CHINESE FOOD

INGREDIENT:
16 sheets tofu skin
6 shiitake mushrooms
1 green bamboo shoot

SEASONINGS:
(1) 1T soy sauce, 1t sugar
(2) 1/2T soy sauce, 1/2t salt, 1C shiitake mushroom water, sesame oil as needed

METHODS:
1. Halve the 16 sheets tofu skin. Every 8 sheets can make one Vegetarian duck.

2. Soak mushrooms to soft, rid of the stem, shred. Cook bamboo shoot until done and then shred. Stir-fry the shredded mushrooms with 2T of oil first, then add the shredded bamboo shoot and seasoning (1) to mix well. Remove.

3. Select 2 better-shaped sheets among the 8 ones to put on the bottom, then soak another 3 sheets in the heated seasoning (2) and drain, spread to strips. Add 1/2 the stir-fried minces to them. Soak the left 3 sheets in the heated seasoning (2) and drain as well, spread on the top. Wrap them to strips with the 2 sheets on the bottom.

4. Act the same to make another one vegetarian duck with the other 8 sheets. Steam them together in steamer or electric rice cooker for 5 minutes.

5. Draw out and cool for a few minutes. Fry in pan with a little oil until two sides golden brown. Cut into strips with knife. Serve.

REMARKS:
• The dish is a vegetarian dish and cool dish as well. Instant serving without heating.

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Dish with Wine Bamboo shoot, Chinese New Year, Chinese Recipes, Mushroom, Tofu

Ingredients:

150g preserved mustard green
150g fresh lotus

Seasoning:

1/2t salt
1/4t sugar
sesame oil as needed

Methods:

1. Rinse preserved mustard green.Mince.Cook lotus in water until done.Remove.Leave aside.

2. Stir-fry preserved mustard green with 2T oil.Add lotus to stir-fry. Add salt and sugar.Drizzle some water.Stir well.Add sesame oil. Remove and serve.

Remarks:

• Remember cooking lotus before stir-frying it.

• If you use dried lotus.you should soften and steam to be done before cooking.

• 1C (cup)=150ml; 1T (Table Spoon)=15ml; 1t(tea spoon)=5ml, 1/2t(tea spoon)=2.5ml, 1/4t(tea spoon)=1.2ml

Chinese New Year Custom: Post Spring Festival Scrolls

The spring festival atmosphere is becoming richer and richer after sending the kitchen God to the skies on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year. Housewives begin to paste the spring festival scrolls around their houses. People also like to paste the quadrate scrolls upside down, indicating the approach of a new spring and fortune.

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INGREDIENTS:

2/3oz.arrowhead bamboo shoot
6 shiitake mushrooms

SEASONINGS:

2C vegetarian soup stock,  3Tsoy sauce, 1Tsugar, 1/2T cornstarch water

METHODS:

1. Cut off tough parts of arrowhead bamboo shoot. Blanch in water Remove.

2. Soften shiitake mushrooms in water.Remove stems. Shred. Stir-fry with 3T oil until fragrant.Add arrowhead bamboo shoot to stir-fry. Pour vegetarian soup stock to a boil.Add soy sauce and salt.

3. Thicken with cornstarch water when sauce is reduced.Remove.

REMARKS:

• Most arrowhead bamboo shoots are ready-made.Blanch before cooking.

• 1C (cup)=150ml; 1T (Table Spoon)=15ml; 1t(tea spoon)=5ml, 1/2t(tea spoon)=2.5ml, 1/4t(tea spoon)=1.2ml

Q&A OF FESTIVALS DIET:

Q: How to eat well and healthy on festivals?

A: A menu of meat with vegetable, cold with hot, refined with rough, dish with soup, and limited sock and drinks is a balanced one.

Dish with Wine Bamboo shoot, Chinese New Year, Chinese Recipes, Mushroom

INGREDIENTS:

2 2/3lbs.grass carp center cut, 2 scallions, 2 ginger slices

SEASONINGS：

(1) 2T soy sauce,1T cooking wine,1/4t five spice powder

(2) 3T ketchup,2T soy sauce, 1T cooking wine, 1T vinegar, 1/2t minced ginger, 1/4t salt, 1 /4t five spice powder, 1/2C water

METHODS:

1. Halve along the back,then slice fish diagonally into three diamond-shaped pieces,marinate in seasoning (1), scallion and ginger for 20 minutes.

2. Heat 5C oil,deep-fry fish until golden brown, remove,discard oil.

3. Heat 2T oil,stir-fry seasoning (2) evenly.return fish to wok.reduce heat to low.cook until the flavor is absorbed, remove and place on a serving plate.Serve.

REMARKS:

• The meat of the center portion of a grass carp is more complete, but it is more expensive. lt is cheaper to purchase it with the tail. When not serving guests. it may be eaten that way.

• Pomfret may be substituted for the grass carp.

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Dish with Wine Chinese New Year, Chinese Recipes, fish, Grass Carp

INGREDIENTS:

roasted duck, spiced beef, spiced pork stomach, barbecued meat, spiced cuttlefish, salty crisp shrimp, jellyfish slices, 3 lettuce leaves

METHODS

1. Cut roasted duck, spiced beef, spiced pork stomach, barbecued meat, and spiced cuttlefish into 10 slices respectively. Line in order a circle on the serving plate.

2. Line lettuce leaves in the middle blank space on top with a circle of shrimps, heads inside and tails outside.

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