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Complete Chinese Cookbook [Hardcover]

Ken Hom (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 27 Jan 2011

Ken Hom is widely regarded as the world's leading authority on Oriental cuisine, and with the Complete Chinese Cookbook, he has created a seminal collection of his best-loved dishes. With Cantonese stir-fries and spicy Sichuan favourites alongside new discoveries from the lesser-known culinary styles of Yunnan and Hong Kong, this comprehensive collection is filled with accessible and easy recipes, demonstrating the amazing depth of flavour that is only now being fully appreciated in modern Chinese cuisine.

Set to become a kitchen classic, this all-encompassing cookery book guides you through the essential cooking techniques, equipment and ingredients, all with Ken's trusted blend of experience and enthusiasm. Featuring 250 recipes covering all aspects of Chinese food, Ken offers tips and inspiration for a wealth of dishes that use simple, healthy ingredients to create quick and delicious meals.

Over the past 25 years Ken has brought Chinese cookery into mainstream British homes, and in this beautifully photographed cookbook, he brings together all of his expertise to offer the ultimate guide to the flavours of China.

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (27 Jan 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849900825
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849900829
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 2.8 x 25.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 49,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The definitive guide to Chinese food, the nation's favourite cuisine.

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In the Complete Chinese Cookbook, Ken Hom offers the definitive guide to modern Chinese food. With over 250 recipes mixing old favourites, exciting new flavours and a comprehensive guide to ingredients and techniques, this is the ultimate collection from the master of Chinese cooking.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow. Will just take some practice. 5 Mar 2011
By S. Hazell
Format:Hardcover
I bought this after seeing Ken Hom on tv. I managed to get all the ingredients for the recipes I wanted to try first although had to go to China town in London for some of them. Of the three dishes I cooked, they were all delicious and so healthy too. My mum is from Hong Kong so she was my guinea pig and she loved it! No more takeaways for us!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars never buy a takeaway again!!! 5 April 2011
By elsie
Format:Hardcover
I love cooking and experimenting with new recipes, but always thought chinese would not taste like i expected (take aways) well i was gob smacked by the delicious results. It was a bit complex first off but once youv'e cooked one or two of the recipes you can see a pattern of more or less the same basic ingredients. They are so tasty,and healthy that you would never buy from a take away again. recipes are easy to follow, and most ingredients you can purchase from your local supermarket. have tried quite a few of the recipes now and all are delicious. An excellent buy !!!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great grub but a wee niggle about pictures 24 Aug 2011
By bb in embra
Format:Hardcover
I like the recipes in this book, and finding a copy of Ken's book from 1982 or so actually inspired me to try cooking Chinese food. Funnily enough, when I compared the suggested menus in each, I noticed they were more or less identical.
Further investigation revealed a lot of similar content - no big drama, but how about photos of every dish so I think I'm getting something new? There are a lot of pictures but too many of them are photos of ingredients, knives, Ken and the like. I know what kitchen equipment looks like, show me the food!

Overall, a good book for fledgling Chinophile chefs and experienced ones too - lots of advice on tools, prep and ingredients, and some great grub as well.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Learning to cook chinese but not the easiest book to use 31 May 2011
By David Lucas
Format:Hardcover
I was looking for a general book from which to learn how to cook everyday Chinese food (had already worked out from various recipes how to do a mean crispy duck) so wanted a good general book. Having looked at various of the popular authors this one seemed to fit the bill.

It does provide a good array of recipes and a very useful review of ingredients and techniques at the beginning. I have enjoyed cooking from it and it seems to taste like chinese food, even to my friends who know China quite well.

My main concerns with it are that the recipes themselves are not well structured - just a stream of instructions - when I have been able to break them down into rather simpler steps, and identify where I can prepare in advance and then quickly cook at the end - combining say blanced or marinated meat, prepared vegetsables and a sauce mixed from ingredients rather than just doing a list of 20 ingredients at once. So many of the recipes have duplicate paragraphs on having a hot wok etc, that it gets a bit repetitive.

Still, it has done what I wanted and the recipes mostly seem to work and taste good ( I am having no success in coating sweet and sour meat in cornflour batter before cooking but am happy without the batter anyway). But it rankles that I am more or less re-writing the recipes to make them more cookable. (If you don't know what a good 'cookable' book looks like, read Raymond Blanc's "Cooking for Friends" that breaks even his complex dishes down into a clear and well organised process of cooking).

So a four - I like the book, but it could be a much better "how to cook Chinese food" book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Complete Chinese Cookbook 21 Oct 2011
By Mrs Angela Guy
Format:Hardcover
I first tried a Ken Hom recipe from a magazine and was so impressed I bought the book. The recipes are old favourites, like you would buy from the take-away, and also lots of new ideas. Looking forward to trying them all out
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love Ken Hom 4 Jun 2013
By Miss L. G. CAMPBELL
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Could this be the only Chinese cookery book you need to own? Quite possibly! A pretty comprehensive book, with easy to follow recipes and really nicely presented.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great food 10 May 2013
By KENNETH BOALER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Got this for my Girlfriend who promised to serve me gourmet Chinese dishes, she didn't disappoint. still hasn't.
i think my local Chinese restaurant should buy his book!
its great with nice pictures and easy to follow recipes and good pictures.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy and delicious 6 Mar 2013
By Carole Maguire
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well written, easy to use with great results. One or two ingredients difficult to find but alternatives suggested gave great results
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