Chinese Cold Celery Slices Recipes

STIR-FRY CHINESE CELERY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove the leaves and roots from the celery stalks.
• Rinse the celery and drain.
• Place the celery on a cutting board and use your hand to press down on the celery stalks to gently crush them.
• Slice the celery stalks into 1-inch-long sections.
• Add the oil to a wok and heat it over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and chili and stir-fry just a few seconds until fragrant.
• Add celery and stir-fry until it turns slightly dark green, about a minute.
• Add the broth and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar and mix evenly.
• Stir-fry a few minutes until the mixture is nearly dry. Serve.

CREAMY CHINESE CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Make soup:
• Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well. Peel and chop potato. Cook shallot in butter and oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add leek and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add celery and potato and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add wine and boil 1 minute. Add broth and simmer, covered, until celery is very tender, about 1 hour.
• Purée soup in batches in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), then pour through a large medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids. Discard solids. Transfer soup to cleaned saucepan, then stir in cream, salt, and pepper and heat over low heat until hot. Thin with water if desired.
• Make croutons while soup simmers:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Brush baguette slices with oil and season generously with kosher salt and pepper. Arrange in 1 layer on a baking sheet, then bake in middle of oven until golden brown and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Serve soup topped with croutons.

CHINESE COLD CELERY SLICES

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, sugar and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Slice celery on a slight diagonal and scald in a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Drain and put celery in ice cold water for 1 minute. Drain again and pour the sauce over the celery.

CHINESE PORK SLICES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except pork.
• Place pork and marinade in a ziplock bag.
• Keep in fridge 24 hours turning bag occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 425.
• Place pork on a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Roast for 25-30 minute.
• Let sit for 5 minute before slicing into medallions.

SICHUAN CELERY AND TOFU SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; when it simmers, add ginger, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and chili flakes. Remove from heat and let sit until cool, at least 1 hour and preferably 2 or 3. Strain oil into a bowl or jar and discard spices.
• Put a pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add celery and blanch for about a minute; drain in colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Layer celery and tofu on serving plates, drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with salt.