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Orient express: Master Chinese cooking
Dust off your wok, break out your chopsticks and go stir crazy with Delia's quick and easy recipes for Chinese food. Why not cook authentic Stir-fried Rice with Egg and Spring Onions, or perfect an irresistible Chinese Crispy Beef Stir-fry? Let Delia show you how…
Chinese Stir-fried Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms and Purple Sprouting Broccoli
When the sprouting broccoli season is over, this can be made with broccoli or calabrese or even cauliflower trimmed into small pieces. It's a delightfully quick supper dish good with Stir-fried Rice with Egg and Spring Onions.
Chinese Crispy Beef Stir-fry
The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump steak is perfect for stir-frying, and for this recipe just 4 oz (110 g) per person is plenty.
Hung Shao Pork with Stir-fry Greens
The great thing about this recipe, which is still a huge favourite, is that it transforms an inexpensive piece of streaky pork roast into something exotic and unusual.
Singapore Stir-fried Noodles
I have to thank my friend, the late Ken Lo, the Chinese restaurateur, for introducing me to this incredibly good recipe, which is a spectacular combination of flavours, textures and colours. If you can't get dried Chinese mushrooms or shrimps, use more of the fresh ones.
Chinese Stir-fried Prawns with Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Cashews
Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the most of its short season in the garden by serving it often.
Oriental Turkey Stir-fry with Broccoli, Cashew Nuts and Shiitake Mushrooms
You could ring the changes by replacing the broccoli with sliced sugar snaps, and shiitake mushrooms with any other mushroom.
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Chinese Stir-fried Rice
I have used authentic Chinese ingredients here, which are easily obtainable if you live near speciality Chinese suppliers; if not, you can use fresh prawns instead of shrimps and fresh shiitake mushrooms instead of dried.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Chilli and Sesame Dressing
This is something a little different to ring the changes whilst we have an abundance of sprouting broccoli. I think it goes very well with most oriental dishes or just by itself with some steamed rice.
Stir-fried Rice with Egg and Spring Onions
The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold. In other words, you can't boil it and stir-fry straight away because it goes all sticky.
Marinated Cucumber and Sesame Salad
This very simple little salad makes a nice side dish. I like to serve it as a nibble before an oriental meal. If you have problems tracking down Japanese ingredients, try www.clearspring.co.uk
