Chinese Cooking

Ingredients:
1/2 chicken (about 1 pound) or 1 pound of chicken breasts
10 small green bean sheets
1 cucumber
1/2 tablespoon ginger, minced
1/2 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorn
1/2 teaspoon salt
Seasoning Sauce:
2 tablespoons sesame seed paste
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon hot red pepper oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon peppercorn oil (optional)
Directions
Bring [...]

The inspiration for the sauce in this recipe comes from Calgary’s Silver Inn Chinese Restaurant, rumored to be the place where authentic Alberta Ginger Beef was created. I’ve adapted the sauce from their recipe for Sliced Chicken with Broccoli in Garlic Sauce.
Serves 3 – 4
3 medium chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
3 large bok choy [...]

Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 ounces bird’s nests (approximately 6 whole nests)
7 tablespoons crushed rock sugar, or to taste
4 cups water
Directions:
Prepare the bird’s nest: soak it in cold water for several hours or overnight. Rinse well. Go over the nests and pick out any loose feathers. Bring a pot of water to boil and simmer [...]

Yield: 2 1/2 cups sauce
Serves: 6
Ingredients
6 pounds baby back pork ribs
1/2 cup hoisin sauce, or more to taste
1/2 cup mashed, black bean sauce, or more to taste
18 ounces tomato purée
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground anise
10 ounces (5/8 cup) granulated sugar
2 tablespoons puréed fresh garlic
1 tablespoon Tomato Shade (red [...]

Serves 4
1 fresh chicken, about 3 pounds (1.5 kg) cleaned
2 – 3 lotus leaves, soaked in hot water to soften and dried*
Marinade for Chicken
3 TB dark soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1 TB sugar
1 TB water
1/2 tsp five-spice powder
few drops of sesame oil
Stuffing
5 ounces (150 grams) pork, finely shredded
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) preserved mustard [...]

Serves 3 – 4
Ingredients
1 pound (500 g) tender beef (sirloin or round is good)
6 medium tomatoes
2 stalks celery
2 green onions
2 thin pieces ginger
1 clove garlic, crushed
Seasonings for Beef
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 – 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons oil
1 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
Oil for cooking
1 tablespoon sugar (if desired)
Mixture
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with [...]

Serves 3 – 4
Ingredients:
1 pound beef (flank or top sirloin steak), thinly sliced
1/2 large red onion, chopped
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, washed and thinly sliced
2 bok choy stalks, leaves separated, leaves and stalks cut diagonally
1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped
1 piece ginger, sliced
2 green onions, sliced diagonally (optional)
Marinade
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese [...]

Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
3/4 pound flank steak, thinly sliced
Marinade
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoons oil
1 clove garlic, chopped
3/4 pound string beans, parboiled
Sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon sherry
1 teaspoon sugar, or to taste
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons water
Oil for stir-frying
Directions:
Cut the beef across the grain into thin slices. Add the marinade ingredients and [...]

Ingredients:
3/4 pound beef
1 celery stalk
1 green onion
1/2 carrot
1 tablespoon fermented black beans
1 tablespoon chili paste
2 garlic cloves
2 ginger slices
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Marinade:
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon wine
1 teaspoon cornstarch
dash of pepper
Sauce:
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Directions:
Cut beef across the grain into thin, bite-sized pieces. Mix marinade ingredients. Marinate beef for [...]

Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients:
1 pound beef (flank or top sirloin steak), cut julienne
2 red onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 piece ginger, sliced
2 green onions, sliced diagonally
Marinade
1 egg white
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon cooking wine
1 tablespoon cornstarch
A few drops of sesame oil
Sauce
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sherry
1/4 cup water (if desired)
Oil for [...]