Stir in pork, soy
sauce, sherry, cornstarch, ginger, and green onion. Arrange half of wonton-skin
wrappers on large sheet of waxed paper. With pastry brush, brush each wrappers
lightly with egg white. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon filling onto center of each
wonton wrappers. Bring opposite corners of wonton wrappers up over filling;
pinch and pleat edges together to seal in filling. Repeat with remaining wonton
wrappers, egg white, and filling
. In deep 12-inch skillet over high heat, heat 1/2 inch water to boiling. Place
all dumplings, pleated edges up, in one layer in skillet. Stir gently and spoon
or heat-proof spatula to prevent dumplings from sticking to bottom of skillet.
Heat dumplings to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes or
until dumplings are cooked through. With slotted spoon, remove dumplings to
platter; garnish with green onions. Serve with dipping sauce.
Soy Dipping Sauce: In small serving bowl, mix 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup
seasoned rice vinegar or white wine vinegar, 2 tbsp. angel-hair thin strips
peeled gingerroot. Makes about 1/2 cup sauce.
Chinese
Egg Rolls Recipe
1/2 c Carrots, chopped
10 Napa cabbage leaves, chopped -and ends removed
2 Stalks bok choi, chopped
4 c Fresh bean sprouts
1/2 md Onion, chopped
4 Cloves garlic, minced
1/2 c Bamboo shoots, chopped
1 c Water chestnuts, chopped
1 lb Ground pork, cooked
1 lb Small shrimp, cooked
1/2 lb Ground beef, cooked
1/4 c Cooking wine
1/4 c Soy sauce
3 tb Sesame oil
1 pk Egg roll skins or wrappers
Oil for frying 1 Egg, beaten Mix filling ingredients together. Put mixture
in the freezer awhile to cool. Warm meat tends to soften the wrappers and make
things messy.
Heat vegetable oil in fryer to 325F degrees. To roll, place about 3 tb filling
mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold 1 corner over mixture and fold in
ends. Continue rolling. Brush egg mixture on exposed corner of wrapper to help
seal egg roll. Put egg rolls in hot oil, a few at a time, and fry a few minutes
on each side until golden brown. Remove to drain on paper towels. Serve warm
with soy sauce, hot mustard, or sauce of your choice. Makes 18 egg rolls.
Noodle
Salad W/ Eggplant
The Noodles & The Marinade
7 TB low sodium soy sauce
3 TB balsamic vinegar
3 TB sugar -- or more to taste
2 1/2 ts red pepper oil
8 ea scallions -- mostly white : part, : thinly sliced
3 TB cilantro -- chopped
14 oz Chinese noodles
The Eggplant & The Vegetable : Garnish
1 lb Japenese eggplant
1 TB ginger root -- 1 1/2 oz. : peeled & : minced
1 clove garlic -- finely : chopped
: Reserved Marinade, from :
above 4 oz snow peas -- strings removed : cut : in narrow strips
1/2 lb mung bean sprouts
3 TB sesame seeds
1 ea carrot -- medium size, cut : in : jullienne
Cilantro leaves -- for : garnish
Begin by making the marinade. Combine all the ingredients (except the
noodles) in a bowl, stir them together until the sugar is dissolved.
Next, bring a large pot of water to a boil for the noodles. While it is
heating, gentl y pull apart the strands of no odles with your fingers,
loosening and fluffing them as you do so. Add the noodles to the boiling water
without any salt, and give them a quick stir w ith a fork or a pair of
chopsticks. Cook briefly until they are done but no t overly soft, a few
minutes a t most. Immediately pour them into a colander and rinse them in cold
water to stop the cooking. Shake the colander vigorously to get rid of as much
wa ter as possible, and put the noodles into a bowl.
Stir the marinade again; then pour half of it over the noodles and toss the m
with your hands to distribute the marinade. Set the remaining marinade as ide.
If the noodles aren't to be used for a while, cover them with plastic and
refrigerate them. The flavors, as well as the heat in the red pepper oil, will
develop as the noodles sit.
