Chinese fruit salad

There are no hard and fast rules for preparing a fruit salad – feel free to use, which are always fresh fruit available. The main thing is to look for a variety of colors and textures.
For this recipe I a Chinese used peach - sweeter than many other types of peaches and a symbol of longevity in Chinese culture. However, any other kind of peach can be replaced. As to the salad with a few Mint garnish you feel free a hint if desired.

 

Mix the sugar and almond extract. Stir in the five-spice powder. Set aside.

Peel and slice the banana. If fresh mango, Peel and cut the mango. Cut stalks off the Kiwi fruits and pare from the skin. Place the Kiwi on its side and slice. Wash and sliced thin the Peach. Wash and hull of strawberries and cut in half.

In a bowl, put the banana slices in a ring around the edge. Place the Kiwi slices in the middle. Sprinkle a little bit of the sugar mixture over. The mango slices on top of bananas and Kiwi distributed. Sprinkle a little sugar. Put the peach slices around the edge of the plate. Sprinkle again. Was the strawberries in the middle and the remaining sugar sprinkle on top. Cover and chill before serving.

Chinese tea eggs

Tee-Eier, also called marbled eggs are distinctive-looking and easy to do. Serve you as a snack or with a dim sum lunch, Easter morning breakfast or during the Chinese new year season.

Tee-Eier photo

Place the eggs in a pot with water, making sure that it is at least 1/2 inches of water over the eggs. Cover and rolling boil. Remove the pot from the element, and let the eggs in hot water for 15-20 minutes until cooked. Remove the eggs to and run under cold water to cool. (Reserve water in the Pan).

Tap the hard-boiled eggs, gently with the back of a spoon, a series of cracks everywhere while ensuring on the egg shells that the shell remains intact. (If the shell to off, no - worry just means it that egg a darker color than the other).

Bring to a boil the water in the pan. Add the salt, soy sauce, brewed black tea, star anise pieces and the cinnamon stick. Add the eggs. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours. Turn off the heat and let the eggs into the hot liquid until ready to serve to sit. 6 Is used.

 

Chinese new year menu ideas

 

Sweet and sour pork is a popular year's Court with families new hope for many Enkelkinder.Rhonda Parkinson's disease while course banquet at a Chinese restaurant is an elaborate 12 a great way to celebrate Chinese new year, it's also fun to your own Chinese new years party at home to host. Here are a number of menu ideas to celebrate Chinese new year - each menu contains at least a recipe, which symbolizes luck or has other lucky connotations in Chinese culture. The menus demand for Chinese tea, but feel free to alcohol and to help you - after all, this a fixed!

 

The five elements theory in the Chinese kitchen

The concept of yin and Yang, the cornerstone of Chinese culture is the five elements theory. What is the theory of five elements? The Chinese believe that we are surrounded by five energy fields: wood, fire, Earth, metal and water. The elements are not static: you are constantly moving and changing. ? (In fact some scientists think the term "Element" is misleading and prefer to refer to the "five stages" or "five forces".)

Once the Chinese identified the five elements, you set on the categorization of all phenomena within the five categories. Everything from river to sounds on the organs in our body, can be described in terms of the five elements.? How "Things" are marked, depends on your individual qualities.? For example, Earth is growth and food, maps, and the spleen monitors blood - debris to digest and production of antibodies on demand - as Earth is categorized.

Just as an imbalance between yin and Yang destructive forces can produce, promotes to keep everything balanced harmony in our environment and ourselves. It's a little more complicated than achieving harmony between two opposing forces, balancing five elements. According to Chinese believe affects each item two others, either it birth or control. For example wood produces fire and controls or earth suppressed.? As fire gives birth to Earth and controls metal. All elements are continuously with other elements interaction - none stand alone. The following table outlines the relationships.

An example from nature, a plant (wood) grows when it is given water.? When burned, wood, fire, and the ashes scorched then down towards the Earth gives birth.

What role does the five elements theory in play the Chinese diet?

You can see the compliance with the five elements theory in many facets of the Chinese life. ?Martial arts, for example: many schools have a series of basic movements, each designed to keep the body in harmony with the elements. And the five elements theory plays a large role in Feng Shui, the latest trend in both landscape and interior design.?Literally means "Wind and water", align Feng Shui energy in your home or work environment in a way that is conducive to mostly with your own personal energy.

