Damn Good Chinese Food: Dumplings, Egg Rolls, Bao Buns, Sesame Noodles, Roast Duck, Fried Rice, and More

Skyhorse, 2021

Publisher Description

From acclaimed chef Chris Cheung comes a cookbook inspired by growing up in New York’s Chinatown.

Like many of his predecessors, chef Chris Cheung was inspired by the place where he grew up, lived, worked, and ate. From take-out orders at tiny hole-in-the wall teahouses to the lush green vegetables piled high at the markets, celebration dinners at colossal banquet halls to authentic home-cooked meals, Chinatown’s culinary treasures and culture laid the groundwork for his career as a chef and serve as the creative force behind this book. In addition to learning the technique to make his widely revered dumplings, this cookbook includes fifty mouth-watering dishes that pay homage to the cooking traditions of Chinatown and celebrate this remarkable, resilient neighborhood.

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Recipes

Home Cooking

Rice
Hom Don Yuk Bang Salted Egg Minced Pork Pie
String Beans with Fermented Tofu
Blue Crabs Dry
Steamed Striped Bass with Black Beans

Chasing the Perfect Dumpling

Sauces and Oils
- Damn Good Dipping Sauce
- Chili Oil
Shumai
Potstickers
Soup Dumplings
Sui Gow Water Dumplings
Har Gow Crystal Shrimp Dumplings
Wonton Noodle Soup

Chinese American Cuisine

Basic Techniques for Cooking
- Slurry
- Velveting
- Mushroom Water
- Flash-Frying
Egg Drop Soup
General Tso’s Chicken
Egg Rolls
Chicken Chow Mein
Beef and Broccoli
Sweet-and-Sour Pork, Peking Style