Recommended chinese food-Savory Hand-Torn Cabbage
Ingredients:
Cabbage: a half
Dried chili pepper: 6
Garlic: 2 pieces
Seasonings:
Cooking wine: 1 soup spoon (15ml)
Rice vinegar: 1 soup spoon (15ml)
Sugar: 1 tea spoon (5g)
Salt: 1 tea spoon (5g)
Directions:
1)Roughly tear the cabbage (with hands) into some relatively big pieces, and then blanch them with boiled water until the pieces soften;
Cool the blanched pieces with cold water, dry, and then further tear them into small pieces;
Finely chop the garlic for the next step;
2)Heat up the wok and pour some oil, add the dried chili pepper and the finely chopped garlic when the oil is quite hot (5/10 hot);
When the smell comes out, add the small torn cabbage pieces, cooking wine, rice vinegar, sugar and salt, stir-fry them well for a little while; Finish.

Savory Hand-Torn Cabbage
Sauteed Mushroom
Recommended chinese food-Sauteed Mushroom
Ingtredients:
Fragrant mushroom: 500g
Red pepper: a half
Yellow pepper: a half
Green Pepper: a half
Seasonings:
Butter: 2 soup spoon (30g)
Oil: 1 soup spoon (15ml)
Soy sauce: 2 soup spoon (30ml)
Brandy: 1 tea spoon (5ml)
Monosodium glutamate (MSG): 1/4 tea spoon (1g)
Directions:
1)Chop the fragrant mushrooms into thick pieces, and roughly shred the three colours peppers;
2)Heat up the wok, add some oil and the butter;
After the butter melts, add the mushroom pieces, stir them well over medium-heat;
When the mushroom pieces just get softer, add the soy sauce, and then add all the roughly shredded peppers, continuously stir the mix for about 1/2 minute;
3)Finally, pour some brandy and add a little MSG. Finish


Three Colours Layered Jelly
Recommended chinese food-Three Colours Layered Jelly
Ingredients:
Orange juice drink: 250ml
Grape juice drink: 250ml
Milk: 250ml
Almond powder: 2 soup spoon (30g)
Gelatine powder: 35g
Directions:
Step 1—Divide the gelatine powder into three portions:
A=10g gelatine dissolve in orange juice drink;
B=10g gelatine dissolve in grape juice drink;
C=the rest 15g gelatine mix with almond powder firstly and then together dissolve in milk (should make the liquid mix as smooth as possible)
Step 2—Add A into a deep pan, heat the liquid, and mix around it circlewise with a spoon;
When the liquid boil, turn off the heating, simply cooling the liquid for 2 minutes;
Store it in another container until thoroughly cooling (about 1 hour)
Step 3—Add C into the pan, heat the liquid, and mix around it circlewise with a spoon;
When the liquid boil, turn off the heating, simply cooling the liquid for 10 minutes;
Gently pour the liquid above the jellied A, then leave it still for thoroughly cooling (about 1 hour)
Step 4—Repeat the same work of Step 3 on B:
Add B into the pan, heat the liquid, and mix around it circlewise with a spoon;
When the liquid boil, turn off the heating, simply cooling the liquid for 10 minutes;
Gently pour the liquid above the jellied A and C, then leave it still for thoroughly cooling (about 1 hour)
Step 5—After the final 1 hour, the last grape layer is well jellied;
Turn the container upside down, take out the three layered jelly;
Carve and stylise the jelly by proper tools, or just simply cut it into some rhombic or square pieces. Of course, if possible, an easier way is to use jelly (or any other proper) molds to store the liquid mix at the beginning (i.e. from Step 2).
The fantastic layered jelly is ready for serving.

Aromatic Kiwifruit Soup
Recommended chinese food-Aromatic Kiwifruit Soup
Ingredients:
Kiwifruit: 4
Sugar: 4 soup spoon (60g)
Water: 400ml
Liquid starch (dissolve starch in cold water): 2 soup spoon (30ml)
Egg: 1
Almond flakes or other nuts, small pieces of fruits (for topping): proper amount
Directions:
Preparation:
*Peel the kiwifruits, chop 2 of them into small pieces and mash the other 2 by food processor;
*Whisk the egg;
Cooking:
*Pour the mix of small pieces and mashed kiwifruits into a small sauce pan;
*Add water and sugar, heat the mixture and keep mixing around until boiling;
*Turn the gas to medium-heat and splash the egg, the soup is finished;
*Served with a topping of some almond flakes or other nuts or fruits.


Angelica and Lamb Soup
Recommended chinese food-Angelica and Lamb Soup
Ingredients:
Lamb slice: 200g
Angelica: 5g
Water: 1000ml
Glutinous rice wine: 4 soup spoon (60ml)
Ginger (medium size): 1
Seasonings:
Soy sauce: 1 soup spoon (15ml)
Salt: 1 tea spoon (5g)
Sugar candy: 5g
Directions:
1)Peel off and finely shred the ginger;Pour the water into a soup pot, heat the pot over high-heat until boiling;Wash the angelica with tap water, then add into the pot, cook over medium-heat for 20 minets;
2)Add the lamb slices in, after the soup boils, skim off the foam on the
surface;Add glutinous rice wine, finely shredded ginger, and finally season the soup with soy sauce, salt and sugar candy. Finish

