Martha Stone - The China Kitchen: 40 Chinese Fake-Out Recipes for November 6th National Chinese Take-Out Day

You will love these delicious Chinese dumplings, they are even better than you would find at your favorite take-out or restaurant.

Servings:

Total Time: 1hour

Ingredients:

• pound ground beef
• cup beef stock
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
• 2 tsp ginger (peeled, grated)
• 1 tsp salt
• tsp ground toasted Sichuan peppercorn
• 1 large carrot (roughly chopped)
• 4 green onions (roughly chopped)
• cup frozen corn (thawed)
• cup frozen green peas (thawed)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 20 dumpling wrappers
• 1 -2 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Add the beef to a large bowl. Pour in the stock and add the soy sauce, wine, ginger, salt, and peppercorns. Preferably using chopsticks. Mix until the liquid is totally absorbed. Cover the bowl with kitchen wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to marinate while you prepare the dumplings.
2. Add the carrot to a food blender or processor and mix until thinly chopped. Add the onions and mix until thinly cut. Transfer the veggies to a bowl.
3. Remove the beef mixture from the fridge and add the chopped carrots and onions followed by the corn, peas, and sesame oil, stir thoroughly to combine.
4. Scoop approximately, 11 tbsp of the filling into the middle of the wrapper and while holding the dumpling with one hand, begin to seal the edges with the other.
5. After folding, press the edges to seal.
6. Over moderate heat, heat 1 tbsp of oil in a skillet.
7. In batches, add the dumpling so the hot oil and fry until the undersides become golden.
8. Add 2 tbsp of water and cover, cooking until the other side is golden and the dumplings are cooked through; this will take between 2-3 minutes. You may need to add additional oil between batches.
9. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

The quintessential Chinese appetizer, this soup is perfection in a bowl.

Servings:

Total Time: 45mins

Ingredients:

• 1 large chicken breast fillet with skin
• 1 quart chicken stock (liquid)
• tsp ground ginger
• Dash of sesame oil
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 (14 ounce) can creamed sweet corn
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 medium eggs
• 2 spring onions (chopped)

Directions:

1. Add the chicken to a pan, and cover with water, simmer until cooked.
2. Remove the chicken from the pan, cool, discarding the skin but retain the water.
3. Shred the chicken into long strips.
4. In a pot, combine the stock with the ground ginger, sesame oil, crumbled stock cube and can of creamed corn. Bring the mixture to boil.
5. Add the chicken and return to boil.
6. In a bowl, combine the cornflour with a drop of chicken cooking water to create a thin paste. Drizzle the mixture into the soup, thoroughly mixing.
7. In a bowl, mix the eggs with a splash of chicken cooking water and very slowly drizzle it into the pot from a 6 height.
8. Garnish with spring onions and serve.

Tender and juicy homemade pork ribs are sure to be a family favorite Chinese appetizer.

Servings:

Total Time: 40mins

Ingredients:

• 12 meaty pork ribs
• cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp runny honey
• 1 tbsp cider or wine vinegar
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
• Lettuce (shredded, to serve)

Directions:

1. Add the ribs to a large saucepan and cover with water.
2. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. In the meantime, pour the hoisin sauce into a jug, stir in the soy sauce along with the honey, vinegar and Chinese five spice.
4. Thoroughly, drain the ribs and brush with the glaze.
5. Heat your grill to high heat and grill the ribs for between 15-20 minutes, flipping over once or twice until they are slightly charred and shiny.
6. Serve hot on a bed of shredded lettuce.

These crab and cream cheese wontons are the ideal Chinese take-out copycat recipe. Serve with sweet and sour sauce.

Servings:

Total Time: 25mins

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces imitation crab meat (chopped into small pieces)
• 8 ounces full-fat cream cheese
• 1 garlic clove (peeled, minced)
• tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 12 wonton skins
• 1 medium egg (beaten)