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蔬菜年糕 (Shu Cai Nian Gao) Rice cake is a lucky food for Chinese new year. This dish is very simple to make, the red pepper adds the traditional lucky color to the dish. Substitute the chicken stock with vegetable stock or water to make it vegetarian. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1.5 lb. rice cake  1/3 lb. bok choy scape 3 cups of chicken stock A few red mini pepper 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 pinch of salt Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 40  minutes Servings: 6-8 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 pack Chinese rice cake slices. 2. Get a large pan, add 3 cups of chicken stock, boil. 3. Add the rice cake slices to the stock, separate the slices evenly, boil, then simmer for 25 minutes, or until the rice cake becomes soft. 4. Take out the rice cake slices using a colander, put into a large bowl. 5. Get 1/3 lb. Chinese bok choy scape, cut into smaller long slices if needed. 6. Get a pot, add 1 cup chicken ...

I bought a fresh mature duck (older than one year) that was 8 lb.! Given its sheer size, it is hard to cook it in one dish. I decided to try different recipes, more details are coming, stay tuned: Mature Duck Soup with Chinese Black Fungus (老鸭木耳汤) Steamed Salty Duck Drumstick (盐水鸭腿) Dried Salty Duck Leg Quarter (风鸭) Simmered Duck with 13 Spices (酱鸭) French Style Pan Seared Duck Breast (法式鸭胸脯) For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

老鸭木耳汤 (Lao Ya Mu Er Tang) Winter is a great time to explore varieties of soup. This duck soup simmers the duck head, neck, wings and feet with Chinese black fungus. This recipe is part of the multi course dishes made from a large mature duck (older than one year, about 8 lb.) to  celebrate Chinese New Year . More recipes are coming, stay tuned! For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients Duck head, wings, neck, feet 1/2 cup Chinese dry black fungus  A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 120 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Marinate duck head, neck, wings, feet with 3% salt, add a dozen Sichuan peppercorn, mix evenly. Marinate overnight for best result. 2. On the day of cooking, first  Prepare the Chinese black fungus.  While waiting for the fungus to soak, work on next step. 3. Boil a pot of water  (abo...

清蒸盐水鸭腿 (Qing Zhen Yan Shui Ya Tui) This recipe is part of the multi course dishes made from a large mature duck (older than one year, about 8 lb.) to celebrate Chinese New Year . More recipes are coming, stay tuned! See more  Recipes by Category  and  fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1 duck drumstick 3% salt based on the duck weight A few Sichuan peppercorn A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes with overnight marinating Cooking Time: 45 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Marinate duck drumstick with 3% salt and a few Sichuan peppercorn over night for best result. 2. Rinse off salt and peppercorn from the drumstick. 3. Get a bowl, place a few slices of ginger and chopped green onion on the bottom, place the duck drumstick on top. Sprinkle more chopped green onion on top of the duck. 4. After the water boils, steam for 45 minutes (or no blood comes out of the meat). 5. Let the duck cool in room...

You can easily make these dishes at home that will bring good luck to you in the Year of Pig. They are simple, healthy and lots of fun. Rice Balls: Family Reunion and Happiness Dumplings: Fortune (They Have the Same Shape of Silver and Gold Ingot in Ancient Times) Rice Cake: Growth Fish: Affluence Noodle: Longevity

自制糯米汤圆 (Zi Zhi Nuo Mi Tang Yuan) Handmade sticky rice ball is much easier than you think. This recipe makes 6 plain sticky rice balls for one person's serving within 10 minutes. A great winter breakfast choice, or night time snack. Store sold rice balls usually have a lot of sugar, those with fillings have a lot of oil as well. This homemade version is sugar free (the soup has a little bit sugar for taste). For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 40 grams sticky rice flour 1/2 tablespoon sugar Total Time: 10 minutes Yields: 6 rice balls Cooking Steps 1. Add 1 cup of water to a small cooking pot. Add 1/2 tablespoon sugar to the pot for flavor, boil. This takes about 4 minutes with cold water. 2. While waiting for the water to boil. Measure 30 grams water and 40 grams sticky rice flour to a bowl, mix with chopsticks evenly. 3. Once the water boils, use hand to make 6 rice balls. Divide the dough into 6 portions. Place a small dough of 1 inch...

