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125 Best Chinese Recipes

by Bill Jones & Stephen Wong
illustrated by Mark Shapiro

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list price: $19.95
edition:Paperback
category: Cooking
published: 2010
ISBN:9780778802358
publisher: Robert Rose
Description

Easy Chinese cooking with everyday ingredients.

Take the best of Chinese cooking, add a wide variety of readily available North American ingredients and you've got 125 Best Chinese Recipes.

This book is perfectly suited to home cooks who love Chinese food and want to make meals and snacks that are innovative, easy and delicious. Some of the authentic but contemporary recipes are:

 

Appetizers, such as drunken chicken wings

Savory soups, like egg drop soup with minced beef and cilantro

Outstanding meat alternatives, such as crisp-fried chili and garlic shrimp

Mains, such as plum and chili glazed pork tenderloin

Great sides, such as five-spice and spinach scalloped potatoes

In addition, a wonderful primer on Chinese cooking provides comprehensive information on the tools, techniques, ingredients, vegetables, sauces and spice mixes that are the foundation of Chinese cuisine.

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Contributor notes

Bill Jones is a French-trained chef, author and food consultant based in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He has written nine cookbooks and is passionate about sustainable and organic growing methods.

Stephen Wong is a Hong Kong-born chef, restaurant consultant and writer. He is in great demand as a guest chef in the U.S., Japan, China and Canada. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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About the Authors

Bill Jones

Bill Jones

Bill Jones is a renowned, French-trained chef based on Deerholme Farm in the Cowichan Valley, British Columbia. He is the author of ten cookbooks and winner of two world cookbook awards. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Saveur, and Harrowsmith. An acknowledged expert on wild foods and foraging, Bill has a keen respect for local First Nations ethnobotany and culture. He is an accomplished cooking instructor and a passionate supporter of local food communities, and is a founding member of FarmFolk/CityFolk and SlowFood Vancouver Island and a key organizer of the second Canadian Chefs' Congress held in BC in 2010. His consulting company, Magnetic North Cuisine, is active in all areas of local food production, marketing, and development. Please visit Bill online at deerholme.com.

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Mark Shapiro

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Stephen Wong

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