Best Chinese Vegetables Recipes

CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Slice and mix vegetable combo.Stirfry vegetables for 2 minutes in oil.
• Add soy sauce,sugar and fry 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth,cover and steam for 8 minutes.

CHINESE STICKY PORK CHOPS WITH STIR FRY VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Mix together the soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, five-spice powder, pepper and garlic.
• Pour the mixture over the chops, cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for two hours.
• Set the oven to 350°F
• Cook the chops on a hot griddle pan for two minutes on either side until browned. Transfer to a roasting pan and roast for 10 to 15 minutes, basting the chops from time to time with the honey and water mixture.
• For the stir fried vegetables, heat the peanut and sesame oils in a wok. Add the garlic, ginger, carrots, oyster mushrooms, pak choy and scallions and stir-fry for about two minutes or so.
• Mix together the soy and oyster sauce, stir in the cornstarch and pour over the vegetables.
• Finally, add the rice vinegar and stock, and cook for another couple of minutes until the sauce has thickened and the vegetables are glazed.
• Serve the sticky chops with the crunchy vegetables and accompany with steamed rice.

CHINESE-STYLE STEAMED SEA BASS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Rinse fish thoroughly under cold running water; remove any debris from the cavity with a spoon; pat dry. Season cavity with salt and pepper; stuff with ginger slices, 4 slices garlic, and the cilantro sprigs. Rub fish with 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put bok choy, mushrooms, two-thirds of scallions, remaining garlic, the grated ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Season with pepper, and toss.
• Transfer half of bok choy mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking pan; place fish on top. Top with remaining bok choy mixture. Whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; drizzle over fish. Tightly cover pan with foil.
• Pour water to a depth of 1/4 inch in another 9-by-13-inch baking pan; bring to a boil on top of stove. Reduce heat; let simmer. Set pan with fish on top; steam until cooked through, 16 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a platter; garnish with remaining scallions and chopped cilantro. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons sesame oil.

STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES (CABBAGE, CHINESE MUSHROOMS, AND BROCCOLI)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Soak the mushrooms in hot water until they soften (15-20 minutes).
• Rinse under cold running water to remove any sand and squeeze out excess water to drain.
• With a sharp knife, remove the stems & discard.
• Finely shred the caps; set aside.
• Blanch broccoli in boiling water and drain.
• Chop cabbage into long shreds, about 1/4-inch wide.
• Preheat wok or large skillet over high heat until it is hot.
• Add oil, wait until the oil gets very hot, almost smoking (the vegetables should sizzle during the entire cooking time); add ginger and cook for 20 seconds.
• Add the mushrooms, broccoli, cabbage, jicama, and bamboo, and continue to stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Add the sauce and continue to stir-fry until broccoli and cabbage are tender (3 minutes), adding about a tablespoon of water, if needed, to keep moist.
• Spoon onto a platter, sprinkle with sesame oil, and serve immediately.

BASIC CHINESE STIR FRY VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring the brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Heat the safflower oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the leeks, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until the leeks have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the zucchini, carrots, and yellow squash. Season with salt. Continue cooking and stirring until the vegetables have softened, about 2 minutes. Serve over brown rice.

CHINESE NEW YEAR WHOLE FISH WITH SWEET AND SOUR VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Score the fish flesh, cutting 3-4 diagonal slits through to the bone on both sides.
• Season with salt rubbing the salt into the cuts.
• Cook under a preheated grill 4 minutes each side. Alternatively bbq it.
• Meanwhile heat a wok, add a little oil, add ginger, chilli and vegetables tossing well over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
• Add soy and oyster sauces, sugar, vinegar and sesame oil and bring to the boil.
• In a bowl mix cornflour to a smooth paste with some cold water, add to the pan and simmer until sauce thickens.
• Place fish on serving platter and spoon sauce and vegetables over the top.

MOO SHU VEGETABLES WITH CHINESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F degrees.
• Wrap pancakes in foil and place in oven to warm, about 8 minutes.
• Heat sesame oil in a wok or large skillet until very hot.
• Add green onions, bok choy, red bell pepper, carrots and mushrooms.
• Stir-fry vegetables 3 to 4 minutes until crisp tender.
• Add sprouts, tofu, ginger and garlic and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes until sprouts are soft.
• Stir in tamari and extra hoisin sauce.
• To eat, drizzle a spoonful of hoisin sauce across center of pancake.
• Top with generous helping of vegetables and roll up burrito style.

