Recipes – Towards China

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Medium45 min

Aubergine, potato and pepper stir-fry

Di san xian brings together potato, aubergine and green pepper. Cooking each separately lets the potato soften while the pepper keeps some bite.

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Medium47 min

Beef chow fun

Wide rice noodles need gentle handling: toss rather than mash them into the pan.

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Medium45 min

Beijing-style noodles with soybean sauce

Beijing-style zha jiang mian combines a rich soybean-and-pork sauce with noodles and crunchy vegetable toppings. The sauce is concentrated, so mix it through before eating.

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Medium45 min

Beijing-style shredded pork

Thin pork strips get a glossy sweet-bean coating, then go into little wraps with cucumber and spring onion.

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Medium55 min

Big-plate chicken with potatoes

Big-plate chicken combines potatoes, peppers and a spiced chicken sauce with broad noodles underneath.

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Medium32 min

Black pepper chicken

Freshly ground black pepper gives this chicken stir-fry its warmth.

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Medium50 min

Braised chicken wings

Ginger and whole peppercorns flavour these wings while they simmer under a lid.

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Medium1 hr 24 min

Braised shiitake mushrooms

Dried shiitake mushrooms make their own savoury braising liquid as they soak.

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Medium40 min

Cantonese clay-pot rice

A pot of rice cooks beneath Chinese sausage, taking on its savoury juices. A final short spell of heat can give the base a golden crust.

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Medium6 hr 40 min

Char siu chicken

Char siu sauce gives chicken a sweet, savoury glaze. The thighs marinate in the fridge before roasting, then a brief grill finishes the edges.

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Medium12 hr 40 min

Chicken and mushroom congee

Freezing rinsed rice helps it break down faster when it hits boiling water.

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Medium37 min

Chicken chop suey

Chop suey is a flexible Chinese-American stir-fry with a glossy sauce.

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Every swap explains what changes. Some specialist ingredients are worth finding: plain flour cannot do the job of glutinous rice, and chilli sauce cannot recreate fermented bean paste.