in the boiling water until it softens to a tender crunch, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and then rinse under cold water until the broccoli cools. Add green onions to broccoli. 
• Stir together the oyster sauce, garlic chili paste and the remaining 2 Tbs. soy sauce; set aside. Set a large, heavy skillet or a large wok over high heat for 1 minute. Pour in 4 Tbs. of the oil and, when it starts to shimmer, add the beef. Cook the beef, stirring frequently, until it loses most but not all of its raw color, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a meduim bowl. Add the remaining 4 Tbs. oil and the garlic, ginger, chile flakes, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the broccoli and cook, stirring to incorporate any browned bits on the bottom of the pan, until the broccoli warms through, about 1 minute. 
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• Stir in the beef, the oyster sauce, garlic chili paste and the remaining 2 Tbs. soy sauce; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Serve immediately.

• I serve over rice but noodles are fun too.  Enjoy!!