Popular Chinese Recipes That Are Simple And Fuss Free
Are you looking for a new dish to cook for your family or friends? Well if you have smothered them with baked beans, mashed potatoes, and thick steaks for quite some time now, then it is high time for you to give a fresh spin to your current menu. Chinese food – but not the more exotic ones; have always been a hit even with children so why don’t you try your hand at cooking some traditional or contemporary Chinese recipes this time around?
As a beginner with regard to making Chinese food, make sure to steer clear of the more complicated dishes like Peking Duck or Suckling Pig, as these cannot be easily done in your kitchen especially if you want it to be really authentic.
However, what you must keep in mind when it comes to prepping up for making a Chinese food feast is to not only follow the Chinese recipes step by step but to also make use of authentic Chinese ingredients from the spices to the sauces. If by any chance you cannot find these in your nearby grocery store, you will need to head down to Chinatown to score yourself some uniquely Chinese ingredients that will not cost you and arm and a leg.
Here are some examples of the more common ingredients used in Chinese dishes: Chinese noodles, rice, wonton skins, agar-agar, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, chillies, Chinese cabbage, lotus, mooli, mung beans, mushrooms, pickles, water chestnut, chilli powder, coriander, five spice powder, galangal, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds, star anise, Szechuan pepper, blachan, chilli oil, Chinese wine, fish sauce, nam pla, oyster sauce, and plum sauce.
All these will come very handy once you start gearing up to cook Fried Rice, Steamed Meat Dumplings, Crispy Spring Rolls, Soy Braised Duck, Sweet and Sour Fish and many others.
