Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook: A Novel

Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook: A Novel

by Gloria Bley Miller
Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook: A Novel

Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook: A Novel

by Gloria Bley Miller

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Overview

An essential resource in the American kitchen and a classic for nearly four decades, this is the definitive Chinese cookbook, perfect for cooks at every level.

Here is the largest, most comprehensive Chinese cookbook ever published for the Western world. A Tastemaker Award winner, Gloria Bley Miller distills centuries of Chinese recipes and techniques into concise and easy-to-follow directions that will enable any cook to produce dishes that please the eye, delight the palate, and suit the budget.

With verve and wit, Miller tells you how to prepare everything from egg drop soup and drunken pork to sizzling rice and delicate wontons. There are 150 recipes for chicken alone, plus dozens of variations on pork dishes, vegetables, and noodles, as well as other Chinese favorites. Using Miller's recipes, ordinary meat and seafood become delicacies, while vegetables retain their color and texture. And Miller's delicious recipes are splendidly high in nutrients and low in calories.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook contains everything the cook needs to know about Chinese cooking, including how to:

-Use special Chinese cooking techniques such as steaming and stir-frying

-Create unique seasonings and sauces

-Substitute hard-to-find ingredients with those available in any supermarket

-Plan menus suited to every time constraint, budget, and occasion

The classic Chinese cookbook, this is the only book you'll ever need to master one of the world's greatest and most versatile cuisines.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780671509934
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 11/01/1984
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 944
Product dimensions: 7.38(w) x 9.25(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Gloria Bley Miller is the author of Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, a Simon & Schuster book.

Table of Contents

Part 1Background
The Chinese Diet3
Food as Art: A Venerable Tradition6
Chinese Cooking: The Spirit and the Essence10
Regional Variations: The Schools of Cooking14
The Ingredients19
Techniques of Chinese Cooking28
Cutting40
Kitchen Equipment46
The Basics52
Stock52
Rice57
Tea63
Part 2Recipes
Soups73
Appetizers and Cold Dishes103
Pork129
Beef211
Duck253
Chicken and Other Poultry303
Fish407
Other Seafood450
Egg Dishes539
Vegetable Dishes577
Noodle and Rice Dishes628
Egg Rolls and Wontons689
Seasonings and Sauces703
Sweet Dishes740
Firepot and Other Do-It-Yourself Cooking766
Banquet Dishes773
Part 3Supplementary Information
Preparing a Complete Meal787
Serving a Chinese Meal793
Setting a Chinese Table799
Chopsticks and How to Use Them802
Suggested Menus806
Other Useful Information820
How-To Section820
Guide to Stir-Frying833
Chinese Teas839
Chinese Wines841
Glossary of Chinese Ingredients844
Substitutions873
Storing Information876
Soaking Information880
Chinese Terminology886
Mail Order Sources891
Index893
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