Heat about 1/2 cup vegetable oil in skillet. Add eggplant pieces. Fry 2 to 3 minutes until golden. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Combine 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, ginger and garlic in wok. Heat until hot. Add pork, bamboo shoots, cooking wine, broth, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and chile oil to taste. […]

Marinating: With sharp paring knife, scrape chicken meat from thigh; slice into thin strips across the grain. (Breast meat is not preferred for this dish, as meat is too dry and spongy.) Combine sherry, soy, cornstarch and sugar in bowl; massage liquid into meat with your fingers. Marinate for 15 to 30 minutes. Preparation: Wash […]

Marinating: Have fishmonger clean fish, discard head and fins. Wash fish, cut across fish in 1 1/2″ sections. Mix salt and white wine in bowl. Add fish chunks; rub with marinade; cover bowl; refrigerate for 6 hours. After 2 hours, turn fish to mix with marinade. Preparations: Wash cabbage; slice leaves down middle, then in […]

Preparation: Remove membrane from flank steak. If it is a thick slab of meat, slice with grain into thin sheet about 1/4″ thick. Slice across grain into matchsticks about 2 1/2″ long. Halve and core bell pepper; scald pepper halves until color turns bright green; plunge in cold water to stop cooking process. Slice pepper […]

Preparation: Place cold water in bowl and sprinkle gelatin over it. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir in boiling water. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add orange and lemon juice and melon liqueur and stir well. Refrigerate until slightly thickened but not set. Whip cream until thick and fold in gelatin mixture. Pour […]

Preparation: At least 12 hours before cooking this dish, rinse several times then soak dried chestnuts. After soaking, remove pieces of skin wedged in nutmeat. Deep-frying: In wok or suitable pan, slowly heat deep-frying oil; oil is ready when bubbles quickly form around chopstick held vertically in oil. Meanwhile, dredge drumsticks in cornstarch; shake off […]

Cut pork into bite size pieces. Peel carrots, cut into cubes. Place oil and garlic in wok. On high heat, brown pork. Stir-fry 5 minutes. Add plum sauce, celery, ginger, sherry, carrots, sugar, salt scallions and water. Simmer covered, 12 minutes. Add cornstarch to water and mixture to wok. Stir until thickened.

Put rice flour in large mixing bowl. Dissolve brown sugar in boiling water; then stir sugar water into flour until flour is all damp. Add more hot water if flour appears too dry. Pat and knead dough in bowl until soft and smooth. Break off half the dough and roll it a little between your […]

Combine in a bowl: Heat wok for 30 – 40 seconds. Add peanut oil & heat until white smoke rises. Add onion and cook over low heat until onions turn light brown. Add char siu, increase heat, stir fry until mixture well combined. Add wine and mix well. Reduce heat and add sauce mix from […]

Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate in covered container. To use, sprinkle as desired over poultry or meat stir-fry dishes. Makes about 2 teaspoons. NOTE: About 1 mg sodium per 1/2 teaspoon. About 2 calories per 1/2 teaspoon.