This recipe has a number of seafood ingredients aside from chicken. The most interesting ingredient is probably the sea cucumber, which is a marine animal that resembles a cucumber. They are very nutritious, chock full of vitamins and trace elements, and are considered a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. They are rarely found fresh, but can […]
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Cabbage and Chicken Dumpling Soup is a simple Chinese comfort food. Despite its simplicity, when properly prepared, the dumplings are soft and succulent, and the soup is flavorful and satisfying. You can serve this dish as a nourishing meal for someone who happens to be sick. To a native Chinese, this dish is also good […]
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Enoki mushrooms are the thin white mushrooms which you can find at many stores, and is virtually always sold at Asian grocery stores. It is also known as golden needle mushroom. If you cannot find fresh Enoki mushrooms, you can also use dried ones, which must be soaked in water to hydrate before use. Traditionally […]
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Your typical dumpling has a meaty interior and a starchy flour-based exterior. The black rice and chicken dumpling inverts the usual formula. It uses chicken meat as the wrapper around a starchy rice-based filling. This exotic recipe hails from the province of Yunnan in southern China, a province known for its especially adventurous cooking techniques. […]
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Bamboo shoots are a classic ingredient used in many Chinese dishes. And of course, we found a way to include this ingredient in Chinese dumplings as well! If you are looking for a dumpling with a distinctly Chinese take, try out this recipe. Ingredients: Chicken breast, 2 cups Bamboo shoots, 2 cups Vegetable oil, 2 […]
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Chinese dumplings are all about the taste combination between a meat and a vegetable, and the chicken-cilantro is a classic combo. In Chinese culture, cilantro is a believed to be a detoxifying herb. It cleanses the body of poisons, and chelates heavy metals. Cilantro is also packed with vitamins and good phytonutrients, but contains very […]
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