Lil B – Ellen Degeneres (VIDEO)COOKING MUSIC!!!

October 26th, 2011

Shouts Oout to ALL THE FAMILY THATS BEEN HOLDING ME DOWN FROM DAY 1!!! LOVE U ALLL!!! I NEED YOU TO COOK TO THIS!! SHOUTS OUT TO ELLEN DEGENERES BABY I GOT U XOXXOOXXO – Lil B www.facebook.com HIT ME UP ON TWITTER!!! twitter.com
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Science and Cooking: A Dialogue | Lecture 1 (2010)

October 23rd, 2011

Speakers: Harold McGee, Ferran Adria (elBulli), José Andrés (minibar by josé andrés, Jaleo, The Bazaar) with commentary/moderation from Professors David Weitz and Michael Brenner (Harvard)
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Easy Cooking Tips to Make Your Meals Hassle Free

October 21st, 2011

Try some of these easy cooking tips to take away the Kitchen Nightmare! Imagine cooking without some of the hassles that occasionally crop up. Imagine never again creating a mess by spilling or burning the food. This isn’t just a desire of novice cooks, believe me; we all want to be able to prepare a meal without having to enlist the assistance of a high pressure blaster to get the burnt milk off the stove once we have finished cooking. Hmm, maybe a slight exaggeration, but you get the picture. :) Enjoying seamless cooking does not have to consist of cleverly devised camera angles and production crew quickly running on the set to make the mess just – go away! I have no smoke screens and mirrors in my kitchen; but I do have a good smoke alarm! Seriously though, trouble free cooking can be a bit of a myth. There are, however certain things you can do that will take a good deal of the trouble out of your cooking and make it pretty close to seamless. Here are a few easy cooking tips that may assist you:

Easy Cooking Tip 1: Clean as you go – This will take the hassle of a massive clean up after cooking. Once we sit down for a nice meal, it can be very difficult to have to get up and clean up. Keep a sink full of hot sudsy water on stand by and wash and rinse any bowls, utensils etc. Try to immediately wipe down any spills or used work areas with the hot soapy water. This not only avoids sticky messes that can prove to be difficult to remove if left stand but also cuts down on nasty cross contamination of foods. Cleaning while you go also means that your preparation areas remain relatively clear. This will assist in eradicating spillage by knocking things over while trying to clear space for another dish.

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Easy Cooking Tip 2: Cooking Temperature – High is high and low is low; this is how it goes right? Nope. When cooking, try using a recipe and cook according to the heat recommendation. Not a lot of food should be cooked on high; there is almost always some variation. If you are not cooking by a recipe, try starting at a medium or medium high heat and adjust as needed. When frying, make sure that the oil has heated up sufficiently (normally a good temp for frying is about 190C). It may be worthwhile investing in a frying thermometer so you can test the temp. If the oil is not heated enough, the food will absorb the oil and you end up with oily soggy food. Too high? Definitely not good. TIP: When frying food and a frying thermometer is not available, test the oil by adding a minute pinch of breadcrumbs. If the oil sizzles around it, it is ready.

Easy Cooking Tip 3: Oven – The temperature of your oven makes a difference to the cooking process. Optimal results are always achieved when you preheat your oven. Most ovens these days will have an indicator light which will let you know when the desired temperature has been achieved.

Easy Cooking Tip 4: Simplicity is the Key for a Beginner – Just learning? Perhaps it’s not the right time to start on Double Baked Cheese Soufflé’s or that Bombe Alaska dish just yet. Keep things relatively simple to start. Gradually learn new cooking techniques and get used to manoeuvring around the kitchen. When learning, a comfort zone is a nice place to stay for a little while. Become efficient in simple techniques and move onto something a little more difficult after that. Your guests don’t expect you to straight away prepare that 5 Star Michelin meal you saw on Hell’s Kitchen, but they will love you and rave over that simple Lasagne you created that came out “just right”.

Easy Cooking Tip 5: Recipes – I love a good recipe! My fiancé, God bless him; attempted to make a chocolate cake without a recipe a few months back. The thought was wonderful, and I will love him forever for it. Don’t drop it on your foot though; you will be in traction for a month! We have recipes we live by. We occasionally make a few changes here and there, but not until we have mastered the original. Try reading the recipe through a couple of times first to understand the process and steps involved.

Easy Cooking Tip 6: Ingredients – When creating a meal, make sure you have all your ingredients at the ready.

