Best Chinese Cold Celery Slices Recipes

STIR-FRY CHINESE CELERY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove the leaves and roots from the celery stalks.
• Rinse the celery and drain.
• Place the celery on a cutting board and use your hand to press down on the celery stalks to gently crush them.
• Slice the celery stalks into 1-inch-long sections.
• Add the oil to a wok and heat it over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and chili and stir-fry just a few seconds until fragrant.
• Add celery and stir-fry until it turns slightly dark green, about a minute.
• Add the broth and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar and mix evenly.
• Stir-fry a few minutes until the mixture is nearly dry. Serve.

CHINESE COLD "SALAD" DRESSING 凉拌汁

Steps:

• In a large heat-proof bowl, arrange the minced garlic, minced ginger, the white parts of the chopped scallion, and chopped Thai chilies so they are adjacent to each other at the bottom of the bowl (don't messily pile them all on top of each other).
• Now infuse the Sichuan peppercorns in oil. In a small pot, heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil with the Sichuan peppercorns over low heat until fragrant, taking care not to burn the peppercorns.
• After about 10 minutes, remove the peppercorns using a fine meshed strainer or slotted spoon. Heat the infused oil just until it begins to smoke. Pour it carefully over the arranged aromatics in the bowl. It will bubble and sizzle! Carefully stir to evenly distribute the heat.
• Now add in the sugar, vinegar, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, salt and five spice powder. Mix well.
• Finally add in the green parts of the chopped scallion and the cilantro. (If pre-making the sauce, leave these last ingredients out and add them right before serving.)

CHINESE COLD CELERY SLICES

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, sugar and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Slice celery on a slight diagonal and scald in a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Drain and put celery in ice cold water for 1 minute. Drain again and pour the sauce over the celery.

CHINESE CELERY

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 2. Add everything except water and cornstarch.
• 3. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. In a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch and stir until smooth. Add to skillet of vegetables and cook another 5 minutes or until celery is crisp-tender and sauce has thickened.

SICHUAN CELERY AND TOFU SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; when it simmers, add ginger, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and chili flakes. Remove from heat and let sit until cool, at least 1 hour and preferably 2 or 3. Strain oil into a bowl or jar and discard spices.
• Put a pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add celery and blanch for about a minute; drain in colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Layer celery and tofu on serving plates, drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with salt.