Chinese food: what are dishes that contain vegetables and/or are not fried? (healthy!)?

Question

Chinese food: what are dishes that contain vegetables and/or are not fried? (healthy!)?

Answer 1

CHINESED VEGETABLE DISH  

Cauliflower pieces

Broccoli pieces

Carrots, sliced fine

Chinese peas

Butter

Soy sauce

Sesame seeds

Steam vegetables until tender. Melt butter, add equal amount soy sauce, add to vegetables with sesame seeds. Toss just before serving.

OR

PORK WITH CHINESE VEGETABLES  

1 (16 oz.) can Chinese vegetables, rinsed and drained

1 1/2 c. cooked pork, cut into 3/4 inch strips

1 1/2 c. pork or beef gravy

1 c. diagonal sliced celery

1 (4 1/2 oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained

2 tsp. soy sauce

Mix all ingredients in 2 quart casserole. Cover tightly and microwave on high 6 minutes. Stir, cover and microwave until hot and bubbly, 5-7 minutes. Serve over chow mein noodles or rice.

OR

CHINESE VEGETABLE CASSEROLE  

1 lb. ground beef or turkey

2 med. onions, chopped

1 c. diced celery

1/2 c. uncooked rice

1/4 c. soy sauce

1 lg. can Chinese vegetables

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 1/2 c. water drained from vegetables and water

1 sm. can Chinese noodles

Brown meat and add all ingredients but Chinese noodles. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours. Bake uncovered first hour and uncover second hour. Serve with Chinese noodles on top after baking.

JM

Answer 2

If you want raw veggies dish, my suggestion is Thai grilled beef salad.  Yum!

Answer 3

I love the tofu and eggplant dishes.  

It depends on the cook because even sometimes tofu is fried before it is placed in a dish.  Sometimes wontons are fried before being placed in the soup - one of my favorites is won ton soup Sui Gow - literally translated as  "Water Dog" by us ABC's.  I must say although it isn't as healthy it makes the won ton taste super good.

Answer 4

I only know about Cantonese cuisine, so that's what I'll write about.  

Greens like gai lan, yu choi, bok choy and broccoli can come boiled or just wok-fried with a touch of oil and garlic, and are very, very healthy.  There's a dish made of broccoli and egg that is very healthy.  

Congee is often served with bamboo shoots and cilantro.  It's fat free rice porridge.  

Soups usually have veggies and meat.  There's one made from chopped seafood, green onion, and silken tofu that's on most Cantonese menus.  It can have whitish or clear broth, and is very low fat.  You can also go to a noodle house and get clear soups with green onion or green vegetables, noodles, and fish balls - these are very healthy, too.  

Some dim sum dumplings are very healthy.  The ones in steamed rice skin, like har gau (shrimp filled), are low fat and low calorie.  You can get them filled with a vegetable mixture as well as the more common shrimp at many places.  

You can also get a whole steamed fish.  

Of course, you can get fried rice.  It's usually far less greasy at a good Cantonese restaurant.

Answer 5

there is a dish in wich there r a lots of veges wich r boiled n put in a thick gravy

Answer 6

There are thousands (not an exaggeration) of Chinese dishes, from various regions each with its own distinctive tastes & cooking methods. Most Westerners have only tasted the tip of the iceberg and also usually psuedo-Chinese food. So it's beyond the scope of YA to go into details.

But broadly Cantonese cuisine is probably the lightest all round, though every region certainly has dishes ranging from dieter's dream to cardiac arrest candidates. Stick to steamed stuff using the freshest ingredients (the fresher it is, the less need for heavy seasonings), soupy stuff (eg. boiled wontons in clear soup over deepfried wontons). Stir-fried dishes with veggies, tofu & lean meats are generally ok, avoid those with heavy sauces, lots of soy sauce.

Where possible, eat at more authentic restaurants as these will not use MSG, use less salt, use better quality ingredients. I certainly don't think that most local, cheap takeaway joints fall in that category.

I can safely say that many Westerners & those outside Asia will be really shocked & pleasantly delighted when presented with truly authentic Chinese food, nothing like the calorie & saturated fat-loaded stuff common in Western countries. Indeed some Caucasians become so used to the 'Chinese' food they've eaten all their lives that they actually prefer the Americanised versions over authentic versions!

There's plenty of healthy dishes available in Chinese and other Asian cuisines, pity that such ethnic food has undeservedly gotten an unhealthy reputation through straying far from its roots away from the places of origin.

Answer 7

low mein and chow mein are excellent sorce of veggies.  Stir fried veggies are too, try their sea food dishes such as seafood wo rbor  Thats what it is called at the restraunt I used to work in  also beef and brocolli and beef and peppers are yummy.  Good luck  I hope this helps.

J

Answer 8

Mixed veggies, No lo Mein because it has allot of carbs. Chow mein is good also. But you also have to think that allllooootttt of Chinese foods has allot of MSG and Cornstarch. and now allot of restaurants have a dieters and vegiterian section on the menu's

Answer 9

Vegetable dish? You can try a Buddhist dish.

Almost all Chinese food that aren't homemade have msg.

Some healthy foods that you can try:

congee (rice porridge)

pure winter melon soup

steamed fish

boiled/ steamed leafy vegetables like bok choi

Answer 10

Please don't listen to the person who touted chow mein and lo mein as healthy dishes--those noodles are extremely greasy and very high in calories.

I don't know the names of any specific, authentic Chinese dishes, but your local Chinese takeaway probably has a few items like:

dry-sauteed string beans

steamed broccoli

eggplant in garlic sauce (not deep-fried, but tends to be very oily)

wilted bok choy (usually with garlic)

stir-fried spinach

If the menu isn't specific, just ask the people at the restuarant if a certain dish is deep-fried or not; most vegetable dishes aren't. Tofu, on the other hand, is usually breaded and fried in the same manner as meats. This makes it tasty, but oily. Again, just ask if you're not sure.