Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More
Sasquatch Books, 2018
Publisher Description
Any kitchen can be a Chinese kitchen with these 80 easy homestyle recipes—plus tips and techniques for cooking with a wok, stocking your pantry, making rice, and more
In Chinese Soul Food, you’ll find approachable recipes and plenty of tips for favorite homestyle Chinese dishes, such as red-braised pork belly, dry-fried green beans, braised-beef noodle soup, green onion pancakes, garlic eggplant, and the author’s famous potstickers, which consistently sell out her cooking classes in Seattle. You will also find helpful tips and techniques, such as caring for and using a wok and how to cook rice properly, as well as a basic Chinese pantry list that also includes acceptable substitutions, making it even simpler for the busiest among us to cook their favorite Chinese dishes at home. Recipes are streamlined to minimize the fear factor of unfamiliar ingredients and techniques, and home cooks are gently guided toward becoming comfortable cooking satisfying Chinese meals.
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Recipes
Dumplings
- Dumpling Dough
- Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings
- Spinach, Egg, and Shiitake Dumplings
- Beef with Chinese Mustard Greens Dumplings
- Basil, Chicken, and Shrimp Dumplings
Little Eats
- Just a Roasted Sweet Potato
- Marbled Soy Sauce Eggs
- Wok-Fried Egg with Soy Sauce
- Pork and Shrimp Shao Mai
- Green Cabbage and Kohlrabi Slaw
- Green Onion Pancakes
- Beef and Celery Hearts Meat Pies Xian Bing
- Sesame Flatbread Shao Bing
- Wontons
- Spring Rolls
- Red-Braised Pork Belly Pot Stickers
- Soup Dumplings Xiao Long Bao
Rice and Noodles
- Steamed Rice
- Fried Rice
- Vegetable Fried Rice with Curry
- Simple Congee
- Shrimp and Pork Noodles in Broth Dan Zi Mian
- Steamed Spare Ribs with Rice Powder
- Chinese Noodles in Meat Sauce Zha Jiang Mian
- Stir-Fried Noodles with Shrimp and Vegetables
- Stir-Fried Fresh Rice Noodles with Beef Chow Fun
- Red-Braised Beef Noodle Soup
Stir-Fries
- Baby Bok Choy with Chicken
- Simple Stir-Fried Greens
- Wok-Seared Corn and Green Onions
- Tomato Egg
- Stir-Fried Shoestring Potatoes
- Cauliflower with Country Ham and Jalapeños
- Garlic Eggplant
- Dry-Fried Green Beans
- Ma Po Tofu
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Three-Cup Chicken
- Chicken with Snow Peas
- Beef with Asparagus and Shiitake Mushrooms
- Beef with Pickled Chinese Mustard Greens
- Orange Beef
- Five-Spice Tofu Gan with Slivered Pork and Celery
- Twice-Cooked Pork
- Spicy Clams with Chinese Sausage
Soups and Braises
- Tomato Egg Drop Soup with Ginger
- Hot-and-Sour Soup
- Chicken Broth
- Corn and Dungeness Crab Soup
- Dumpling Knots Soup Mian Ge Da Tang
- Chinese Cabbage and Tofu Soup
- Wonton Soup
- Simple Hot Pot
- Winter Melon Soup with Smoked Ham Hock
- Pork Spare Ribs and Kelp Soup
- Red-Braised Pork Belly
- Sliced Red-Braised Beef Shank
- Red-Braised Beef Shank with Shao Bing Sandwiches
- Sweet-and-Sour Spare Ribs
- Lion’s Head Meatballs
- Chili Black Bean Cod
Celebration
- Ginger-Onion Whole Steamed Fish
- Saucy Dungeness Crab
- Fragrant Crispy Duck Breast
- Salt-and-Sichuan-Pepper Shrimp
- Stir-Fried Rice Cake with Chicken and Chinese Broccoli
- Long Life Noodles
Guilty Pleasures
- Chicken Chow Mein
- Restaurant-Style Egg Rolls
- Cashew Chicken
- Crab Rangoon
- Vegetarian’s Delight
- Mongolian Beef
- Shrimp with “Lobster Sauce” Dong Ting Shrimp
- General Tso’s Chicken
- Beef with Broccoli
- Mu Shu Pork
- Chinese Barbecued Pork
- Almond Jelly with Fruit Cocktail