As Chinese herbalists diet believe that a patient need to correctly handle, you know the State of the five elements in your body. A deficiency or an excessive amount of an item can lead to disease. In the Chinese kitchen: Recipes, techniques, ingredients, history and authority on Chinese cuisine, Eileen memories from America's leading Yin Fei Lo offers some wonderful examples how to use the principles of the theory of five elements your grandmother to heal common diseases. Treatment of cough with winter melon tea and fresh water chestnuts, is just one example.

A detailed look at the use of the five elements theory in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases is beyond the scope of this article.? Suffice it to say that traditional Chinese medicine to practitioners on it, the relationship between the body organs and tissues and leave between the body and the outside environment. The following table describes the relationship between the five elements and parts of the body, feelings, colors and tastes.

How would a doctor use the above information to make a diagnosis? Suppose a patient suddenly a fondness for acidic food developed.? This can indicate liver problems.? Of course, the actual process of examination of a patient and a diagnosis is much more complex than just advice a chart.? It requires a thorough understanding of the interaction between all elements. Because time and date of birth are also thought to an individual "State of the five elements" a role play, be consulted many doctors of astrological charts, before a diagnosis.

 

Festive foods to celebrate Chinese new year

Plan to keep your own Chinese new year party? There are a number of festive Chinese dishes that helps every new year's Eve celebration a success to make you throw a big bash or just enjoy a quiet dinner with friends. Round rissoles such as pearl and shrimp balls mean reunion, while egg rolls and spring rolls mean wealth due to its similarity with ancient Chinese money. When it comes to the main course poultry in focus – duck is a symbol of fidelity in Chinese culture. A classic banquet dessert is eight precious custard - pudding filled with candy, represent "Treasures", such as happiness and long life. And want to of course, out mandarins have to pass guests. Fortune not to mention cookies!

Here you will find a series of recipes to celebrate the year of the rabbit, cocktails and appetizers to dessert. Does not feel that you have prepared everything to do last minute - many starters ahead of time and can be frozen. Another idea is to keep a potluck and a dish to bring every guest. This will give you more time to the House in red - decorate the Chinese think red is a lucky color protects from evil spirits.

 

Symbolic Chinese new year recipes

Countdown to Chinese new year: 11 days
From spring rolls with plum, sticky rice cake, these recipes sauce all symbolic feature food that happy be in Chinese culture be considered. You are particularly popular in the Chinese new year, but you can enjoy all year!

Beef with Chinese green beans

Beef is paired with Szechuan style "Dry-fried" green beans in this fast and simple stir fry, reader in rated 5 out of 5 stars. If you want feel free by replacing to experiment the sauce in my other recipe for Chinese green beans the sauce in this recipe. Serve beef with Chinese green beans with rice or noodles for a complete meal.

 

Corruption of the Kitchen God with Chinese sticky cake (Nian GAO)

While food plays an important role new year Chinese throughout the season, instead of a food-like tradition finds, before the old year has come to an end. According to legend returns a week before the beginning of the Spring Festival, kitchen, God in the sky over a family report behavior during the previous year. Thus a favourable report from the Kitchen God the custom evolved Nian Gao feed him, both as a bribe as a means to ensure his mouth was passed too full of cake on a negative report! Learn more about the legend of the Kitchen God and try a basic recipe for steamed Nian Gao with glutinous rice flour and brown sugar.

To celebrate Chinese new year by Chinese dumplings

Delicious jiaozi dumplings are lucky considered due to its historical similarity with Chinese money. In the ancient Chinese currency, Yuan Bao was ingots called dumpling-shaped silver and gold.

The dumplings symbolize wealth and hopes for a profitable future. In northern China it is common for families, for hours before the Chinese new year prepare these delicious dumplings eaten after midnight.

 

Chinese traditional Gewürzten food - beef

 

Spiced beef cooking technique described this recipe is strange with the Chinese. Boiled beef, a Chinese cold favorite dish is cooled and cut into slices.

Ingredients:

1 Pound beef

Pinch powder chicken bouillon

few drops sesame oil

1 Tsp salt

Wet ingredients: 1/2 cup soya bean paste, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of wine, 1 / 2 can beer

Spices and flavors: pair Chinese cinnamon, 5 anise seeds, 1/2 oz green onion, 1/2 oz ginger squashed

Directions:

1. Submerge beef in water in the pot. Cook until meat gray and water goes out is foamy.

2. Drain beef. Dive into a fresh pot with water.

3. Add wet ingredients, salt, spices and flavors and cooking you again.

4. Skim off foam, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours can all.

5. When beef is tender (can be easily pierced with a chopstick), heat to thicken to raise the sauce. Add powdered chicken bouillon and sesame oil flavor.

