Ken Hom's Chinese Kitchen: With a Consumer's Guide to Essential Ingredients

Ken Hom has introduced countless cooks to the pleasures of China's cuisine. Now he has compiled the ultimate practical guide to Chinese cooking—a recipe book and reference book in one volume. He begins with a comprehensive guide to more than 80 ingredients regularly used in Chinese cooking, from bamboo shoots to wonton wrappers, with full explanations of how to buy, store, prepare, and preserve them. The recipe section features 100 authentic dishes, including shrimp in hot garlic sauce, fragrant crispy chicken, shredded pork in bean paste, stir-fried silk squash with garlic, and spring onion and ginger noodles. Beautifully enhanced with 100 color photos, Ken Hom's Chinese Kitchen both demonstrates and demystifies the art of Chinese cooking.