The Dumpling Sisters Cookbook: Over 100 Favourite Recipes From A Chinese Family Kitchen

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Amy and Julie Zhang have been entertaining and educating their thousands of followers on Youtube with their recipes for deliciously easy homemade Chinese food - now THE DUMPLING SISTERS COOKBOOK brings you more of the easy Chinese recipes and advice that those fans have been clamouring for. Dedicated to and destined to be adored by every Chinese food lover, this book is full of Chinese-food favourites, impressive sharing dishes and even sweet treats that have been little acknowledged in a western understanding of Chinese food - until now. This is Chinese home cooking at its best. The recipes are structured as to give a gradual introduction to Chinese dishes, beginning with the simple; Best Ever Fried Rice, and working up to the more elaborate Cracking Five-Spice Roast Pork Belly, and are interspersed with the insider tips and tricks that the girls' Youtube fans adore. There is also a focus on Chinese culture and eating etiquette (for perfecting those chopstick skills), including sharing menu planner and a guide to shopping at the Chinese supermarket. Amy and Julie write with wit and gusto - they are the perfect cooks to take any food lover on a journey to discover real Chinese cooking. CONTENTS Dedication Title Page Introduction Know Your ‘Mouthfeels’ 10 Tips & Tricks Add an Exotic Yum cha pork and prawn open dumplings prawn claw dumplings silken congee golden spring rolls pork potstickers pan-fried turnip cake shanghai soup dumplings steamed pork buns baked pork buns steamed black bean ribs steamed lotus leaf parcels taro puffs spring onion pancakes Chineasy chicken cashew nut one-pot chicken rice syrupy soy chicken eggy fried rice garlicky broccoli eggs salmon and garlic chives pork stuffed aubergine and rainbow peppers pan-fried tofu steaks glossy vegetable stir-fry black bean and chilli beef fragrant cumin and coriander beef Sharing menu zhang fam’s hot and sour soup egg drop soup coriander and fish soup watercress soup chicken and corn soup chicken and parsnip soup west lake soup half-moon egg dumplings pillow eggs silky steamed eggs mapo tofu black bean steamed mussels blanched prawns with garlic soy spicy squid stir-fry whole steamed fish crispy five-spiced chicken wings sesame-flecked chicken fragrant steamed chicken potato and chicken curry sha cha chicken duck and beansprout stir-fry with cucumber pickle five-spiced pork belly with spring onions and sweet soy gingery steamed pork patty zingy orange pork schnitzel justin’s beef kebab sticks with satay sauce aromatic steamed beef meatballs lacquered honey hoisin pork spare ribs stir-fried water spinach stir-fried cucumber stir-fried mangetout vermicelli and chinese leaf cantonese stir-fried chinese broccoli ‘fish fragrant’ aubergine spicy blistered beans rainbow vegetable medley Oodles of noodles market chicken fried noodles peanutty chicken vermicelli salad almost-instant chicken noodle soup broccoli oyster sauce noodles with fried onions wonton noodle soup beef fried rice noodles hokkien noodles fried sauce noodles star anise braised beef on rice noodles spicy and sour noodles breakfast noodles sticky fingers noodle fritters crispy noodle nests Banquet dad’s sweet and sour pork mum’s cracking five-spiced roast pork belly golden garlic ribs char siu pork black peppercorn sizzling hotplate steak eight treasures clay pot poached chicken with ginger and spring onion sauce lollipop chicken crispy duck stuffed with sticky rice spring onion, ginger and garlic crab garlic-crusted king prawns Chinese bakery pineapple tarts paper-wrapped cakes sweet and salty walnut cookies pineapple buns tiger cake flaky red bean pastries mum and dad’s vibrant pandan cake custard egg tarts Sweet tooth peanut and sesame brittle marvellous mango pud sweet sticky-filled pancake glutinous rice dessert dumplings soy salted caramel sauce deep-fried ice cream coconut and black sesame ice cream ginger milk pudding Basics stock jasmine rice Ingredients & suppliers Acknowledgements Copyright