Quick & Easy Chinese (48 page)

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Authors: Nancie McDermott

Cucumber sandwiches

Almond Cookies (page 157)

Egg Custard Tartlets (page 162)

Candied Walnuts (page 166)

A selection of hot Chinese teas and iced herb teas

VEGETARIAN FEAST

Egg Flower Soup (page 38)

Crisp-fried tofu, served with Sweet-and-Sour Dipping Sauce (page 172)

Bok Choy Stir-Fried with Garlic (page 120)

Everyday Noodles with Sesame Oil (page 143)

Five-Spice Poached Pears (page 165) with Caramel Ginger Sauce (page 177)

FURTHER READING & COOKING

Alford, Jeffrey, and Nao Duguid.
Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: A Culinary Journey through Southeast Asia
. New York: Artisan, 2000.

———.
Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook
. New York: Artisan, 1998.

Bladholm, Linda.
The Asian Grocery Store Demystified
. Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 1999.

Chen, Pearl Kong, Tien-Chi Chen, and Rose Y. L. Tseng.
Everything You Want to Know about Chinese
Cooking. New York: Barron’s, 1983.

Cost, Bruce.
Asian Ingredients: A Guide to the Foodstuffs of China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam
. New York: William Morrow, 1998.

Hom, Ken.
Chinese Technique: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Chinese Cooking
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981.

Kuo, Irene.
Key to Chinese Cooking
. New York: Knopf, 1977.

Leung, Mai.
Dim Sum and Other Chinese Street Food
. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.

Lin, Florence.
Florence Lin’s Chinese Regional Cookbook
. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975.

Lo, Eileen Yin-Fei.
The Chinese Kitchen
. New York: William Morrow, 1999.

Nguyen, Andrea Quynhgiao.
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors
. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2006.

O’Connor, Jill.
Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth
. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2007.

Oseland, James. Cradle of Flavor:
Home Cooking from the Spice Islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
. New York: W. W. Norton, 2006.

Passmore, Jacki.
Asia, The Beautiful Cookbook
. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1998.

Perry, Sara.
Holiday Baking: New and Traditional Recipes for Wintertime Holidays
. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005.

Ross, Rosa Lo-San.
Beyond Bok Choy: A Cook’s Guide to Asian Vegetables
. New York: Artisan, 1996.

Sinclair, Kevin.
China, The Beautiful Cookbook
. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1998.

Solomon, Charmaine.
The Complete Asian Cookbook
. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985.

———.
Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984.

Trang, Corrine.
Essentials of Asian Cuisine: Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Tropp, Barbara.
China Moon Cookbook
. New York: Workman, 1992.

———.
The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking: Techniques and Recipes
. New York: Hearst Books, 1982.

Wong, S. T. Ting, and Sylvia Schulman.
Madame Wong’s Long-Life Chinese Cookbook
. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1977.

Young, Grace.
The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Young, Grace, and Alan Richardson.
The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking through Recipes and Lore
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

Yee, Rhoda.
Chinese Village Cookbook: A Practical Guide to Cantonese Country Cooking
. San Francisco: Yerba Buena Press, 1975.

Yueh, Jean.
The Great Tastes of Chinese Cooking: Contemporary Methods and Menus
. New York: Times Books, 1979.

MAIL-ORDER SOURCES for asian ingredients
ADRIANA’S CARAVAN

43rd Street and Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
phone (800) 316-0820
www.adrianascaravan.com

IMPORT FOOD

P.O. Box 2054
Issaquah, WA 98027
phone (888) 618-8424
fax (425) 687-8413
www.importfood.com

THE ORIENTAL PANTRY

423 Great Road, 2A
Acton, MA 01720
phone (978) 264-4576
fax (781) 275-4506
www.orientalpantry.com

TEMPLE OF THAI

P.O. Box 112
Carroll, IA 51401
phone (877) 811-8773
fax (712) 792-0698
www.templeofthai.com

INDEX
A
Almonds
Almond Chicken,
49
Almond Cookies,
157
–58
Almost-Instant Noodles,
151
Asparagus with Ginger and Sesame Oil,
123
B
Bamboo shoots
Almond Chicken,
49
Hot and Sour Soup,
44
–45
Beans.
See also
Black beans
Corn with Tomatoes and Edamame Beans,
125
Eight-Treasure Fried Rice,
138
–39
Everyday Green Beans,
119
Bean sprouts
Roast Pork Lo Mein,
144
Shrimp Egg Foo Yong,
112
–14
Yangchow Fried Rice,
137
Beef
Beef in Oyster Sauce,
81
Beef with Broccoli,
69
Mongolian Beef,
73
Orange Beef,
74
–75
Pepper Steak,
70
–72
Pot Sticker Dumplings with Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce,
23
–24
Sesame Beef,
76
–77

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