Does Anyone Have Chinese Food Recipes?

[voodoowitchdr]

I've been wanting to learn how to cook chinese food and any info would be helpful.

[Tam Li Hua]

Most of it is stir-fry, so it's not that difficult. The key is to get a good wok and a rice cooker.

What kind of dishes are you interested in preparing?

[voodoowitchdr]

I've already looked up eggrolls and wontons. I guess now I'm mostly looking for meat marinades and any ideas you want to give me.

By the way, should I use penut oil instead of canola?

[Beneath the Shadows]

KOWLOON CHICKEN WINGS

INGREDIENTS

* 3 pounds chicken wings
* 3 tablespoons salt
* 2 tablespoons white sugar
* 6 tablespoons water
* 6 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1 tablespoon gin
* 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1 quart vegetable oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

1. FOR MARINADE: Combine the salt, sugar, water, soy sauce, gin and ginger. Put mixture in a sealable container (tupperware or zip-lock bag), add chicken and marinate for 24 hours or as long as possible, flipping/shaking container frequently.
2. In a large skillet over medium high heat fry marinated chicken wings in hot oil until golden brown, about 8 minutes each side. Ready to serve!

Use low-sodium soy sauce, or it will come out WAY too salty. This recipe makes enough for about 8 people.

[Tam Li Hua]

Originally Posted by voodoowitchdr

I've already looked up eggrolls and wontons. I guess now I'm mostly looking for meat marinades and any ideas you want to give me.

By the way, should I use penut oil instead of canola?

Canola is fine, unless you just like peanut oil better. But it doesn't really matter either way. =)

I tried making traditional Chinese dumplings a couple of times. Not easy.

Hmm...for marinades, you could try soy sauce or teriyaki sauce. [I like teriyaki sauce better because it's sweeter. XD]

[voodoowitchdr]

What about the red marinade for beef and pork, I have no clue what it's called.

[Solumina]

hmmm my mom used to have loads of Chinese food recipes, I'll go look around the kitchen and see what I can find.

Fun fact: most Chinese carry outs actually put red food coloring into the port to give it that red color because a lot of those recipes get their coloring from red saffron which is pretty pricey.

[Solumina]

Oh I found her recipe for red pork with vermicelli, it has loads of ingredients but it isn't that complicated, makes 4-6 servings.

1 lb boneless pork loin
1 egg white
1 tsp cornstarch
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T peanut oil (cooking oil may also be used if you have no peanut oil)
4 1/2 oz. of chorizo (Italian sausage may be substituted), sliced
2 large leeks, sliced and cut into 1/2 in pieces
1 large red pepper, cut into strips
1 8 oz can of bamboo shoots, drained
1/3 cup ketchup
2 T dry sherry
1 T hoisin sauce
1 T dark corn syrup
1 T soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
dash cayenne
4 oz hot cooked Japanese vermicelli

Slice pork in thin strips
Combine egg white and cornstarch: stir in pork strips
In wok or large skillet stir-fry garlic in hot oil (1 min)
Add sausages (stir-fry 1 min)
Add pork (stir-fry till pork browns, about 5 min)
Remove from pan and set aside
Place leeks, red pepper, and bamboo shoots in wok (stir-fry 2 min)
Combine ketchup, sherry, hoisin sauce, corn syrup, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and cayenne in bowl
Add to wok along with pork mixture (heat through and combine thoroughly)
Serve over vermicelli.

[voodoowitchdr]

Thanks, very much.

"T" must mean table spoons, right?

[Solumina]

That is correct!

[Solumina]

Home made duck sauce rules, makes 2 1/2 cups

1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1/2 cup peach preserves
1 cup apple sauce
1 T finely grated fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, minced
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper

Combine all ingredients in saucepan.
Cook until mixture boils (stir continually).
Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 min.

[voodoowitchdr]

I actually forgot that that was one of the things I was looking for. Thanks a million divided by a negative number. In return I will give you the recipe for a voodoo zombie potion.

[voodoowitchdr]

Voodoo Zombie Potion:

1 powdered sundried lizard
1/2 cup powdered human bone
1 oz. puffer fish poison
20 oz. water

Mix everything well.

[Solumina]

Oh and I shouldn't leave out Duck a la Peking

4-5lb duck
1/2 cup duck sauce
2 T hoisin sauce
1 T dry sherry
1 T orange juice
3 T sliced green onion

Quarter duck
Place in shallow roasting pan
Cover with foil and bake at 375* (1 1/4 hour or until almost done)
In bowl combine duck sauce, hoisin sauce, dry , sherry, and orange juice
Use mixture to baste duck pieces
Cook additional 10 min or till glazed
Drizzle with any remaining sauce
Sprinkle with onion
Garnish with orange slices if desired

[Solumina]

I also found a couple appetizer recipes for party platters, they each serve 24 and marinate overnight.

