NT Chinese Food Lovers

[Guest Taxed]

Here is a recipe for Chicken with Broccoli that I learned from my Chinese friend. Tastes much better than any store bought food and costs half the price. Enough to feed 4 people.Chicken with Broccoli.pdf

[kcjenkins]

Thanks, looks good. Will be trying it when I get settled.

[Guest Taxed]

If you like good Chinese (not the cheap fast food type) you will like it.

My next project is to learn how to make good soups and fried rice!

[JohnH]

One excellent way to make good rice with unique flavor is to be sure and use authentic, unadulterated Basmati rice.

(Indian cuisine, not Chinese though)

[Guest Taxed]

I used to think the same and I would buy Bastmati rice at Costco. But my Chinese friend explained the difference and it made sense.

Basmati is a low starch long grain aromatic rice that makes good fried rice or rice dishes where you want the rice dry and fluffy.

The Chinese or Thai short grain rice is high in starch and makes sticky rice suitable for dishes with sauce. As a matter of fact you have to wash the rice twice to get rid of excess starch otherwise it comes out clumpy.

I use a rice cooker to cook rice because it takes the guessing game out.

[JohnH]

Interesting difference. And it makes sense.

I just prefer Basmati because of its nutty flavor. But I doubt the stuff at the big boxes would qualify as unadulterated - probably still good, but not full-flavored. Dry and fluffy rice can still be eaten with sauces, you just have to eat it Indian style - no utensils. Spin a portion about the size of a golf ball in the edge of the sauce with your fingers & thumb, slightly pressing it together until it becomes "clumpy". Then pick up the ball, flip it into your mouth, and enjoy..

[Guest Taxed]

No thanks. I prefer my fork. I hate it when I am eating fried chicken and my fingers get all messy!