The Chinese Cookbook1917 by Shiu Wong Chan

Book Description
Publication Date: June 3, 2012
"Containing more than one hundred recipes for everyday food prepared in the wholesome Chinese way, and many recipes of unique dishes peculiar to the Chinese, including Chinese pastry, "stove parties," and Chinese candies."

Written in 1917 by a Chinese immigrant, "The Chinese Cook Book" is one of the earliest Chinese cookbooks available in English. It contains many tips geared towards people who may have never eaten Chinese food, and who didn't have access to the many imported ingredients American cooks can find today. Its authentic recipes, however, are still well-worth cooking.

Contents:

PREFACE

THE HISTORY OF CHINESE COOKING

GENERAL LAWS OF CHINESE COOKING

MARKETING

PRELIMINARY RECIPES

Primary Soup
Chinese Sauce
Chinese Gravy
Sesamum-seed Oil
Peanut Oil
Chicken Starch
Chinese White Cheese
Chinese Red Cheese
How to Make Tea
Preparation of Secondary Vegetables

SOUP

Bird-nest Soup
Chicken Mushroom Soup
Vegetable Soup
Duck Soup
Pork Soup
Fish Soup
Noodle Soup
Noodle Soup with Chicken and Mushrooms
Noodle Soup in Yung Chow Style

NOODLES

Fried Noodles
Chicken Fried Noodles

CHICKEN

Almond Chicken
Chicken Chop Suey
Chestnut Chicken
Chicken Hash
Chicken Thread
Fried Chicken
Walnut Chicken
Pineapple Chicken
Salt Chicken
Pan Chicken
Bird-nest in Chicken
Steamed Chicken
Roast Chicken

DUCK

Roast Duck
Parsley Duck
Duck Hash
Duck Chop Suey
Potato Duck
Wine Vapor Duck
Steamed Duck
East Melon Duck
Fried Duck Feet
Pineapple Duck
Duck Threads
Roast Duck Biscuits
Wild Duck
Ham and Duck

LAMB

Fried Lamb
Lamb Hash
Steamed Lamb
Lamb Chop Suey

CHOP SUEY

Plain Chop Suey
Extra Chop Suey

PORK

Pork Hash
Pork Threads
Potato Pork
Brittle Pork
Steamed Chestnut Pork
Pork Salad
Fried Pigs' Ribs

BEEF

Beef Chop Suey
Green Pepper Beef

FISH

Fish Chop Suey
Fish Balls
Fried Fish Balls
Raw Fish Party
Fried Fish
Hot Water Fish
Steamed Pike

EEL

Eel in Net

TURTLE

Steamed Turtle
Turtle Soup

SHARK

Shark Fins

SHRIMP

Shrimp Chop Suey
Steamed Shrimp
Fried Shrimp

OYSTERS

Oyster Chop Suey
Steamed Oysters
Roasted Oysters

LOBSTER

Lobster Chop Suey

CRAB

Crab Soup
Fried Soft Shell Crab

CHINESE TOMATO

Fried Chinese Tomato with Crab
Fried Chinese Tomato with Shrimp

PIGEON

Why Shon Pigeon
Pigeon Chop Suey
Bird-nest in Pigeon
Fried Pigeon
Pigeon Hash

QUAIL

Quail Hash

PARTRIDGE

Partridge Hash
Partridge Chop Suey
Why Shon Partridge

DEER

Deer (Lock Yok)

GOOSE

Roast Goose

WINKLE

Winkle Chop Suey

EGGS

Plain Omelet
Pork Omelet
Chicken Omelet
Shrimp Omelet
Crab Omelet
Lobster Omelet
Bean Cake Omelet
Fried Eggs
Egg Roll
Checker Board Eggs
Fish Roll
Gold and Silver Egg
Stuffed Egg
Fish Swimming in a Golden Pond
Shrimp in Golden Pond
Crab in Golden Pond
Lobster in Golden Pond

BEANS

Bean Sprouts
Bean Cake
Bean Cake Chop Suey
Chicken Starch Bean Cake
Stuffed Triangle Bean Cake
Ruby Mixed with Pearls
Bean Biscuit

SQUASH

Stuffed Squash

PEPPERS

Stuffed Green Peppers

IMMORTAL FOOD

Food of the God of Law Horn
Soft Immortal Food
Hard Immortal Food

DRY FOODS

Chinese Frankfurter
Chinese Frankfurters on Rice
Chinese Frankfurters with Vegetables
Lamb Frankfurters
Gold and Silver Frankfurters
Spiced Pork
Dry Pork
Spiced Pork with Gray Potatoes
Dry Pork on Rice
Dry Pork with Gray Potatoes
Dried Pork with Fried Bean Cake and Chinese Vegetable
Dry Duck
Dry Duck on Rice
Dry Flat Fish Chop Suey
Dry Flat Fish Soup
Roast Dry Flat Fish

STOVE PARTY

RICE

Rice Cooking
To Fry Rice

MEAT BISCUIT

Chinese Meat Biscuit

CAKE

Almond Cake
Chinese Sponge Cake

PUDDING

Water Chestnut Pudding
Lily Root Pudding
Gray Potato Pudding

CANDY

Peanut Candy
Sesamum-seed Candy

CONCLUSION: THE CHEMISTRY OF FOODS

CHINESE GROCERY STORES AND NOODLE SHOPS