My Shanghai 2020039142, 9780062854742, 9780062854728

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
The Land of Fish and Rice
Cooking Techniques
A Shanghainese Pantry
Kitchen Equipment
Autumn
Pumpkin Rice Cakes
Crazy for Hairy Crabs
Hairy Crab Tofu
Pig Trotter Soybean Soup
Sweet Osmanthus-Stuffed Lotus Root
Mountain Yam Pearl Meatballs
Soy-Pickled Radish
Wood-Ear Mushroom and Mountain Yam Stir-Fry
Yang Chun Noodles
Rice-Encrusted Pork Ribs
Snow Vegetable, Edamame, and Tofu Skin
Winter Melon, Bamboo, and Pork Rib Soup
Chestnut Chicken
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Suzhou-Style Mooncakes
How to Assemble and Bake Mooncakes
Sugary “Crab-Shell” Pastries
Double-Mushroom Noodle Soup
Winter Melon and Edamame
Red-Braised Fish
“Duck” Tofu Rolls
Bean Sprout Stir-Fry with Chicken and Garlic Chives
Winter
Shanghai Big Wontons
Mom’s Shanghai Red-Braised Pork Belly
Pork Belly Bao
Lunar New Year
Double Pork Soup
Golden Egg Dumplings
Steamed Fish
Basic Winter Greens Stir-Fry
Shanghai Stir-Fried Rice Cake
Sticky Rice Balls Three Ways
Sweet Rice Wine and Rice Ball Soup
Fermented Rice Wine
Rock Sugar Pork Hock
Snow Vegetable and Bamboo Simmered Fish
Pork-Stuffed Fried Dough
Braised Shiitake and Tofu
The Invigorating First Bowl of Noodles
Suzhou Pork Belly Noodle Soup
Lion’s Head Meatballs
Tatsoi with Winter Bamboo
Spring
Foraging Spring Bamboo
Oil-Braised Spring Bamboo
Wuxi Spareribs
Chive Boxes
Stir-Fried Pea Shoots
Shepherd’s Purse and Tofu Soup
Flowering Chives and Pork Slivers
Qing Tuan
Mugwort Puree
Scallion-Braised Fava Beans
Oil-Exploded Shrimp
Scallion Oil Noodles
Celtuce-Leaf Rice
Scallion Oil Celtuce
Water Egg
Scallion-Roasted Fish
Shanghai Fried Thick Noodles
Scallion Oil–Poached Chicken
Scallion Oil Sauce
Indian Aster with Tofu
Shanghai-Style Pork Zongzi
Summer
Four Happiness Wheat Gluten
Scallion-Ginger Clams
Shanghai Cold Sesame Noodles with Classic Wok-Fried Egg
Mung Bean Soup with Lily Bulb
Seasoned Steamed Eggplant
Sun-Dried and Preserved Greens with Steamed Pork Belly
Shanghai “Smoked” Fish
Sauced Noodles
Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry
Sweet-and-Sour Ribs
Father-in-Law’s Nanjing Saltwater Duck
Spiced Braised Beef Shank
Chilled Thousand-Year Egg with Tofu
Sweet-and-Sour Lotus Root
Soy-Braised Duck Legs
Garlicky Cucumbers
Blanched Water Spinach
Drunken Chicken
Street Food
Morning Pork Bao
Greens Bao
Scallion Flower Buns
Chinese Fried Crullers
Soy Milk
Savory Soy Milk
Sweet Soy Milk
Shanghai Shaomai
How to Assemble and Steam the Shaomai
Pan-Fried Pork Bao
Soup Dumplings
Ginger-Scallion Water
Jellied Stock (Pi Dong)
Thrice-Fresh Small Wontons
Scallion Pancakes
Stuffed Sticky Rice Roll
Yeasted Scallion and Sesame Bing
Core Recipes
Wind-Cured Salt Pork
Hand-Minced Meat
Pork Lard
Snow Vegetable
Red Chili Oil
Stovetop Rice
Congee
Fried Rice
High Stock
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author