The Chinese Vegan Kitchen (46 page)

rice dishes, xv, 73–87

salads, 51–72

seitan dishes, xv, xxvi, 105–6, 130–35

soups, 29–49

tofu dishes, xv, xxviii, 105, 106, 107–30

vegetable side dishes, 145–71

Chinese water chestnut (water chestnut), xxviii, 23, 156

Chinese white radish, xxi, 1, 6, 158

See also
Daikon radish

Chinese yam, xxii, 137–38

chives.
See
Chinese chives; flowering chives

Chocolate-Ginger Litchis, 180–81

Chocolate-Noodle Cookies, 179

choy sum, choi sum (Chinese flowering cabbage), xxi

Cilantro & Hot Pepper Salad, 7

Cilantro-Tomato Dipping Sauce, 11

Classic Chinese Pancakes, 15

cloud ear (black fungus), xix, xxviii

coconut, 20, 175, 177, 186

cold drinks as unhealthy, 29

Cold Rice Noodles, Napa Cabbage in Sesame-Peanut Sauce, 69

cold salad (liang cai), 63

Cold Shredded Tofu Noodles, Sesame Sauce & Cucumbers, 70–71

Cold Tofu & Scallion Salad, 62

Confucian temples, xi

congees, 29, 41, 44

conversion charts, metric, 191

Cookies, Chocolate-Noodle, 179

corn

Chinese Cabbage & Fresh Corn Soup, Shiitake Mushrooms, 36–37

Chinese Corn Flour Flatbread, 6

Chinese Short-Grain Brown Rice Salad, Snow Peas & Corn, 66

Fresh Arrowroot Soup, Corn, Lentils & Red Beans, 40–41

Spicy Corn, Hoisin & Cilantro, 157

Stir-Fried Yellow Corn, Pine Nuts, 157

Velvet Corn Soup, 35

Country-Style Vegetable Stew, Tofu Puffs, 43

Crispy Noodle Pancake, 17

Crispy Seitan, Peanuts & Scallions, 131

cucumbers

Cold Shredded Tofu Noodles, Sesame Sauce & Cucumbers, 70–71

Fern Root Noodle Salad, Red Cabbage & Cucumber, 70

Hunan-Style Pan-Fried Cucumber, Basil, 158

Hunan-Style “Smacked” Cucumbers, 1, 10

Iceberg Lettuce, Cucumber & Carrot Salad, Sesame-Mustard Vinaigrette, 60

Soybean Sprout, Bell Pepper, Cucumber & Cabbage Salad, 64

Taiwanese Pickled Cucumber & Carrot Salad, 57

cumquat (kumquat), xxiv, 107

Curried Seitan, Potatoes & Onions, 134–35

cyanogens, xix

Daikon radish, xxi, 1, 6, 158

See also
Chinese white radish

dark sesame oil (toasted sesame oil), xxviii

dashima (kelp), xxiii, 33, 62

desserts & other sweets, 86, 173–90

dim sum, 1

dipping sauces

Basic Dipping Sauce, 9

Cilantro-Tomato Dipping Sauce, 11

Garlic Chive-Ginger Dipping Sauce, 16–17

Ginger-Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce, 26

Sherry-Ginger Dipping Sauce, 128

dishwasher (Chinese okra), xxi, 165

Do Fu, Doufu.
See
tofu dishes

Dong Gua, Dong Gwa (winter melon), xxviii, 33

donko (black mushroom), xix–xx

dragon fruit, xxii

dragon’s eye (longan), xxiv, 189

dried bean curd (bean curd sheet), xix

dried bean stick (bean curd stick), xix

dried black beans (fermented black beans), xxii, 80–81, 170

dried osmanthus flower, xxii

dried tofu stick (bean curd stick), xix

Dumplings (Sweet Rice Sesame-Peanut), Coconut, 175

dumpling wrapper/skin, xxii, 9

eastern cuisines, xvii

See also
Shanghai-style dishes

Easy Fried Vegetable Wontons, 28

Easy Mixed Vegetable Lo Mein, 99

eggplant.
See
Chinese eggplant

