I made this exactly as stated. It was just not to my liking.

Reviewed On: Jul. 21, 2009

The first time I made this recipe I found it extremely bland, but with a lot of potential. Following another reviewers suggestions I marinated the pork with brown sugar and soy (which is a MUST)along with he 5 spice, added some peas and a scrambled egg with some hoisin in it. Also I added about a tablespoon and a 1/2 of hoisin sauce while frying the rice, some garlic powder and a dash of MSG and black pepper. The last change I made was to use sesame oil instead of regular and it made the most delicious fried rice I've ever had outside of a chinese restaurant, the fennel seeds add a fantastic taste. I highly recommend crushing them first or they add an odd texture.

Reviewed On: Dec. 30, 2008

I added about two dashes of cayenne pepper, dried mustard and refrigerated the chicken once fully coated with seasoning, mustard and flour for 90 minutes in the fridge (this made it extra crispy) and the wings were absolutely delicious, moist on the inside and crispy on the outside. I made the mistake of letting my friend try one before I completely finished cooking dinner and it was very hard to make him wait until I was finished the main dish!

Reviewed On: Dec. 18, 2008