Wednesday, January 25, 2012

What are some healthy chinese recipes?

I am a sucker for Chinese food. I could live off it, only problem is it's the unhealthy kind- Chinese Take Out! I love Lo-mein, pork fried rice, General's Chicken, and Steamed Dumpings to be exact. What are some healthy recipes to satisfy my craving?What are some healthy chinese recipes?
*Fried Rice with Chicken, Ham and Shrimp



2 Bowls Cooked Rice (preferably not freshly cooked)

1 tsp Sesame Oil

Dash of Pepper

1/2 tsp Salt

2 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce

2 Eggs, beaten

1 tsp Minced Garlic

100g Frozen Petit Pois (Peas)

100g chopped Chicken, Ham, Shrimps or Crabsticks



Place rice, sesame oil, pepper and salt into a large clean plastic bag.

Mix thoroughly so the rice grains are seperated and the seasoning is distributed evenly.

Microwave the peas on HIGH heat for 2 minutes until cooked.

Heat a small amount of oil in a non-stick wok.

Fry the garlic until fragrant, add the meat and fry until cooked through. Set aside.

Pour beaten egg into the center of the wok and allow to half-set (do not stir).

Add rice, peas, meat and seasoning. Stir to mix.

Serve when rice is heated through.



*Low-Calorie Chinese Pepper Steak

http://www.recipezaar.com/212901



*Healthy Baked Chicken Chow Mein

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chowmein鈥?/a>



*Chinese Pot Roast

http://www.recipezaar.com/136401



*Steamed Spareribs



1 lb. spareribs

1 tbsp. fermented black beans

1 clove garlic

4 slices fresh ginger root

6 tbsp. soy sauce

5 tbsp. boiled water

1 tsp. cornstarch

1/2 tsp. sugar



Cut spareribs in bite size and par-boil for 10 minutes; drain.

Rinse fermented black beans slightly in cold faucet water.

Chop ginger root finely. Mix all ingredients and stir into spareribs and steam in a deep platter for 1/2 hour.



*Pork Chop Suey

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/pork/r/p鈥?/a>



*Authentic Chinese Egg Rolls

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Authentic-C鈥?/a>



*Steamed Chicken with Mushrooms



2 pieces chicken leg meat

1 can mushroom

3 tbsp. sugar

1 tbsp. salt

2 tbsp. soy sauce

1 bowl cornstarch-water

some minced scallion and ginger slivers some oil



Chop chicken meat into squares. Mix well with scallions, gingers and other condiments and cornstarch-water. Add mushrooms and stir well with hand. Steam in a steamer for half an hour till cooked and take out.

Discard scallion and ginger slices and put the food in a dish and serve.



*Shrimp Lo Mein



4 tablespoons peanut oil

1/2 lb. shrimp, cleaned and shelled

2 slices ginger

1 scallion, minced

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 large carrot, shredded

2 stalks of celery, shredded

1 1/2 cup bean sprouts

1/2 lb. lo mein noodles (or thin vermicelli or spaghetti)

1/2 teaspoon of salt



Cook the noodles according to the package directions, drain them and set aside.

In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over medium heat. Saut茅 shrimp with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, just cooking them slightly.

Add carrots and celery. Add and saut茅 the other remaining ingredients: scallion, cornstarch, sugar, bean sprouts and remaining soy sauce.

Add the noodles and toss well to mix the ingredients. Serve hot.



*Shredded Pork in Brown Sauce



1 piece lean pork

1 large piece scallion

1 tbsp salt

3 tbsp soy sauce

1 bag sweet fermented flour paste

1 bowl cornstarch-water

1 cup oil

5 tbsp sugar



Cut pork and scallion into shreds and place them in a dish.

Mix shredded pork well with salt and soy sauce, and blend them with cornstarch-water.

Heat a wok, then pour oil in. Drop pork shreds in and stir-fry till cooked, then add sweet fermented flour paste, soy sauce and sugar. Stir-fry again till fragrant and changing color. Place them in a dish on the top of the shredded scallions and spread some shredded scallions on the shredded pork too. Mix well and serve.



*Chinese Flower Roll

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dimsumbu鈥?/a>



*Kowloon's Chinese Chicken Wings

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Kowloons-Ch鈥?/a>



*http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~blairsa/curren鈥?/a>



*http://chinesefood.about.com/library/bld鈥?/a>



*http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blr鈥?/a>



*http://www.cookingcache.com/cat/chinese_鈥?/a>



ENJOY :-)What are some healthy chinese recipes?
www.healthy-chinese-recipes.co鈥?all healthy chinese recipes

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What are some healthy chinese recipes?
define healthy...Most of the ones I know are a complete sodium overload but low in fat and such.

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