Chinese Cooking

Serves 4
Ingredients
1 lb (500 g) boneless chicken breast, cut in thin strips
1 tablespoon (15 mL) soy sauce
1/4 (1 mL) salt
1 tablespoon (15 mL) dry sherry
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) white pepper
1 tablespoon (15 mL) cornstarch
1 lb (500 g) Chinese-style steamed noodles or cooked thin egg noodles
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Chicken stock
1 tablespoon (15 mL) minced [...]

Serves 6
Ingredients
15 chicken wings
1 tablespoon honey or syrup
4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons warm water
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 scallion, finely minced
1 slice fresh ginger, minced
Directions:
Marinate chicken wings for 15 minutes in a mixture of honey, hoisin sauce, water, salt, pepper, garlic, scallion, and ginger.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken [...]

24 Buns
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons oil
1 scallion, chopped fine
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
1/2 pound barbecued pork cut into small cubes
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water or chicken stock
Directions:
Follow Basic Bun recipe through step 3.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok. Stir fry scallion and garlic 30 seconds. [...]

Serves 4 – 6
Ingredients:
1-1/2 pound pork shoulder or butt
2 tablespoons rice wine
2 slices ginger root, about 1/4 inch thick
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
5 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 teaspoons bean sauce
2-3 drops red food coloring
1 tablespoon honey
Directions:
Cut pork into pieces about 2 x 5-inch. Place pieces in baking [...]

Makes 18 Buns
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup warm water
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (about half a packet)
3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
1 1/2 tablespoons corn oil
Directions:
With a wooden spoon, mix together the sugar and water in a large bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the yeast and stir again [...]

Always use long grain rice – short grain rice is used only for desserts and snacks in Chinese cooking.
Rinse the rice in water to get rid of excess starch.
Use 1 cup rice to 1 1/2 cups water. For example, when cooking 2 cups of rice you would use 3 cups of water.
Bring the rice [...]

Yield: Serves 3 – 4
Ingredients:
350 grams (approximately 3/4 of a pound) firm tofu
225 g (1 cup) mushrooms
1 225 mL can (or an 8 ounce can) bamboo shoots
30 mL (2 tablespoons) dark soy sauce
15 mL (1 tablespoon) oyster sauce
5 mL (1 teaspoon) sugar
20 – 25 mL (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) sherry
30 mL [...]

Ingredients:
3 sheets dried bean curd
3 sheets yakinori (roasted seaweed used in sushi rolls)
Seasoning:
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil
a pinch MSG (if desired)
3 cups water
Oil for frying
Directions:
Heat water in the wok and add the remaining seasonings. Bring to a boil. Lower heat.
Fold the bean curd sheets into [...]

Ingredients
1 loaf of Bean curd , fried and cut into cubes
1 small can of tausi ( fermented, salted, black beans )
200 gms (7 ounces) Chinese broccoli
1-2 kg of pork, cut into cubes
crushed garlic
chopped onions
Seasonings, Add to taste
oyster sauce
Chinese light soy sauce
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Heat the pan with cooking oil.
Add the crushed garlic and onions.
Add the pork [...]

Ingredients:
4 ounces Sirloin beef sliced thin or thick steaks
3 green peppers (or red and green peppers as desired)
1/2 small onion
2 sticks of celery
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon MSG (if desired)
1 teaspoon Chinese salted black beans
2 cloves garlic
3 slices ginger
1/2 cup stock or hot water
2 tablespoons oil for cooking
Marinade:
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 [...]