Everyday Chinese Cooking: Quick and Delicious Recipes from the Leeann Chin Restaurants (Hardcover)

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"There are too many exotic ingredients." . . . "What about all that preparation?" . . . "I don't want to buy special equipment." . . . Acclaimed restaurateur Leeann Chin and her daughter Katie have heard all the excuses before, and in response they present their collection of delicious, simple recipes that will make any cook feel like a gourmet Chinese chef. Everyday Chinese Cooking proves that the very best Chinese cooking can be achieved in a real home kitchen, by real people, on real schedules.

As a young, time-strapped mother cooking for a family of eight on a limited budget -- and in her new home of Minnesota, half a world away from where she was raised -- Leeann Chin developed recipes that worked for her new lifestyle, without access to all the ingredients of her homeland and within the constraints of a very busy life. The results speak for themselves: quick, flavorful, accessible but authentic Chinese dishes that could make you consider opening up your own take-out restaurant.

More than 150 recipes encompass appetizers, soups, poultry, beef, pork, seafood, vegetables, noodles, rice, and desserts. Introductions to each recipe provide completely usable information, such as ingredient substitutions, make-ahead tips, serving suggestions, and other ideas for real-life cooking and eating. Everyday Chinese Cooking is more than quick and easy food; it's also naturally healthful. Best of all, once you get a few recipes under your belt (in every sense of the word) you'll realize that Chinese cooking is truly one of the most convenient ways to get dinner on the table with the least amount of stress.

Leeann Chin's incredibly successful restaurants have been voted "Best Chinese Food" by Minneapolis & St. Paul Magazine in the Minneapolis area for more than a dozen consecutive years. With the help of her daughter Katie, Leeann proves that Chinese food can -- and should -- be an everyday option for home cooks of all experience levels, everywhere.

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"There are too many exotic ingredients." . . . "What about all that preparation?" . . . "I don't want to buy special equipment." . . . Acclaimed restaurateur Leeann Chin and her daughter Katie have heard all the excuses before, and in response they present their collection of delicious, simple recipes that will make any cook feel like a gourmet Chinese chef. Everyday Chinese Cooking proves that the very best Chinese cooking can be achieved in a real home kitchen, by real people, on real schedules.

As a young, time-strapped mother cooking for a family of eight on a limited budget -- and in her new home of Minnesota, half a world away from where she was raised -- Leeann Chin developed recipes that worked for her new lifestyle, without access to all the ingredients of her homeland and within the constraints of a very busy life. The results speak for themselves: quick, flavorful, accessible but authentic Chinese dishes that could make you consider opening up your own take-out restaurant.

More than 150 recipes encompass appetizers, soups, poultry, beef, pork, seafood, vegetables, noodles, rice, and desserts. Introductions to each recipe provide completely usable information, such as ingredient substitutions, make-ahead tips, serving suggestions, and other ideas for real-life cooking and eating. Everyday Chinese Cooking is more than quick and easy food; it's also naturally healthful. Best of all, once you get a few recipes under your belt (in every sense of the word) you'll realize that Chinese cooking is truly one of the most convenient ways to get dinner on the table with the least amount of stress.

Leeann Chin's incredibly successful restaurants have been voted "Best Chinese Food" by Minneapolis & St. Paul Magazine in the Minneapolis area for more than a dozen consecutive years. With the help of her daughter Katie, Leeann proves that Chinese food can -- and should -- be an everyday option for home cooks of all experience levels, everywhere.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1 edition (October 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609605860
• ISBN-13: 978-0609605868
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #518,858 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like my Mom used to make, May 23, 2002

By	"nostalgic_cook" (Cerritos, CA United States) - See all my reviews

At first I was a little thrown off by the lack of pictures, but the recipes are so straightforward and easy to follow, that it's not that much of a hurdle. I borrowed this book from the library a few weeks ago and have already tried a half-dozen recipes (To name a few: Beef with rice stick noodle soup, stir-fried pork with zucchini, asparagus with wild mushrooms, and salmon w/ tofu). The great thing is that there is a lot of room to play around and make substitutions for ingredients. For years I've been looking for a cookbook like this... one that would teach me how to re-create the flavor of a home-cooked Chinese meal. I finally found it!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Chinese Cookbook I've been looking for, May 30, 2001

By A Customer

Finally a chinese cookbook that makes it simple to duplicate the taste you get at a restaurant. This book has very easy to follow recipes that use ingredients I could find at my local store. It has recommendations on how to incorporate chinese food into your family's regular diet. I have loved every recipe I have made out of this book and I can't say that about most cookbooks. I feel that this book has helped me feed my family a healthier diet. Highly recommended!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Chinese recipes for the busy individual, January 29, 2001

By A Customer

As a full-time student, I was attracted to the simplicity of the recipes, practically all of which require just a few key ingredients and the most ordinary kitchen cookware. The instructions are clear and include helpful substitution suggestions at the top of each recipe. The book also contains beautiful photographs of most of the vegetables, spices, and sauces used in the dishes (helpful for anyone caught in the bewildering aisles of a Chinese grocery store) as well as mouthwatering photos of some of the finished dishes. The recipes are simple and quick, not to mention nutritious and delicious! It is the first cookbook I've owned, and I would definitely recommend this book to other novice cooks who like traditional Chinese food.