Soy Rice Fire, inspirations from classic Chinese recipes and techniques - Part 5

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My cookbook about the food of Shanghai

Steaming fish with black mushrooms (shiitake) and goji berries is a great way to create a dish that’s at once familiar and new.

Fish and shelfish• [Steaming]

Steamed fish with black mushrooms and goji berries

This tasty soup with white Asian radish and pork ribs is easy to make and utterly warming and satisfying when it’s cold outside.

Meat• Soups and stews• Vegetables• [Simmering]

White Asian radish and pork rib soup

In this dish, meigan cai lends layers of flavor to the sweet butternut squash

Vegetables• [Steaming]

Steamed butternut squash with meigan cai and pork

Gong Bao Shrimp is an offshoot of Gong Bao chicken (also called Kung Pao chicken), one of the most iconic Sichuanese dishes.

Fish and shelfish• [Stir-frying]

Gong Bao shrimp (宫保虾仁)

This cucumber ribbon salad is a simple, beautiful way to transform the humble cucumber into an elegant dish that’s suitable for any occasion.

Cold dishes and salads• [Pickling/Raw]

Cucumber ribbon salad

In this dish, aromatic Shaoxing wine gives the clams a boozy kick while letting their natural flavors shine.

Cold dishes and salads• Fish and shelfish• [Boiling/Poaching]

Drunken clams

Here, boiled wontons are served youpo (油泼) style. My recipe is inspired by youpo mian (油泼面) or “oil-splashed noodles,” which is an iconic dish from Shaanxi (陕西), a northwestern province in China with a long and rich history and fascinating culinary traditions.

Dumplings, dim sum, and snacks• [Boiling/Poaching]

Youpo wontons (油泼馄饨)