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Helen Chen (Author)
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February 12, 1996

"Why doesn't the Chinese food I make at home taste like the food in Chinese restaurants?" Now it can. Helen Chen learned how to cook simple, homestyle Chinese food from her mother, Joyce Chen, founder of the successful cookware company that bears her name.

All your favorite Chinese dishes are here -- Peking Ravioli; Cold Noodles, Szechuan Style; Moo Shi Pork; and Sweet and Sour Shrimp-along with new classics -- Shanghai-style Pork Chops; Crystal Shrimp; and Steamed Salmon with Black Beans, And because the Chinese don't use a lot of oil when they cook at home, these dishes are far lower in fat than Chinese food served in restaurants. These recipes rely on stir-frying more than deep-frying, steaming more than roasting, and on readily available supermarket ingredients, and they use far less meat in favor of more fresh vegetables.

If you love Chinese food for its quick cooking, economy, taste, nutrition, and variety, then you'll love having Helen Chen by your side.



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From Publishers Weekly

Once planned as a mother-daughter collaboration with author and restaurateur Joyce Chen, this comprehensive yet unassuming collection of family recipes and practices became a solo venture when the elder Chen was stricken with multi-infarct dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Attempting to offer a complete view of the Chinese cooking experience, TV and cooking school teacher Chen first outlines the ingredients and techniques of the cuisine. She then turns to recipes, which range from well-known traditional Chinese dishes like "steamed whole fish Cantonese-style and "Chinese shrimp chips" to less familiar fare. Instructions are simple and clearly written; background details on the cuisine, such as the importance of pork and the serving of tea at the meal, provide authenticity. Above all, in its detailing of the differences between everyday home-style cooking and banquet preparation, the attention to traditional Chinese recipes and the acceptance of compromise in the inclusion of popular but not truly authentic recipes like chicken chop suey, the book reflects the variety and practicality that defines a family. Born of experience and balance, it is a worthy alternative to more scholarly or exotic Chinese cookbooks. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Chen is the daughter of Joyce Chen, of restaurant and cookware fame, and here she presents the homestyle dishes she grew up with. She also includes an excellent glossary of ingredients as well as clear explanations of the cooking techniques. The recipes range from well-known standards to lighter and easier versions of some classics to her mother's personal favorites, along with a selection of popular dishes from their restaurants; few are complicated, and many are quick to prepare. Nina Simonds's China Express (LJ 12/93) offers streamlined versions of many classic Chinese dishes. Chen's book, with its emphasis on homestyle cooking, is a good companion. For most collections.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks (February 12, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0688146090
  • ISBN-13: 978-0688146092
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Charming and touching text, wonderful recipes, October 6, 1998
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This review is from: Helen Chen's Chinese Home Cooking (Paperback)
As an always - on - move graduate student raised in an Italian - American family, I must confess that I was always a bit mystified by the the techniques used in the Chinese food I loved so much, but was always unable to achieve in the kitchen. Since I don't have a lot of time at this point in my life because of my studies, Helen Chen's book gives me simple to perform instructions for her quick and absoluetly delicious and nutritious recipes. Thank you Ms. Chen! I highly recommend this book. It is wonderful.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just receipes - a real "how-to" guide., February 24, 2007
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Rick (Pittsfield, MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Helen Chen's Chinese Home Cooking (Paperback)
I've owned this book for years. The receipes and particularly the descriptions of cooking techniques have proven invaluable. I consider myself a reasonably accomplished home cook but, until purchasing this wonderful resource I never quite "got it" as far putting really good Chinese cooking on the table. Helen explains both the how and the why allowing one to re-create the tastes, aromas and textures of Chinese home cooking. The format of the book is clear and easy to follow. The heavy emphasis on FRESH produce is wonderful. Most receipes are easily adapted to those that wish to reduce or even eliminate meat in the diet. I enjoyed the stories from her youth in her mother's kitchen, in the family restaurant, shopping in Chinatown. I love chicken and highly recommend the delicious and incredibly simple "Chinese White Chicken" (if you can boil water, you can make this great dish). Helen includes many easy and tasty dipping sauces that enhance almost any meal, yum!!!!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and delicious!!, March 25, 1998
This review is from: Helen Chen's Chinese Home Cooking (Paperback)
Her straight forward instructions are easy to follow. Most ingredients are easily attainable. I am able to get dinner on the table in about 30-40 minutes. My husband says her dishes reminds him of his mother's home cooking. I think that speaks for itself.
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