CHINESE FOOD

INGREDIENTS:

1 chicken leg, 2/3 lb.upper shoulder pork, 1 water-soaked squid, 10 quail eggs, 1 winter bamboo shoot, 1/2 carrot,4 dried shiitake mush­rooms , 1 head broccoli

SEASONINGS:

1T cooking wine, 2T soy sauce, 1/2t salt, 1t sugar, pepper as needed, cornstarch water as needed

METHODS:

1. Cut chicken into small pieces; cut pork into square cubes,blanch chicken and pork in boiling water to remove blood, remove and rinse well.

2. Cut squid lengthwise into 3 equal portions.then score on surface and cut into small pieces, blanch until curled up,remove, remove shell from bamboo shoot, cook until done and cut into strips, peel carrot and cut into thick slices,soak mushroom until soft and remove stems, halve. cut broccoli into small florets, blanch, remove and rinse under cold water to cool.

3. Place chicken. pork,bamboo shoot.carrot and mushroom in pan, add all seasonings, 2C water and bring to boil,then reduce heat to low.

4. Cook for 15 minutes, add quail eggs and squid, cook until flavor is absorbed,add broccoli, continue to cook until all ingredients are soft. thicken liquid with cornstarch water. Remove and serve.

Chinese New Year Custom: Having Fish

Fish is indispensable for the dinner of the old year and can’t be eaten up to be a signal of surplus of every year. In Chinese, surplus and fish have the same pronunciation. People do so wishing a rich new year. And the scales can’t be scraped as well, for they are silvery and shiny, a good omen for a bright future.

Dish of Family Banquet Bamboo shoot, Broccoli, carrot, Chicken, Chinese New Year, Eggs, Mushroom, pork, Squid