What's an easy, traditional, and tasty chinese recipe?

I have to make something chinese for 40 people for multicultural club. It should be tasty, easy, and something NOT OBVIOUS TO THE CULTURE (ex: fried rice and won-tons). Thanks.What's an easy, traditional, and tasty chinese recipe?
Here are a couple of good ones:



Chinese Lemon Chicken



Ingredients

1. 1 pound boneless chicken, cut into strips

2. 3 scallions, chopped

3. 1 small piece of ginger, shredded

4. 2 tablespoons dry sherry

5. 1 green bell pepper, sliced

6. 2 tablespoons soy sauce

7. 1 lemon rind, grated

8. 1 piece of celery, sliced

9. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

10. lemon slices for garnish

11. Cooked rice



Mix the sherry, onions, and ginger. Add chicken and marinate for 15 minutes. Heat the oil on medium high in a skillet or wok and stir fry the green pepper and celery for 2 minutes. Add the chicken and marinade and stir fry for 4 more minutes. Add the lemon and soy and cook for 1-2 more minutes. Serve over rice and garnish with lemons.



Szechwan Shrimp



Ingredients



* Another option is to add steamed vegetables and double the sauce. Omit the pepper if you don鈥檛 like spicy foods

1. 4 tablespoons water

2. 2 tablespoons ketchup

3. 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce

4. 2 teaspoons cornstarch

5. 1 teaspoon honey

6. 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

7. 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

8. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

9. 1/4 cup sliced green onions

10. 4 cloves garlic, minced

11. 12 ounces cooked shrimp, tails removed (use raw, but if using cooked, do not keep cooking after adding)

12. Cooked White Rice



Stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch, honey, crushed red pepper, and ground ginger. Set aside. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in green onions and garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in shrimp, and toss. Stir in sauce. Stir while cooking until shrimp is done and sauce is thick. Serve with rice



From: http://easyinternationalrecipes.webs.com鈥?/a>What's an easy, traditional, and tasty chinese recipe?
Fried Bee Hoon / Fried Rice Vermicelli



1) 4 kg of Rice Vermicelli

2) 20 eggs

3) 1 kg of bean sprouts, washed (Buy those with head and root removed, if you can)

4) 7 carrots, sliced into strips

5) 1 kg of shredded blanched chicken meat

6) 10 pieces garlic , diced

7) Soya sauce 1/2 cup

8) Sugar 1 cup

9) Oyster Sauce 1 cup

10) Chicken essence 2 cubes

11) Sesame oil



Soak rice vermicelli in water till soften. Fry eggs partially cooked and set aside. Fry garlic and add in bean sprouts, carrot and chicken meat. Season with salt. Fry till cooked. Dish up.



Dissolve soya sauce, sugar, chicken essence and oyster sauce in a bowl using hot water.



Put in rice vermicelli in hot wok. Add in dissolved seasonings and mix till all are absorbed by vermicelli.



Add cooked vegetables and meat. Mix well. Mix in eggs. Add some sesame oil.



Dish up when all are thoroughly mixed.What's an easy, traditional, and tasty chinese recipe?
Try this. It's really good. this is what i always get when i go to a Chinese restaurant. I highly recommend it.



PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN



1 egg, slightly beaten

1/3 c. Skippy creamy or chunk style peanut butter

1 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

1/3 c. milk

8 chicken drum sticks

1 c. fine dry bread crumbs

1/4 c. Mazola corn oil



Mix together egg, peanut butter, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk, beating with a fork to blend. Dip chicken in egg mixture; then add in crumbs. Place in oiled 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Sprinkle remaining corn oil over chicken pieces. Bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Serves 4.