Soy Rice Fire, inspirations from classic Chinese recipes and techniques

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My cookbook about the food of Shanghai

Shanghai, China’s most dynamic city (and my native city), offers a fascinating cuisine that was born during the city’s dramatic ascent from a port to a global metropolis. I started to write this book, Food and Cooking of Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from China’s Most Dynamic City, back in 2018. Four years later, in 2022, I published it on Amazon worldwide (the global site or your local site).…

Steaming is a perfect method for cooking fish steaks.

Fish and shelfish• [Steaming]

Steamed Chilean sea bass steak

I love the Cantonese way of using oyster sauce to season blanched vegetables, creating a simple yet delicious dish with minimum effort.

Cold dishes and salads• Vegetables• [Boiling/Poaching]

Broccoli with oyster sauce (蚝油西兰花)

A hot, comforting bowl of noodle soup made with three versatile ingredients: cellophane noodles (glass noodles), tomatoes, and shrimp.

Fish and shelfish• Rice, noodles, and grains• Soups and stews• [Simmering]• [Stir-frying]

Cellophane noodle soup with shrimp and tomatoes

When thin slices of yam are blanched briefly and then tossed with the mushrooms, they retain their wonderful crispness and subtle sweetness.

Vegetables• [Stir-frying]

Stir-fried Chinese yam with mushrooms

When diced water chestnuts are added to minced meat, their crunchiness makes the otherwise soft and tender meatballs more exciting.

Meat• [Steaming]

Steamed meatballs with water chestnuts and spinach

The juicy, tender scallops pair wonderfully with the crunchy wood ear mushrooms. The nice contrast in texture, as well as in color, creates an elegant summer dish that requires minimal effort.

Fish and shelfish• [Boiling/Poaching]

Bay scallops and wood ear mushrooms in wine sauce (酒香鲜贝)

Pounded eggplant and chili peppers (擂椒茄子), is a beloved summer dish in Hunan and the neighboring provinces.

Vegetables• [Steaming]

Pounded eggplant and chili peppers, Hunan style (擂椒茄子)

The flavorful bits of preserved radish to bring extra excitement to the egg fried rice

Rice, noodles, and grains• [Stir-frying]

Egg fried rice with preserved radish (菜脯蛋炒饭)