Chinese Cooking For Dummies (eBook)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
368 Seiten
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978-1-118-06929-5 (ISBN)

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Chinese Cooking For Dummies -  Martin Yan
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Forget about takeout!Have you ever had a craving for fried dumplings or hot and sour soup at midnight? Ever wonder how your local Chinese takeout makes their food taste so good and look so easy to make? Still don t know the difference between Sichuan, Cantonese, and Mandarin cooking? Discovering how to cook the Chinese way will leave you steaming, stir-frying, and food-styling like crazy! The indescribably delicious cuisine of a fascinating country can finally be yours. And in Chinese Cooking For Dummies, your guide to the wonders and magic of the Chinese kitchen is none other than Martin Yan, host of the award-winning TV show Yan Can Cook. In no time at all, you ll be up to speed on what cooking tools to use, how to stock your pantry and fridge, and the methods, centuries old, that have made dim sum, Egg Fu Young, Kung Pao Chicken, and fried rice universal favorites. You ll also be able to: Think like a Chinese chef usin g the Three Tenets of Chinese Cooking Choose and season a wok, select a chef s knife, plus other basic tools of the trade Find the essential ingredients and ask for them in Chinese with a Chinese language (phonetic) version of black bean sauce, hoisin sauce, plum sauce, bamboo shoots, and more Cook using a variety of methods including stir frying, steaming, blanching, braising, and deep frying And with over 100 recipes, arranged conveniently like a Chinese menu, Chinese Cooking For Dummies lets you select from any column in the comfort of your own kitchen...which is when the fun really begins. Imagine putting together your ideal meal from the book s rich offering of recipes: Delectable morsels including Baked Pork Buns, Spring Rolls, Potstickers, Steamed Dumplings, and Shrimp Toast Seafood dishes including Sweet and Sour Shrimp, and Oysters in Black Bean Sauce Poultry dishes including Moo Goo Gai Pan, Kung Pao Chicken, and Honey Garlic Chicken Pork, beef, and lamb dishes including Sichuan Spareribs, Tangerine Beef, and Mongolian Lamb Chinese Cooking For Dummies gives you all of the basics you ll need, letting you experience the rich culinary landscape of China, one delicious dish at a time and all, without leaving a tip!

Martin Yan hosts the award-winning TV show Yan Can Cook, broadcast on 240 U.S. stations and in 70 countries internationally. His bestselling cookbooks include Martin Yan's Feast and Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking.

Introduction 1

Part I: What Is Chinese Cooking? 7

Chapter 1: How to Think Like a Chinese Chef 9

Chapter 2: A Wok Through China's Amazing Culinary Regions 13

Part II: Where to Begin? 21

Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade 23

Chapter 4: The Chinese Pantry and Refrigerator 35

Chapter 5: Common Chinese Cooking Techniques 55

Chapter 6: Edible Artistry: Garnishes to Prettify Your Plate 71

Part III: The Recipes 83

Chapter 7: Saucy Sauces and Dips 85

Chapter 8: Delectable Morsels: Appetizers, Snacks, and Salads 95

Chapter 9: Broth, Bones, and a Barrel of Soup 115

Chapter 10: Swimming with the Best of Them: Seafood 125

Chapter 11: Crying Fowl: Poultry Recipes 147

Chapter 12: Moo-ve In and Pig Out, My Little Lambs: Beef, Pork, and Lamb 173

Chapter 13: Healthy Tofu and Eggscellent Ideas 205

Chapter 14: The Green Revolution: Cooking Vegetables the Chinese Way 229

Chapter 15: Rice Bowls and Oodles of Noodles 251

Chapter 16: Sweet Sensations 273

Chapter 17: Bringing It All Together: Full-Fledged Chinese Meals 287

Part IV: The Part of Tens 297

Chapter 18: Almost Ten Tips for Enjoying the Chinese Restaurant Experience 299

Chapter 19: Ten Commandments: Secrets to Your Success 305

Chapter 20: Ten Martin-Tested Resources for Chinese Cuisine and Culture 311

Chapter 21: Drink Up: Ten Tips for Drinking Tea and Wine with Chinese Food 315

Index 319

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.4.2011
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Essen / Trinken Länderküchen
Schlagworte cooking • Kochen • lifestyle • lifestyles
ISBN-10 1-118-06929-3 / 1118069293
ISBN-13 978-1-118-06929-5 / 9781118069295
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