6. Cool (optional), slice and serve.

Chinese caramel pork

 

The Chinese caramel pork, known as "braised pork in brown sauce" the subtly combines the sweet aromas of caramel and salty soy sauce.

Ingredients:

600 g pork

2 Onions

1 Clove garlic

1 Lemon

8 TABLESPOONS soy sauce

2 Teaspoons pepper

2 Tablespoons wine

1 / 2 Cup water

2 Tablespoons sugar

2 Tablespoons oil

Recipe:

1. Cut the pork into cubes. In a bowl mix the soy sauce, cubes of pork and pepper. The meat is well coated in sauce. And let it cool for 1 hour.

2. Cut onion into thin slice, chop the garlic after removing the seeds. Press the lemon.

3. In a wok, add the onions in oil. Add the drained meat (keep the marinade!) and cooking you 7 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, lemon juice, water, wine and marinade. Cook over medium heat about 30 minutes.

4. Make a caramel by melting of sugar in a pan (high heat). If the caramel is Brown, pour in the wok and roughly bake twenty minutes.

Yummy Chinese Slobber chicken

This is a meal in Chinese style. To see the picture above, you probably have already slavered. It is named slobbering chicken. In fact, its production is very simple:
Ingredients:
Half a chicken
1 Tablespoon Chinese red pepper
1 TABLESPOON soy sauce
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon sesame paste
1 El sesame oil
1 Tbsp garlic paste
3 Bunch green onions, chopped
1 Tbsp wine
Boiled 2 tablespoons Sesame
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Teaspoon vinegar
2 Teaspoons salt
Directions:
1. Wash the chicken with the clear waters. Boil some water in a saucepan and put chicken and Chinese red pepper in the pot. Cut the chicken in cold water for a few seconds after being boiled and then fish, a strip.
2. Add the soy sauce, sugar, sesame paste, sesame oil, garlic paste, green onions, wine, Sesame, red peppers, vinegar and salt in a large bowl and mix.
3. Add Chicken Strip in the sauce and mix together.

Chinese traditional food - Zongzi

 

Zongzi (a pyramid-shaped dumpling made glutinous rice in bamboo and Reed leaves wrapped)

Zongzi is similar to a traditional Chinese food Tamale. It is a special treat for the Duanwu Festival and Loong Boat Festival.

Ingredients:

1 Pound glutinous rice

1 / 2 Pounds red bean paste

3 Ounce preserved fruit

2 Oz raisins

20 Tracks bamboo dried leaves (available in Asian grocery stores)

Length of cotton twine or thread strong white

Directions:

1. Wash glutinous rice and soak for 4 hours, then drain.

2. Divide preserved fruit and raisin in 10 items.

3. Two overlapping bamboo along sheets to a sheet of one and-a-half wide leaves.

4. Fold the bamboo sheet to form a cone.

5. Add 1 tablespoon glutinous rice of the cone to add, then a portion of fruit and raisin preserve. Top with 1 tablespoon rice.

6. Folding at the edges of to cover the tip of the cone. Securely fasten with twine or thread so that no content leak out.

7. Cook Zongzi for three hours. Drain, then arrange on a platter and serve.

Chinese traditional food – rice cake

 

While northerners jiaozi, Chinese new year to celebrate food, people in the South can without rice cake (Niangao), because his debate be interpreted can, as "Life improves every year" believe that rice cake (Niangao) will bring food happiness on the eve of Chinese new year next year.

Ingredients:

10 Oz glutinous rice flour (available in Asian grocery stores)

1 Cup water

2 Ounces sugar

16 BER (Chinese date)

Received 2 oz fruit

Directions:

1. Mix thoroughly rice flour, water, sugar.

2. Add BER and preserved fruit, stir paste forms.

3. Spread the Paste on a slightly buttered heatproof plate.

4. Set the plate on a steamer tray and steam to heat for two hours.

The cake is done when a chopstick (or cake tester) inserted, clean out in the middle.

Chinese traditional food - Shaobing

 

Shaobing (baked crispy SESAM cake) is one of many cake eaten snacks for Chinese breakfast. Shaobing is as popular as American muffin or biscuit in China.

