Chinese sweet and sour sauce is known as 糖醋汁 in Chinese and is a type of sauce used mainly in quick stir-fry recipes in China. Basically, the main ingredient should be deep-fried or pan-fried firstly before tossing with the sauce in wok .
Combine chicken and cornstarch in small bowl. Toss to coat. Heat oil in large non-stick skillet or wok on medium heat. Add chicken. Stir fry 5- 7 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Remove from heat. Add onions, garlic, red pepper and ginger to skillet. Stir fry 15 seconds. Remove from heat. Combine vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in small bowl.
Mapo doufu or Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. It consists of tofu set in a spicy sauce, typically a thin, oily, and bright red suspension, based on douban 豆瓣 (fermented broadbean and chili paste) and douchi 豆豉 (fermented black beans), along with minced meat, usually pork or beef.
Chinese name: 馄饨 (hún tun) Characteristics: The wrapper is thin and tastes soft and smooth, the filling is rather fresh, and the soup is clear and tasty. Originating in northern China, wonton is a traditional food in China.
Chinese dumplings may be round or crescent-shaped, boiled or pan-fried. The filling may be sweet or savory; vegetarian or filled with meat and vegetables. In northern China, it is customary for families to spend New Year's Eve preparing batches of Jiaozi together, to be enjoyed after midnight.
Chow Mein and Lo Mein Recipes Chicken Chow Mein - the classic Chinese dish Baked Chicken Chow Mein - made with broiled noodles to cut down on the fat. Tofu and Cashew Chow Mein - for the vegetarian.
Peking Duck is a northern dish and Roast duck is a southern China dish. Roast duck is marinated and roasted and then served chopped into sections with a cleaver, with a sweet duck sauce. (actually made with plums, its translucent and reddish amber).
Oh, and one other difference: Spring rolls are Chinese; egg rolls probably aren't. In fact, Chinese cuisine in America is so vastly different from Chinese cuisine in China that many American Chinese restaurants advertise, beneath their English names, the words "Westernized Food" in Chinese.