easyasiancooking
easyasiancooking
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| Member | Oct 1, 2013 (12 years) |
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Bio
Welcome to my blog – My Easy Chinese Recipes. I grew up in Asia and love Asian cuisine.
To be honest, it is difficult to find authentic Chinese/Asian food with a sense of "home” in the U.S. Although I still find some of the American-Chinese dishes tasty, they are quite different from what I grew up with.
So I thought, why not cook my favorite dishes myself? Well, after looking through recipes with tens of steps, ingredients that I’ve never heard of, and ambiguous cooking instructions, I was ready to give up.
But I didn't quit! My passion for cooking and appetite for good eats far outweighs the confusing recipes.
I then started to look at these recipes more carefully and wonder if all the steps and ingredients are necessary. If I just want to get 80% of the result, can I do that with 20% of the effort? What can I do to simplify the recipe and get some early success? What are some of the tips that can make cooking easier and increase success rate? Why do these tips help? If I am comfortable with the easy recipes, what can I do to take the dish to the next level?
There are just so many questions coming through my mind when reading most of the recipes. So I decided that I will give it a shot and try to develop my own recipes.
The format I have developed is as followed:
1. Time, hand-on and total. Long or short, it’s good to plan ahead.
2. Short version for those who just want to get a rough idea of the recipe.
3. Intro for the dish, maybe some explanation of the dish and fun facts.
4. Tips to keep in mind when cooking. It’s good to know what to watch out for before starting.
5. Extra steps (but not essential) to make the dish better. This way people can choose to do it the easy way or to take on some challenges. I called this “going the extra mile” (G.E.M.).
6. Cookware required.
7. Ingredients. The essentials and the optional.
8. Preparation steps. This is very important. Good preparation and anticipation on what’s coming can save a lot of hassle later.
9. Cooking steps, with the optional steps (G.E.M.) highlighted along the way.
10. Final presentation of a finish dish
11. A brief summary of the recipe, simplified, printer friendly version.
So there you have it, my attempts to create cooking recipes. I am sure there are things I can improve, so please leave me a comment or feedback and let me know what you think. Really Appreciated!
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