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How to make Chinese Sweet and Sour Prawns, Chinese Food Made Easy with Ching He Huang.

Ingredients

3 tbsp groundnut oil
8 large king prawns, de-veined, shelled (leaving tails on), heads removed
1 tbsp grated fresh root ginger
1 red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
½ onion, chopped
50g/2oz canned pineapple, drained and chopped
200ml/7fl oz pineapple juice
1 small handful chopped red and yellow pepper
1 small handful fresh beansprouts
salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ lime, juice only
honey, to taste
1 spring onion, finely sliced
steamed jasmine rice, to serve

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     Tags: Chinese food, Chinese Recipe, Ching He Huang

How to make Korean Angel Noodle Salad, a recipe by aeriskitchen.

Ingredients

2 Cups Seaweed Jelly Noodles
1/8 Carrot
1/4 Onion
1/3 Cucumber
5 to 6 Tbsp Mayonnaise
1 Tbsp Vinegar
2 Tbsp Sugar
½ tsp Salt

Yield: 1 Quart

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     Tags: Korean food, Korean recipe

Video description: Heston’s quest to recreate some of Britain’s best-loved dishes took him to Beijing, the home of Peking duck to visit two of its most famous duck restaurants – the traditional Quanjude and the cutting-edge Dadong.

Back home Heston decided to present his Peking duck in three courses with eight separate dishes. He visited a duck producer in Ireland who supplies 98 per cent of all ducks to Chinese restaurants in Britain and found out why the characteristics of their breed make them ideal for cooking Peking duck. Heston then tackled the complex problem of achieving the perfect crispy duck skin without drying out the meat in his lab in Bray.

In Search of Perfection – Peking Duck 1

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     Tags: Chef Heston Blumenthal, Chinese food, Chinese Recipe

How to make Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork, Chinese Food Made Easy with Ching He Huang.

Ingredients

2 tbsp groundnut oil
3 free-range eggs, beaten
400g/14oz jasmine rice, cooked according to packet instructions
3 tomatoes, sliced
3 tbsp light soy sauce
dash toasted sesame oil
pinch ground white pepper
1 large spring onion, finely sliced

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     Tags: Chinese food, Chinese Recipe, Ching He Huang

How to select and prepare Jackfruit by Thai Foodcast.

     Tags: Thai food, Thai Recipe

Thai Foodcast shows you how to make your own organic coconut milk.

     Tags: Thai food, Thai Recipe

How to make Thai Fried Rice, a video recipe by Thai Foodcast.

Ingredients:

2 cups of cooked rice
1 small chicken breast
4 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons of oil
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of black soy sauce
2 eggs
2 green onions

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     Tags: Thai food, Thai Recipe

How to make Chinese Hot and Sour Noodle Soup, Chinese Food Made Easy with Ching He Huang.

Ingredients
For the soup

1 tbsp groundnut oil
2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
2 handfuls fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1 red chilli, de-seeded, finely chopped
1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
700ml/1 pint 5fl oz vegetable stock
220g/8oz canned bamboo shoots, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp Chinese black rice vinegar or balsamic vinegar
pinch ground white pepper
1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp cold water
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     Tags: Chinese food, Chinese Recipe

How to make Thai Coconut Chicken, a video recipe by Thai Foodcast.

Ingredients:

1 pack of Tom Kha Paste
1 chicken breast
2 cups of sliced mushroom
1 cup chopped onion
1 can of coconut milk
2 cups of water
1 tablespoon of lime juice
Cilantro for garnish

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     Tags: Thai food, Thai Recipe

How to make with Chef Heston Blumenthal from In Search of Perfection TV show.

Heston’s duck Confit is coated in a rich aromatic sauce and served with shiitake mushrooms. Serves 4. Preparation time 30 minutes. Cooking time 30 minutes.

Ingredients

For the mushrooms and aromatics
140g/5oz shiitake mushrooms (sliced 2cm/0.8in thick)
15g/½ ginger, finely sliced
50g/1¾oz spring onion (finely sliced)
25g/1oz minced shallot
5g/¼oz minced garlic
2g seeded and sliced Szechuan chillies (about 6)
2 Szechuan peppercorns (crushed)
1 small fresh red chilli (thinly sliced)

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     Tags: Chef Heston Blumenthal, Chinese food, Chinese Recipe