the appetizer:
Chinese cooking, like most of Asia, focuses first on a starch like rice or noodles, then adds an accompaniment of meat or seafood, rather than meat first, starch and vegetables second, as found in European-influenced cuisines. Recipes in China are as diverse as the language, with its 80,000 characters, and Chinese immigrants have brought this complex culinary heritage to almost every region of the world.
China
Chicken with Pine Nuts
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 egg white
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon rice wine
1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 tablespoons oil
2 chile peppers, seeded, diced
1 teaspoon scraped ginger root
1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
12 tender lettuce leaves, rinsed, drained
Remove skin from chicken breasts. Cut meat horizontally into paper-thin slices, then cut slices into shreds approximately 1/8 inch wide. Place chicken shreds in a bowl. Sprinkle on the cornstarch and toss until coated. Then add the egg white, salt, wine, and sugar. Toss well.
Place a wok over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat until just smoking. Add the chile peppers and stir fry for 1 minute. Remove with a spoon and place in a small bowl. Add remaining 3 tablespoons of oil and heat. Stir fry ginger for a few seconds, then add the chicken. Stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes until chicken if white and firm. Transfer chile peppers to wok. Give cornstarch mixture a stir and pour into the wok. Stir well, until all the ingredients are glossy. Transfer mixture to large serving platter and top with toasted pine nuts. To serve, chicken mixture is placed in center of lettuce leaf, which is rolled loosely.
China
Chinese and Lunar New Year Handbook
from Kate's Global Kitchen:
Chinese Cookbooks
- Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking
- Martin Yan's Feast
- Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking
- Potsticker Chronicles by Stuart Chang Berman
- The Asian Grill by Corinne Trang
- The Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
- Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen by Grace Young
Chinese Recipes
- Almond Cookies
- Barbecued Spare Ribs
- Cantonese Roast "Drunken" Duck (Martin Yan)
- Cashew Shrimp
- Chicken Stock
- Chicken with Pine Nuts
- Chili Oil
- Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp
- Cucumber Salad
- Egg Drop Soup
- Egg Rolls with Pork
- Fish with Black Bean Sauce
- Fried Rice
- Golden Meat-Filled Coins (Martin Yan)
- Hot and Sour Soup
- Minced Poultry with Walnuts in Lettuce Cups (Martin Yan)
- Miniature Spring Rolls (Martin Yan)
- Pork Filling for Steamed Buns
- Roast Pork
- Royal Lion's Head (Martin Yan)
- Seafood in an Orange Basket (Martin Yan)
- Steamed Bread Dough
- Steamed Fish with Sizzling Lemon Grass Oil (Martin Yan)
- Steamed Rice
- Stir Fried Bean Sprouts
- Stir Fried Snow Peas
- Tangerine Peel Beef (Martin Yan)
- Tomato Beef
- Wonton Soup
China on Wikipedia
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