Mandarin Plum Chicken Skewers:

2 chicken breasts
1 cup plum jam
3 T soy sauce
1 T dry sherry
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 20oz can pineapple chunks
2 large green bell peppers

Bone and skin chicken, cut into 24 chunks
Combine plum jam, soy sauce, sherry, garlic powder, and ginger to use as marinade
Marinate chicken overnight
Drain pineapple
cut peppers into 24 chunks
Assemble skewers: pineapple, chicken, pineapple, pepper
Brush with marinade
broil for six min, turning once


Sesame Teriyaki Skewers:
2 lb top round steak
1 20 oz can pineapple chunks
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
1 T honey
1/4 tsp ground ginger
12 green onions (cut into 2" lengths)
24 cherry tomatoes (optional)

Cut steak into 24 cubes
Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup liquid
Combine pineapple liquid, teriyaki sauce, honey, and ginger for marinade
Marinate streak over night
Assemble skewers: pineapple, onion, steak, pineapple
Brush with marinade
Broil 6 min, turning once
sprinkle with sesame seeds
Add tomato to skewers


Okay I think that is enough recipes for now, I may post some more later

[voodoowitchdr]

Originally Posted by Solumina

Okay I think that is enough recipes for now, I may post some more later

Thanks, you have been a huge help. I should have enough recipes to keep me ocupied for a while.

[Solumina]

I'm glad that I could help

[LaBelleDameSansMerci]

This is not strictly Chinese, but it is Asian, and it is very good.

I recommend getting all the ingredients measured out before hand. There won't be time to get the spices all measured while you're cooking. You'll run into peanut butter time.

Peanut Satay Sauce
2 tblsp vegetable oil*
2 cloves garlic, crushed **
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tblsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp garham masala
1/4 tsp ground ginger
3 tblsp smooth peanut butter
1/3 cup water OR coconut milk

In a small fry pan or wok, heat oil. Add crushed garlic and saute until soft (BUT NOT BROWN). Add soy sauce, brown sugar and spices. Bring to boil. Add peanut butter and water. Heat through until slightly thickened.
Serve over sauted chicken, pork or beef, with rice or noodles.

For added fun, saute peanuts in oil until they're just slightly brown before making the sauce, and sprinkle them on before serving. WATCH THE PEANUTS CLOSELY. They go from done to burnt VERY quickly, and will keep going a bit after you take them out of the oil. But if done right, they are most excellent.


* Note on oil: other oils will work as well. I use safflower because I happen to have it in my fridge.
** Cloves, not heads/bulbs! A bulb consists of many cloves. You probably already know this, but people have made this mistake.


Also, for added fun with rice, put a bit of turmeric in the water when cooking it. It makes it brilliant lemon yellow, and much tastier. Watch out with the turmeric though. It has attitude. It stains everything it touches, often for a week or so, and I think it glows in black light.
But sticky rice is very good too, and almost essential if one wants to use chopsticks.

[korinna5555]

Soli, isn't one of your friends allergic to red dye?

[Corpsey]

Real Chinese food is long gone, curtesy of a one Mao Zedong.

Soooooo

Tom Yum Goong (whatever).

Add two table spoons of Tom Yum paste to a pot of water and boil the fucker.

Once boiling, add your meats (Anything really but Prawn is typical), Udon Noodles/Rice Noodles and whatever vegetables you feel like.

Add mushrooms after ten minutes. Then add lemon grass, sugar/honey and whatever seasonings float your boat.

Boo-yah. Drain and serve.

[voodoowitchdr]

Originally Posted by Corpsey

Real Chinese food is long gone, curtesy of a one Mao Zedong.

Actually, I go to school with am exchange student fro china, he tried some food at a chinese place in another county and said that it was pretty close to real chinese food. He also said that the people there also spoke chinese, and I have no clue when the place opened or when the family that runs it immagrated.

[Catch]

Here you go: http://naomieshomerecipes.blogspot.c...-fry-rice.html

It also includes techniques, so it doesn't have to be the same recipe all of the time.

[Solumina]

Originally Posted by korinna5555

Soli, isn't one of your friends allergic to red dye?

Yeppers, my old roommate, that is how I learned the fun fact

[korinna5555]

Haha.. I figured :P


Why do I only remember weird titbits of information, but do things like forget people's names?!

[voodoowitchdr]

Originally Posted by korinna5555

Why do I only remember weird titbits of information, but do things like forget people's names?!

I do that too, it's a curse. We shall call them "mental leeches" from now on.