lyndalou
Head Chef
Does anyone have some good and easy Chinese recipes for a complete dinner? I'm especially interested in desserts,but whatever you might have for an entree and sides would be great, too.
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lyndalou said:Thanks to all of you for great ideas and suggestions. Shannon the website is awesome. Now I can plan my dinner (no Chinese dessert). You are such a great group.
Yakuta said:You can make either a mango jello or a lychee jello. Both of these have an Asian flair to it and I have eaten them at Chinese buffets. There are also Chinese style hot cross buns but I prefer the chilled desserts more.
3 Fresh mangoes - Roughly pureed in a food processor
or a 1 can of Lychees (liquid and all) pureed.
1 packet of gelatin
water 4-5 cups
sugar to your liking
In a pan bring the water and sugar to a boil. Slowly stir in the gelatin and add the mango or lychee puree. Set it in a mold and allow it to cool.
Cut into diamonds and serve surrounded by other fresh or canned fruits like mandarin oranges.
Yakuta this sounds so good. I have a few cans of lychees in the cupboard so I would like to make this. How much sugar would you recommend? Lychees are so sweet to begin with that I wonder if any is really needed. Let me know your thoughts. ThanksYakuta said:You can make either a mango jello or a lychee jello. Both of these have an Asian flair to it and I have eaten them at Chinese buffets. There are also Chinese style hot cross buns but I prefer the chilled desserts more.
3 Fresh mangoes - Roughly pureed in a food processor
or a 1 can of Lychees (liquid and all) pureed.
1 packet of gelatin
water 4-5 cups
sugar to your liking
In a pan bring the water and sugar to a boil. Slowly stir in the gelatin and add the mango or lychee puree. Set it in a mold and allow it to cool.
Cut into diamonds and serve surrounded by other fresh or canned fruits like mandarin oranges.
Yakuta said:Hi GB, yes go easy on the sugar. I normally taste it at the end and adjust the sugar and only add it if necessary. In most cases you can skip it since the lychees are already in a syrup.
If you like lychees, lychee icecream is also delicious. I just posted a recipe for mango icecream for Sarah and you can follow the same recipe and just use lychees instead of mango. In my house and my family in general, lychee icecream is a favorite and it disappears in no time.