Easy Cooking Tip 7: Hygiene – You have your sink full of sudsy water. Make sure you frequently wash your hands and wipe down preparation areas, cutting boards and wash utensils such as knives especially if you are preparing raw meat, chicken or fish. Making sure your area is cleaned frequently will assist in avoiding cross contamination.

Although simple, following these easy cooking tips will assist in making your cooking experience a pleasant one. No smoke screens and mirrors needed. Goodbye Kitchen Nightmare, welcome Easy Cooking!

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10 minutes cooking Teriyaki Chicken The fastest way to cook Japanese food

October 18th, 2011

Teriyaki Chicken 1. Chicken breast 2. Orange marmalade 3. Soy sauce This is the easiest way to cook Teriyaki chicken. It may be not as the same taste as restaurant but still it taste good. If you follow this video, you can make it with no problem. You also can add your own idea if you like. Enjoy your cooking!! Thanks All music by ジョニー・苅込 www.yamasen-e.net My blog runnyrunny999.blogspot.com Twitter twitter.com Facebook www.facebook.com runnyrunny999
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How to Make Korokke Pan コロッケパンの作り方 (Croquette Bun)

October 16th, 2011

Ingredients for Korokke (8 pieces) – Korokke Filling – 400g Danshaku Potatoes (0.882 lb) – use potatoes with high starch content 800ml Water to cook potatoes (3.38 us cup) 8g Salt – 1% of the amount of water 100g Mixture of Ground Beef and Pork (3.53 oz) 1/2 tsp Coarse Salt A pinch of Pepper A pinch of Nutmeg 2 tsp Raw Sugar 1 tsp Cooking Oil 1/2 Onion (150g/0.331 lb) – Batter for Korokke – 1/2 Egg 25ml Water (5 tsp) 25g Cake Flour (0.882 oz) 100g Raw Bread Crumbs (3.53 oz) – moist dried bread crumbs with water if you can’t find raw one Cooking Oil to deep-fry korokke Ingredients for Korokke Pan (2 pieces) 2 Bread Rolls (Koppepan ) 2 Korokke Japanese Worcester Sauce Cabbage Parsley Leaves ** Cooking too many korokke at once lowers the oil temperature, causing the outer skin of the korokke to crumble down. Do not move the korokke in oil until they are slightly colored. How to Deep-Fry Frozen Korokke 1. Place frozen korokke in a frying pan. 2. Pour frying oil over the korokke until covered, turn on the burner, and deep-fry at medium heat. 3. Do not touch the korokke until slightly colored and gently flip them over. 4. When the surface becomes golden brown, they are ready to serve.
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Lil B – I Cook(MUSIC VIDEO)COOKING MUSIC ANTHEM!!

October 13th, 2011

THIS IS RARE COOKING MUSIC!!! DEF MAKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS COOKING TO THIS AND UPLOAD THEM ASAP!! BE THE FIRST!! THIS IS RARE AND AMAZING GIFT FROM LIL B – The BasedGod THIS IS MY TUMBLR AND FACEBOOK + TWITTER diorpaint.tumblr.com FB www.facebook.com TWITTER twitter.com

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How to Cook the Best Steak in the World

October 11th, 2011

Every person likes their steak cooked a different way, so throughout this article I will make sure that I cover each possible different way so that you will always get the best result for yourself or whoever you cook for.

There are several different cuts of beef that will make a great steak, and there are also many grades of beef to consider, depending on what the cow was fed on the farm, so your first step is to choose which one you would prefer. The choices include rump, scotch fillet, porterhouse, eye fillet and T-bone as the main premium cuts generally eaten. The beef’s grading will come down largely to marbling and maturity of the meat. There is a debate as to which is better out of grain-fed and grass-fed cattle, and really the answer is grass-fed beef is healthier for you as it is the most natural form of the cattle, while grain-fed beef will have a lot more marbling and flavour, so I will leave that choice up to you which way you want to go. As for maturity, I recommend finding a butcher that will hang your meat for quite a long time in their meat locker before carving it, I have found that 27 days is ideal. This will help tenderize the meat by having it stretched out and relaxing the muscles, to give you the best possible final result.

The rump and porterhouse are firmer cuts, and the rump in particular can be a bit tougher and chewier than the rest, and you will find a strip of fat at the top of each of these steaks, which will help flavour and tenderize the steak during the cooking process. Both these cuts I would recommend eating rare to medium-rare (I will discuss steak doneness a little later).

