Anybody Cook Chinese Food at Home???? (carrot, ketchup, brown sugar, anise)

[PennyLane2]

pitt, the veggies sound great.

Huckleberry, thanks for the reminder. I love egg foo young but haven't had it in years.

[nomoresnow]

I make lo mein. So easy. Just stir fry your veggies (whatever you like), cook some fettucine or linguini, throw the hot pasta in with the veggies, add some cooked meat or seafood till it's hot thru, throw on some soy sauce to taste. voila!

[irman]

With so many *just add veggies or whatever* packets available these days, just visit an asian food store.

Find the isle with all those ready made mixes, and go for it.

Unless you are afraid of experimenting, just look at the pics and the ingredients, and also look at the ingredients YOU have to add.

If it sounds good, try it.

[spiderbear]

Honestly, go to an asian grocery store. Buy sesame oil, ginger, scallion, good soy sauce, hoisin, black bean paste, and oyster sauce. There, now you can make just about anything. Without them, you can make pretty much nothing.

I make pot stickers, mapo tofu, egg foo young, shu mai, potstickers, cantonese sea bass, lo mein, meat and egg bao, tea eggs, braised chicken/duck...you name it. You can get really good recipes online if you just stay away from any sort of food network or better homes and gardens stuff.

[PennyLane2]

Originally Posted by spiderbear

Honestly, go to an asian grocery store. Buy sesame oil, ginger, scallion, good soy sauce, hoisin, black bean paste, and oyster sauce. You can get really good recipes online if you just stay away from any sort of food network or better homes and gardens stuff.

I ran across this site the other day and was checking out the fried rice with XO sauce.

Erin's Kitchen: Rice

She uses Lee's XO sauce. Have you ever heard of it? I don't think we have an Asian market, but I will check that out. thanks

[tigerlily]

Many years ago I purchased The Thousand Recipe Chines Cookbook by Gloria Bley Miller and still use it today. I've made homemade eggrolls using her recipe and they turned out great. Toasted Sesame Oil from Trader Joe's is a staple in my kitchen. I make a dipping with black vinegar, chili and soy sauce for the wontons.

[NicoleJ]

Beef and Broccoli Recipe : Recipezaar This is BETTER than the restaurants and SO easy.

I make eggrolls, stir fry and fried rice.

Oyster Sauce Chicken - Allrecipes This is REALLY simple and yet so good.

[PennyLane2]

I made chicken stir fried rice yesterday, and it was the best that I have ever made. Cold rice really does make a big difference. I used a mixture of hoisin, soy sauce, and sherry for the sauce and had lots of different veg's. Thanks all for the suggestions/tips.

[HawaiiLover]

We love Chinese food. Years ago before the internet became popular, I would go to the library and take out cookbooks. I found an excellent one for Chinese. Now, after almost 20 years, I am still making those recipes.
Pepper Steak
Lemon Chicken
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Fried Rice (yes, cold rice works best)
Egg Drop Soup

[George Chong]

With a last name of Chong, you might guess that I cook Chinese food at home.

I make a Cantonese Egg Foo Young. It is like the traditional one but you don't deep fry it. You just pan fry it. I like it because its not so greasy.

Fried rice is the best use for leftover rice (which is a rare case for me).

I will make dumplings/pot stickers if I have the time.

Chicken in black bean sauce and snow peas

Hong Kong Style Steamed Fish

Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) in Oyster Sauce

Pan Fried Noodles with Seafood