Helen Chen's Easy Asian Noodles

by Chen, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780470387559
• ISBN10: 0470387556
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-02
• Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN (A)

Summary

Quick, simple, and versatile, Asian noodle dishes are perfect for everyday cooking. Helen Chen shares the secrets of Asian cooking that she learned from her mother, the founder of Asian cookware line Joyce Chen Products. The book includes a wealth of information on types of noodles, Asian cooking tools, and traditional Asian ingredients. Chapters on stir-fried and pan-fried noodles, soup noodles, and noodle salads include include more than 60 easy, straightforward recipes, and are illustrated throughout by 41 full-color photos. The recipes include Pad Thai, Dan Dan Noodles, Japanese Summer Noodle Salad, and Singapore Rice Sticks, and all are simple enough to make every night of the week. With foolproof recipes and expert advice, Easy Asian Noodles will show readers just how easy it is to make great Asian food at home.

Author Biography

helen chen is the founder of Helen's Asian Kitchen (helensasiankitchen.com), a widely distributed Asian cookware line, and the author of Helen Chen's Chinese Home Cooking, Peking Cuisine, and Easy Chinese Stir-Fries. Her mother, Joyce Chen, was a pioneering Chinese restaurateur and entrepreneur, and Helen served as the CEO of her mother's company before launching her own business. Helen travels regularly to China working on new products and recipes and visiting her large extended family in

Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, and Hangzhou. Understanding both Western and Eastern cuisine, Helen is adept at making nutritious, economical, healthy Asian dishes easy for Americans to prepare without sacrificing authenticity.

Jason Wyche is a New York–based food and travel photographer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Glossary of Asian Noodles.

Serving and Eating Asian Soup Noodles.

Cooking the Noodles.

Tools for the Asian Kitchen.

Glossary of Ingredients.

Stir-Fried, Pan-Fried, and Sauced.

Soup Noodles.

Cold Noodles and Noodle Salads.

Index.