Chinese Cooking

Serves 4
Ingredients:
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
1 pound beef sirloin, sliced in thin strips
2 tablespoons Mango Chutney (such as Major Grey’s)
1 tablespoon Chinese plum sauce
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon oil
Directions:
Combine 2 tablespoons orange juice with sugar, cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Mix with meat and let stand 15 minutes. [...]

Yield: 6 to 8 as part of a meal
4 tablespoon peanut oil
3 pounds stewing beef, cut into 3/4 cubes
Sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
4 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
4 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon finely minced or crushed garlic
1 whole star anise
1 teaspoon roasted and crushed Szechwan peppercorns
4 cups water
1/2 pound dried chestnuts, soaked overnight [...]

Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients
1 lb. tenderloin steak, partially frozen
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon oil
2 onions, cut into quarters
1 1/2 cups broccoli
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 green pepper, sliced
1 beef stock cube
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water, extra
rice, cooked
Directions:
Trim meat and cut into thin slices.
Mix [...]

Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients:
3/4 lb (375 g) lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces
Marinade for Beef:
1 egg
1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
2 Tbsp water
1 1/2 Tbsp (20 mL) oil
1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices
1 cup (250 mL) cooking [...]

Serves 6 – 8
Ingredients:
2 pounds stewing beef (the authors recommend chuck roast or short ribs)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 large onions
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce (or 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste)
6 medium potatoes, cut to the size of small stones
2 large carrots, cut to the size of bottle corks
5 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon plus 1 [...]

Serves 6 – 8
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds beef, sliced thinly, then cut in 1″” wide strips
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Directions:
Arrange meat in a shallow glass pan. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over meat. Marinate, covered and refrigerated, overnight. Drain.
Thread each strip of meat [...]

Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 pound flank steak, cut in half lengthwise, then sliced across the grain in thin slices
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 pound fresh Chinese egg noodles (lo mein noodles)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
4 tablespoons oil, divided
2 carrots, cut julienne
about 8 leaves Chinese cabbage [...]

Ingredients:
8-inch segment large Oriental white radish*
2 pounds of stewing beef
1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) of dark soy sauce
2 teaspoons of granulated sugar
1-inch piece of fresh ginger root
3 whole green (spring) onions
2 tablespoons of pale dry sherry
2 cups of water
Mixture
2 teaspoons of cornstarch (cornflour)
1 tablespoon of water
1 teaspoon of Chinese All-Purpose Sauce or hoisin sauce
Directions:
Prepare the [...]

Serves 3 to 4 as part of a multicourse meal
Ingredients
1/2 lb. beef, thinly sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 1/2 cups assorted vegetables, chopped
Marinade:
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon honey
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
Directions:
Combine marinade ingredients.
Marinate beef for 15 minutes.
Heat oil in wok. Stir-fry beef and onion.
Add vegetables. Fry until bright in color.
Add sesame seeds [...]

Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 pound flank steak, sliced thinly
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 pound fresh snow peas
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
Directions:
Mix beef with cornstarch and soy sauce. Trim snow peas. Blanch in boiling water 1 minute until they turn bright [...]