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青菜肉丝汤 (Qing Cai Rou Si Tang) Bok Choy is the ultimate green leafy vegetable that Chinese people enjoy almost everyday. This soup is so easy, it only takes about 10 minutes. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 3/4 lb. bok choy 1/6 lb. pork meat 3 cups of meat broth or chicken stock A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Add 3 cups of home meat broth or home chicken stock to a medium size pot, boil. 2. Cut 1/6 lb. pork meat into thin and narrow slices, add to the pot, add a few slices of ginger, boil, the simmer for 2 minute. Remove foams if any. 3. Get 3/4 lb. bok choy, separate the leaves, soak in water, remove any dirt, drain, rinse clean. 4. Cut the bok choy into thin slices, add to the soup, boil for 3 minutes. Sprinkle 1 fine chopped green onion, a few drops of sesame oil and salt to taste. Serve.   Top 10 M...

高汤 (Gao Tang) In traditional Chinese cuisine, especially in restaurants, the meat stock (高汤) is almost indispensable for making all kinds of dishes. The stock could be made of different types of trimmed bones or meat. I decided to make it at home using pork neck bone and chicken leg quarter. The resulted broth is so rich, soothing and delicious. It can be served alone or used as a base for all kinds of soup or stew. For example, this Pork Slices Soup with Bok Choy can be made within 10 minutes if you have this broth ready! For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 4 lb. pork neck bone 2 chicken leg quarters Salt for marinate A dozen slices of ginger 2 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 30 minutes (with overnight marinating for the best result) Cooking Time: 4 hours Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 2 chicken leg quarters, marinate with 2% salt overnight in the fridge. The salt will add flavor to the chicken meat and m...

虾仁烩白菜 (Xiā Rén Huì Bái Cài)   Napa cabbage is a very traditional Chinese vegetable. It is great as filling for wonton or dumpling . It also tastes really good when being simmered in meat soup . However, due to the lack of flavor, it is not typically used in stir fried dishes. Since I love the Napa cabbage as a healthy leafy vegetable, l want to experiment more quick ways to make stir fried dishes using it. This is one of the experiments. I used chicken stock and shrimp to add more flavor to the dish, the generous portion of Napa cabbage makes it an ideal vegetable dish to complete any meals. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. Napa cabbage 1/3 lb. shrimp 1 cup of chicken stock 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon salt A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. Napa cabbage, rinse clean, drain, cut into 1 inch siz...

Yesterday I saw the article about the beautiful woodblock prints by British artist Elizabeth Keith . I was so astonished by the unique scenery, characters and the atmosphere that can only be found in old times of China! Those priceless moments of history are forever engraved on the wood for the future generations to see. I could not resist the temptation to share it in this food blog. I hope you will enjoy the article just like me, although it is not really about food. Top 10 Most Popular Recipes Deep Fried Silver Fish (Whitebait) with Salt and Pepper (椒盐银鱼) Shanghai Style Wonton Soup (上海菜肉馄饨) Egg Drop Soup with Spinach in 15 Minutes (菠菜鸡蛋汤) Simple Seaweed Salad (凉拌海带) Egg Drop Soup with Purple Seaweed in 10 Minutes (紫菜蛋花汤) Oil Free Pan Fried Chicken Drumstick in 25 Minutes (干煎鸡小腿) Alum Free Chinese You Tiao (Deep Fried Breadstick or Cruller) (油条) Stir Fried Silver Fish (Whitebait) with Egg (银鱼炒蛋) Golden Pomfret Stew (红烧金鲳鱼) Oil Free Pan Fried Pork Chop in 20 Minutes (干煎猪排) Top 1...