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Japanese Souffle Pancakes

So I followed the video below (above the footnotes) with it's included recipe. I added lemon zest and  there are plenty of other footnotes you should read before attempting to make this recipe. I made it 3 times before I got it right and the...

Vegan Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Recipe

So I’m not exactly vegan but I’m working my way there. I absolutely love Chinese food! Sweet & sour chicken, sesame chicken, orange chicken and I’m pretty sure you guessed by the title of this blog Panda’s Sweet Fire Chicken. It’s a challenge to leave behind dishes you really enjoy as a non vegan but it makes it 10 times easier once you find something to replace that craving of meat with. For me Cauliflower has changed the game, I can pretty much make all these dishes and replace the  “chicken” with a battered cauliflower. I honestly enjoy it even more than I did before. So I’m going to give you a recipe for how I make my vegan version of Panda’s “Sweet Fire Chicken” it’s really simple and easy to make!

The Blue Pear Burger Recipe

The Blue Pear Burger recipe ingredients

The first time I had a burger with pears and blue cheese I was at the Elephant Bar in Emeryville Ca. and instantly fell in love with it. I knew it would be something that I wanted to eat again but didn’t necessarily want to go out of my way to get, especially if I could make it at home. So I scoured the internet for a recipes of burgers cooked with pears and finally found one I could tweak to my liking. The blue pear burger recipe features caramelized pears,  balsamic red onions, arugula leaves, and is topped with blue cheese and crispy maple walnut bacon. The flavors go so well together and it is very close to the original Elephant Bar burger with the exception that I added bacon and different herbs and spices to the patty. I named it the blue pear burger obviously not bcause the pears are actually blue but they are topped with blue cheese. Any who, here goes the recipe. Enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

Burger & Burger Seasoning:
2 Beef Patties
2 tsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp brown sugar (dark or light)
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper

Balsamic Onions:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
½ red onion sliced thinly
2 tbsp red wine (optional)

Bacon Topping:
A small handful of walnuts
4 pieces of Smoked Bacon
3 tbsp of Maple Syrup

Caramelized Pears:
1 pear (sliced)
1 tbsp of butter
1/2 tbsp of White sugar
1/2 tbsp of Brown sugar

Other Toppings:
2 Brioche Buns (cut in halves & toasted)
Handful of Argula Leaves
2 Slice of Blue Cheese