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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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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