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Chinese Rice Cake with Vegetables (蔬菜年糕)

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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 ...

Chinese New Year Lucky Food: Steamed Shanghai Rice Cake with Osmanthus (上海桂花年糕)

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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...

Creamy Chinese Rice Cake with Mushroom and Pork Chicken Slices (肉丝蘑菇年糕汤)

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Sky is the limit to make cook rice cake dish. Throwing in various meat, egg , seafood and vegetable , you will have your fancy meal within 15 minutes . This rice cake soup adds milk to have the creamy look, so soothing for a cold winter night. For more fun cooking ideas, see  Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/2 cup rice cake 5 slices of pork, 5 slices of chicken meat (or adjust depending on your own taste. I choose the smaller portion of meat to make the soup not too crowded). A few slices of mushroom  A couple of slices of ginger 1 and 1/4 cup stock (or use water and bouillon) 1 Thai red chili A few slices of green onion (why buy from store?  grow your own green onion ) Salt to taste Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time:  10 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Measure 1 and 1/4 cup chicken stock (or any stock), if no stock is available, simply use water and  add bouillon for flavor. Add the stock or water to a small pot, add a couple of slices of...

Quick Chinese Rice Cake Soup with Egg and Bok Choy Scape (鸡蛋菜苔年糕汤)

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Rice cake soup is so great for any gloomy cold winter day. This recipe is very easy and quick to make, egg and Bok Choy scape make it very healthy and light. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/2 cup rice cake (available in most Chinese grocery stores, or order online:) 1 egg A few slices of bok choy scape 1 and 1/4 cup stock 1 wedge of lemon 1 Thai red chili A few slices of green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  2 minutes Cooking Time:  10 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Measure 1 and 1/4 cup chicken stock (or any stock), if no stock is available, simply use water and  add bouillon for flavor. Add the stock or water to a small pot, use medium or high heat to boil. 2. Once the stock is boiling, add one egg, stir gently to move the egg from the bottom to prevent the egg from sticking to the pot bottom. 3. Use low heat to simmer the egg for 3-4 minutes. 4. Measure about 1/2 cup of rice cake, a...