Suggestions of Cooking Chinese for two people
By suspenseful
@suspenseful (40193)
Canada
January 10, 2008 11:06pm CST
I was wondering what happens if there are just two people, we are retired and sometimes I want to cook Chinese, but it seems most of the recipes are for a family of four. I prefer the Cantonese style of cooking, and we have only one wok a large one. Would it be better to maybe get a smaller wok and use the large one and how many servings would you do for two people?
6 responses
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
14 Jan 08
The book I got for the Electric wok, gave me recipes for 4 to 8 people each. But they assumed that was the only dish plus rice for the meal-like we eat. Chinese make four to six dishes for four to six people, and those dishes are not for 4 to 6 each. So if I cooked the Chinese way, I would be cooking for 18 to 20 people, instead of thr 4 to 6 so the dishes would have to be quartered or something like that.
@crystal_84 (14)
• China
13 Jan 08
I could tell you a very easy chinese cooking.It's my favorite.Now,please prepare 4 eggs,150g tomato,1 teaspoon salt,5 teaspoon plant oil,chicken powder 1 teaspoon,sugar 1 teaspoon,okay,it's all.
We're begin to start.
1.peel tomatoes or not,as you like.Cut them to small pieces.Whisk eggs well.
2.Use 3 teaspoon plant oil on pan to make oil hot,then scrambled eggs well,and take eggs out of pan be ready to next step.
3.Use 2 teaspoon oil too,when it hot begin to cook tomatoes for 1 minute,and then add the eggs,cooking for 2 minutes,till tomato issue juice abundant.
4.Add salt,chicken powder,sugar.
That's all.In chinese is called ??????,you can eat it with cooked rice,or mix round rice and ?????? together,it taste good.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
14 Jan 08
It sounds like Italian Chinese. Marco Polo's favorite recipe?
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
14 Jan 08
I have to cut the recipes in one quarters if I want to eat real Chinese, that is for us, it would be two dishes plus the rice.
@prettypinkbug (437)
• United States
11 Jan 08
I don't have any other suggestions but to cut the recipe in half, but I wouldn't do that myself because my husband and I love left over chinese food. :)
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
14 Jan 08
That would be IF we were cooking western style. But Chinese is different. When four people go to a Chinese meal, they order four dishes plus rice that goes in the center and they take from those four dishes. That makes it different. Also you have to eat the leftovers the next day. I want it to be fresh and have no leftovers.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
11 Jan 08
When we retired I put my wok into storage and haven't missed it yet. Sometimes I use those little instant box mixes from the dollar stores for a base and instead of "cooking" them as directed just add fresh vegetable, more meat and already cooked rice or noodles. Of course, we have a nice little food court style Chinese lunch place that we like a lot and sometimes we just swing by their for a box of takeout and to that I would also add extra rice or noodles and more fresh veggies to make it go further, be healthier, and of course cut down the salt.
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
17 Jan 08
I think you can just use the big wok and just make less. I know it is hard to cook just for two, there is only me and my hubby, but I always end up making more than I need to. So I just pack some in a lunch for him to take to work the next day, and sometimes the day after that. I see the two of you are retired so that wouldn't be an option other than you can have left overs for lunch the next day, at home. Or do you have children that live close by that you can give them some? Or is their a soup kitchen close to your home that you can donate the leftovers to? If not, you will have to learn to cook less, or put up with having leftovers. Good luck to you, my friend.
