When vegetable fats, especially sesame oil, replaced tallow and lard 1,500 years ago in China, people were able to 'fry everything', and did Guests at a recent housewarming dinner were saying how ...

In cooking dishes, “chao” means to stir – fry meat or vegetables with seasonings in a small amount of oil or fat at the proper temperature until they are done. When stir – frying Chinese ...

You can make your own by putting thinly sliced shallots in a small pan and adding cooking oil to barely cover them ... by a dish I ate at The Chairman, a Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong that ...

Yet the other skills – steaming, braising, deep-frying, poaching, roasting and double-cooking (piecing ... pure sesame oil, oyster sauce, a good chilli paste or Chinese chilli oil, and hoisin ...

He expresses his diverse talents in 26 cookbooks, including the award winning Martin Yan's Feast, Martin Yan's Asian Favorites, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking ...