Cooking Homemade Chinese Food

Cooking homemade Chinese food is a lot easier than you think. As you know Chinese food is such a wide range from Shanghai to Cantonese to many others that are not well known. The Chinese food you typical get at a restaurant in the U.S. is very Americanize, and I do appreciate that aspect as well. My family's background is Chaozhou, for my grandparents are from the Guangdong region in southeastern China. My parents grew up in Cambodia, I was born in Vietnam and now U.S. Therefore, homemade food for me it's not typical at all. My parents are very creative with cooking variety of dishes and mixing flavors and technique from our variety of influences of our background.

I went to the Asian market to get the grocery and I tend to get whatever is in season. The first dish is a simple Bean Sprouts and Asian Leeks with Oyster sauce. The leeks just need to be cut up about 2 inches long. You start with a hot wok with oil and garlic, and this is the basic to stir fry. When the garlic is golden brown add the leeks, saute it until half way done and add the bean sprouts. Stir it in the wok then add the oyster sauce. I like my bean sprouts crunchy, but you can cook as long as you want to your preference. You can add tofu, egg, or whatever meat to prefer to the dish, for this time I did not want any meat in it.


The second dish is the Chinese Sausage and Long Bean Brown fried rice. You need to cook the rice first, I love my rice cooker just put the rice and water in and it automatically stops when the rice is done. Next, you cut up the long bean and sausage into small pieces. In the hot wok, add oil and garlic. You cook the long bean half way through then add the sausage. Stir it until it's cooked, then add the already cooked brown rice. Now it's time to add seasoning, I like soy sauce, sugar, and red pepper. Again, it's up to your preference what you want to put into the fried rice. Stir it well until the rice is well mix in, and you are finish.

Cooking is fun, just use your imagination and be creative. These two dished took me about 30 minutes to prepare, so healthy home cook meal fast. I believe there is not set rule to cooking. Also, any food can be healthy if you select the smart choice. For example, brown rice is better for you then white rice. Anyway, go to an Asian market and experiment with homemade Asian food.

The one that I go to a lot is PK Oriental Market in North Miami Beach, and you can pick up some Chinese barbecue as well, such as duck, pork or chicken. Fun cooking!