Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Key Ingredients, Techniques, and Equipment 15
Dumplings 64
Dim Sum and Small Bites 80
Soups and Braises 106
Stir-Fries 128
Steamed Dishes 156
Rice and Noodles 176
Tofu 196
Eggs 224
Salads and Pickles 240
Acknowledgments 259
Index 263
Dumplings 64
Classic Dumpling Dough 72
Gluten-Free Dumpling Dough 74
Tofu and Spinach Filling 76
Plant-Based "Beef" with Asparagus Filling 77
Dumpling Dipping Sauce 78
Dim Sum and Small Bites 80
Crystal Dumplings with Squash and Peas 85
Flaky Ribbon Pancakes 89
Spring Rolls 92
Soup Dumplings 95
Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf 99
Steamed Vegetable Baozi 105
Red Bean Soup 105
Soups and Braises 106
Vegetable Broth 109
Ginger-Red Date Broth 110
Braised Chinese Cabbage and Fried Shallots 111
Mian Plan Soup 113
Hot-and-Sour Soup with Dried Lily Flowers 114
Braised Daikon 115
Chinese Purple Seaweed and Tofu Soup 116
Rice Cake Soup with Vegetables 118
Vegetarian Wonton Soup 119
Sweet Corn Soup 123
Taiwanese Cabbage and Tomato Soup with Bean Thread Noodles 124
Braised Bamboo Shoots and Shiitake Mushrooms 127
Stir-Fries 128
Garlic Yam Leaf 131
Yu Choy with Fried Shallots 132
Crisp Vegetables with Lily Flowers 135
Ginger-Scallion Pea Shoots 137
"BLT" - Beech Mushrooms, Lettuce, and Tomato 138
Wok-Seared Edamame and Corn 141
Taiwanese Cabbage with Garlic and Chili 142
Dry-Fried Brussels Sprouts 144
Chinese Mustard Greens with Shishito Peppers 147
Gai Lan with Oyster Mushrooms 148
Hot-and-Sour Celery, Carrots, and Bean Sprouts 150
Cauliflower Rice with Eggplant and Gai Lan 151
Shen's Wok-Seared Broccoli with Jalapenos 152
Lucky 8 Stir-Fry 154
Steamed Dishes 156
Savory Mushrooms with Rice Powder 159
Simply Steamed Baby Bok Choy 160
Asparagus with Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms 163
Gai Lan with Sesame Sauce 164
Cucumber and Wood Ear Mushrooms 165
Cauliflower with Edamame, Fried Onions, and Garlic 166
Winter Melon with Smoked Salt 169
Eggplant with Black Bean Garlic Sauce 170
Chinese Cabbage Heart with Goji Berries 173
Sweet Potatoes with Chili-Shallot Jam 174
Rice and Noodles 176
Steamed Rice 179
Fried Brown Rice with Oyster Mushrooms and Greens 180
Mung Bean Congee 183
Rice Cake with Mixed Vegetables 184
Rice Vermicelli with Vegetables 187
Simple Stir-Fried Noodles 188
Vegetable Noodle Soup 191
Da Lu Noodles 192
Simple Vegetable Fried Rice 193
Hong Kong-Style Crispy Noodles 194
TOFU 196
Kung Pao Tofu Puffs 199
Spiced Tofu with Leeks and Cabbage 203
Carrots and Celery with Spiced Tofu 204
Meatless Ma Po Tofu 206
Tofu Rolls 209
Braised Tofu and Vegetables 211
Tofu, Peas, and Carrots 212
Tofu Ribbon Slaw 213
Seared Tofu with Baby Bok Choy 214
Sichuan Pepper Salt Fried Tofu 217
Savory Soy Milk with Youtiao and Shao Bing 218
Eggs 224
Egg Bing with Onions and Bean Sprouts 227
Dad's Steamed Eggs with Tomatoes 228
Scrambled Eggs with Chinese Mustard Greens 231
Zucchini Egg Crepe 232
Wok-Fried Egg in Onion Oil 235
Home-Style Egg Foo Yung with Curry Gravy 236
Stir-Fried Eggs with Bean Thread Noodles and Wood Ear 238
Mu Shu Vegetables 239
Salads and Pickles 240
Chili Radish in Soy Sauce 243
Pickled Cucumber in Soy Sauce 244
Fermented Mustard Greens with Garlic 245
Fermented Chinese Cabbage and Goji Berries 246
Sweet-and-Sour Cucumber and Carrots 247
Cloud Ear Mushrooms with Pickled Chilis 248
Chopped Taiwanese Cabbage with Peanuts and Chili Oil 251
Chinese Cabbage Slaw 252
Celery and Carrot Slaw 253
Seaweed Salad 254
Ma La Succotash 257