Meanwhile the scotch fillet will come very nicely marbled with fat throughout, and can usually be distinguished by a C-shaped piece of fat close to one side. Due to the marbling it will be very tender and full of flavour (however if you’re on a diet it may be one to avoid for now), and I recommend eating it medium-rare to medium.

The eye fillet is the most tender cut of beef, and will normally be free of fat, although this also means you may need to do something extra to add some flavour to it, the most popular way being to wrap bacon around it during cooking, so the fatty flavours of the bacon are absorbed by the steak. This is my personal favourite steak, and is best eaten medium-rare to medium.

Lastly we come to the T-bone, which has both the eye fillet and porterhouse on either side of the bone, and will get its flavour from the strip of fat on the outside of the porterhouse. I recommend eating the T-bone rare to medium-rare, though it can be tricky to cook evenly due to the bone in the middle.

Once you’ve decided which cut of steak you will be eating, you need to work out how big a piece of meat you want. A normal-sized steak is generally around 300g for a good-sized meal, however it could range anywhere from 150g up to 1kg and even more! The size of your steak will become important later when you want to cook it to a particular doneness. For example, two different rump steaks could quite easily weigh the same amount, yet be completely different shapes, sometimes they can be wide and flat, and sometimes short and thick, depending on what part of the rump the steak was cut from. Choosing the size of your steak and the shape go hand-in-hand, it’s best to have a thicker steak for a rare or medium-rare steak, and when you want a medium-well or above thinner is better. This is so it doesn’t take a long time for you to cook, and you can still have a juicy steak without burning the outside.

Now let’s just get away from the steak for a minute and think about what you’re actually going to cook it on. Ideally you should have a chargrill, one that sits on an angle, and has enough space underneath the flame to have a tray that you can put a small piece of wood on. What I personally prefer is mesquite wood, which comes from the USA, and the best thing to do is to soak it in water for a couple of hours before cooking. This will help the wood give off its smoky flavour rather than just burn away, and it will also last longer, usually for at least a couple of hours.

I mentioned earlier that if possible your grill should be built on an angle, sloping up towards the back. As you know, heat rises, so naturally you should find the hottest part of your grill at the back, and get slightly cooler closer to the front. Most grills and hotplates in general will have certain “hotspots” that you will need to find for each one to work out the bests places to position your food when cooking. Once you’ve used a particular grill a couple of times you should find it quite easy to figure out your favourite spots to cook on. The combination of knowing where your “hotspots” are and using an angled grill will make it easier to find the best position to cook your steak. If you don’t have a chargrill to use and you have a flatgrill or a hotplate instead, I would recommend not cooking your steak entirely through on the hotplate, particularly for medium or above, seal it on both sides then place your steak on a tray and finish it off in an oven. Otherwise all you will do is burn the outside and lose all the moisture and juiciness from your meat.

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The other element to consider is how you would like your steak cooked. In general, a well-done steak should be placed at the back, a medium steak in the middle of the grill, and a rare steak at the front. Obviously, this leaves medium-rare between the front and middle, and the medium-well between the middle and the back. In some situations you will need to adjust this slightly depending on the size and shape of your steak, a big, thick rump may need to be pushed a bit further up the grill to cook properly, while a thin and flat porterhouse might be best kept a little closer to the front to avoid overcooking. Your steak positioning will come down largely to personal preference and a bit of practice and experience with your grill.

Now that you should have worked out where on the grill you will place your steak, you’re almost ready to start cooking! What you need to consider now is how you will season your steak. You may not want any seasoning, that’s fine, go right ahead and start cooking. If you wish to use salt and pepper, I would suggest waiting until one side of your steak has been sealed before sprinkling any on, as salt has the tendency to leech out some of the moisture from your meat. My preferred method of seasoning is to get a really good steak seasoning spice and generously cover both sides before placing your steak on the grill. When you do place your steak on the grill, if you are going to have a rump or a porterhouse, make sure you place the strip of fat at the top, so as it cooks the fat will melt and drip through the steak, adding extra flavour to your meat.

The process of actually cooking your steak is quite simple, but there are a few key things you need to know to get the best result. Firstly, the advantage of using the chargrill means you can have nice cross-markings on your steak when it’s finished, which looks fantastic for presentation. To achieve this, your steak will need to be turned three times, the first time straight over itself, then on the second turn spin it around 90 degrees so the lines from the grill will cross over each other and make little brown squares all over the steak, and then the third and final turn will be straight over itself again. When you’re finished the steak should have cross-markings on both sides, and you can choose whichever side looks best to serve facing up.