Egg Rolls, Baked Vegetable Eggless, 12–13

Eight-Treasure Glutinous Rice Cake, 86, 186–87

elephant ear (taro), xxvii, 170, 190

emperor’s rice (black rice), xx, 73–74

Endive & Green Apple Salad, 55

endorphins, xviii

enoki (golden needle mushrooms), xxiii

feijoa bean (adzuki bean), xix

fen (fun) noodles, 89

fermented black beans, xxii, 80–81, 170

fern root noodles, xxii, 70

fire pots.
See
hot pots

first course & side salads, 53–64

five-spice powder, xxii

Baked Five-Spice Seasoned Tofu, 113

Baked Taiwanese-Style Five-Spice Tofu & Vegetable Spring Rolls, 20–21

Chinese Five-Spice Fruit Salad, 179

Five-Spice Sweet Rice Cake, Sesame Seeds, 187–88

Five-Spice Tofu & Mixed Vegetable Salad, 63

Five-Spice Vegetable Stir-Fry, Almonds, 138–39

Glazed Five-Spice Carrots, 154

Roasted Five-Spice Peanuts, 1, 18

Sticky Rice, Five-Spice Tofu & Scallions, 83

Stir-Fried Five-Spice Tofu, Chinese Flowering Chives, 109

Flatbread, Chinese Corn Flour, 6

flowering chives (flowering garlic chives, flowering Chinese chives, flowering leek), xx–xxi, 109, 156–57

flower pepper (Sichuan peppercorn), xxvi

forbidden rice (black rice), xx, 73–74

forest mushroom (black mushroom), xix–xx

fragrant olive (dried osmanthus flower), xxii

“French Fries,” Hunan-Style Baked Sweet Potato, Chili Sauce, 161

Fresh Arrowroot Soup, Corn, Lentils & Red Beans, 40–41

Fresh Chili Garlic Sauce, 14–15

Fresh Peanut Sauce, 120

Fried Basmati Rice, Black-Eyed Peas & Walnuts, 75

Fried Cantonese-Style Tofu & Vegetable Spring Rolls, 22–23

fried rice

Cashew Fried Rice, 76

Fried Short-Grain Brown Rice with Walnuts & Fresh Soybeans, 84

Green Tea Fried Rice with Peas, 82

Hong Kong-Style Tomato Fried Rice, 84–85

Hunan Fried Rice with Tofu, 82–83

Xi’an-Style Fried Rice with Pickled Chinese Cabbage, 75

fruit desserts, 173, 174

See also
specific fruits

fuzzy melon (fuzzy squash), xxii, 145, 166

gai choy (Chinese mustard greens), xxi

gai lan.
See
Chinese broccoli

Garlic-Black Bean Sauce, 143

Garlic Chive-Ginger Dipping Sauce, 16–17

gau choy (Chinese chives), xx–xxi

ginger (gingerroot), xxiii

Ginger-Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce, 26

ginkgo nut (gingko, ginkgo/gingko seed), xxiii

glass noodles (cellophane noodles), xx, 89

Glazed Five-Spice Carrots, 154

Glazed Tofu Steaks, Fresh Peanut Sauce, 120

glossary of ingredients, xix–xxviii

gluten (seitan), xv, xxvi, 105–6, 130–35

glutinous rice, xxiii, 73

See also
sticky rice

glutinous rice flour, xxiii

golden needle mushrooms (golden mushrooms), xxiii

golden oak mushroom (black mushroom), xix–xx

Golden Pepper & Mushroom Lo Mein, 98–99

grass mushrooms (straw mushrooms), xxvii

green apples, 34, 55, 111, 176–77

green beans, xv, xxiv

Hunan-Style Green Beans & Tofu Skins with Rice Noodles, 101–2

Microwaved Sichuan Green Beans, 160

Roasted Sesame Green Beans, 160

Spicy Hoisin-Glazed Green Beans, 159

Winter Melon Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms, Green Beans & Kelp, 33

