Green Jade and Red Coral (Wokcraft, Yerba Buena Press, 1972)

Green Jade and Red Coral 
(Wokcraft, Yerba Buena Press, 1972)

"The name tells you that the dish will be a sight to behold."

1 lb. broccoli or any green vegetable, chopped into cubes
1/2 lb. cooked crab meat
1 slice ginger
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
3 tsp. Chinese wine
4 tsp. light soy sauce
Enough vegetable oil for stir frying

Heat oil in wok and stir fry ginger.  Remove ginger and stir fry cubed vegetables together with salt, sugar, wine and soy, at least 5 minutes. Add crab and continue stir frying 3 minutes. Serve hot.

6 servings

Chinese Spareribs (Wokcraft Cookbook, 1972)

Chinese Spareribs
Source: Wokcraft Cookbook, 1972

Trim fat and chop a side of spareribs into 1 inch portions.

Make a sauce with

2 tablespoons brown bean sauce
1 clove minced garlic
1 piece minced fresh ginger

Stir fry sauce in 3 tablespoons oil in wok. Add spareribs and continue frying for one minute.

Add 3/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon sugar and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20-25 minutes. Glaze with paste of 2 teaspoons corn starch in 1 tablespoon cold water. Garnish spareribs with minced green onion and Chinese parsley.