CHICKEN, SHRIMP AND CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the marinade and sauce by combining the ingredients listed below them. Cover and set aside.
• 2. Separately, marinate the chicken and the shrimp in two bowls for about 15 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile prepare the noodles by boiling water in a cover-able pot, taking it off the heat, placing the noodles in water and covering while you prepare the rest of the meal. Leave it in the water.
• 4. Heat about a Tbsp of vegetable oil in a wok or large, deep frying pan over high heat. Sauté the chicken until about 80% of the way done (about 5 minutes or so.) Take out, cover and set aside.
• 5. Add shrimp and saute for about 3 minutes until about 80% of the way done and take out, cover and set aside.
• 6. Heat another Tbsp of oil in the wok or pan over high heat. Add the garlic and onion and saute for about a minute. Add the bok choy, carrots, baby corn and peas and saute for another 3-5 minutes until carrots start to become tender.
• 7. Add the chicken and shrimp back and stir fry for another 2-3 minutes until both are cooked through. Add the "sauce", stir and let thicken.
• 8. Take off heat, drain the noodles, place in wok and pan and stir.
• 9. Serve.

CHINESE-STYLE STEAMED SEA BASS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Rinse the fish thoroughly under cold running water; remove any debris from the cavity with a spoon; pat dry. Season the cavity with salt and pepper; stuff with the ginger slices, 4 slices garlic, and the cilantro sprigs. Rub the fish with 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put the bok choy, mushrooms, two-thirds of the scallions, the remaining garlic, the grated ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Season with pepper, and toss.
• Transfer half of the bok choy mixture to a 9 × 13-inch baking pan; place the fish on top. Top with the remaining bok choy mixture. Whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; drizzle over the fish. Tightly cover the pan with foil.
• Pour water to a depth of 1/4 inch in another 9 × 13-inch baking pan; bring to a boil on top of the stove. Reduce heat; let simmer. Set the pan with the fish on top; steam until cooked through, 16 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a platter; garnish with the remaining scallions and chopped cilantro. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons sesame oil.

STEAMED CHINESE VEGETABLES WITH BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Place steamer basket in 1/2 inch water in saucepan or skillet (water should not touch bottom of basket). Place eggplant, bell pepper, carrot, bok choy and onion in steamer basket. Cover tightly and heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Steam 5 to 8 minutes, adding pea pods for the last minute of steaming, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Beat soy sauce, peanut butter, hoisin sauce, gingerroot and garlic in large bowl with wire whisk until blended. Add vegetables; toss. Serve over rice.

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Add 1/2 cup water to large skillet with a tight-fitting lid and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add carrots, cover and steam for 4 minutes.
• Remove lid and add an additional 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil.
• Add broccoli and red peppers.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Cover and steam another 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Meanwhile, combine cornstarch and sugar in small bowl.
• Blend in pineapple juice, soy sauce and vinegar until smooth.
• Transfer vegetables to colander and drain.
• Stir pineapple mixture and add to skillet.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Stir in sesame oil.
• Return vegetables to skillet along with the green onions and toss with sauce.

BRAISED SEA CUCUMBERS WITH CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• PREPARATION.
• Place the pre-soaked Sea Cucumbers under cold water, rinse well and make sure they are clean, cut the Sea Cucumbers lengthwise and then into medium bite size pieces, set aside (See "NOTES" below if buying dry Sea Cucumbers).
• Soak black mushrooms in warm water for about 15-30 minutes until soft, then cut away the stems, if the mushrooms are large cut in half, set aside.
• Cut the bamboo shoots into bite size pieces, set aside.
• In a small bowl "A" add the following: 1 tablespoon rice wine, 1 green onion, 4 slices of ginger, set aside.
• In a second small bowl "B" add the following: 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, ¾ cup stock, set aside.
• In a third small bowl "C" add the following: 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon water, set aside.
• COOK INSTRUCTIONS.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil in a wok/pan until hot, add the contents in bowl "A" and stir-fry until it starts to release its fragrance.
• Add the 2 cups of water and bring to a boil, next add the Sea Cucumbers and cook for 2 minutes, then drain, set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a wok/pan until hot, add the 4 spring onions , 6 slices ginger and stir-fry until it starts to release its fragrance.
• Add the Sea Cucumbers, 1 teaspoon rice wine, black mushrooms, bamboo shoots and contents in bowl "B.".
• Simmer for about 10 minutes under low heat and/or until the liquid is reduced to about half.
• Stir contents of bowl "C" and add to wok/pan to thicken.
• Add sesame oil and toss gently.
• Serve with white rice and perhaps another green vegetable of your choice, on the side.
• NOTES:.
• Store the Pre-soaked Sea Cucumbers in cold water and in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• If using dry Sea Cucumbers, you need to prepare it properly (re-constitute them), which can take several days See this URL - http://tinyurl.com/45zody .
• Read this interesting URL about Sea Cucumbers- http://tinyurl.com/4n5kvra .