Preheat the oven to 400FB0F. Pierce the eggplants in several places and bak e
them until they are soft and their skins have shriveled, about 20 minutes ,
depending on their size. Turn them over after 10 minutes so they will bake
evenly. When the eggplants are done, remove them to a cutting board and slice
them in half lengthwise. When they are cool enough to handle, peel the skin
away from the flesh. Don't worry about any small pieces of skin that are
difficult to remove - the fl ecks of dark purple - brown ar e pretty. Shred the
eggplants, gently tearing them into 1/4 - inch strips.
Add the ginger and garlic to the reserved marinade, then the eggplant strips.
Turn the pieces over several times to make sure all the surfaces are wel l
coated, and set them aside. Bring a quart of water to a boil with a teaspoon of
salt. Blanch the snow p eas until they are bright green; then remove them with
a strainer and rinse them in cool water. Cut them into long, narrow strips and
set them aside.
Next, put the sprouts in the w ater and cook them for about 30 seconds. Pour
them into a colander, rinse them with cold water, and lay them on a clean
kitchen towel to dry. Roast the sesame seeds in a pan until they are lightly
colored and smell to asty. If the noodles have been refrigerated, allow them to
come to room temperatu re; then toss them with the eggplant strips and half the
sesame seeds. Mound them on a platter, distribute the carrots, snow peas, and
mung bean sprou ts over the noodles, and garnish with the remaining sesame
seeds and the leafy branches of cilantro.
Present the salad like this, layered and laced with the colorful garnishes,
either on a single large platter or on individual plates. Once served, guests
can toss the noodles and veget ables together to thoroughly mingle the
different colors, textures, and tas tes.
Chinese
Potstickers
10 oz Package Frozen Chopped -Spinach; thawed
1 lb Ground Pork
1/2 c Green Onions; minced
3 tb Cilantro; minced
2 tb Soy Sauce
2 tb Dry Sherry
1 tb Fresh Ginger; peeled and -grated
2 ts Sesame Oil
4 lg Cloves Garlic; minced
1 pk Potsticker Wrappers
1 Egg White; lightly beaten
1/2 c Vegetable Oil
2 c Chicken Broth
Hot Pepper Oil
SESAME-SOY DIPPING SAUCE
1/2 c Soy Sauce
2 tb Chinese Black Vinegar
1 tb Garlic; minced
1 ts Ginger; minced
1 ts Sesame Oil
Squeeze all the moisture from the spinach, then combine it with the pork,
onions, cilantro, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, sesame oil and garlic; mix well.
Lay a potsticker wrapper on a potsticker press. Spoon 2 ts filling into the
center of the wrapper. Brush the edges of the wrapper with egg white. Press the
two halves of the press together firmly. Gently remove the folded and crimped
dumpling; lay the dumplings on a flat surface, crimped edges up, to form a flat
bottom. Repeat with remainder of filling and wrappers.
Heat 2 tb oil in a 12" heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add as many
potstickers as you can get in the pan without crowding, and cook until golden
brown on the bottom. Add 1/2 cup of the broth and cover the pan immediately (as
soon as the broth comes in contact with the oil a major amount of splattering
and sizzling occurs, so be careful.) Reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook
the dumplings until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the potstickers
are nicely plumped and a deep golden brown on the bottom. Remove from heat and
keep warm in a 200F. oven while you cook the remaining potstickers in the same
manner. In a small container, combine the dipping sauce ingredients. Serve the
sauces in separate dishes with the potstickers.
Chinese
Spareribs Recipe
1/2 c Butter or Margarine
1 Med. Clove Garlic, finely chopped
1 Env. Onion Soup Mix
16 oz (1 Can) Tomato Puree
1/2 c Brown Sugar
1/4 c Imported Soy Sauce
1/4 c White Vinegar
1/4 c Chili Sauce 5 lb Spareribs (baby back are suggested)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In large saucepan, melt butter and cook
garlic with onion recipe soup mix over medium heat until garlic is golden. Stir
in tomato puree, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and chil sauce. Bring to a boil,
then simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
In large aluminium foil-lined baking pan or broiler rack, arrange spareribs,
meaty side up, and bake 20 minutes. Brush spareribs generously with sauce, then
continue baking, meaty side up, brushing occasionally with remaining sauce, 50
minutes, or untl spareribs are done. Makes about 12 Appetizer or 7 main dish
servings.
