Chinese New Year Bok Choy Pancakes and Sweet Mandarin Soy ...
Chinese New Year Bok Choy Pancakes + Sweet Mandarin Soy Dipping Sauce + Mandarin Ginger Orangeade
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measure + mix Have kids measure and mix together 1½ cups flour, 3/4 cup water, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 Tbs sugar, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper into a bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes.
chop + salt Have your kids chop-chop-chop up 3 cups bok choy cabbage (both the green leaves and white stems) and 2 stalks green onion into tiny bits. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt over the bok choy and green onions and let it drain in a colander for about 5 minutes until the veggies soften.
stir + oil + fry Have your children stir the salted, chopped veggies into the batter. Pre-heat a skillet on the stovetop over medium-high heat and brush with oil. Carefully drop about 1 Tbs of batter onto your heated, oiled skillet and fry on both sides until golden. Eat and enjoy the pancakes with the sweet soy dipping sauce and orangeade and say, “Gung Hay Fat Choy”… Happy Chinese New Year!
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zest + whisk Have your kids zest the rind of one mandarin orange. Then have kids measure and combine 3 Tbs soy sauce, 1 Tbs rice vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, 1½ tsp oil, a little squeeze of mandarin orange juice, ¼ tsp mandarin orange zest, and 1 tsp ginger ale (optional). Whisk to combine and enjoy with pancakes!
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squeeze + mix Have kids squeeze the juice of 3-4 mandarin oranges or 1 regular orange into a bowl or pitcher (about ½ cup juice). Add 4 cups ginger ale, 1 cup water, ¼ cup sweetener (brown sugar, agave, coconut sugar) or 5 packets stevia, and ice. Mix and serve!
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Let's Learn Cantonese Numbers from One to Ten! While chopping, blending, and stirring, count to 10 in Cantonese (phonetic)…
1… yat
6… lok
2… yee
7… chut
3… sam
8… bot
4… say
9… gao
5… ng
10… sup
Fun Food Facts from CHINA! ★ ★ ★ ★
You can buy green bean flavored ice pops in China! The mortar used to bind the Great Wall of China’s stones were made from sticky rice! 7th-century Emperor Tang of Shang had 94 ‘ice men’ who made him ice cream. Developed about 5,000 years ago, the earliest chopsticks were used for cooking, not eating.
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1 Tbs sugar pinch of salt, plus 1 tsp to salt the
1½ cups flour
bok choy
3/4 cup water 1 tsp baking soda
pinch of black pepper oil for frying
Sweet Mandarin Soy Dipping Sauce 3 Tbs soy sauce 1 Tbs rice vinegar
1½ tsp oil little squeeze mandarin orange
1 tsp sugar
juice
¼ tsp mandarin orange zest
1 tsp ginger ale (optional)
Mandarin Ginger Orangeade 1/2 cup freshly squeeze orange
1 cup water
juice (about 1 medium or 3-4
¼ cup brown sugar, agave, or
mandarin oranges) 4 cups ginger ale
coconut sugar (or 5 packs stevia) ice
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Sticky Fingers
cooking
Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids TM THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
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•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fun food facts: What are Chinese Pancakes? Scallion pancakes (cong you bing) are a popular street food in China and Taiwan, often served with soy sauce. Cooked from dough rather than the batter typical of true pancakes, cong you bing often include fennel, sesame seeds, and bell pepper, as well as scallions. Many people eat these pancakes for the New Year.
The surprise ingredient of the week is: Bok Choy! ★
A staple in Asian cooking, this round leafed vegetable is sometimes referred to as white cabbage. There are many kinds of bok choy that vary in color, taste, and size, including tah tsai and joi choi.
★
Bok choy might look a lot like celery, but it’s a member of the cabbage family.
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Bok choy is one of the oldest Chinese vegetables - the Chinese have been cultivating the vegetable for more that 5,000 years. There are more than twenty varieties of bok choy that have been cultivated in China since ancient times.
★
Although bok choy is still grown in China, it is also harvested in California and parts of Canada.
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Bok choy is known for its mild flavor and is good for stir-fries, braising, and soups. You can also eat it raw.
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The leaves and the stalks can both be cooked, but they should be separated before washing to ensure that both parts are thoroughly cleansed. For optimal freshness, don’t wash book toy until you’re ready to use it. Unused parts can stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
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Bok choy is packed with beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, folate, and potassium.
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Bok choy is sometimes called a “soup spoon” because of the shape of its leaves.
Time for a laugh! Knock, knock! Who’s there? Bok. Bok Who? Didn’t you hear me bokking? It’s Bok Choy! Why did the orange stop at the top of the hill? Because it ran out of juice!
