CHINESE FOOD

Ingredients:

150g shelled shrimp, 50g green peas,2 eggs

Seasonings:

(1) 2T egg white, 1/4t salt, 1/2t cornstarch

(2) 5 bowls broth, 1/2t salt, 3T cornstarch water, a pinch of white pepper,sesame oil as needed

Methods:

1. Rinse shrimp,pat dry,marinate in seasoning (1) for 10 minutes.

2. Blanch peas to get rid of any unpleasant smell, remove and rinse immediately under cold water until cold.drain.

3. Bring seasoning (2) to a boil,add pea, bring to a boil again.then reduce heat to low.add shrimp and cook until done.

4. Break eggs directly into the soup,poke a hole in each yofk to allow the yolk to flow out,remove from heat as soon as it boils.

Remarks:

• Shrimp cooks easily.so do not overcook or it will become tough.

• Do not stir after adding egg.Allow it to float to the top and cook by itself.

Q&A OF FESTIVALS DIET:

Q: What fruits are forbidden to eat with seafood?

A : Fruits contain gallic acid as grape, megranate, haw, persimmon etc. should not be eaten with seafood. Otherwise, proteinic nutrition will be reduced and more serious, it will result in omitting, swirling, nausea, and bellyache, etc.

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Dish of Family Banquet Chinese New Year, Eggs, Pea, shrimp

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.

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

INGREDIENTS:

1 serrated mud crab, 2 bundles mung bean noodles, 2 scallions, 2 ginger slices

SEASONINGS:

1T cooking wine, 2T oyster sauce, 1T soy sauce, 1/2T sugar, pepper as needed, dry flour as needed

METHODS:

1. Clean crab, remove lungs and rinse remaining organs well. cut into small pieces, coat with a little dry flour and fry in oil slightly.

2. Heat 2T oil in wok and stir-fry 1 scallion and 2 ginger slices until fragrant and brown, discard .stir-fry crab with remaining oil, add all seasonings, 1C water and bring to boil, then reduce heat to low.

3. Soak noodles in hot water until soft. cut into 2 sections, add to crab and cook until flavor is absorbed, continue to cook for 5 more minutes, then remove to small crock pot, sprinkle with chopped scallions and remove from heat. Serve.

Remarks

• Use fresh serrated mud crab as its meat is more firmer. Less fresh crabs will have high bacteria counts and looser meat.

• Soak mung bean noodles in hot water before cooking to prevent it absorbing additional liquid.

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

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Dish of Family Banquet Chinese New Year, Crab, Noodle

INGREDIENTS

1 small section of fresh Chinese yam (about 2/3 lb.), 2 chicken legs. 1 carrot, 6 dried shiitake mushrooms

SEASONINGS

1T cooking wine, 2T soy sauce, 1/2t salt, 1T sugar

METHODS

1. Rinse yam thoroughly, peel off skin. cut in thick slices; peel carrot, cut into thick slices; soak mushroom until soft and remove stems.

2. Rinse chicken. chop into small pieces, blanch in boiling water to remove blood, remove and rinse well.

3. Put chicken in pan along with all seasonings,2C water and mushrooms, bring to boil. then reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. then add carrots.

4. Add yam and cook for 10 minutes until done, continue to cook until liquid is almost absorbed, remove to serving plate. Serve.

Remarks

• Fresh yam is soft. Yam falls apart easily after long cooking, so do not add them too soon, Instead, wait until the other ingredients are cooked and soft. then add yam.

• Stir constantly while cooking to heat ingredients evenly, stir carefully after yam is added to prevent it from falling apart.

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

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Dish of Family Banquet carrot, Chicken, Chinese New Year, Chinese Yam, Mushroom

INGREDIENTS:

3 slices beef ribs,1/2 onion, 1/3 carrot, 1/6 lb. sugar-snap peas

SEASONINGS:

(1) 1T red grape wine, 1T soy sauce, 1/2T baking soda,1/2C water

(2) 2C red grape wine,1T sugar, 1T chili soy sauce, salt as needed

METHODS:

1. Rinse beef ribs well and cut into small pieces. Combine seasoning (1) well and marinate beef ribs in for 20 minutes.

2. Heat frying pan, add 1T of butter and 2T of cooking oil. then add beef ribs to saute on both sides until slightly brown; remove. Stir-fry onion with remaining oil in pan until fragrant, return beef ribs and season with seasoning (2) (except salt).Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook until flavor is absorbed.

3. Peel carrot, cook thoroughly, and cut into flower pattern slices. Tear off old strings on both sides of sugar-snap peas, blanch in boiling water rapidly. and remove. then rinse under cold water until cold. Heat 2T of oil to stir-fry sugar-snap peas and carrot until done. Season with salt, remove and line on the serving plate.

4. Cook until liquid from method(2) is almost absorbed, discard onion and remove beef ribs to plate. Drizzle with liquid and serve.

Remarks

• Wine has functions such as tenderizing the meat, removing the unpleasant meat odor and facilitating browning It is suitable for cooking meat, especially for beef.

• Adding a pinch of baking soda to marinade maintains the tenderness of thick beef slices. The chili soy sauce from seasoning (2) is just a name, not spicy at all, yet specially fragrant.

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Dish of Family Banquet beef, carrot, Chinese New Year, onion, Pea