What you should find if you have got the grill positioning right for your preferred doneness, 3-4 minutes in between each turn should have your steak turn out just the way you like it! (If you are cooking your steak bleu, you only need to cook it for 3 minutes on each side in total, just enough to seal each side basically).

This is just a guide to work by only, as each grill will produce slightly different results, but definitely the most important stage of cooking your steak is knowing when it is at the exact doneness you would like. This can sometimes be a little tricky, but there are a couple of methods for testing your steak without needing to cut into it. The best method to use when you’re just starting to learn would be what I call the “thumb test”. Hold your left hand out open and relaxed, and press the flesh of your left thumb with your right index finger. It should feel quite soft, and this is how a rare steak should feel when you press it with your finger.

Now lightly touch your left thumb to your left index finger, and press the flesh of your thumb with your right index finger. This is how a medium-rare steak should feel when it’s ready. Next, lightly touch your left thumb to your left middle finger, and pressing the flesh of your left thumb will feel like a medium steak when it’s ready. Touching your left thumb to your left ring finger will make the flesh of your left thumb feel like a medium-well steak, and touching the left thumb to your left little finger will make the flesh of your thumb feel like a well-done steak. Try this out as a guide to get you started, and as with all things, practice and experience will help you hone your ability and instincts to know just when your steak is cooked to perfection! And just as importantly, make sure you get feedback from every person that you cook a steak for, this will make your progress go much faster. As they say, “feedback is the breakfast of champions!”

Another method to use, which can be a little bit sneaky, is if you can see into the middle of the steak at the edges to see what colour the middle looks like. This works really well for a scotch fillet, as you can gently pull away part of the meat right where the C-shaped piece of fat is without damaging your steak, and see if the inside is red, pink or grey.

Now I will explain to you each doneness, so you can work out how you would like to cook it and so you know what to look for when it is finished.

I will start with bleu, which is basically just sealed, is still very red in the middle, quite mushy to the touch, and will feel a little cool inside, only slightly warmed.

Rare is red in the middle from edge to edge, a little mushy, and will just feel warm inside. Medium-rare is red in the middle and pink at the edges, and will feel warm inside. Medium is pink in the middle from edge to edge, feels tender to the touch, and will be warm to hot inside. Medium-well still has a quarter in the middle that is pink, and will be grey at the edges, feels quite firm and is hot inside. If you plan to cook your steak medium-well or above, I would suggest you could speed up the cooking time by using a steak weight to place on top of your steak. It should be shiny silver and kept clean, and what will happen is the heat coming up from the flames below will be reflected down on to the top of the steak so it cooks on both sides. Make sure if you use a steak weight that you only place it on your steak after sealing one side so there is no chance of cross-contamination. Well-done steaks are grey throughout, no pink at all, quite firm, although can still be juicy, and is very hot inside. Very well-done steaks are grey throughout with no pink at all, very firm, very hot, and no juices whatsoever. You can also get your steak cooked Pittsburgh, which basically means charring the outside so it is burnt while the inside doesn’t need to be completely cooked. For example, if you want to have your steak Pittsburgh-Rare, you could char the outside, and the inside would be red in the middle from edge to edge. To do this you will need some oil or butter, I personally use lemon butter just for the flavouring, and drizzle some over the steak until it drips onto the flames underneath. Your goal here is to build the flames up so they are licking at the steak and will cook the outside much faster than the inside.

CAUTION! Be very mindful of how much butter you use, make sure you have fire safety equipment, and if necessary that you have adult supervision. Do not do this if you do not feel comfortable working with large flames, it can be very dangerous if something nearby catches fire, so please be very careful if this is how you would like to have your steak cooked.

Everybody has different preferences when it comes to their beef, but I would urge you to try each different way so you can work out for yourself what’s best for you. Many people fear the sight of blood coming out of their steak, if you can work up the courage to try something new for yourself, who know, you might find you really like it! I personally eat my steaks medium-rare, and would like to take this opportunity to mention that once your steak starts getting to medium-well and above, you really lose a lot of the nutritional benefits of eating beef, so I would recommend not cooking your steak any more than medium, but obviously that is a choice that is entirely up to you.

