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Salty Zong Zi

4 cups glutinous rice 1/4 cup dried shrimp 4 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce, divided 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper, divided 2/3 lb pork flank or sliced bacon 1/2 cup peanuts or lotus seeds (optional) 3 Chinese black mushrooms 2 Tbsp sliced fried shallots 1/2 Tbsp cooking wine 1 tsp sugar 4 Tbsp [...]

Red cooked chicken with mushrooms

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken, cut into pieces 2 scallions, cut into 2 inch sections 4 slices fresh ginger 1 whole star anise 1 T sugar 1/2 t salt 3 T soy sauce 2 T sherry, or cooking wine 1/2 C water 7 mushrooms, soaked, cut into quarters

Directions:

Brown chicken and mushroom in oil. [...]

Szechuan eggplant (yu2 xiang1 qie2 zi3)

Also called “fish flavored eggplant” because the seasonings are similar to those for a Chinese fish dish. The recipe itself is slightly modified from Florence Lin’s Chinese Regional Cookbook.

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Chinese Style Fried Pork Chops

Ingredients:

4 pork chops or pork tenderloins bread crumbs 1 egg flour oil (for frying)

marinade:

1 T soy sauce 1 T rice wine 2 t sugar 1/2 t salt 2 green onion, chopped 5 slices ginger, chopped 1/4 t five-spice powder

Directions:

Tenderize meat pork with a meat mallet. If you’re [...]

Lau-mi’s Fried Rice for Ethan

for one serving

Cooked rice: 1 bowl

beef: 1 small piece

soy sauce: 2 teaspoon

cornstarch: 1 teaspoon

black pepper: to your taste

sugar: 1/2 teaspoon

sesame oil: 1/2 teaspoon

1. Marinate the shredded beef with soy sauce and cornstarch

2. Stir fry the beef [...]

Salted water Chicken

Chicken, about 2 2/3 lbs.

A:

1 1/2T. salt

1 T. rice wine

2 stalks green onion

2 slices ginger root

B:

1 C chicken stock

ΒΌ t. salt

1 t. sesame oil

Spoon (A) mixture over outside and inside cavity of chicken; let stand 30 minutes. Place chicken in 10C. water (water [...]

Da4 Mian4

One of the family favorites, reputedly dubbed “da mian” by Doug.

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