See also
mung beans

green bean sprouts.
See
bean sprouts

green soy.
See
mung beans

Green Soybean & Carrot Salad, Rice Vinegar Dressing, 61

green tea, 48–49, 76–77, 82, 182–83

Grilled Baby Bok Choy, Orange Sauce, 147

Grilled Sesame Asparagus, 148

Grilled Tofu & Vegetable Kebabs, Cilantro, 125

Guangdong cuisine, xvi–xvii

gui hua (dried osmanthus flower), xxii

gyoza wrapper/skin (dumpling wrapper/skin), xxii, 9

haidai (kelp), xxiii, 33, 62

Hainan-style dishes, xvi–xvii

Sweet Mung Bean Soup, 182

hairy melon (fuzzy melon), xxii, 145, 166

Harbin-Style Sweet-and-Sour Red Cabbage Borscht, 38

“heart nut.”
See
walnuts

Hoisin Sauce, 116

hoisin sauce (Chinese barbecue sauce), xxiii

Hong Kong-Style Tomato Fried Rice, 84–85

hors d’oeuvres (appetizers & snacks), 1–28

hot bean sauce/paste, xxiii

hot chili peppers, xviii

hot mustard (Chinese mustard), xxiii

hot pepper oil (Chinese hot oil), xxi

hot pots

Braised Tofu & Vegetable Hot Pot, 126–27

Spicy Hunan Hot Pot, 29, 46

hot sauce (Chinese hot oil), xxi

Hunan-style dishes, xi, xvi, xvii–xviii

Baked Sweet Potato “French Fries,” Chili Sauce, 161

Braised Sweet-and-Sour Pumpkin, 167

Braised Tofu Puffs over Rice, 122

Cauliflower, Chili Peppers & Garlic, 151

Cold Sesame Noodles, 99

Eggplant, 159

Fried Rice, Tofu, 82–83

Green Beans & Tofu Skins, Rice Noodles, 101–2

Hot-and-Sour Chinese Cabbage, 154

Hot-and-Sour Soup, 31

Marinated Wood Ear Mushrooms, Chili Pepper, 13

Pan-Fried Cucumber, Basil, 158

Seaweed Salad, Red Peppers, Cilantro & Garlic, 62

Sesame New Potatoes, Cumin & Chili Sauce, 166–67

Shredded Tofu Noodle Salad, Carrots, Celery & Garlic Chives, 53

“Smacked” Cucumbers, 1, 10

Spicy Hunan Hot Pot, 29, 46

Spicy Pickled Carrots, 7

Spicy Pickled Chinese Cabbage, 5

Stir-Fried Daikon Radish, 158

Taro, Chilies & Fermented Black Beans, 170

Tofu, Chilies & Cumin, Spicy, 112–13

Tomato, Potato & Cauliflower Soup, Chili Peppers, 37

Vegetable Chao Mian, 92–93

Zucchini Salad, 63–64

huo long guo (dragon fruit), xxii

Iceberg Lettuce, Cucumber & Carrot Salad, 60

Indian mustard (Chinese mustard greens), xxi

ingredients, glossary of, xix–xxviii

Instant Ramen Noodle Soup, 45

inventions of China, xv, 89, 105

“iron rice bowl,” 73

Japanese medlar/plum (loquat), xxiv, 61

Japanese mountain yam (Chinese yam), xxii, 137–38

jelly mushroom (black fungus), xix, xxviii

Jiangsu cuisine, xvii

jiaozi wrapper/skin (dumpling wrapper/skin), xxii, 9

jiu cai (Chinese chives), xx–xxi

jujube (red dates), xxv, 189

kai choy (Chinese mustard greens), xxi

kalo (taro), xxvii, 170, 190

kanile (bamboo shoots), xix, 29, 34–35, 147

kelp, xxiii, 33, 62

kewra (pandan leaf), xxv

kinkan (kumquat), xxiv, 107

kiwifruit (kiwi), xxiv

Kohlrabi (Microwaved), Snow Peas & Ginger, 162

kombu, konbu (kelp), xxiii, 33, 62

konjac (konjac tofu, konnyaku), xxiv, 106, 140–41

