Betty Crocker's Chinese Low-Fat Cooking (Betty Crocker Home Library) [Hardcover]

Betty Crocker (Author)

Book Description

Series: Betty Crocker Home Library | Publication Date: March 1996

Chinese food is the most popular ethnic food in the country, so when studies carne out recently exposing Chinese food as a fat trap, people were torn. Should they eat Chinese food and feel guilty, or pass it up and feel deprived? Betty Crocker solves the problem with more than 130 recipes for truly delicious Chinese food that's low in fat and high in flavor.

All the recipes have 30% or less of their calories from fat, and use readily available ingredients, so it's easy for everyone to make them. The whole family will enjoy Drunken Flower Shrimp, Sweet-Hot Fun See Chicken, Beef and Broccoli with Garlic Sauce, Mongolian Fire Pot, Chinese Noodles in Spicy Peanut Butter Sauce and Vegetables Kung Pao. With a glossary, low-fat cooking tips, and information on reduced-fat cooking methods, Chinese food will be on everyone's plate again, thanks to Betty Crocker.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Trimmed-down classics eliminate much of the far and retain authentic Chinese flavor. Newly developed techniques such as baking the chicken in dishes where it's usually fried can produce the satisfying results of a crispy crust without the fat, for example. An excellent collection, alerting many to the potentials for fats in Chinese foods. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1st edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028603915
• ISBN-13: 978-0028603919
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,036,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since 1921, the Betty Crocker name has symbolized the General Mills continuing tradition of service to consumers. Although Betty was never a real person, her name and identity have become synonymous with helpfulness, trustworthiness and quality.

Betty Crocker has survived the decades by providing consumers with food information and food products that are contemporary without being faddish. The first hardcover cookbook, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook was published in 1950 and quickly became a national best seller. Since then, more than 250 Betty Crocker cookbooks have been published.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good cookbook for dieters who still crave Chinese., February 16, 2005

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This review is from: Betty Crocker's Chinese Low-Fat Cooking (Betty Crocker Home Library) (Hardcover)

This book is worth it for the Spicy Shredded Chicken alone. I've made it so often that my copy just naturally opens up to that page. Great photographs and a glossary of common ingredients. The book also gives the nutrition information for each recipe.