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Wok Fast (Fast Books) By Hugh CarpenterTeri Sandison ( Ten Speed Press )
Release Date: 2002-04
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Book Description
The wildly popular culinary team of Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison prepare robustly flavored meals from the versatile wok, served in a flash—the perfect fare for weeknight cooking. With their emphasis on short ingredient lists and plenty of make-ahead tips, the recipes in WOK FAST are tailored to accomodate tight schedules, without sacrificing flavor. Dinners include Blackened Shrimp with Tangerine Garlic Essence, Crunchy Celery Chicken with Peanut Glaze, Baby Bok Choy in Spicy Garlic Sauce, and Cantonese Wild Mushroom Pasta. A delicious collection of marinades and sauces can be paired with any of the recipes, creating endless flavor variations. So grab your wok and set your table—dinner will be served in minutes!
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 Wok Fast (Fast Books)
The recipes for the various sauces in this cookbook are really good. This is a great beginner book for people new to wok cooking.
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great book! ( crys9876 )
This book was really helpful on getting started with a wok. Great tips for cooking with a wok for any type of meal. The book really encourages you to make your own recipes and offers great tips on the proper order for cooking things. While we don't really use the recipes exactly, we draw from them to create the meals we want. I am really not into making my own sauces, so I buy pre-made sauces that are similar or just use a sauce I know I like. I have made several dishes from the book, and they have all been great! I mainly bought the book for the tips in the front, not the recipes, but overall the recipes have been great for inspiration for fun meals.
The very fact that I used the wok and this cookbook for lunch/dinner for 2 weeks and wasn't bored, tired, or frustrated at all is a sign of a great cookbook. This book is defiantely going to be a staple in the kitchen for years to come.
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 Not impressed
My husband bought me a wok for xmas last year. He also bought me an incredible cook book on Thai cooking that is truly wonderful but a bit time consuming. I wanted a cookbook that teaches some basic recipes for simple and tasty stir fry without too many weird ingredients. This seemed like a good choice. Sadly, I haven't liked a single recipe that we've tried. The sauces are often too sweet and most seem to have a similar taste. I thought it might be the sherry that is often called for, but even after trying a sauce without the sherry I was disappointed with the flavor (very bland). There is nothing worse than cutting up tons of good quality meat and vegetables only to have them wasted in a poor tasting sauce! I do appreciate some of the tips in the beginning of the book, but beyond that I have nothing positive to say.
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Better than a Chinese Restaurant
True story: Frustrated by a lack of quality Chinese cuisine in my new neighborhood, I ordered this book. I read through it on a Saturday afternoon, and by early that evening, after a quick trip to the supermarket's international section (the book includes detailed instructions on the key spices and such to buy), was home cooking dinner for ten people. The three recipes I selected (one shrimp, one beef, one chicken) were fast and easy to prepare, and were loved by all. And the food was fresher and higher quality than any of the restaurants I'll never return to.
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Wow! My book shows wearout faster than other cookbooks! ( walkingworm )
This is best WOK cookbook I ever have! This book gives me "100" ways to make a dinner. You just need to set up with different bottles of sauces, vinegar, etc., then you are ready in no time with any meats or veggies. I like the most is to clean up my refridger, especially the veggie drawers. If I see the vegetables are on verge to get spoiled, I take them and cook up with thawed frozen meats. We always are suprised with how the dinner comes out!
About WOK pan, yeah, it is true that Carpenter suggests one with long handle. I have a short handles one I received as free thru Chef's Catalog. I almost burned myself with this cuz it's very speedy cooking with this WOK FAST. My husband gave me a Calphalon Anodized Wok with long handle last Christmas. It is very comfy to cook with and no needs to use hot pads. One funny thing is about rice. I have to set up and cook rice in the rice cooker or pressure cooker 5-10minutes before I start cooking the wok dinner OR we will have dinner ready while waiting for rice to be done.
I already ordered Hot Pasta and Hot Chicken. I will see if they are the same with this book.
If you like to spice up your life with dinners, GO for this book!
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