Serves: 5
You don't have to be Chinese to enjoy Chinese cooking, but it helps to learn how to cook Chinese from someone who is. One of the world's most popular cuisines, Chinese cooking is perfect for today's hectic and health-conscious lifestyle. This revised collection of recipes brings you many new, refreshing dishes-Chicken-Papaya Salad and Marinated Mushrooms and Cucumbers, for example-as well as the restaurant favorites you have always longed to cook at home.
Turn to Chinese Cooking Basics and you'll be amazed to discover how simple this exotic food is to prepare. Restaurateur and Chinese chef Leeann Chin leads you through the techniques and explains the ingredients that make this type of cooking just about irresistible. Most of the cooking is done in minutes, too, and many of our recipes have reduced oil. For those concerned about salt intake, try low-sodium, and we'll bet you can't taste the difference.
Leeann Chin created these recipes with simplicity and authenticity in mind. Born in Canton, China, she moved to the United States as a young adult. Today she is famous as a cook, teacher, and proprietor of three stylish Chinese restaurants and nine carryout locations as well as prosperous catering and conference facilities.
Unique flavorings and techniques make Chinese cooking intrinsically intriguing a tradition that emphasizes quality over quantity lets you use inexpensive ingredients or small amounts of expensive ones. You'll find that the flavors are so intensive, a little goes a long way, making it practical for everyday as well as appropriate for very special occasions. If you have never cooked Chinese food before, you might start by preparing one or two dishes and serving them as part of western-style meals. As you become more experienced with Chinese cooking techniques, you will be able to serve authentic Chinese meals with ease.
THE BETTY CROCKER EDITORS
From "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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