The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen

Introduction

Notes to the Reader

Remember China, Nan Chung

MASTERING THE FUNDAMENTALS

THE MEANING OF RICE

Steamed Rice

Flavored Sweet Rice

Fried Rice

Tender Chicken on Rice

Tender Beef on Rice

Chicken Porridge

Stir-Fried Frog on Rice

Savory Rice Dumplings

Peanut Rice Dumplings

THE BREATH OF A WOK

Chicken with Cashews

Tomato Beef

Stir-Fried Chicken with Baby Corn and Straw Mushrooms

Stir-Fried Eggs with Barbecued Pork

Baba's Stir-Fried Butterfly Fish and Bean Sprouts

Stir-Fried Asparagus with Shrimp

Stir-Fried Squid

Beef Chow Fun

Singapore Rice Noodles

THE ART OF STEAMING

Steamed Oyster and Water Chestnut Pork Cake

Steamed Pork Cake with Salted Duck Egg

Steamed Egg Custard

Steamed Tangerine Beef

Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce

Steamed Spareribs with Plum Sauce

Steamed Sole with Black Bean Sauce

Steamed Chicken with Lily Buds, Cloud Ears, and Mushrooms

Steamed Rock Cod

Steamed Sponge Cake

SHREDS OF GINGER LIKE BLADES OF GRASS

Fried White Fish

Drunken Chicken

Braised Beef

Braised Sweet and Sour Spareribs

Nom Yu Spareibs

Lemongrass Pork Chops

Rock Sugar Ginger Chicken

Lemon Chicken

Seafood Sandpot

Sandpot Braised Lamb

Chestnuts and Mushrooms Braised with Chicken

Chicken and Corn Soup

Seafood Noodle Soup

Clear Soup Noodles

Fuzzy Melon Soup

Cabbage Noodle Soup

Family-Style Winter Melon Soup

Hot-and-Sour Soup

Sweetened Tofu Soup

GOING TO MARKET WITH MAMA

Shrimp with Spinach and Tofu

Braised Mushrooms

Braised Cabbage and Mushrooms

Sprouting Soybeans

Grandfather's Stir-Fried Soybean Sprouts

Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Yellow Chives

Lotus Root Stir-Fry

Stir-Fried Egg and Chinese Chives

Stir-Fried Five Spice Tofu and Vegetables

Stir-Fried Chinese Broccoli

Stir-Fried Chinese Broccoli and Bacon

Braised Taro and Chinese Bacon

Stir-Fried Long Beans with Red Bell Peppers

Long Bean Stir-Fry

Stir-Fried Amaranth

Stir-Fried Water Spinach

Stir-Fried Cloud Ears and Luffa

Eggplant in Garlic Sauce

Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Beef

Vegetable Lo Mein

Stuffed Fuzzy Melon

Braised Fuzzy Melon with Scallops

COOKING AS A MEDITATION

THE ART OF CELEBRATION

THE GOOD OMEN OF A FIGHTING FISH

Poached Steelhead Fish

Stir-Fried Bok Choy

White-Cut Chicken

Stir-Fried Clams in Black Bean Sauce

Stir-Fried Snow Pea Shoots

Glazed Roast Squab

Shark's Fin Soup

Oyster-Vegetable Lettuce Wraps

Stir-Fried Garlic Lettuce

Pepper and Salt Shrimp

Sweet and Sour Pork

Eight Precious Sweet Rice

Stir-Fried Scallops with Snow Peas and Peppers

NEW YEAR'S FOODS AND TRADITIONS

Buddha's Delight

Turnip Cake

Taro Root Cake

New Year's Cake

Water Chestnut Cake

Nom Yu Peanuts

Candied Walnuts

Sesame Balls

Sweetened Red Bean Paste

A DAY LIVED AS IF IN CHINA

Fancy Winter Melon Soup

West Lake Duck

Braised Nom Yu and Taro Duck

Stuffed Chicken Wings

Savory Rice Tamales

Sweet Rice Tamales

Pork Dumplings

Won Ton

Pot Stickers

Shrimp Dumplings

Stuffed Noodle Rolls

Spring Rolls

Scallion Cakes

DUTIFUL DAUGHTER RETURNS HOME

Salt-Roasted Chicken

Soy Sauce Chicken

Chinese Barbecued Pork

Barbecued Spareribs

Roast Duck

Chinese Bacon

Uncle Tommy's Roast Turkey

Mama's Rice Stuffing

Turkey Porridge

ACHIEVING YIN-YANG HARMONY

COOKING AS A HEALING ART

Walnut Soup

Green Mung Bean Soup

Foxnut Soup

Sesame Tong Shui

Lotus Seed "Tea"

Sweetened Red Bean Soup

Peanut Soup

Almond Soup

Dried Sweet Potato Soup

Sweet Potato and Lotus Seed Soup

Dragon Eye and Lotus Seed "Tea"

Double-Steamed Papaya and Snow Fungus Soup

Double-Steamed Asian Pears

Homemade Soy Milk

Savory Soy Milk

Fresh Fig and Honey Date Soup

Soybean and Sparerib Soup

Dried Fig, Apple, and Almond Soup

Ching Bo Leung Soup

Green Turnip Soup

Four Flavors Soup

Chayote Carrot Soup

Watercress Soup

Yen Yen's Winter Melon Soup

Herbal Winter Melon Soup

Mustard Green Soup

Gingko Nut Porridge

Snow Fungus Soup

American Ginseng Chicken Soup

BABA'S MAMA'S DONG QUAI AND RESTORATIVE FOODS

Dong Quai Soup

Lotus Root Soup

Korean Ginseng Soup

Homemade Chicken Broth

Double-Steamed Black Chicken Soup

Chicken Wine Soup

Pickled Pig's Feet

Beef and White Turnip Soup

Shopping like a Sleuth

Glossary

Index