Now all that’s left to do is to serve up your perfectly cooked steak, there are many choices of sides and sauces, far too many to list here. I always love it with a creamy mashed potato and seasonal steamed vegetables, and my favourite sauce is mushroom sauce. If you have the time the best sauce is made using beef bones, cooked off with a little tomato paste, then make a stock by boiling the bones in water with some celery, carrots, onion, leeks, bay leaves and peppercorns. Simmer it for a couple of hours until it reduces about three-quarters, and then remove the bones and vegetables. Add some red wine and port, and reduce it down to about half of where it is now, until it starts to thicken with a nice consistency. From here you can add some sliced mushrooms, or peppercorns if you prefer, and even add a little cream if you like as well. This is very time consuming to make the jus (rich beef gravy), but if you can do it you will find it well worthwhile. One other little tip I have for you is to brush a small amount of lemon butter over your steak before saucing it, this will keep your steak very juicy and tender.

I hope you enjoy cooking and eating many steaks in the future, and make sure you go out and impress your friends with your newfound cooking skills!

Mick Reade is an Australian chef, who in 2001 was the winner of the Lonestar Steakhouse “Best Steak Cook in Australia” award, has cooked over 100,000 steaks during his career so far, and has been helping teach others how easy it can be to cook great tasting meals, for more information and recipes please visit http://www.alleasyfoodrecipes.com


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The Different Kind of Cooking TV Shows

October 8th, 2011

Cooking shows have proved to be quite an effective method of driving the ratings up for a network. The premise of cooking TV shows is fairly simple. You find a great chef, create a kitchen for him or her, place the chef in the kitchen and have him or her prepare mouthwatering dishes. Many people may think that this is boring and that it’ll hardly work, but numerous shows have proven them wrong.

Reality Cooking TV Shows

Cooking shows are popular. In fact, they are one of the most popular daytime shows. People generally love the idea that these shows have to offer. With the popularity of reality shows, reality cooking TV shows are inevitable. Combining reality TV and cooking is actually brilliant because this removes the boring factor associated to cooking by people who are not actually interested in the art. Reality cooking shows effectively introduce cooking to people who are looking for edgier programs. The idea is this – even if you don’t like to cook, you’d still get entertained. People get hooked, not by the actual cooking, but by the excitement the show generates. People come back week after week just to see what will happen next.

This is why people cringed at Chef Gordon Ramsey’s explosive character combined with his penchant for cursing, but they cannot wait to come back for more. They generally love to watch the contestants withering under his livid stare and cringing every time Chef Ramsey opens his mouth to release a fresh string of tirades. People are ironically sympathetic at his attempts to mold the participants into professional chefs. It doesn’t matter if they are learning any cooking tips. What matters is that they are entertained. Obviously, this is what you will find from every cooking show these days – entertainment.

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Competing at Cooking TV Shows

Most reality cooking TV shows take the form of a competition or contests where participants are given cooking tasks every week. The show will then eliminate the bad would-be chefs from the rest. Not surprisingly, people find themselves rooting for a contestant. Inevitably, they also find themselves returning for more.

Of course there are some people who are fascinated with cooking shows because of the meal preparation itself. Dishes are seemingly prepared with the least bit of effort exerted. There are some people who find the chef hosts entertaining while other people find themselves fascinated by the high-tech cookware and tools. Many of the chefs featured in cooking TV shows have not received formal culinary education and this effectively inspires many viewers. The idea is this – if these chefs can create delectable dishes without formal education then people can also create amazingly delicious dishes while at home. Regardless of the reason behind people’s fascination, it cannot be denied that cooking TV shows are already a part of daily television viewing.

The Regular Cook-at-Home Show

If you are not a fan of reality TV or competitive cooking shows, you can still watch the regular cooking home shows where basically the theme is all about learning how to cook basic dishes. These kinds of cooking TV shows cater to stay-at-home moms and busy people who still prefer home-cooked meals despite their busy schedules. Often, the host chef will teach you how to whip up delicious meals within minutes. Often the network banks on the personality of the host chef to attract viewers and drive ratings.

Gourmet Cooking TV Shows

If you want to learn how to cook fancy dishes, there are cooking TV shows that feature gourmet chefs who will teach you how to create simple haute cuisine dishes. This is a nice way of attracting people who would like to sample 5-star restaurant dishes, but are hesitant to waste hundreds of dollars on a meal. These kinds of shows can be complicated because the recipes are not simple. Usually, these ingredients are not easily available. You would likely wonder, “Where can I possibly get these ingredients?” However, a good host chef will give you ideas where to find the ingredients or what alternatives you can use in case you can’t find a particular ingredient.

The bottom line is that there are several cooking TV shows available for everyone. You can always choose which show you prefer. One thing you are assured though from these shows is that you will learn and you will be entertained.

