Chinese recipes

To use up any leftover cooked rice (allow 1 cup at least for each person), the best way is to stir-fry it in a little hot oil with scrambled eggs over a moderate heat. When all the grains are separated, add salt and finely chopped spring onions. If you happen to have any leftover

Lamb is not a standard item on southern Chinese menus. It is much more common in northern and central China. The prejudice against lamb may be discerned in a southern proverb: ‘There are seventy-two ways of cooking lamb; most of them result in something quite unpalatable’. But this is unfair to lamb. As this

If you have tried out the recipe for soy-braised chicken, then you should have some sauce left stored in the refrigerator.

These nutritious snacks, as their name suggests, symbolise and commemorate the coming of the spring season. They are among the traditional foods eaten in China on New Year's Eve, which, by the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the end of the winter season.

Dumplings are made in Beijing restaurants and homes. Simple treats, I think they make a far better, more delicious meal than can be had at the more fancy restaurants that often cater to tourists.

Every year, for over twenty years, I have served this pudding for Chinese New Year. No relative or friend is allowed to leave without the blessings of this pudding.

In China, New Year's cakes were made in bamboo steamers two feet across and a foot high. A full day of steaming was required to cook the cakes thoroughly. This version is much easier.

This is a very simple dish to make. If you have done all the preparation beforehand, then the actual cooking time should be no more than 3 minutes at the very most.