Chinese food has healthy, well balanced recipes that could very good fit in almost any dietaty regiment.

Examples of Chinese food:

Example 1 of Chinese food is Beef Fried Rice Recipe:

Ingredients of this Chinese food:

- 2 Tbs. soy sauce.
- 1/2 tsp. sugar.
- 1 Tbs. vegetable oil.
- 2 eggs, well beaten.
- 1/2 lb. ground beef.
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped.
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped.
- 1 scallion, chopped.
- 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced.
- 1 clove garlic, minced.
- 2 cups cooked rice, cold.

Directions of this Chinese food:

Mix soy sauce, sugar and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl and set aside. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook eggs about forty-five seconds, stirring constantly, until eggs are just set. Transfer eggs to a bowl and set aside. Add ground beef and next three ingredients to same pan over medium heat. Sauté about three minutes, stirring often to break up meat, until browned. Stir in ginger and garlic and cook 1 minute. Discard excess fat. Increase heat to high and add rice. Stir-fry about 1 minute, until heated through. Stir in soy sauce mixture and eggs and stir-fry thirty seconds longer.

Per serving:

calories 338, fat 15.7g, 43% calories from fat, cholesterol 133mg, protein 16.8g, carbohydrates 31.0g, fiber 1.6g, sugar 2.5g, sodium 547mg, diet points 8.3.

Example 2 of Chinese food is Classic Chinese Chicken Teriyaki:

Ingredients of this Chinese food:

- 1/4 cup lite soy sauce.
- 3 tbsp prepared spicy brown mustard.
- 1 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar.
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger.
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds.
- 1 sliced thin medium onion.
- 1 cut in half garlic clove.
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil.
- 4 skinned boned chicken breast halves, each about 4 oz.
- 1 spinach and pepper saute (see recip, e for this).

Directions of this Chinese food::

In medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, mustard, sugar and ginger;
set aside.

In large, nonstick skillet, over high heat, toast sesame seeds until golden brown, about four minutes; remove from pan and set aside.

In same skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until soft, about five minutes, if desired, discard garlic clove halves. Add chicken and soy sauce mixture to skillet. Cover and simmer, turning chicken over once, until chicken is cooked through.

In the meantime, prepare spinach and pepper saute. To serve, place chicken on platter, pour sauce and vegetables over chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place sauteed mixture on platter. Garnish with scallion fan.

Broccoli salad is a really varied dish that can be made in an infinite diversity of methods. Here is a breakdown of the most common ingredients and dressings.

Ingredients:

The 1st ingredient is of course fresh broccoli. 2 heads will do for an average sized salad. Chop the stem off and cut the flowerettes into bite sized pieces.

Next add some chopped vegetables. The favorites are onion, celery, carrots and cauliflower. Just add as much as you like until it looks like a good mix.

Some people like to add bacon. Fry up 6-8 strips until crispy, drain grease and set aside. Crumble bacon after it's cooled and add to salad precisely prior to serving.

Any type of cheese can be utilised. It can be cubed, crumbled, shredded, or creamed as part of a dressing.

Fruit is often added to these salads, generally raisins. Also popular are grapes, cranberries, chopped apple, mandarin orange pieces, or any dried fruit.

Adding sunflower seeds or nuts to the mix affords the salad a little extra crunch. Almonds, walnuts, cashews and hazelnuts are good examples. Attempt not to chop the nuts too little. Keeping the pieces bigger helps the savour of the nut stand out a little. Toasting the nuts with a little seasoning is an option as good.

If you would rather not chop up any fruit or nuts just add some trail mix to the salad instead.

Dressings:

- The standard dressing for this salad is a basic mayonnaise/vinegar/sugar mix:

1 cup mayonnaise.

1/4 cup vinegar.

1/4 cup sugar.

* Mayonnaise can be mixed with yogurt to lighten it up.

* Flavoured vinegar can be used or substituted with lemon or lime juice.

* Artificial sweetener can be used instead of sugar.

- An oil/vinegar dressing can also be used:

1/2 cup salad oil

1/4 cup vinegar

1/4 cup sugar(optional)

1/2 tsp. salt

* Flavoured cider or wine vinegar is recommended.

* Spices such as celery seed, onion powder, basil, and oregano can be added.

- Your favorite bottled dressing can be used as well. Any creamy or italian style dressing will work fine on a broccoli salad . A good one to try is 3-cheese ranch.

More Stuff:

Here's a few various items that could be added to make your salad something original:

* Any canned vegetable such as peas, corn or beans(black, kidney, garbanzo, waxed, etc.).

* Fresh vegetables such as mushrooms, chives, bean sprouts, green beans, cucumber and bell peppers.

* Seafood can make it interesting: shrimp, scallops, salmon, and calamari are good additions.

The Method:

* Add broccoli flowerettes and any other ingredients you are using to your salad bowl. If you are using crumbled bacon or bacon bits add them just before serving.

* Add your dressing, mix and refrigerate 2-4 hours or overnight.

* Stir salad again before serving.