How To Cook Peking Duck Recipe for Chinese New Year

In every Chinese New Year celebration, great food is always present. Here is a recipe for the famous Beijing dish, the juicy Peking Duck recipe. Watch the video below on how to cook Peking duck:

How To Cook Artichoke Oyster Soup for Mardi Gras Tuesday

Here's how to cook Artichoke Oyster Soup perfect for Mardi Gras Tuesday.

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/2 cup shallots (chopped fine)
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoon flour
• 14 oz chicken broth (more or less won't hurt)
• 4 cup oysters, drained; reserve liquid (less, to
• 14 oz artichoke hearts, cooked
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoon parsley (chopped, fresh)

Cooking procedure:

1. In a 3-quart casserole, melt butter and saute shallots.
2. When shallots are translucent, add thyme, bay leaf and cayenne pepper.
3. Add flour and whisk well.
4. Add broth, oyster water, artichoke hearts, salt and Tabasco. Bring to a boil.
5. Add oysters and parsley. Simmer on medium, partly covered, for EXACTLY 5 minutes. (Note: If you overcook the oysters, they will be rubbery.)
6. Add whipped cream and serve immediately.

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 20 minutes.
Precision: measure the spices.

How To Make Tuna Casserole

Tuna casserole is a casserole mainly composed of egg noodles and canned tuna fish, with canned peas and corn sometimes added. The casserole is often topped with potato chips, corn flakes or canned fried onions. It is a classic American family favorite. Tuna casserole is convenient to the extent that it may be prepared using no fresh ingredients.

Ingredients:

• 1 can solid white tuna, drained
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can whole mushrooms, drained
• 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 large can chow mein noodles
• 1 dash of garlic powder

Cooking Procedure:

1. Combine everything in a casserole dish.
2. Reserve some of the chow mein noodles for the topping.
3. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes.
4. Top with remaining noodles and return to oven for 5 min.