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•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• chinese new year bok choy pancakes
measure + mix Have kids measure and mix together 1½ cups flour, 3/4 cup water, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 Tbs sugar, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper into a bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes.
chop + salt Have your kids chop-chop-chop up 3 cups bok choy cabbage (both the green leaves and white stems) and 2 stalks green onion into tiny bits. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt over the bok choy and green onions and let it drain in a colander for about 5 minutes until the veggies soften.
stir + oil + fry Have your children stir the salted, chopped veggies into the batter. Pre-heat a skillet on the stovetop over medium-high heat and brush with oil. Carefully drop about 1 Tbs of batter onto your heated, oiled skillet and fry on both sides until golden. Eat and enjoy the pancakes with the sweet soy dipping sauce and orangeade and say, “Gung Hay Fat Choy”… Happy Chinese New Year!
•••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• Family Fun Recipes
Sticky Fingers
cooking
Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids TM THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• sweet mandarin soy dipping sauce
zest + whisk Have your kids zest the rind of one mandarin orange. Then have kids measure and combine 3 Tbs soy sauce, 1 Tbs rice vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, 1½ tsp oil, a little squeeze of mandarin orange juice, ¼ tsp mandarin orange zest, and 1 tsp ginger ale (optional). Whisk to combine and enjoy with pancakes!
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• mandarin ginger orangeade
squeeze + mix Have kids squeeze the juice of 3-4 mandarin oranges or 1 regular orange into a bowl or pitcher (about ½ cup juice). Add 4 cups ginger ale, 1 cup water, ¼ cup sweetener (brown sugar, agave, coconut sugar) or 5 packets stevia, and ice. Mix and serve!
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Let's Learn Cantonese Numbers from One to Ten! While chopping, blending, and stirring, count to 10 in Cantonese (phonetic)…
1… yat
6… lok
2… yee
7… chut
3… sam
8… bot
4… say
9… gao
5… ng
10… sup
Fun Food Facts from CHINA! ★ ★ ★ ★
You can buy green bean flavored ice pops in China! The mortar used to bind the Great Wall of China’s stones were made from sticky rice! 7th-century Emperor Tang of Shang had 94 ‘ice men’ who made him ice cream. Developed about 5,000 years ago, the earliest chopsticks were used for cooking, not eating.
•••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• Family Fun Recipes
Sticky Fingers
cooking
Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids TM THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• shopping list Bok Choy Pancakes 3 cups bok choy cabbage 2 stalks green onion
1 Tbs sugar pinch of salt, plus 1 tsp to salt the
1½ cups flour
bok choy
3/4 cup water 1 tsp baking soda
pinch of black pepper oil for frying
Sweet Mandarin Soy Dipping Sauce 3 Tbs soy sauce 1 Tbs rice vinegar
1½ tsp oil little squeeze mandarin orange
1 tsp sugar
juice
¼ tsp mandarin orange zest
1 tsp ginger ale (optional)
Mandarin Ginger Orangeade 1/2 cup freshly squeeze orange
1 cup water
juice (about 1 medium or 3-4
¼ cup brown sugar, agave, or
mandarin oranges) 4 cups ginger ale
coconut sugar (or 5 packs stevia) ice
•••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• Family Fun Recipes
Sticky Fingers
cooking
Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids TM THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fun food facts: What are Chinese Pancakes? Scallion pancakes (cong you bing) are a popular street food in China and Taiwan, often served with soy sauce. Cooked from dough rather than the batter typical of true pancakes, cong you bing often include fennel, sesame seeds, and bell pepper, as well as scallions. Many people eat these pancakes for the New Year.
The surprise ingredient of the week is: Bok Choy! ★
A staple in Asian cooking, this round leafed vegetable is sometimes referred to as white cabbage. There are many kinds of bok choy that vary in color, taste, and size, including tah tsai and joi choi.
★
Bok choy might look a lot like celery, but it’s a member of the cabbage family.
★
Bok choy is one of the oldest Chinese vegetables - the Chinese have been cultivating the vegetable for more that 5,000 years. There are more than twenty varieties of bok choy that have been cultivated in China since ancient times.
★
Although bok choy is still grown in China, it is also harvested in California and parts of Canada.
★
Bok choy is known for its mild flavor and is good for stir-fries, braising, and soups. You can also eat it raw.
★
The leaves and the stalks can both be cooked, but they should be separated before washing to ensure that both parts are thoroughly cleansed. For optimal freshness, don’t wash book toy until you’re ready to use it. Unused parts can stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
★
Bok choy is packed with beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, folate, and potassium.
★
Bok choy is sometimes called a “soup spoon” because of the shape of its leaves.
Time for a laugh! Knock, knock! Who’s there? Bok. Bok Who? Didn’t you hear me bokking? It’s Bok Choy! Why did the orange stop at the top of the hill? Because it ran out of juice!
•••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• Family Fun Recipes
Sticky Fingers
cooking
Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids TM THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
