That looks delicious!

Rice Powder, that's really neat. You mention roasting in a dry pan. Could you saute in butter? Or do you think that might screw with the grinding process? We've got a lot of bitchen Asian markets around here. I'll see if'n I can't find some of that.

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oh god, yum! We get that, complete with sweet potatoes, at one little dim sum place here in Boston (it's actually in Newton) and at first I found it a little sketchy-looking (wasn't sure how to interpret the goopy-looking chunks) but I have come to love it and crave it. So glad to have a recipe now to make it myself. (btw, I have seen that brand of broad bean chili paste -- will have to try it. we latched onto another brand and have been loath to switch because it's so good, but want to see what others have to offer.)

didn't really know where to post this comment... just wanted to tell you i think your site is so pretty and the food pics looks great. i will check back often!

Zhong Xing Yuan in Newton, MA, on California St. is a wonderful joint for taiwanese/chinese breakfast & dimsum. They have a huge following of chinese people that arrive from the suburbs all around east MA and the lines on Saturday are just hell. But I suppose its worth it if you dont want to drive to chinatown to get dou jiang and da bing and feng zheng pai gu.

Thought your illustrations and layout were great!!

I discovered your blog though a google search for BROAD BEAN PASTE w/ CHILI. This recipe looks very interesting - I have no experience with rice powder (and very little with Chinese cooking itself) but after your description of the product - I am very interested in trying this - and sweet potatoes as a bonus
YUM!

My wife is Chinese, and I've been learning to cook some of her favorites - this is one of them. She prefers beef ribs to pork for this, and we use butternut squash instead of the sweet potato, but it's pretty much the same dish. Great, homey meal :)