has anyone thought that they could cook chinese food at home and succeed

United States
January 2, 2007 2:03pm CST
I had went online and printed up my favorites recipes which are vegetable egg roll and steamed dumplings and it came out good. i was suprise to know that it taste just like i went to the restaurant my self and cooked at home and i did not even used a wok and did not make any mistakes
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@greengal (4286)
• United States
2 Jan 07
Dinner for two..Fried Rice And Veg Ball Manchuri i - Dinner for two..Fried Rice And Veg Ball Manchuri in Garlic Sauce
Cool..so you are a talented cook:) I enjoy cooking too and experiment various cuisines all the time. Recently I made Veg Fried Rice and Veg ball manchuri in Garlic sauce. It came out well. I even tried a Babycorn stir fry recipe given by a fellow mylotter. could you give me the recipe for Veg Egg roll..sounds good.
• United States
2 Jan 07
ok thats good for your response i have no problem giving you the recipe. You can get a bag of coleslaw from the produce section this only have cabbage and carrots its easier and you dont have to shredd anything and then get egg roll wrappers you can go to walmart to get egg roll wrappers,ginger,scallions (green onions),bean sprouts,sesame seed oil,oyster sauce garlic (if you like)heat up the oil on low and then stir fry garlic and ginger first wants ginger is soften its start to loosen up the flavor and then put your veggies in the wok or non stick skillet you can put 2tblsp of oyster sauce its to your likeing cook until the cabbage becomes translucent or soft this will take maybe 10-15 min once veggies are done let cool before you start filling them. wrapp egg rolls according to package fry egg rolls in peanut oil or veg.oil until they turn brown may 3-5 minutes on each side once they are done drain oil dunked these babies in dipping sauce ohhhhhh your friends will be soooooo jealous ummmm ummm sooo good
• United States
2 Jan 07
ok thats good for your response i have no problem giving you the recipe. You can get a bag of coleslaw from the produce section this only have cabbage and carrots its easier and you dont have to shredd anything and then get egg roll wrappers you can go to walmart to get egg roll wrappers,ginger,scallions (green onions),bean sprouts,sesame seed oil,oyster sauce garlic (if you like)heat up the oil on low and then stir fry garlic and ginger first wants ginger is soften its start to loosen up the flavor and then put your veggies in the wok or non stick skillet you can put 2tblsp of oyster sauce its to your likeing cook until the cabbage becomes translucent or soft this will take maybe 10-15 min once veggies are done let cool before you start filling them. wrapp egg rolls according to package fry egg rolls in peanut oil or veg.oil until they turn brown may 3-5 minutes on each side once they are done drain oil dunked these babies in dipping sauce ohhhhhh your friends will be soooooo jealous ummmm ummm sooo good
• United States
2 Jan 07
sorry reply 2
@jasonsian (231)
• Malaysia
9 Jan 07
If anyone of you guys wanna cook good chinese food. I'm available for consultation. I'm experienced in Chinese Cuisine. Chinese cooking actually has a lot of difference if compared to western cooking. There are dozens of cooking methods in chinese cuisine. There are some which me myself, has never tried before. The amount of chinese dishes, which i summarized, is not less than 1000 . Out of the 1000 dishes, maybe there's only 200 of them which I have the resources and spices to make. There's one thing that i'm quite sure, getting the recipes from the internet are not sufficient to make good chinese food. As most of the recipes does not include precise cooking method of each particular elements. But anyway, it's good for trying. I love trying to make new dishes at home too ^^.
• United States
13 Jan 07
wow you will be a good inspiration to me i love cooking chinese food i kind of new that they are so many spices but i thought that i was doing a good thing by going online i try to avoid westernize cooking as much as possible i want to thank you so much for the advice and you will be hearing from me soon
@riyasam (16556)
• India
3 Jan 07
keep it up.i am not a good cook so i cant give you any recipes
• United States
6 Jan 07
thanks so much, i dont want you to give recipes i just wanted to know if anybody who love chinese food try to act like they are chinese chefs in the company of their own home. im quiet shore that you can cook if you give it a try its so simple you cant believe it but i bet that you can cook something so good that you great at everyone want the recipe that you cook but if you like egg rolls i can give you a simple recipe that you will enjoy!
• United States
5 Jan 07
Chinese Food - on a platter
Actually it's a lot less tricky than most people believe, depending on how intricate you want to get. I often do a stir fry style dinner, take a meat (usually chicken but sometimes beef) add it to the skillet, top with some soy sauce, perhaps some teryaki sauce, add frozen veggies of choice, and stir it up to cook. Serve over rice for an oriental style dinner. There are so many sauces available out there too that are authentic in taste and fair in price that you can add meat and veggies to just about all of them to end up with a great dinner! Also, it's so easy to simply take left over spaghetti noodles (no red sauce on them) and toss them in a skillet with some soy or teryaki, a few onions or veggies and get a lo mein style dinner! Same with fried rice. You don't need a recipe. Take some leftover rice, put in skillet with soy sauce, add frozen carrots and peas and stir fry it up!
• United States
6 Jan 07
you go girl! i know thats right its simple and easy i thought you was about to say about thai noodles with tahini sauce but as i kept reading i said ummm umm sound so good dinner at your house. what i did was i took some fresh green beans,portobolo mushrooms,tomatoes,green onions,soy sauce,oyster sauce,hoisen sauce,red orange,green and yellow bell peppers and smoked turkey ham stir fried it with e.v.oo and served it over rice it was nice and crunchy and good szchune lol
@ukchriss (2097)
4 Jan 07
I enjoy cooking too and experiment with different foods, but i can never get them to taste as good as the ones in the resturant. I love Sweet and Sour Pork with egg fried rice.
• United States
6 Jan 07
me too i love ethnic foods i try to explore with my children and try to get them to help in the kitchen as well and they love it. The reason i cook a broad of ethnic foods just incase i decide or if it never happens where i can travel at least in the company of my home by bringing diferent parts of the world to me :) keep trying you will get it right and you are going to be so amaze if you will like to share recipes or swap im here to learn and take notes
@Lady_Vincy (1538)
• United States
5 Jan 07
I've tried many times and never succeeded. I still wonder how they do it so good.
• United States
6 Jan 07
you see its an art becuase thats the way they was brought in their house hold how to cook chinese food,you see we have a tool as well the best thing to do is to find out what you want to cook or a few dishes go get all the ingreients they use a wok but you can use non-stick pan just as good this my opinion. and take your time light some candles,listen to something that is light(music)no distractions this will be good arometherapy this work for me you have the love of passion of cooking and visualize your method of cooking. cook real slow go with the flow of the music and take your time and trust me it will come out just as good and you will notice that you have a technique of your own. let me know how did it come out
• United States
3 Jan 07
I have a recipe for General Taos Chicken and I can't wait to try it. The internet has been handy for finding new recipes.
• United States
6 Jan 07
did you make the general taos chicken yet i want to know how did it come out and when you ate it was it satisfying
@jbrowsin66 (1321)
• United States
5 Feb 07
I've never even attempted to cook anything chinese --I guess I think it would be too complicated or some ingredients I couldn't find...