Posts Tagged ‘chinese recipes’

Deep Fried Chicken Balls

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

2 American servings
4 Chinese servings
1 whole chicken breast, skinned, boned and coarsen
ground
2 scallions, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch teaspoon salt
1/s teaspoon sugar
1 egg, separated
Oil for deep frying

Method
Combine all the ingredients except the egg white and oil. Ma. until thoroughly blended. Beat the egg white until stiff and fold into the chicken mixture. Chill 1 hour. Heat oil for deep frying until almost smoking. Form chicken mixture into small ovals and deep fry 4 or 5 at a time until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and dram on paper towels. Serve with sweet sour sauce .

Refer here ** Sweet Sour Sauce ** and ** Slimming Diets **

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Red Simmered Beef

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

6 American Servings/ 12 Chinese Servings

2 1/2 pounds eye round or pot roast of beef
3 tablespoons oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 thin slices fresh ginger root, finely chopped
6 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons sherry
water to just cover the beef
2 cloves star anise
1 small piece cinamon stick
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon sugar

Method:
Tie the meat at 2 inch intervals so that it will hold its shape while cooking. Heat the oil in a flame proof casserole. Brown the beef on all sides over high heat. Add all the remaining ingredients. Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover the casserole and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Turn the beef every 30 minutes. Slice the beef and serve hot or cold with some of the sauce. The sauce can be refrigerated and kept for use in other dishes If the sauce is heated to boiling point every 10 days, it will keep for several weeks. The beef can also be cut into 2 inch cubes before being added to the casserole. Reduce the cooking time to 50 minutes.

More ** Chinese Recipes ** and ** Healthy Recipes **

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Chicken Stock

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

White stock made with boiling fowl and knuckle of veal for maximum flavour. Cheaper versions use carcass, skin and giblets plus poultry scarps; or giblets only. Always include celery, a few root vegetables and herbs.

Uses: Good poultry flavor, pale color. An excellent general purpose stock for all types of soups, sauces for vegetables and white meat dishes, moistening white meat casseroles and pies and boiling rice for savory dishes or for risottos.

** Chicken Soups Recipes ** and ** Healthy Soups Recipes **

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ASPARAGUS WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Ingredients

1 small can green asparagus
Sauce
2 egg yolks
salt
lemon juice
1 small can shrimp tails
2 tbsp water
100 g softened butter
chopped dill

Method
Measure yolks and water into water into a small saucepan or steel bowl. Put the bowl over hot water in a double boiler. Heat slowly, beating well all the time until thick. Add softened butter in small lumps, beating well all the time. Flavour with salt and a few drops of lemon juice. Add shrimps and chopped dill. Pour the sauce over the warmed asparagus garnish with lemon wedges.

More ** Asian Cuisine** and ** Low Calorie Diets**

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About “Flavors” and Textures”

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Many “flavors” and textures were created by inventing many different techniques of cooking; the cuisine boast some 80 odd different ways in all. A few shreds of meat, some diced fresh or dried shrimps or prawns, a handful of cheap chopped vegetables, a touch of garlic, soy or black bean sauce and several mirror (more…)

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Steamed Buns

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

24 buns
1 package dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1¼ cups lukewarm water
31/2 to 4 cups flour
2 tablespoons oil
4 scallions, minced
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 cups minced roast pork
2 teaspoons sugar (more…)

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Deep Fried Paper Wrapped Shrimp

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Deep Fried Paper Wrapped Shrimp

4 American servings
4 Chinese servings

4 large shrimp
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons sherry
4 pieces of waxed paper, 8 inches square
1 tablespoon oil
4 thin strips of red sweet
pepper
1 scallion white part only, quartered lengthwise
4 thin slices fresh ginger root
oil for deep frying
shredded lettuce
4 tomato wedges

Methods
Shell the shrimp and take out the black vein. Mix the shrimp with salt, pepper,garlic and sherry and leave for at least 15 minutes. Toss occasionally. Drain. Rub one side of the pieces of waxed paper with the oil. Place 1 shrimp on top of each piece of paper diagonally just off center. Line with 1 pepper strip, 1 piece of scallion and 1 slice ginger. Fold the paper as illustrated in the picture. Heat oil for deep frying until hot, but not smoking (about 350 to 360) and deep fry the shrimp for about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Place the packages, unopened, on shredded lettuce and garnish each with a tomato wedge. Excellent to start off a meal, especially when served with salt and pepper mix and plum sauce.

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Glossary-Desiccated Coconut

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Desiccated Coconut, mixed in an electric blender with hot water and strained through a sieve makes adequate coconut milk. Blend 2 cups of coconut with 2 cups hot water at high speed for 30 seconds, then squeeze and strain for thick coconut milk. Return coconut to blender with another 2 1/2 cups hot water and repeat the process to obtain thin coconut milk.

**Chinese Recipes** and **Healthy Diets**

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Glossary-Cream Coconut

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Cream Coconut, a solid preparation sold in round plastic tubs. To obtain thick or “first squeeze” coconut milk, mix 100g (just over 3oz) creamed coconut with 1 cup boiling water. Stir until dissolved strain while still hot. For thin or “second squeeze” milk, use 30g (1oz) creamed coconut to each cup of water.

** Chinese Recipes** and **Healthy Diets**

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Chilli Shrimps Recipe

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Ingredients

1kg (2Ib) large shrimps

20 fresh red chilies, finely ground

1 tbsp fine sugar

salt to taste

2 tbsp white wine

3 tbsp oil (more…)

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