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
Pork Filling for Steamed Buns
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
Finely chop roast pork and set aside.
Place a wok over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and stir-fry the roast pork for 1 minute. Add the sugar and soy sauce and stir well. Give the cornstarch mixture a stir and add the meat, stirring well. Transfer meat to a bowl to cool before using in steamed buns.
See also Steamed Bread Dough recipe, for steamed buns.
China
Chinese and Lunar New Year Handbook
from Kate's Global Kitchen:
Chinese Cookbooks
- Easy Chinese Recipes, Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao by Bee Yinn Low
- Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking
- Martin Yan's Feast
- Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking
- Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
- Potsticker Chronicles by Stuart Chang Berman
- Quick & Easy Chinese by Nancie McDermott
- The Asian Grill by Corinne Trang
- The Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
- Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen by Grace Young
- Easy Chinese Stir-Fries by Helen Chen
- Beyond the Great Wall:
Recipes and Travels in the Other China
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
Hong Kong on Global Gourmet's Destinations
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This page modified January 2007