Korean yam (Chinese yam), xxii, 137–38

ku chai (Chinese chives), xx–xxi

kumquat, xxiv, 107

Kung Pao Tofu, Dried Chilies, Sichuan-Style, 114

labong (bamboo shoots), xix, 29, 34–35, 147

leaf mustard (Chinese mustard greens), xxi

lentils, 29, 40–41, 46–47, 67, 118

lettuce

Butter Lettuce Cups, Tofu & Shiitake Mushrooms, 14

Chilled Asparagus, Mizuna & Red Leaf Lettuce Salad, Shandong-Style, 51, 54

Iceberg Lettuce, Cucumber & Carrot Salad, Sesame-Mustard Vinaigrette, 60

Seitan & Vegetable Lettuce Wraps, 132

Stir-Fried Lettuce, 162

See also
celtuce

liang cai (cold salad), 63

light soups, 31–40

light soy sauce, xxvii

litchis (litchi nut), xxiv, 180–81, 183

lo bak, low bak (Chinese white radish), xxi, 1, 6, 158

lo mein

Chilled Summer Lo Mein Noodles, Sesame-Ginger Sauce, 96–97

Easy Mixed Vegetable Lo Mein, 99

Golden Pepper & Mushroom Lo Mein, 98–99

Mixed Vegetable Lo Mein, 89, 97–98

Pantry Lo Mein, 98–99

Shanghai-Style Lo Mein, Fried Tofu & Hot Bean Sauce, 100

Sichuan-Style Lo Mein, Sesame & Garlic, 100–101

Spinach & Mushroom Lo Mein, 98–99

longan, xxiv, 189

long bean (Chinese long bean), xxi, 18, 145, 163

long-grain white rice, 73, 76–77

loquat, xxiv, 61

lotus root, xxiv, 145

Lotus Root & Scallion Salad, 60

lotus seed (lotus nuts), xxiv

lychee nut (litchis), xxiv, 180–81, 183

main dishes, 105–43, 136–43

main dish salads, 65–72

Mandarin cuisine, xvi

mangetout (snow peas), xxvi, 66, 135, 162

mango (mangou, mangot, manga), xxiv

Marinated Thousand-Layer Tofu Salad, 65

MasterCook Deluxe 4.06 Software (SierraHome), xxix

meal-in-a-bowl soups, 40–49

metric conversion charts, 191

mian jin (seitan), xv, xxvi, 105–6, 130–35

miàn (mien, mein) noodles, 89

Microwaved Kohlrabi, Snow Peas & Ginger, 162

Microwaved Sichuan Green Beans, 160

mi dou fu (rice tofu), xxiv, 106, 141–42

mifen (glutinous rice flour), xxiii

Millet & Sweet Potato Congee, 44

Mixed Mushroom Stir-Fry, Tofu, Green Apple & Jasmine Tea Leaves, 111

Mixed Vegetable Lo Mein, 89, 97–98

Mizuna, Chilled Asparagus & Red Leaf Lettuce Salad, Shandong-Style, 51, 54

mochiko (glutinous rice flour), xxiii

mochi rice.
See
glutinous rice

Mock Duck, Beijing, 130–31

mo gwa, mo qua (fuzzy melon), xxii, 145, 166

Momos, Tibetan Potato-Cabbage, 10–11

mongo beans.
See
mung beans

mook yee (wood ear mushroom), xxviii, 13, 166

Moo Shu Vegetables, Tofu, 142

mouse ear (black fungus), xix, xxviii

moyu dou fu (konjac), xxiv, 106

mung bean noodles (cellophane noodles), xx, 89

mung beans, xv, xxiv, 182

See also
green beans

mung bean sprouts.
See
bean sprouts

mushrooms.
See
portobello mushroom; shiitake mushrooms; wood ear mushrooms

Mushroom-Smothered Tofu, 117

mushroom soy sauce, xxiv

Mustard Greens Salad (Fresh), Hoisin-Lemon Vinaigrette, Pot Sticker, 66–67

Napa cabbage

Braised Dry Tofu, Cabbage & Tomatoes, 112

Cold Rice Noodles, Napa Cabbage in Sesame-Peanut Sauce, 69