Category: Chinese Food

Chinese food: Chinese Szechuan Recipes

Ingredients: 1 pound fresh noodles (Shanghai thin noodles are good)
1/2 pound chicken breast, cut into strips
4 ounces shrimp, shelled and cleaned
1/2 bok choy, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup carrot, cut on the diagonal
1/2 cup broccoli or cauliflower, trimmed, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces
1 onion, shredded
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 tablespoons hot bean sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons cooking oil for stir-frying
Marinade:
1 teaspoon wine
1 teaspoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Sauce:
1/2 cup stock
1 teaspoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon chili oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch

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Chinese food: Singapore Noodles

This version of Singapore Noodles is made with shrimp. Ingredients: 1/4 pound thin rice stick noodles (rice vermicelli)
1 pound medium shrimp
2 cups mung bean sprouts
1 red bell pepper
2 cups shredded Napa cabbage
2 carrots
2 green onions
3 teaspoons minced ginger
1/4 cup water or chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon soft brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons vegetable oil for stir-frying
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder (Vietnamese brands are good), or to taste

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Chinese food: Chicken Chow Mein

In China, chow mein is made with soft noodles. For crispy chow mein noodles, add more oil than the recipe calls for and cook the noodles longer to dry them out. You can also follow these basic photo instructions show how to make chow mein noodles. Feel free to use shrimp or pork instead of chicken.

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Chinese food: Chinese Noodles in Peanut Sauce

Hakka Noodles are topped with a flavorful dressing and served with a peanut and vegetable garnish. This recipe was submitted by Hirnakshi Joshi. Do you have a favorite Chinese recipe you'd like to share with others? Just submit your recipe using this handy submission form and I will add it to my Recipe File.

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