Garlic Hot & Sour Coldwater Shrimp
Recommended chinese food-Garlic Hot & Sour Coldwater Shrimp
Ingredients:
Wild coldwater shrimp: 300g
Little hot green pepper: 3
Red pepper: 3
Dried chili pepper: 10
Pickled xiao mi pepper: 10
Garlic: 3
Seasoning:
Corn starch: 3 soup spoon (45g)
Chili sauce: 2 soup spoon (30g)
Tomato paste: 2 soup spoon (30g)
Soy sauce: 1 soup spoon (5ml)
Salt: 1/2 tea spoon (3g)
Directions:
1)Melt coldwater shrimp at room temperature until 70% melting (i.e. there is still a little ice remain on the shrimps’ bodies), then thinly coat them with some corn starch.
Chop the little hot green peppers and red peppers into little rings (no need to take away the seeds)
Peel the garlics and finely chop them (don’t use the garlic press), place the chopped garlics in a small bowl and mix with some water for a little while, and then dry them thoroughly
2)Heat up the wok and pour in some oil, when the oil is very hot (80% level), put in the coldwater shrimps into the oil one by one (don’t together);
Fry the shrimps until their coats turn to golden, then take out from the wok and filter the fried oil.
3)Pour some filtered oil into a pan, add the chopped garlics and stir them until the their colour change to golden.
Add some oil once again, put in the little green hot peppers, red peppers and dried chili peppers, stir them until the smell comes out and then add in chili sauce, tomato paste, soy sauce, and salt.
Finally, add the fried coldwater shrimps and the pickled xiao mi pepper and finely chopped garlic, stir them well. Finish.




Sweet-and-Sour Yellow Croaker
Recommended chinese food-Sweet-and-Sour Yellow Croaker
Ingredients:
Yellow croaker: 1
Carrot: a half
Pea: 50g
Chive: 1
Ginger: 1
Garlic: 4 cloves
Seasonings:
Cooking wine: 2 soupspoon(30ml)
Salt: 2 teaspoon(10g)
Starch(dry): 2 soupspoon(30g)
Tomato paste: 4 soupspoon(60ml)
Water: 100ml
Sugar: 2 soupspoon(30ml)
Liquid starch(starch mix with cold water): 2 soupspoon(30ml)
White Vinegar: 1 soupspoon(15ml)
Directions:
1)Remove the fish scale, fins, and thoroughly gill the yellow croaker, then wash it and marinade with some salt(1 teaspoon) and cooking wine for 30 minutes;
2)Wash the peas, peel off and chop the carrot into very small dices, and finely chop the chive, ginger, and garlic cloves;
3)Put on some dry starch at each side of the marinaded yellow croaker;
Pour enough oil into a wok, put in the starch-covered yellow croaker when the oil is very hot (8/10 heat), fry it until golden;
Take out it, filter the excess oil, and then place it in a plate;
4)(To make the sweet-and-sour sauce)Pour a little oil into a pan, stir-fry the chive, ginger, and garlic until the smell comes out;
Add in the carrot dices and peas, stir-fry for 2 minutes;
Add in the tomato paste, the rest 1 teaspoon salt, sugar and water, after boil, pour in the liquid starch and finally the white vinegar;
5)Pour this ready hot sweet-and-sour sauce onto the fried yellow croaker. Finish



Surprising Cucumber and Pear Salad
Recommended chinese food-Surprising Cucumber and Pear Salad
Surprising Cucumber and Pear Salad
Ingredients:
Cucumber: 1
Pear: 1
Hawthorn cake: 1 piece
Seasonings:
Salt: 1/4 teaspoon
Honey: 1 soupspoon(15ml)
Directions:
1)Wash the cucumber and peel the pear, then finely shred the cucumber, pear, and hawthorn cake;Put the finely shredded cucumber and pear into a large bowl, add in the salt and honey then marinade for 20 minutes(cover with the cling film);
2)Place the marinaded cucumber and pear mix into a plate and decorate with the finely shredded hawthorn cake. Finish

Coldwater Shrimp and Lettuce Congee (Salted)
Recommended chinese food-Coldwater Shrimp and Lettuce Congee (Salted)
Ingredients:
Wild coldwater shrimp: 200g
Salmon: 100g
Lettuce leaves: 6 pieces
Shredded ginger: proper amount
Cooked (steamed) rice: 1 (little) bowl
Seasoning:
Salt: 1 teaspoon (5g)
Ground white pepper: 1/2 teaspoon (3g)
Directions:
–Preparation:
*Peel the coldwater shrimp, chop the salmon into small pieces (around 1cm3);
*Place them in a bowl, mix with shredded ginger and ground white pepper;
–Cooking:
*Add water into a deep pan, let the water boil over high-heat;
*Then add the cooked rice into the boiled water and loose the rice;
*Turn the gas to medium heat;
*After 20 minutes, add marinaded coldwater shrimps and salmon (with shredded ginger);
*Add lettuce leaves until salmon change colour;
*Finally, add salt and the congee is perfectly ready for serving.



Razor Clams with Chive
Recommended chinese food- Razor Clams with Chive
Ingredients:
Razor clam: 500g
Chive: 1
Chopped yellow and red pepper: proper amount (for decoration)
Seasoning:
Salt: 1 teaspoon (5g)
Maggi seasoning: 1/2 teaspoon (3ml)
Directions:
1) Marinate the razor clams in light salt water for 1 hour, then rinse them with tap water until they are totally clean.
2) Pour some water into a saucepan, add salt and some roughly chopped chives.
Boil the water over high-heat, when boiling, put in and blanch the razor clams for no longer than 20 seconds.
3) Remove the black line gut of the blached razor clams, and then place them in a plate.
4) Add the finely chopped chives and Maggi seasoning on the razor clams.
Heat some oil until medium-high hot (the oil is still but with a little thin smoke) and spalsh onto the razor clams immediately
Finally, before serving, decorate the dish with the chopped yellow and pepper.














