Here Are 9 Amazing Delicious "Real and Healthy Chinese Food Recipes" You Can Quickly & Easily Cook.
1- Almond Chicken
Ingredients:
*2 whole skinless boneless chicken breasts
*2 tablespoons soy sauce
*1 tablespoon rice wine
*1/2 teaspoon sugar
*1 teaspoon cornstarch
*2 tablespoons chicken stock
*1 1/2" ginger root slice -- minced
*1 garlic cloves -- minced
*1 egg
*1 cup almonds -- ground
*6 cups peanut oil
Directions:
1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Cut into strips 1/2" wide by 3" long.
2. Stir soy sauce, rice wine, chicken stock, sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and garlic together.
3. Place chicken in marinade, turning to coat. Marinate at least one hour, turning chicken after half an hour.
4. Remove chicken from marinade and drain on paper towels. Beat egg slightly with 1/2 teaspoon water.
5. One by one, dip chicken pieces in egg and roll in almonds to coat.
6. Let almond coated pieces set 15 minutes. Heat oil to 350. Fry chicken pieces in batches one layer deep until crisp, golden brown. Be sure to let oil come back up to 350 between batches.
7. Drain on paper towels and serve at once.
2- Almond Cookies
Ingredients:
*2 1/2 cups flour
*1 cup sugar
*1/2 teaspoon baking soda
*1 cup butter
*2 eggs, beaten
*1/8 teaspoon salt
*1 tablespoon almond extract
*1/4 pound whole, blanched almonds
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. In a food processor, mix the flour, sugar, butter, salt and baking soda until it forms little balls.
2. Add the eggs and almond extract.
3. Roll out the dough on floured surface. Cut with 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter.
4. Place on greased cookie sheet and place an almond in center of each cookie.
5. Bake for 25 minutes.
3- Apples in Spun Syrup
Ingredients:
*1 lb (500 g) firm, slightly tart apples
*1 egg
*3 1/2 oz or 11 tbsp (100 g) flour
*2 cups (500 ml) vegetable oil for deep-frying; use about 4 1/2 oz (130 ml)
*1/2 cup (125 g) rock sugar or granulated sugar
*1 tbsp sesame oil
Directions:
1. Peel the apples and cut into diamond-shaped pieces or wedges. Mix the egg and
flour into a batter. Coat the apple pieces with the batter.
2. Heat the oil in a wok to about 350°F (175°C), or until a sliver of ginger or a piece of
green leaf sizzles when tossed into the oil. Add the apple pieces and deep-fry 1
minute or until the pieces float to the heat surface. Remove and drain well.
3. Pour all the oil out of the wok. Add 1 cup of boiling water and the rock sugar. Bring
to a boil, them turn the heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until the syrup spins
a thread. Add the apple pieces. Turn and toss carefully so each piece is covered
with the syrup. Remove and serve immediately, before the syrup hardens. Sprinkle
with the sesame oil. Dip each piece of apple into a bowl of cold water to make it
cool enough to eat.
4- Asian Style Snap - Orange Almond Biscuit
Ingredients:
*250 g Orange Juice
*500 g Granulated sugar
*250 g Ground Almonds
*125 g Pastry Flour
*125 g Melted butter
Directions:
1. Stir dry ingredients together. Incorporate the orange juice and melted butter.
2. Spread the biscuits well apart on baking paper or a non-stick surface. Bake in a 350 degree F (170 C) oven until brown (about 5 minutes).
3. Let cool slightly and bend to shape if desired or leave flat.
5- Asian-Style Roast Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients:
*2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
*2 tablespoons soy sauce
*2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
*1 teaspoon sesame oil
*2 teaspoons grated ginger
*2 cloves garlic, pressed
*1 pound pork tenderloin
Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients except pork. Add pork and marinate, covered and refrigerated, 2 hours or longer.
2. Preheat over to 400 degrees. Drain pork, reserving marinade. Place on a rack over a roasting pan. Roast 25 - 30 minutes, until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees (the pork should be barely pink inside), turning pork occasionally and basting with reserve marinade. Slice 1/4" to serve.
Note: You can substitute a lamb sirloin roast for the pork. Roast until lam is
well-browned on the outside but still rare on the inside.
6- Asparagus with Cashews
Ingredients:
*1 1/2 pounds asparagus
*2 tablespoons olive oil
*2 teaspoons sesame oil
*1 tablespoon fresh ginger root; finely chopped
*1/2 cup roasted cashews; coarsely chopped
*1 tablespoon soy sauce
Directions:
1. Cut asparagus diagnally into 2 inch pieces.
2. Heat the oils together in a wok over high heat.
3. Add the ginger and stir fry for one minute.
4. Add the asparagus and stir fry until tender but still crisp 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Stir in the cashews and soy sauce. Serve immediately. Serves 6.
7- Baby Back Ribs
Ingredients:
*4 pounds baby back pork ribs about 4 racks
*1 teaspoon garlic powder
*5 teaspoons onion powder
*1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
*5 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder
*a pinch ground coriander
*1 tablespoon ground cloves
*1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
*1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
*2 teaspoons sugar
Directions:
1. With a fork pierce meat side of ribs all over. In a small bowl stir together spices and rub all over ribs.
2. Put ribs in a shallow baking dish. In bowl stir together Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or tamari, and sugar and brush mixture over ribs. Marinate ribs, meat sides down, covered and chilled, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 300F. Put ribs, meat sides up, in a roasting pan large enough to hold them in one layer and roast in middle of oven, turning occasionally, 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked through. Cut ribs into sections.
8- Bang Bang Chicken
Ingredients:
*9 oz (250g) chicken breasts and thighs
*1 tbsp mushroom soy sauce (or substitute superior soy sauce)
*1 tsp. scallions, shredded
*1/8 tsp. ground Sichuan Peppercorn
*1 tsp. sesame paste
*1/2 tsp. sesame oil
*2 tsp. chili (chilli) oil
*1/2 tsp. sesame oil
*1tsp sugar
*1/4 tsp. MSG (optional)
Directions:
1. Poach the chicken in boiling water to cover for 10 minutes, or until cooked.
2. Remove, drain, and let cool. Beat the skin side lightly to loosen the fibers with a bang (in Chinese, a wooden stick) or a wooden rolling pin. Peel off the skin and tear the meat into long strips with your fingers. You may cut the skin into strips also.
3. Arrange the chicken strips in a dish a sprinkle with the scallions shreds.
4. Mix together the sesame paste, chili oil, sugar, soy sauce, MSG(optional), ground peppercorns and sesame oil.
5. Pour over the scallions and chickens and chicken and mix until coated and serve. the scallion oil over all, and serve.
9- Barbecued Spareribs
Ingredients:
*1/3 cup hoisin sauce
*1/3 cup ketchup
*1/3 cup soy sauce
*3 tablespoons sherry
*3 cloves garlic, minced
*4 pounds spareribs, in 2 racks
*1/4 cup honey
Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients except honey and marinate spareribs, refrigerated, 2 hours or longer. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange ribs on a rack over a roasting pan with water in the bottom to catch the drippings. Bake 45 minutes, turning frequently.
2. Brush both sides of ribs with honey and bake 10 minutes longer, turning once. (Ribs may be baked the day before, refrigerated, then cut apart and reheated in the oven for 10 minutes).
