Simple Chinese Cooking: A Cookbook

by Kylie Kwong

Book Overview

Cooking Chinese food at home has truly never been easier--all you need is this book, a wok, and a quick trip to the supermarket Simple Chinese Cooking offers Kylie Kwong's philosophy of marrying the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670038482
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Avery
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 8.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Simply delicious ..

What more could an aspiring cook of Chinese food desire? This is a beautiful book, complete with glorious photographs, easy to follow recipes and includes a menu planner. Variety is the essence of Chinese cuisine. Fortunately variety need not mean complexity. Every recipe we've cooked from this book has been a success, and the tips and presentation are superb. All of Ms Kwong's books are superb, but if you have to choose just one, then this would be my choice. Jennifer Cameron-Smith

User friendly and great recipies

I found this book to be very well written indeed. As a Chinese I am pretty fussy about Chinese food and I find myself very happy with Kylie's recipes and approach. The stress on fresh ingredients and fresh preparation is the cornerstone to great tasting Asian food, and Kylie imposes that discipline throughout the book. You might want to experiment with sauce proportions- some might want to tweak degree of saltiness and taste. Remember, Chinese food ingredients do not scale up or down linearly, so you need to experiment when scaling up or down a meal. For American readers, you will notice differences in naming cuts of meats and some ingredients- not a big deal, just look it up on the internet. On the whole, a great book and it will continually be a useful reference for me. Jan 16 2009 Update: Still using it and loving it! We've tried many recipes and have our favorites.

The recipes truly are simple!

Aptly titled, Simple Chinese Cooking is indeed filled with very simple recipes. So far, every single dish I have tried have been a hit with my non-Chinese in-laws. I myself am Chinese and have grown up eating home-cooked Chinese food... I must say that most of the recipes are pretty authentic. Like someone else who'd posted a review before me, I'd made minor adjustments to the recipes, such as cutting out the peanut oil and reducing the amount of other oils. The ingredients are all very easy to find, which is good because I no longer live close to large Asian supermarkets. The photos are all very beautiful and colourful. My only "complaint" is that many of the sauces and ingredients are recycled throughout the book, but it's not a major drawback as it shows how versatile some key ingredients are. Overall, a great book to boost one's confidence in cooking home-style Chinese food.

A cookbook worth investing

Kylie Kwong's "Simple Chinese Cooking" is a must have for those who are interested in Chinese cuisine. As suggested by the title of her cookbook, the recipes are simple and easy to understand. Sometimes, Asian cooking can be quite complicated with incredients that are hard to get or they're just so tedious that it would take an entire afternoon to get the dish ready. Kylie's on the other hand, chooses dishes that simple to make, yet delicious. The photography in this cookbook is exceptional and captivating. It really brought to life Kylie's dishes. I think "Simple Chinese Cooking" is definitely a long-term investment for those who want to learn about authentic Chinese cuisines. Highly recommended.

three out of three winners

The three recipes I have made so far have been great hits. Have had to make some minor adjustments ( such as not using heated peanut oil over a finished dish) because of dietary concerns but these adjustments have not made a major change in the over all "deliciousness" of what I have tried. I have an extensive collection of Chinese cookbooks and this one looks as if it will become a favorite...easy to follow recipes and easy to find ingredients.