Dad had the first week of cooking of the year - China. We talked a little bit about it while he was preparing, and we decided that we definitely wanted our recipes to be authentic. So, as tempting as it was to make what we westerners would consider Chinese food (i.e. chicken balls and fried rice), we did our research and found dishes that were authentically Chinese. That's also the beauty of working with an entire country's worth of food; you have so many amazing options to choose from. Dinner was very good - we started with an extremely flavourful and well-executed Hot and Sour Soup. We have a local restaurant that we love getting our Hot and Sour soup from, and the main difference that stands out to me is that it is thicker than other versions of the same soup. So we found a recipe that called for cornstarch - it was a hit! He also made a very interesting shrimp dish as well as green beans with minced pork. Everything was very fresh and you could taste the ginger and garlic notes throughout. Finally, dessert was reminiscent of "Sesame Snaps" - but of course much more delicious and fresh. Overall, the soup and sesame dessert were my favourite and I will definitely be making the soup again soon! (Scroll down for the recipes)
Recipes
Hot and Sour SoupGan Bian Si Ji (Green Beans)
Kong Bao (Chicken Stir Fry)
Szechan (Sesame Candy)
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