12 chrysanthemum Recipes

whole star anise, water, fresh ginger, peeled, sliced into thin rounds, low-salt chicken broth, soy sauce, sugar, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, chrysanthemum , bottoms trimmed, upper stems and leaves cut into 2-inch strips (about 5 cups), fresh or dried chinese egg noodles, cubes skinned and boned freshly roasted or purchased roast chicken (about 2/3 lb), onion, sliced paper -thin, red thai bird chiles or 1 large red jalapeno chile, sliced into thin rounds

sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed, crushed pineapple , in juice, honey, butter, melted, grated lemon zest, chrysanthemum petals

dashi, mirin (sweet japanese rice wine), soy sauce, red snapper fillets, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips, firm tofu (bean curd), drained, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps quartered (about 4 cups), garland chrysanthemum,*** large stems removed , or fresh spinach leaves, coarsely chopped (about 3 cups)

cornstarch, sugar, salt, ground ginger, chinese five-spice powder , optional, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch strips, vegetable oil, chicken broth, chicken broth or sherry, chopped green onion, chrysanthemum petals, hot cooked rice

onions (6 to 8 oz. each), olive oil, salt , pepper, and cayenne, white wine vinegar, pine nuts, whole , or pecans, chopped, chopped fresh chives or fresh rosemary leaves

yellow onions (each about 2 inches in diameter), sugar, chicken broth, unsalted butter

center-cut beef tenderloin, skeins very thin bean thread noodles (also known as cellophane, glass, or mung-bean vermicelli), head napa cabbage, a (14- to 16-oz) p ck ge firm tofu (h lve lengthwise), rinsed nd dr ined, fresh enoki mushrooms, trimmed, water, soy sauce (preferably naturally brewed), or to taste, mirin (japanese sweet rice wine), sugar , or to taste, beef suet, negi (japanese leeks) or 1 bunch large scallions, white and pale green parts only, cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces, fresh shiitake mushrooms (6 oz total), stems discarded and caps halved, japanese greens, such as chrysanthemum (sometimes labeled shungiku ), mizuna, or watercress, cut into 3-inch pieces (4 cups), eggs (optional)

wagyu fat, saga wagyu beef thinly sliced, mirin, sake, soy sauce, sugar, firm tofu diced 1 x 1, nappa cabbage, cut into 1 pieces, fresh shiitake mushrooms, tokyo scallion , or scallion, cut 1 1/2 long, dashi, enoki mushrooms, chrysanthemum leaves , or water cress, pack of yam noodles ( shirataki) drained and rinsed, or substitute bean-noodles