Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen

Alan Richardson is an award-winning photographer and designer whose work has appeared in Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Saveur, Food & Wine, and The New York Times Magazine. He has done the photography for countless cookbooks and is the co-author of The Four Seasons of Italian Cooking. He lives in New York City.Grace Young is an award-winning food writer and the author of Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge, The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen and The Breath of a Wok. Her work has appeared in Gourmet, Metropolitan Home, Copia, Gastronomica, Eating Well, More, Fitness, Home, and Health magazine. For seventeen years, Young was the Test Kitchen Director and Director for Food Photography for over forty cookbooks published by Time-Life Books. She is now a consulting editor at Saveur.

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• ContentsIntroductionNotes to the ReaderRemember China, Nan ChungMASTERING THE FUNDAMENTALSTHE MEANING OF RICESteamed RiceFlavored Sweet RiceFried RiceTender Chicken on RiceTender Beef on RiceChicken PorridgeStir-Fried Frog on RiceSavory Rice DumplingsPeanut Rice DumplingsTHE BREATH OF A WOKChicken with CashewsTomato BeefStir-Fried Chicken with Baby Corn and Straw MushroomsStir-Fried Eggs with Barbecued PorkBaba's Stir-Fried Butterfly Fish and Bean SproutsStir-Fried Asparagus with ShrimpStir-Fried SquidBeef Chow FunSingapore Rice NoodlesTHE ART OF STEAMINGSteamed Oyster and Water Chestnut Pork CakeSteamed Pork Cake with Salted Duck EggSteamed Egg CustardSteamed Tangerine BeefSteamed Spareribs with Black Bean SauceSteamed Spareribs with Plum SauceSteamed Sole with Black Bean SauceSteamed Chicken with Lily Buds, Cloud Ears, and MushroomsSteamed Rock CodSteamed Sponge CakeSHREDS OF GINGER LIKE BLADES OF GRASSFried White FishDrunken ChickenBraised BeefBraised Sweet and Sour SpareribsNom Yu SpareibsLemongrass Pork ChopsRock Sugar Ginger ChickenLemon ChickenSeafood SandpotSandpot Braised LambChestnuts and Mushrooms Braised with ChickenChicken and Corn SoupSeafood Noodle SoupClear Soup NoodlesFuzzy Melon SoupCabbage Noodle SoupFamily-Style Winter Melon SoupHot-and-Sour SoupSweetened Tofu SoupGOING TO MARKET WITH MAMAShrimp with Spinach and TofuBraised MushroomsBraised Cabbage and MushroomsSprouting SoybeansGrandfather's Stir-Fried Soybean SproutsStir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Yellow ChivesLotus Root Stir-FryStir-Fried Egg and Chinese ChivesStir-Fried Five Spice Tofu and VegetablesStir-Fried Chinese BroccoliStir-Fried Chinese Broccoli and BaconBraised Taro and Chinese BaconStir-Fried Long Beans with Red Bell PeppersLong Bean Stir-FryStir-Fried AmaranthStir-Fried Water SpinachStir-Fried Cloud Ears and LuffaEggplant in Garlic SauceStir-Fried Bitter Melon and BeefVegetable Lo MeinStuffed Fuzzy MelonBraised Fuzzy Melon with ScallopsCOOKING AS A MEDITATIONTHE ART OF CELEBRATIONTHE GOOD OMEN OF A FIGHTING FISHPoached Steelhead FishStir-Fried Bok ChoyWhite-Cut ChickenStir-Fried Clams in Black Bean SauceStir-Fried Snow Pea ShootsGlazed Roast SquabShark's Fin SoupOyster-Vegetable Lettuce WrapsStir-Fried Garlic LettucePepper and Salt ShrimpSweet and Sour PorkEight Precious Sweet RiceStir-Fried Scallops with Snow Peas and PeppersNEW YEAR'S FOODS AND TRADITIONSBuddha's DelightTurnip CakeTaro Root CakeNew Year's CakeWater Chestnut CakeNom Yu PeanutsCandied WalnutsSesame BallsSweetened Red Bean PasteA DAY LIVED AS IF IN CHINAFancy Winter Melon SoupWest Lake DuckBraised Nom Yu and Taro DuckStuffed Chicken WingsSavory Rice TamalesSweet Rice TamalesPork DumplingsWon TonPot StickersShrimp DumplingsStuffed Noodle RollsSpring RollsScallion CakesDUTIFUL DAUGHTER RETURNS HOMESalt-Roasted ChickenSoy Sauce ChickenChinese Barbecued PorkBarbecued SpareribsRoast DuckChinese BaconUncle Tommy's Roast TurkeyMama's Rice StuffingTurkey PorridgeACHIEVING YIN-YANG HARMONYCOOKING AS A HEALING ARTWalnut SoupGreen Mung Bean SoupFoxnut SoupSesame Tong ShuiLotus Seed "Tea"Sweetened Red Bean SoupPeanut SoupAlmond SoupDried Sweet Potato SoupSweet Potato and Lotus Seed SoupDragon Eye and Lotus Seed "Tea"Double-Steamed Papaya and Snow Fungus SoupDouble-Steamed Asian PearsHomemade Soy MilkSavory Soy MilkFresh Fig and Honey Date SoupSoybean and Sparerib SoupDried Fig, Apple, and Almond SoupChing Bo Leung SoupGreen Turnip SoupFour Flavors SoupChayote Carrot SoupWatercress SoupYen Yen's Winter Melon SoupHerbal Winter Melon SoupMustard Green SoupGingko Nut PorridgeSnow Fungus SoupAmerican Ginseng Chicken SoupBABA'S MAMA'S DONG QUAI AND RESTORATIVE FOODSDong Quai SoupLotus Root SoupKorean Ginseng SoupHomemade Chicken BrothDouble-Steamed Black Chicken SoupChicken Wine SoupPickled Pig's FeetBeef and White Turnip SoupShopping like a SleuthGlossaryIndex