Healthy Wok Chinese Cookbook for Beginners Simple Chinese Wok Recipes for Stir-frying, Dim Sum, Steaming, and Other Restaurant Food Favorites (asian, ... rice, Pork beef lamb) by Chou, Lim (z-lib.org)

➢ 6 tablespoons Duo Jiao
➢ 3 garlic cloves, minced
➢ 1 scallion, diced
➢ ⅔ cup hot water
➢ 2 tablespoons soy sauce
➢ 1 teaspoon sugar
➢ ¼ teaspoon white pepper

How to prepare

1. Mix hot water, soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, garlic, ginger, salt,

scallions, and Duo Jiao in a Mandarin wok.

2. Cook this sauce until the sauce is reduced to half, then allow it to

cool.

3. Soak the tofu and fillets in the prepared sauce, rub well, and cover to

marinate for 30 minutes.

4. Add oil to a cooking pan and place it over medium heat.
5. Sear the tofu and fish in the skillet for 5 minutes per side until

golden-brown.

6. Serve warm.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Total time: 60 minutes
Servings: 2

Nutritional Values

➢ Calories 375
➢ Total Fat 16 g
➢ Saturated Fat 2.1 g
➢ Cholesterol 0 mg
➢ Sodium 8 mg
➢ Total Carbs 18 g
➢ Sugar 1.8 g
➢ Fiber 0.4 g
➢ Protein 39 g



Chinese Shrimp Cakes

Ingredients

➢ 1 pound shrimp, chopped
➢ 1 small carrot, blanched and chopped
➢ 5 water chestnuts, minced
➢ ¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped
➢ 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
➢ 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine
➢ ½ teaspoon salt
➢ 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

➢ 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
➢ 1 teaspoon sesame oil
➢ ¼ teaspoon sugar
➢ 1 teaspoon cornstarch
➢ 3 tablespoons oil

How to prepare

1. Mix water chestnuts, shrimp, carrot, ginger, cilantro, wine, white,

and rest of the ingredients (except oil) in a bowl.

2. Add oil to a Cantonese wok and place it over medium-high heat.
3. Make 10 patties out of this mixture and sear the patties in batches in

the skillet.

4. Cook the patties for 5 minutes per side until golden-brown.
5. Serve warm.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Servings: 10

Nutritional Values

➢ Calories 285
➢ Total Fat 27.3 g
➢ Saturated Fat 14.5 g
➢ Cholesterol 175 mg
➢ Total Carbs 13.5 g
➢ Sugar 0.4 g
➢ Fiber 0.9 g
➢ Sodium 165 mg
➢ Protein 27.2 g

Typhoon Shelter Shrimp

Ingredients

➢ 1 pound large, head-on shrimp
➢ ¼ teaspoon white pepper powder
➢ 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine
➢ 3–4 ginger slices, minced
➢ 7 garlic cloves, minced

➢ 2 scallions, chopped
➢ 3 red chilies, chopped
➢ 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
➢ 1 cup vegetable oil
➢ ½ teaspoon salt
➢ ¼ teaspoon sugar
➢ 1/8 teaspoon five-spice powder

How to prepare

1. Sauté ginger and garlic with vegetable oil in a Mandarin wok until

golden-brown.

2. Stir in white pepper, wine, red chilies, scallions, salt, sugar, and spice

powder.

3. Mix and toss in shrimp, then cook for 5–6 minutes.
4. Spread the shrimp in a baking dish and drizzle the panko crumbs on

top.

5. Bake the shrimp for 2 minutes in the oven at 350ºF.
6. Serve warm.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes
Total time: 18 minutes
Servings: 6

Nutritional Values

➢ Calories 215
➢ Total Fat 20 g
➢ Saturated Fat 7 g
➢ Cholesterol 38 mg
➢ Sodium 12 mg
➢ Total Carbs 8 g
➢ Sugar 1 g
➢ Fiber 6 g
➢ Protein 35 g



Shrimp and Broccoli with Brown
Sauce

Ingredients

➢ 16 shrimps; peeled, deveined, and butterflied
➢ 10 ounces broccoli florets
➢ ½ cup chicken stock
➢ ¼ teaspoon granulated sugar
➢ 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
➢ ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
➢ 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
➢ ½ teaspoon sesame oil

➢ 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
➢ 2 tablespoons canola oil
➢ 2 garlic cloves, chopped
➢ 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
➢ 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch, whisked with 2 tablespoons water

How to prepare

1. Add sesame oil to a large wok and stir in garlic.
2. Sauté until the garlic turns golden, then add broccoli.
3. Stir and cook for 5 minutes until soft.
4. Add shrimp, sugar, soy sauce, chicken stock, oyster sauce, white

pepper, and wine to the saucepan.

5. Cook the mixture until the shrimp are tender.
6. Stir in cornstarch, mix and cook until the mixture thickens.
7. Serve warm.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8

Nutritional Values

➢ Calories 243
➢ Total Fat 21 g
➢ Saturated Fat 18.2 g
➢ Cholesterol 121 mg
➢ Total Carbs 17.3 g
➢ Sugar 0.9 g
➢ Fiber 0.1 g
➢ Sodium 34 mg
➢ Protein 43 g

Conclusion

Now that you know the secrets of Chinese wok cooking, you can cook all
sorts of Chinese meals at home. Wok cooking is simple, easy, and fun. As
long as you have all the special sauces, spices, and other ingredients resting
in your kitchen, you can mix them together to prepare a fancy Chinese meal
in no time. This cookbook has brought you a variety of Chinese recipes in
one place, from delicious dumplings to egg rolls, egg stir-fry, Chinese
appetizers, noodle soups, rice meal, and lots of meat-based entrees and tofu
recipes. So, put on your apron, select your favorite recipes out of these picks,
and master the art of Chinese cooking at home!