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Chinese Steamed
Lotus Buns
1 Envelope active dry yeast
6 tb Sugar
1/4 c Warm water (100 degrees F. -to 110 degrees F.)
3 1/2 c All-purpose flour, + more -for kneading
1 c Warm milk (100 degrees F. to -110 degrees F.)
2 ts Baking powder
Asian sesame oil or -vegetable oil
Put yeast and 1 tablespoon of the sugar into a bowl. Pour in warm water,
stir, and let mixture stand 5 minutes to dissolve. It should foam and bubble.
If it does not, discard and use a fresh package of yeast.
Put flour and remaining sugar in a food processor fitted with the metal blade.
Turn machine on for 2 seconds to mix ingredients. Combine yeast mixture with
warm milk and, while the machine is running, pour milk down the feed tube in a
steady stream. Process until dough forms a rough ball. If the ball is sticky,
add flour, 1 teaspoon at a time, and process a few seconds longer until dough
pulls away from sides of bowl. Remove dough to a lightly floured board. Knead,
dusting with flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 2 minutes. Form
dough into a ball and put it into a large, lightly oiled. mixing bowl. Cover
and set in a warm spot. Let rise until it doubles in size, about 1 hour. Punch
down dough and turn out on a lightly floured surface. Flatten, then put the
baking powder in the center. Fold over edges and knead until baking powder is
thoroughly incorporated. Invert, mixing bowl over the dough; let rest 10
minutes. Divide dough in half.
Cover one half, and roll the other half into 12-inch-long roll; cut into 12
pieces. Remove 1 piece and cover rest. Roll the piece into a flat 3 1/2 inch
circle. Lightly brush one with oil; fold over to form a half moon. With the
back of a knife score the half-moons crosswise at 1/4-inch intervals. Then with
a chopstick, make an indentation in the middle of the rounded edge while the
thumb and forefinger pinch the middle of straight edge to form a notch and form
a leaf. Set on a 3-inch square of parchment paper and place in a steaming
basket. (You will need 2 baskets, or you'll need to steam 2 separate batches.)
Repeat with remaining dough; leave space between buns in the basket. Let rise
for 30 minutes, or until buns almost double in size, then steam over boiling
water for 15 minutes. When done, let cool for a minute before serving. Makes 24
buns.
Chinese
Egg Drop Soup
2 c Chicken Broth
1 Egg (Room Temperature)
Heat the broth in a saucepan until it boils vigorously. Reduce the heat to a
slow simmer (bubbles form and collapse BELOW the surface of the liquid).
Break the egg into a cup and beat very lightly (just enough to combine yolk and
white). Hold the cup in one hand, about 5 inches above the soup, while gently
swirling the fork in WIDE circles in the soup with the other.
Slowly pour a thin stream of egg into the soup, catching the egg with the fork
(in the soup) and drawing it into wide circles in the soup. Interrupt the
pouring several times so as to form several long, filmy threads. Season to
taste. Add a generous squeeze of lemon. Serve immediately.
Hot
& Sour Soup Recipe
3 tb Vegetable oil
2 lg Sweet red peppers, cored, -seeded and cut into -3/4"x1/4" strips
-(about 3/4 cup)
1 sm Bunch green onions, cut -diagonally into 3/4" pieces -(about 1 1/2
-cups)
2 c Chicken broth, canned OR -homemade
2 c Vegetable stock OR water
2 tb Soy sauce
2 ts Red wine vinegar
1/2 ts Crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
2 tb Cornstarch
3 tb Water
1 ts Oriental sesame oil
1/2 lb Snow peas, fresh or frozen
1 lb Firm tofu, drained and cut -into 1/2" cubes
1 cn (8 oz.) sliced water -chestnuts, drained
Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onion;
stir fry about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, vegetable stock and soy sauce.
