30 lan Recipes

homemade chicken broth (reserved from winter melon soup ) or store-bought chicken broth (reduced-sodium if canned), chinese rice wine (preferably shaoxing) or medium-dry sherry, light soy sauce (preferably pearl river bridge brand), cornstarch, sugar, salt, gai lan (chinese broccoli), shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per lb), peeled and deveined, peanut or vegetable oil, fresh ginger, peeled and cut into very thin matchsticks, fermented black beans, rinsed and chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh jalapeno chile (including seeds), or to taste, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, asian sesame oil

lamb shanks , or, french trimmed lamb shanks (these are smaller in size therefore you will need 2 per person), cinnamon stick, dried chili pepper flakes, five-spice powder, star anise, chinese rice wine, soy sauce, tamarind paste (i use trs brand), brown sugar, fresh ginger, grated, garlic cloves, chopped coarsely, water, bok choy, ends chopped off, gai lan, trimmed, cornflour, brown sugar, extra

duck breasts, five-spice powder (depending on the size of breasts.), garlic cloves, crushed, soy sauce, star anise, gai lan, bok choy, water, chicken stock, honey , depending on personal taste, green onions, sliced 2cm long, cornflour

peanut oil, ginger, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, red chili pepper , finely sliced on the diagonal, filet of beef, finely sliced, fermented black beans, shiitake mushrooms, stalks removed, oyster mushrooms, rice wine (shao xing), palm sugar, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, fresh flat rice noodles or 1 kg vietnamese rolled rice noodles, gai lan (chinese broccoli leaves), spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths, sesame oil, white pepper

sweet potatoes, washed, peeled and diced, sugar, fresh gingerroot, water, arrow starch

snow peas, carrots, salt (to taste), msg (to taste), vegetable oil (to taste)

snow peas, minced garlic (to taste), green onion (white part only ), ginger (to taste), salt (to taste), msg (to taste), rice wine (to taste), vegetable oil (to taste)

broccoli, dried red chilies (to taste), vegetable oil (to taste), szechuan peppercorns (to taste), salt (to taste), msg (to taste)