Ingredients:

1 Lb. self rising flour

1 Cup lukewarm water

2 Ounce peanut butter

1 Oz sesame

4 Tbsp syrup

Directions:

1. Mix flour with water and knead until soft dough forms (make sure batter is not sticky).

2. Roll dough out onto lightly floured surface into circle 1/3 inch thick.

3. Spread peanut butter on circle and circle curl to a log.

4. Slice log into 1.5 inch thick pieces. Flatten you pieces in about 1/3 inch thick cake.

5. Brush the surface of the cake with syrup and then Sprinkle sesame on the surface.

6. Bake the cake at 190 ° C until lightly browned.

Chinese traditional food - Laba porridge

 

Laba porridge (rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit etc) is an important part of traditional Chinese food, and there are many species in different regions of China. Laba porridge is known that every Chinese as it a particular day, namely the pay day of the 12th of lunar month, usually at the beginning of January. Most Chinese treat it as a reminder of the upcoming Chinese new year. In fact, Laba pulp originally used, to celebrate the day when Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism experienced his first revelation came after six years practicing asceticism, to survive on every day one meal of rice.

Ingredients:

6 Ounces sugar

Dry ingredients:

1 / 2 Pound glutinous rice; a total of 1/2 pounds red bean, mung bean, BER, peanuts and Lotus seeds (available in Asian grocery stores), or other nuts and dried fruit.

Directions:

1. Rinse the dry ingredients, then add you a pot, the half filled with water.

2. To cook turn and turn the heat to medium.

3. Add sugar and cook for 1.5 hours, until the ingredients are soft.

4. Stir, until blended and serve.

Chinese traditional food - moon cakes

 

Moon cake as the full moon, are traditional Chinese snacks for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which occurs when the Moon is the lightest on the fifteenth day of the 8th Chinese lunar month (located near the beginning of October). Chinese families are usually together that night and eating moon cakes with fruit and wine. As you enjoy the beauty of full moon, you remember the Moon Goddess, Chang's. This Festival is similar to the American Thanksgiving.

Ingredients:

1.5 Pound flour

6.5 Ounces butter

1/2 Cup water

3/4 Cup sugar

6.5 TBSP peanut oil

2 Ounce peanut kernel

5 Oz SESAM

1 Egg, beaten

1 Oz salt and pepper powder mix

Directions:

Dough:

1. Cut 6 oz butter in 0.5 pound flour to make "buttered dough". Split into 10 parts.

2. Melt 0.5 ounces of butter and 1/2 cup water. Stir in an another 0.5 pound flour to make "Water oil dough." Split into 10 parts.

Filling:

1. Steam last 0.5 pounds flour 15 minutes and let cool in a bowl. It should be slightly darker, to seek a rough texture and slightly hardened, but the lump should be easy to break.

2. SESAM, salt, sugar, peanut oil, peanut kernels and pepper powder, steamed flour and mix evenly. Divide the filling into 10 parts.

Ask the moon cake:

1. Flatten each piece of water oil dough into a circle, make a "wrapper".

2. Wrap a piece of dough reduce buttered each water oil dough circle and then again in a new circle (wrapper).

3. Distribute the filling under the wrappers, and each press molds, 3 or 4 inches in diameter in a floured pattern to bake a cake.

4. Brush the cake with the beaten egg. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly browned at 180 ° C. Halfway through baking, turn the cake and brush the other side with the egg.

Chinese traditional food - jiaozi

 

The jiaozi is the traditional food, well received by the Chinese people. It is a kind of very tasty food. The jiaozi is the essential food in Chinese new year.

Ingredients:

1 Lb. flour

10 Oz pork

1 / 2 Pound cabbage, finely chopped mixed with 1 tablespoon to coat salad oil

3 Cups cold water

Wet ingredients: 1 / 2 tablespoons wine, 3 TABLESPOONS soy sauce, 3 tablespoons salad oil and 1 / 2 El sesame oil

Spices and flavors: 2 oz minced green onion I ounce of chopped ginger, 1 / 2 teaspoon salt, 1 / 4 teaspoon white pepper, 1 / 2 teaspoon sugar and 1 / 2 teaspoon of powder chicken bouillon

Directions:

Make the dough:

1. Mix flour with cold water in a food processor until it is tiny and wet pieces.

2. Give place the flour mixture into a bowl and knead the dough forms. Cover Bowl with plastic wrap drying to prevent.

Make the filling:

1. Pork with wet ingredients mix and stir in one direction until sticky.

2. Add spices and flavors, wait and again in the same direction until blended.

3. Cabbage and stir into the same direction until evenly mixed.

To make the jiaozi:

1. Knead and roll - a piece of dough into a log shape, about half an inch in diameter.

2. Cut the log-shaped dough into pieces of a square inch or less. Reduce the pieces with a rolling pin to make a thin circle 1.5 inches in diameter.

3Rd 1 / 2 teaspoon of filling (add more as you perfect your skills) in the center of each circle in half folds and edges with fingers, sealed until you are.