12 traditional chinese Recipes

canola oil, eggs, beaten lightly, chopped garlic, chopped fresh ginger, chinese sausage , cut into 1/8-inch dice or 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled, scallion, white and green parts chopped and reserved separately, cold cooked rice, soy sauce, white pepper, salt , if needed

star anise pods, finely crushed, orange blossom water, vanilla pod (or 1 tbsp extract), ground cinnamon, loose chinese black tea leaves, granulated sugar, half-and-half or sweetened condensed milk

shrimps, sliced squid, ground pork, mushroom, chinese celery, cut into 1 long, onion, sliced, tomatoes, sliced, shallot, sliced, chilies, coarsely chopped, noodle, fish sauce, sugar (addition-tradition no add and i don tsp like), lime juice

chicken wings, five-spice powder, hardboiled egg, oil, garlic, bean curd, sugar, salt, light soy sauce, black soy sauce, dried chinese mushrooms , soaked in warm water for 30 min, water, fresh coriander

canola oil, eggs, minced garlic, minced ginger, chopped scallions, green and white separated, lapchang, diced ( chinese sausage), can substitute with 4 strips of cooked bacon, cooked, day-old long grain rice, soy sauce, white pepper, salt to taste

canola oil, eggs, minced garlic, minced ginger, chopped scallions, green and white separated, lapchang, diced ( chinese sausage), can substitute with 4 strips of cooked bacon, cooked, day-old long grain rice, soy sauce, white pepper, salt to taste

pork shoulder , julienned, sesame oil , plus 1 teaspoon, soy sauce , plus 2 tbsp, cornstarch, peanut oil, to cook, dried chiles, chopped, minced ginger, chicken stock, sugar, bamboo shoots , julienne (buy whole shoots and soak in water for 30 minutes, then cut), dried wood ear , re-hydrated and julienned (definitely fresh if available), eggs lightly beaten, cornstarch, mixed with cold water to form a paste, rice vinegar, chopped scallions, chopped cilantro, salt and white pepper, tofu fritter , recipe follows, silken tofu, eggs, separated, whites beaten to stiff peaks, sliced scallions, sesame oil, minced ginger, minced lap chong ( chinese sausage), salt and white pepper, rice flour , to coat

water, chinese black vinegar, dark molasses, dark soy sauce, star anise, island ducks, kosher salt, spice powder, oranges, washed and quartered, skin on, scallions, chopped 1-inch lengths (can be the ends), hand ginger, washed and sliced, 1/4-inch (skin, pieces and all ), black & decker airstation, wooden skewers, duck hooks or string, scallion brushes, for garnish, all-purpose flour, boiling water with a pinch of salt, peanut oil, sesame oil, canola oil, hoisin sauce, juice of 2 limes

hanger or skirt steaks (i prefer steak for the kidney flavor), canola , vegetable, or corn oil, plus more for frying, rock candy, moutai or chinese grain alcohol, rice cooking wine, garlic cloves, chopped, onion, chopped, prepared horseradish (traditionally, people use ginger, but i use horseradish which goes better with red meat), soy sauce , plus 2 oz dark, fermented sweet rice sauce (available at any asian grocery), water, cherry cola, hu yieh leaves (dried lotus leaves), chinese buns (gwa bao, a white folded bun from any chinese grocer)