Friday, February 10, 2012

Any easy, traditional Chinese recipes?

So, I have a Foods/Nutrition project, and I would like to boost my mark with some actual food. It has to be Chinese, not this American-Chinese stuff. It shouldn't be too hard to make, and the ingredients and other things should be available to most typical families.Any easy, traditional Chinese recipes?
Gai lan with oyster sauce:



Bring a pot of water big enough to submerge 1/2 bunch of gai lan to a rolling boil on high heat. Add 1 table spoon of oil and 1 tsp of salt to water. Add 1/2 bunch gai lan to water and cook for 1 minute. Drain water and arrange gai lan so stems all point toward one direction on a plate. Cut gai lan into 3 inch pieces with a scissors. For every 1/2 bunch of gai lan, drip 1 table spoon of oyster sauce onto gai lan. You may adjust the amount of oyster sauce according to your personal preference.

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Stir-fry bok choy (Very simple and very Chinese. Not that delicious though.)



Clean and drain 1 bunch of bok choy. Cut bok choy into 2 inch pieces. Keep leave portion on one side and stem portion on another. Heat wok on high heat. Put in 2 1/2 table spoon of vegetable oil. When the oil starts to smoke, dump in all stems. Stir-fry stems for 3 minutes (do not stir too frequently). Dump in all leaves. Add 3/4 tsp salt and 1 table spoon of chicken stock and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add 1 table spoon of rice wince and stir-fry another 45 seconds to 1 minute.

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Xinjiang BBQ lamb skewers (A very popular street food in mainland China. Not recommended for those who couldn't handle a very generous amount of cumin.)



Cut 4 pounds of lamb shoulder into 1 1/4 inch pieces including fat (about the size of the first section of your thumb). Put lamb on bamboo skewers. BBQ lamb on a charcoal grill (hight heat). Sprinkle a very generous amount of grounded cumin to on lamb; you want grounded cumin on most part of the lamb. Sprinkle ground cayenne pepper powder on lamb; the amount could vary according to personal preference. Sprinkle some dry fennel seeds on lamb. Turn lamb skewers and repeat. Sprinkle lamb with garlic salt for taste. Sprinkle some more grounded cumin (and grounded cayenne pepper.

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Tea Leaf Eggs (Another common Chinese street food)



6-12 soft boiled eggs

4 cups water

6 tablespoons soy sauce

3/4 tea spoon salt

3 tablespoons pu-erh tea

1 star anise

1/2 table spoon Chinese five-spice powder

2 teaspoon sugar



Crack the shell of soft boil eggs without breaking the membrane. DO NOT peel the eggs.

Add all ingredients except eggs into a large bowl and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add in eggs with cracked shells. Simmer for 2 hours. Check every 1/2 hour and add water if necessary.Any easy, traditional Chinese recipes?
steamed rice. eaten at most every meal.



most Asian dishes contain sauces and ingredients that "most" typical families don't have on hand.



tell me what you've got available and i'll give you some ideas other than the rice.

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