This is not your typical gloppy sweet and artificially dyed sweet and sour sauce you normally find in lots of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. It’s not red but the taste of this dipping sauce is much more complex and just plain tastier. I hope you like it with your spring rolls or egg rolls. Even fried wontons. This recipe comes from A. Nguyen’s book. For variation, use pineapple juice in place of 1/2 C water for tropical flavor.
The chicken is stir-fired first with a nice coating, so it’s crispy brown. You can substitute green pepper or other vegetables. You can also adjust the sauce to sweetness or sourness to your taste.
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Another medicinal Chinese soup from Grace Young’s The Wisdom Of The Chinese Kitchen.It is naturally high in Vitamin C and is used to fight colds and the flu.The sweet potatoes start to dissolve in the broth and sweeten it ;otherwise this is a really bland soup,though I find it’s simplicity a bit refreshing if you are already sick.For medicinal purposes the tradition is that the soup be cooked a full 3 hours.It actually tastes better if you only cook it for about 1 hour though.You could add small bits of pork and a touch of salt to make it more flavourful.
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