the appetizer:
Chinese cooking, like most of Asia, focuses first on a starch like rice or noodles, then adds an accompaniment of meat or seafood, rather than meat first, starch and vegetables second, as found in European-influenced cuisines. Recipes in China are as diverse as the language, with its 80,000 characters, and Chinese immigrants have brought this complex culinary heritage to almost every region of the world.
China
Hot and Sour Soup
16 ounces Chinese bean curd, well drained
1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained
4 cups Chinese Chicken Stock
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 ounces ground pork, cut into thin slices about 2 inches long
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 3 tablespoons water
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons sesame-seed oil
1 green onion, sliced
Cover the mushrooms in a small bowl with warm water. Let them soak for 30 minutes to soften. Strain mushroom liquid and reserve. Cut the mushrooms into 1/4-inch slices; set aside.
Slice bean curd and bamboo shoots into 1/4inch slices and set aside.
Place the chicken stock in a large pot. Add the salt, soy sauce, mushroom liquid, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and ground pork. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer soup for 3 minutes. Add the white pepper, vinegar, and bean curd. Return soup to a boil. Give the cornstarch mixture a stir, then add to soup, followed by the beaten egg, while stirring gently. Remove the heat from the heat. Add the sesame oil and sprinkle soup with green onions to serve.
China
Chinese and Lunar New Year Handbook
from Kate's Global Kitchen:
Chinese Cookbooks
- Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking
- Martin Yan's Feast
- Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking
- Potsticker Chronicles by Stuart Chang Berman
- The Asian Grill by Corinne Trang
- The Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
- Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen by Grace Young
Chinese Recipes
- Almond Cookies
- Barbecued Spare Ribs
- Cantonese Roast "Drunken" Duck (Martin Yan)
- Cashew Shrimp
- Chicken Stock
- Chicken with Pine Nuts
- Chili Oil
- Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp
- Cucumber Salad
- Egg Drop Soup
- Egg Rolls with Pork
- Fish with Black Bean Sauce
- Fried Rice
- Golden Meat-Filled Coins (Martin Yan)
- Hot and Sour Soup
- Minced Poultry with Walnuts in Lettuce Cups (Martin Yan)
- Miniature Spring Rolls (Martin Yan)
- Pork Filling for Steamed Buns
- Roast Pork
- Royal Lion's Head (Martin Yan)
- Seafood in an Orange Basket (Martin Yan)
- Steamed Bread Dough
- Steamed Fish with Sizzling Lemon Grass Oil (Martin Yan)
- Steamed Rice
- Stir Fried Bean Sprouts
- Stir Fried Snow Peas
- Tangerine Peel Beef (Martin Yan)
- Tomato Beef
- Wonton Soup
China on Wikipedia
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