Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More by Hsiao-Ching Chou

Any kitchen can be a Chinese kitchen with these 80 easy comfort food recipes--plus tips and techniques for cooking with a wok, stocking your pantry, making rice, and more.

Chinese food is more popular than any other cuisine and yet it often intimidates North American home cooks. Chinese Soul Food draws cooks into the kitchen with accessible recipes that bring comfort with a single bite or sip. These are dishes that feed the belly and speak the universal language of "mmm!"

In Chinese Soul Food, you'll find:

- Basic Chinese pantry staples, plus acceptable substitutions for busy cooks

- Red-braised porky belly
- Dry-fried green beans
- Braised beef noodle soup
- Green onion pancakes
- Garlic eggplant
- Hsiao-Ching Chou's famous potstickers
- And much more!

Recipes are streamlined to minimize the fear factor of unfamiliar ingredients and techniques, and home cooks are gently guided toward becoming comfortable cooking satisfying Chinese meals.

Hsiao-Ching Chou is an award-winning food journalist, cooking instructor, and communications consultant. She is a member of the James Beard Foundation cookbook committee and Les Dames d'Escoffier. Chou has been a guest on local and national shows, including Public Radio's The Splendid Table, the PBS documentary The Meaning of Food, and the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. She teaches popular everyday Chinese home cooking classes at the Hot Stove Society in her spare time. She lives with her family in Seattle.

--Grace Young, James Beard Award-winning author of Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge