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Classic Chinese Dishes

• Beef with Peppers: stir-fry of thinly sliced beef, red and green bell peppers and onion in a sauce flavoured with sesame oil, five-spice powder and soy sauce. Try this Asian Peanut Beef & Noodles recipe.
• Crispy Egg Rolls or Won Tons: egg roll or won ton wrappers filled with seasoned ground pork and vegetables and fried until crisp; served as appetizers.
• Fried Rice: Cooked rice fried with egg, seasonings, soy sauce and small pieces of meat and vegetables. Try this Chinese-Style Fried Rice recipe.
• Lo Mein: boiled noodles combined with stir-fried fried ingredients and sauce. Try this Pork Lo Mein recipe.
• Kung Pao Chicken: spicy stir-fry of chicken and vegetables seasoned with garlic, ginger, dried chilies, sherry, vinegar, soy sauce, and peanuts. This this Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry recipe.
• Pot Stickers: cresent-shaped appetizer dumplings filled with seasoned ground port and vegetables that are browned in oil then steamed until tender. Try this Zesty Shrimp Dumplings recipe. 
• Sweet and Sour Pork: marinated pork pieces coated in cornstarch, deep-fried and served with stir-fried vegetables and pineapple in a sweet-sour sauce. Try this Slow-Cooker Sweet & Sour Pork recipe.
• Won Ton Soup: won tons filled with seasoned cabbage, ground pork and shrimp served in chicken broth with bok choy and green onions.