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Breath of a Wok Breath of a Wok

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ISBN-10: 0743238273

ISBN-13: 9780743238274

Edition: 2004

Authors: Grace Young, Alan Richardson

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List price: $38.50
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 9/2/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.508
Language: English

Grace Young is an award-winning food writer and the author of Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge, The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchennbsp;and The Breath ofnbsp;a Wok. Her work has appeared in Gourmet, Metropolitan Home, Copia, Gastronomica, Eating Well, More, Fitness, Home, and Health magazine. For seventeen years, Young was the Test Kitchen Director and Director for Food Photography for over forty cookbooks published by Time-Life Books. She is nownbsp;a consulting editornbsp;at Saveur.

Introduction
One wok runs to the sky's edge
Notes to the Reader
In Search of a Wok
Selection, Seasoning, and Care
Reverence for a Wok
Acquiring a Virtuous Wok
Wok Buying Guide
Opening a Wok
Recipes for Seasoning a Wok
The Face of a Wok
The Art of Stir-Frying
Wok Hay: The Breath of a Wok
Stir-Frying Poultry
Stir-Frying Meat
The Wok Warriors
Stir-Frying Fish and Shellfish
Stir-Frying Rice and Noodles
The Wok as a Musical Instrument
Stir-Frying Vegetables
Eight Treasured Tastes
The Master Lesson
Smoking
Pan-Frying
The Family Wok-a-thon
Braising
Amy Tan and the New Year's Dumplings
Boiling and Poaching
Steaming
Deep-Frying
Essentials
Menus
New Year's Menus
Seasonal Family-Style Menus
Glossary
Metric Equivalencies
Sources
Selected Bibliography
Index