Learn why food made with Teesa's Garden's spice blends taste amazing!

Congratulations!!  To Liz from Melville New York

for being our first winner of July's recipe contest! She won a free $10 gift certificate towards Teesa's Garden products.

Liz belongs to a food co-op at College in Ohio and said she can't wait to get back to college to make this recipe for her classmates. The co-op is mostly vegetarian and Liz said "I used the Chinese Five Spice Blend on chicken and tofu for healthy and delicious dishes. Everyone at college is going to love this spice blend".

In our own test kitchen this recipe got a rating of 4 out of 5 Basil leafs.

Five-Spice Shanghai Marinade
2/3 cup minced green onions
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup dry Sherry
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons chili oil*
2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil*
2 teaspoons five-spice powder

*Available at Asian markets and in the Asian section of some supermarkets. Liz got these ingredients at Trader Joe’s.

Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl until blended. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Marinate beef or chicken or Tofu in half of five-spice marinade at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours in refrigerator before grilling. Remove beef or chicken from marinade; boil marinade 1 minute. Brush boiled marinade over beef or chicken while grilling and pass remaining half of marinade separately.