Bring to boiling. Lower heat; simmer for about 5 minutes.
Stir together vinegar, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, cornstarch, water and
sesame oil in a small bowl until smooth. Add to soup with fresh snow peas; cook
for about 5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Add tofu, frozen snow peas
if using, and water chestnuts. Gently heat through. 8 servings.
Vegetable Miso Soup
1 tb Sesame oil
2 ea Celery stalks, sliced
1 md Carrot, sliced
2 ea Garlic cloves, minced
1 c Vermicelli
1 md Turnip, diced
2 bn Scallions, chopped
1 1/2 c Mushrooms, chopped
3/4 c Snow peas
1 c Mung bean sprouts
2 tb Dry sherry
1 tb Rice vinegar or white vinegar
2 ea Tofu cakes, diced
4 tb Miso
Bring 5 c of vegetable stock to a boil. Lower heat & add sesame oil,
celery, carrot & garlic. Cover & simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
Cook the noodles separately til lal dente. Drain & set aside. Add turnip
& white parts of scallions to the stock pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add rest
of the ingredients except tofu, miso & noodles & simmer, covered, till
cooked. Add the noodles & tofu. Remove from heat. Dissolve miso thoroughly
in 1/2 c warm water. Stir into soup. Serve immediately.
Dim Sum
Recipe
1 3/4 lb. Ground meat (beef , pork or -mix of two)
-BASIC MIX
2 Eggs
3 tb Soy sauce (light -preferred)
3 tb Sherry
1 ts Grated fresh ginger
1/2 ts White pepper
2 tb Sesame oil
3 Chopped little green -onions
2 tb Corn starch
4 tb Chopped water chestnut
3 Clove garlic, minced
EXTRA CONDIMENTS
1 1/2 ts Red chili sauce with -garlic
2 ts Spicy brown bean sauce
3 ts Hosin sauce
1 ts Grated orange peel
WRAPPER
1 pk Wonton skins
In a large bowl, mix meat well with remaining BASIC ingredients. mix until
smooth. Separate mix into four equal parts. For each part, add one of the EXTRA
condiments -- mix well. To stuff the dumplings, put about one overflowing
teaspoon or pecan sized ball into a wonton skin. Fold into shape. Possible
shapes are purse , fish , chocolate kiss, nurses cap, or whatever. Parts of the
wonton skin that are sticking out may get tough, so keep this to a minimum. Use
a different shape for each condiment so that you will know what is what.
To cook, place on top of lettuce leaf on steam rack ( the leaf helps prevent
sticking). Be very careful not to let them touch each other or else they will
stick. Steam for 20 minutes. Eat hot. Can be frozen and reheated in microwave.
Chicken
Dim Sum Recipe
24 Chicken wings, separated, -tips discarded
2 c Soy sauce
2 ts Prepared mustard (Asian)
2 ts Freshly grated ginger
1/2 c Sugar
2 ts Finely chopped garlic
1. Combine soy,mustard, ginger, sugar and garlic, stir well,then pour over
chicken wings, 2. Cover and refrigerate over night 3. At serving time heat oven
to 350 degrees and bake for 1 hour or grill on a charcoal fire.
Spring
Rolls Recipe
1/2 lb Lean pork, chopped
1 1/2 c Bean sprouts, chopped
1 1/2 c Cabbage, chopped
1/2 c Bamboo shoots, thinly sliced
1/2 c Grated carrot
3 Mushrooms, chopped
3 Green onions, thin slice
1 Garlic clove, minced
2 Slices ginger, minced
1 ts Soy sauce
1 ts Sugar
1 tb Sesame oil
Dash pepper
8 Egg roll wrappers
Mix all ingredients together. Fill eggroll wrappers. Fold in sides, roll,
seal with water or egg white. Deep fry in HOT oil until brown. Remove and
drain. This will make 6 to 12 depending on how much filling you use.
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