chinese cooking ?

lynzpower

do you mean that you are making meals from home?

there is a raft of legislation you need to comply with, please take care on this and speak to your local env health team to ensure that you are compliant.

paulcornwall

mr_vampy wrote: »

I used to run a Chinese takeaway. What type of meals were you thinking of?

How do you make the BBQ sauce?

heavensbug

This could be a really good thread for recipes.

I spend a fortune on what should be an easy meal to make but don't have a clue what does in it at the local Chinese Takeaway.

Recipe for

Chicken & Sweetcorn (Main Dish)

Would be greatfully received with lots of thanks pressed if I could press it multiple times

mr_vampy

paulcornwall wrote: »

How do you make the BBQ sauce?

Different take aways/restaurants will have their different recipes, but we used to marinade our pork/ribs to make the Char Siu or BBQ Ribs in a mixture of water, shredded garlic, soy sauce, salt, sugar, star anise, five spice powder, red colour powder (optional) and msg (monosodium glutamate). Because we used to make these in large batches, I'm unable to tell you how what ratio of ingredients to put in for 1 or 2 portions. Anyway, we use to cook the meat in the oven and the remaining sauce was used as the BBQ sauce. The sauce itself will be quite watery, so to thicken it, put in a saucepan and gently simmer. Whilst simmering, stir in a little cornflour mixed with water, and stir to the desired consistency

mr_vampy

heavensbug wrote: »

This could be a really good thread for recipes.

I spend a fortune on what should be an easy meal to make but don't have a clue what does in it at the local Chinese Takeaway.

Recipe for

Chicken & Sweetcorn (Main Dish)

Would be greatfully received with lots of thanks pressed if I could press it multiple times

Did you mean the Chicken and Sweetcorn soup?

Nile

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Pink.

Hi Paul,

We have an earlier thread on chinese recipes that may help so I've added your thread to it to keep the replies together.

For more takeaway recipes have a look at these threads:

chinese cooking?

Takeaway Chinese Beef Curry

Chinese spare ribs

Curry Night

CURRY, the great British Takeaway

Indian Cooking

Indian Curry Recipe Needed!

Indian/Chinese food

When only takeaway will do?

Pink

heavensbug

mr_vampy wrote: »

Did you mean the Chicken and Sweetcorn soup?

There is a main dish of chicken and sweet corn. Main ingredients are obvious but I am sure there are spices, way of cooking it that makes it different.

Most chinese have the soup as a starter and a main course that is available. It is the main course that I am looking for

Skint_Catt

Chicken Chow Mein

150g packet dried egg noodles
3 garlic cloves
4 spring onions
2 carrots
113g/4oz mangetout
113g/4oz mushrooms
1 red pepper
4 cooked chicken breasts
Fry Light
1 tsp finely grated root ginger
4 tbsp soy sauce
85ml/3fl oz chicken stock made with Bovril
142g/5oz beansprouts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, drain and set aside.
2. Meanwhile prepare the ingredients: finely grate the garlic; slice the spring onions; cut the carrots into matchsticks; halve the mange tout lengthways; halve the mushrooms; deseed and thinly slice the pepper; roughly shred the chicken.
3. Heat a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light, add the ginger, garlic and spring onions and fry for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the soy sauce, chicken stock, carrots, mangetout, mushrooms, red pepper and beansprouts and stir fry for a further 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken and noodles, toss together and heat through. Season well and serve immediately.

Skint_Catt

Egg Fried Rice

Boil rice
Fry peas, sweetcorn and chopped spring onions.
Add rice and fry til warm.
Push to one side of pan and break in a couple of eggs,
when they start to scramble mix in the rice and veg.

Beautiful!