上海桂花年糕 (Shang Hai Gui Hua Nian Gao) Nothing is more traditional than the steamed rice cake to celebrate Chinese new year in southern provinces of China. The pronunciation of rice cake (Nian Gao) is similar to "growing every year", which is a lucky word during the spring festival. This could mean your business, your fortune, your wisdom, your health, your luck, your relationship, etc. I still remember the lovely warm atmosphere when the family gathered together and steamed the huge rice cake in a old fashioned oven in the country side of Shanghai. The wok to steam the cake is usually 2-3 feet wide. Rice cake cab be made as dessert like this recipe, or they can be savory, such as stir fried or made as soup. Checkout more rice cake recipes . Or find traditional Chinese noodle dishe s, delicious dumplings and wonton recipes . Looking for more inspirations? Find more ideas in Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. rice flour 1 lb. sticky rice flour 1/2 lb. sugar 18 Chinese d...

素什锦 (Su Shi Jing) A very traditional Chinese vegetable combo with numerous varieties of vegetables. "10" is just a number, the actual number of vegetables could be less or more. This is also a popular dish to celebrate Chinese year, especially in Shanghai region. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients ( Essential Ingredients for Cooking Authentic Chinese Food ) 1/4 lb. fresh oyster mushroom (available in Chinese grocery stores year around, with reasonable price) 1/2 lb. soybean sprout 1/8 cup dry woodear (back fungus, 木耳, available in Chinese grocery store) 6 pieces of Fried Gluten Puffs (油面筋, available in Chinese grocery store) 1/4 cup salty mustard green (腌雪菜, available in most Chinese grocery store, you can also easily make at home, see Salty Mustard Green ). Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Cooking Steps Prepare the Vegetables 1. Put 1/8 cup dry woodear in a bowl of water, let it rise for 30 minutes (depending on the va...

八宝饭 (Ba Bao Fan) Chinese dessert has many varieties that are so unique and special to its own tradition. I still have the vivid memory of my parents making a special dessert to celebrate Chinese new year, i.e., the steamed sticky rice with 8 treasures. 8 is just a number, it means numerous sweet ingredients used in the recipe, mostly dried fruits and red bean paste. In the old days, making this dessert required lots of effort, it was only made during the spring festival when people had plenty spare time. The hardest part of making this dessert in a traditional way is to make the red bean paste, which took a few hours. It started with simmering the red bean for a couple of hours, then removing the bean skin, consolidating the bean starch, then boiling the bean starch with sugar and pork fat. It was quite a lengthy process. Fortunately these days, we can purchase the ready to use red bean paste from the Chinese grocery stores. Dried fruits can be purchased from stores as well. It c...

韭菜虾仁春卷 (Jiu Cai Xia Ren Chun Juan) A super delicious traditional Chinese spring roll that uses Chinese leek and shrimp. Spring roll (春卷) is a traditional delicacy that was usually only consumed during Chinese new year, when people had feasts after one year of hard work. Due to the nature of deep frying, they are not typically consumed on a daily basis. Yellow Chinese leek (韭黄) is probably the best spring roll filling. Yellow Chinese leek has a unique flavor, it is usually only available during winter season, it takes special steps to grow, thus it is very pricy. US Chinese grocery stores might carry it in winter times with a high price tag. Use green Chinese leek as alternative, it is equally good. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients ( Essential Ingredients for Cooking Authentic Chinese Food ) 1/3 lb. Chinese leek 1/4 lb. shrimp 1/2 tablespoon corn starch 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of sugar 1 teaspoon canola oil. Preparation Time:  10 minu...