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A guide to making easy and delicious Chinese food for today's busy lifestyle. Ken Hom is arguably the West's most famous Chinese chef. Hailed as the man who transformed wok cooking into an art form, he has introduced Chinese cuisine to the tables of royalty, world leaders and countless celebrities. This book is the culmination of a lifetime of experience as a chef, teacher and the host of five hit TV cooking shows. Complete Chinese Cookbook opens with a comprehensive introduction to Chinese cuisine. It describes China's regional styles of cooking, the theory of yin-yang as it applies to food, essential equipment and ingredients, and Chinese cooking techniques. The recipes are organized by food type and include: Appetizers, such as dim sum dumplings, prawn crackers, curried vegetarian spring rolls Soups, such as hot and sour soup, corn soup with crabmeat, tomato eggflower soup Meats, such as barbecued roast pork, stir-fried beef with ginger, Beijing braised lamb Poultry, such as cashew chicken, Cantonese pressed duck, barbecued quail Fish and shellfish, such as crispy fish roll, Szechwan shrimp in chili sauce Vegetables, such as ginger broccoli, stir-fried Chinese greens Rice and noodles, such as egg fried rice, chicken on crispy noodles Desserts, such as sweet almond soup, egg custard, walnut cookies.