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Most Americans have never tasted authentic Chinese foods. The cuisine served in most Chines restaurants has been heavily adapted to American tastes. Unless you can fly to Hong Kong or Beijing, the best way to enjoy authentic Chinese food is to make it in your own kitchen. This guide to how to make Authentic Chinese food will outline what you need to know to get started.
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Introduction
- China is a large country with many regional variations in seasoning, foods used, and preparation techniques. There are some general principles, however, that apply to most Chinese foods. They rely on fresh ingredients, quickly prepared.
Step 1: Authentic Chinese Ingredients
- Stocking a Chinese pantry means added some specific Chinese ingredients to a kitchen that already contains staples such as sugar, salt, cornstarch, peanuts, chicken broth, long grain rice, peanut oil, and black pepper. With these basics, fresh produce, and meat, seafood or tofu, you'll be able to prepare a wide range of authentic Chinese dishes. If you can't find them in your local grocery store, you'll be able to find them at an Asian market.
- Light and dark soy sauce
- Rice wine
- Rice vinegar
- Oyster sauce
- Hoisin sauce
- Bean sauce
- Fermented black beans
- Sesame oil
- Chile garlic sauce
- Dried chilies
- Dried black mushrooms
- Dried rice noodles
- Dried and fresh wheat noodles
- Wonton wrappers
Step 2: Authentic Chinese Cooking Techniques
- Many Chinese dishes are stir-fried, a method of cooking that involves cooking the food quickly in a small amount of hot oil, using high heat. Quick cooking the food preserves its color, texture, and nutrients. Stir-frying is usually done in a wok, but you can achieve good results using a large frying pan, making sure that the food isn't crowded. It's important to have all the ingredients prepared ahead of time, so you can add each at the proper time, without having to stop and chop a vegetable, or measure out a sauce.
Step 3: Authentic Chinese Menu Planning
- An authentic Chinese meal is grain and vegetable based, with meat used in small portions. Soup may be served before or during a meal, and may frequently be the only liquid served with a meal. Tea is served after the meal, not during it.
Step 4: Authentic Chinese Recipes
- Jaden's Steamy Kitchen: My Mother's Famous Chinese Egg Rolls (April 5, 2007)
- JenYu.net: Making Chinese Dumplings with Jen
- Aayi's Recipes: Yellow Flavored Rice (Fried Rice) (November 9, 2006)
- Epicurious.com: Chinese Egg Drop Soup with Noodles
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