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Summary: Complicated recipes and few vegetarian dishes
Review: I have owned this cookbook for over a year and have yet to prepare a recipe from it. The recipes are extremely complicated, and while they may yield authentic flavors and dishes, the prohibitively long preparation time is one reason this cookbook has not been used in my kitchen.
The other reason is that the book contains almost no vegetarian recipes. Even the "vegetable dishes" section contains either dishes which contain meat, or require a meat broth.
For easier, more practical recipes, I'd recommend Nina's "A Spoonful of Ginger."
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Summary: Very authentic flavors
Review: I've made many dishes from this book, including:
Red-Cooked Tofu
Stir-Fried Broccoli in Oyster Sauce
Sweet & Sour Fish with Pine Nuts
Cantonese-Style Roasted Duck
Steamed Chicken with Scallions
Home-Style Spareribs
Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas in Oyster Sauce
Buns with Red Bean FillingI love this book because
a. flavor of each dish turned out great
b. instructions were easy to follow
c. ingredients were easy to obtain from local markets If anything, I'd like to see more color photos of plate presentations.
Rating:
Summary: Very authentic flavors
Review: I've made many dishes from this book, including:
Red-Cooked Tofu
Stir-Fried Broccoli in Oyster Sauce
Sweet & Sour Fish with Pine Nuts
Cantonese-Style Roasted Duck
Steamed Chicken with Scallions
Home-Style Spareribs
Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas in Oyster Sauce
Buns with Red Bean Filling I love this book because
a. flavor of each dish turned out great
b. instructions were easy to follow
c. ingredients were easy to obtain from local markets If anything, I'd like to see more color photos of plate presentations.
Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT & Easy Recipes
Review: The recipes in this book are easy to follow & prepare. The results of my efforts in using this book were DELECIOUS! Our local carry-outs would not be happy to know that this book is out on the market. From our family alone they're loosing about $100 a month of business. The cooking is easy to do and doesn't take a large amount of skill, though you should take the time to prepare everything before starting to cook. Wok cooking moves at a steady pace. You need to have your ducks in a row before starting to cook. Prior to making your first dish, read the instructions and prepare the ingredients so the dish comes together well. After that, you'll know what to expect and everything should be smooth sailing from there on out. In the cooking, there are about 10 basic ingredients that are used for the sauces and marinades. Any Chinese grocery should have them. From there it's just the meats & veggies that you can mix & match according to your tastes. It's A LOT easier than you may think. Before you start, get a good Carbon Steel Wok & condition it well.
Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT & Easy Recipes
Review: The recipes in this book are easy to follow & prepare. The results of my efforts in using this book were DELECIOUS! Our local carry-outs would not be happy to know that this book is out on the market. From our family alone they're loosing about $100 a month of business. The cooking is easy to do and doesn't take a large amount of skill, though you should take the time to prepare everything before starting to cook. Wok cooking moves at a steady pace. You need to have your ducks in a row before starting to cook. Prior to making your first dish, read the instructions and prepare the ingredients so the dish comes together well. After that, you'll know what to expect and everything should be smooth sailing from there on out. In the cooking, there are about 10 basic ingredients that are used for the sauces and marinades. Any Chinese grocery should have them. From there it's just the meats & veggies that you can mix & match according to your tastes. It's A LOT easier than you may think. Before you start, get a good Carbon Steel Wok & condition it well.
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