CHINESE CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Slice chicken thinly; place into gallon size ziplock bag with soy sauce and garlic.
• Shake to coat all chicken.
• Let marinate in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
• Longer is OK.
• Heat oil in wok or large frying pan over medium-high to high heat.
• Add chicken and marinade to pan and cook thoroughly.
• Combine water, cornstarch, salt and pepper.
• Add to chicken.
• Bring to boil.
• Add vegetables.
• Heat through.
• Serve over rice.

WEIGHT WATCHERS STIR FRIED CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the broth, soy sauce, garlic and ginger.
• In a large nonstick skillet (wok works well too), heat the oil. Stir fry the bok choy and bell pepper for 3 minutes; add the broth mixture, snow peas and carrot. Reduce heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender-crisp and sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, cook, stirring frequently until heated through, about 1 minute.

GOLDY BEAR'S CHINESE BEEF STIR-FRY WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine the sherry, soy sauce, half the cornstarch, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the oil, pepper, and garlic.
• Marinate the sirloin at room temp in the mixture for one hour.
• Heat a tablespoon of the remaining oil in a wok over high heat.
• Stir-fry beef quickly, until the meat is medium rare. Remove and set aside.
• Mix the remaining cornstarch with the oyster sauce.
• Reheat the wok with the remaining oil.
• Add the broccoli and carrots; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the broth, cover the wok, and steam for approximately one minute or until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Add the corn, snow peas, scallion, beef & oyster-cornstarch mixture.
• Heat quickly, until the sauce is clear and thickened.
• Serve immediately.

CHINESE HOT POT OF BEEF AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tsp vegtable oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat, add half of the beef, browniing all sides.
• Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining oil and beef.
• Add then onions, ginger, aniseed, and garlic to the pan; saute 30 seconds.
• Stir in the broth, scraping the pan to loosen the brown bits.
• Return the beef to the pan.
• Add water, say, sugar, sherry, chili paste and cinnimon, then bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add the turnips and carrots, simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.
• Combinne 1 tbsp water and the cornstarch, add to beef mixture.
• Bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute, stirring frequentl.
• Ad spinach, cover and cook 3 minutes or until wilted.
• Discard the cinnimon sticks.

CHINESE CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place peppers in a 13-by-9-by-2-inch oval dish. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Prick plastic to release steam.
• While peppers are cooking, stir together soy, vinegar, ginger, chili paste and sesame oil.
• Remove dish from oven and uncover. Stir in zucchini. Place chicken over vegetables in an even layer. Pour soy mixture over chicken. Re-cover and cook for 3 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• While chicken mixture is cooking, stir cornstarch and water together. Uncover dish. Stir in scallions and cornstarch mixture. Re-cover and cook for 2 minutes 45 seconds. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Serve over cooked white rice.

BEEF & CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• 1. Trim excess fat from steak. Partially freeze steak and slice diagonally across the grain into 2x1/4" strips. set aside.
• 2. Combine soy sauce, garlic, sugar and ginger; add steak, tossing to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 3. Coat wok with peanut oil; allow to heat to medium high for one minute. Add steak; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, green onions, waterchesnuts, stir-fry 2 minutes.
• 4. Add other vegetables and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• 5. Dissolve soup base and cornstarch into water; stir into steak mixture. Cook just until thickened. Sprinkle green onions over the top and serve over rice.

STIR-FRIED CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine the first 4 ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet, then add the cabbage and bell pepper stir frying 3 minutes.
• Next stir in the broth mixture, snow peas and carrots, reducing the heat, and cook another 3 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender crisp and sauce is thickened.
• Add the last two items, cooking about 1 more minute, stirring frequently, until heated through.

STIR-FRIED CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat a large wok over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil. When the oil is hot, add the ginger, garlic, and chili flakes and stir-fry just until they are aromatic, about 30 seconds. Scoop out the aromatics and set them aside.
• Add the remaining oil to the wok. When it is hot, add the onion pieces and stir-fry until they turn glossy and bright, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the bok choy and the Chinese broccoli stem pieces. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add the long beans and the 1-inch scallion pieces. Continue stir-frying until they are bright green and glossy, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add the Napa cabbage and the Chinese broccoli leaves, along with about 1/3 cup of the hot stock and the reserved aromatics. Continue stir-frying until the vegetables are all tender-crisp, about 2 minutes more. Add the remaining stock, soy sauce, and cornstarch mixture and stir-fry until the vegetables all look lightly glazed with sauce, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer the stir-fried vegetables to a heated serving dish. Garnish with the sliced scallions and sesame seeds and serve immediately.