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How to Make Omurice オムライスの作り方

October 6th, 2011

Ingredients for Omurice (serves 2) 130g Chicken (0.287 lb) Salt & Pepper 1 Garlic Clove 1/4 Onion (70g / 2.47 oz) 4 Button Mushrooms (50g / 1.76 oz) 1 tbsp White Wine 200g Canned Tomato (0.441 lb) 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup 1/2 Bouillon Cube (2.8g / 0.1 oz) 1 Bay Leaf 30g Frozen Green Peas (1.06 oz) Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper 280g Steamed Rice Cooked with Less Water (0.617 lb) 4 Eggs 2 tsp Dairy Cream Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper Baby Salad Greens Parsley Tomato Ketchup About Music: Frederic Chopin – Valse in D-flat major “Minute Waltz” – Op. 64 No. 1 Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Stephane Magnenat Creative Commons creativecommons.org
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Chinese Cooking With a Wok Cooking Secrets

October 3rd, 2011

My mother was of the idea that a man’s place was never in the kitchen, and this was ingrained into us as she shooed us out of the kitchen every time whenever we tried to get into the kitchen to see what was cooking. It might not have been the best or correct thing to do, and as a result, her children -the sons, including me,  For more detail go to:www.cooking-groundbeef.com.grew up not knowing how to cook until we were college going kids and had to live away from home and to start to cook and fend for ourselves.

Disadvantaged as we were in cooking for ourselves, it made us more aware of the beauty in mum’s cooking. Mum’s prepared food that was absolutely marvelous, both in taste and smell. Meals prepared by her were never ordinary. They were a delight to behold, a pleasure to consume – no matter how simple the dish was.

Now in her twilight years, mum can no longer cook for herself. She has bouts of amnesia, and old age has taken a severe toil on her. Dependent on others to cook and serve her meals, she can sometimes struggle to the kitchen and still manage to prepare a ten minute fast cooking instant noodle, much to our chagrin and anxiety. The doctor orders were not to let her near a stove for fear of a fit or a fall, lest she burn the house down.

Just yesterday, in the quiet of the night, I was able to recall times I had with mum when I was about to go to college. Vivid in my mind, as history started to flash back, I remembered words of wisdom from mum on cooking. We were always profuse in our praise and bountiful in our appreciation for mum’s fantastic cooking. And on one occasion, she revealed the secret formula that had always enveloped the food she cooked.

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“In Chinese cooking,” she said one day,” the two most important things are to have a sharp knife and a hot stove. Always sharpen your knife so that you can slice through your veggie and your meat or fish. Cutting them up becomes a pleasure and not a task. Be sure to have everything prepared before you start cooking: the vegetables washed, drained and cut; the meat cut and marinated; the sauces prepared.”

“And get yourself a good wok – It is the one piece of cooking equipment you may want to purchase before you start cooking for more detail go to: www.breakfasts-recipes.com.Chinese food. Always heat up the wok. When cooking meat or poultry, make sure that the wok is very hot before adding the food. If you are going to stir-fried meat and vegetables, stir-fry the meat first and set it aside. Then return it to the wok with a sauce during the final stages of cooking. And use a little cornstarch as a binder at the end of your cooking, if it calls for that. Just remember how the dish tastes like, the way I cooked it”, she said.

Throughout the years when I had to cook, her words of wisdom flashed back to me whenever I despaired over my cooking. I had seen my cooking improved, and had added more styles and recipes to vary my cooking in the later years.

“And the secret ingredient in all Chinese cooking is to add a little bit of inner joy to your dish as you cook. When you approach your cooking with this little bit of inner joy, you will have a song on your lips as you cook. Something mysteriously will spur you on to do your best and turn on the magic in your cooking,” she added.

That day, last week, when I recalled those words of mum when I prepared a meal for her, I could only add not just a little bit of inner joy, I tried my best to give her a physical massive hug of love.

“Vary your ingredients to add textures, colors and flavors. Then it is possible to find harmony and balance in your meals. This is an important principle in Chinese cooking.”

Mum may be frail and too old to handle a wok anymore, but her words of wisdom in Chinese cooking has helped us through the many years. Her simple tips for Chinese cooking may help you too.

In honor of my ailing mum who could prepare the best Chinese meals and dishes, a website providing free tips and cooking recipes with cooking videos, recipes and other resources is available for you. Visit Wok With Betty to gain new skills in Chinese cooking and to obtain free cooking recipes covering the entire range of international cuisine.

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