4 chinese style fried crispy Recipes

whole chicken, cold water, oil, salt, chicken broth, dark soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, five-spice powder, green onion , strips

soy sauce, fish sauce, plum wine, sugar, garlic cloves, minced, jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced, minced fresh ginger, crushed and minced lemongrass, water, canola oil, matchstick-thin slices fresh ginger, chinese sausages, 1 to 2 oz each, sliced into thin rounds (available from chinese markets; dry chorizo can be substituted), shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps thinly sliced, tomatoes, seeded and finely diced, scallions, white part only, sliced into thin rings, carrot, peeled and julienned, leek, white and light green parts, well washed and julienned, thai bird chile (available in chinese markets; other chili pepper can be substituted), vegetable oil, for frying , at least 1 quart, whole red snapper , 4 lb, scaled and gutted (or substitute two (2-lb) snappers and shorten the cooking time), instant flour (recommended : wondra), fresh pea shoots, for garnish

cut boneless pork chops or cutlets, trimmed, kosher salt, chinese rice wine , sake or sherry, grated peeled ginger, cucumbers, sugar, rice wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, eggs, panko (japanese breadcrumbs), cornstarch, peanut oil, for frying, tonkatsu sauce (a sweet-spicy japanese dipping sauce, sold near the soy sauce; or make your own by mixing 2 tbsp each ketchup, worcestershire sauce and sugar with 1 tbsp water.)