6 sugar tong Recipes

bone-in chicken thighs (2 lb. total ), salad oil, fresh ginger , scrubbed and thinly sliced, fat-skimmed chicken broth, rock sugar (about 1/3 cup) or 1/4 cup granulated sugar, black soy sauce or 2 tbsp regular soy sauce plus 1/2 tsp molasses, salt, sliced green onions (optional)

dried cloud ears (1/2 oz.), optional (see notes ), dried lily buds (3/4 oz.), optional (see notes ), firm tofu, boned pork butt or loin, fat trimmed, canned sliced bamboo shoots, fat-skimmed chicken broth (see notes ), in. thick) fresh ginger, cornstarch, cider vinegar, egg, minced green onions (including green tops), sugar, white pepper

onion - cut into strips, carrot - julienne, bamboo shoot (strips), approx. 10 leaves) cabbage - shred (discard lower portion of middle vein), sugar, salt , pepper to taste, corn or tapioca starch, spring roll wrapper (20 medium), fry onion in 1 tbsp oil until slightly soft ., add carrot and cook for about 1 min., then add in cabbage and fry until soft., put in bamboo shoot and stir well., add sugar , salt, and pepper., turn off heat and add tapioca starch directly to veggies., stir well. cool before wrapping ., place 1 wrapper on working surface , with 1 corner towards you., put 1 heaping tbsp of the above filling on the wrapper , leaving about 2 on either side, and roll away (just 1 turn) from you., fold 1 side of wrapper over filling , make another roll, then fold the other side over filling and finish rolling towards other end of wrapper., place seam side down ., using tongs or wooden chopsticks, place seam side down into hot oil and hold for a few seconds to seal., deep fry until golden-brown and drain on paper towels., serve with your favourite dipping sauce .