Oster 14-cup Rice Cooker and Steamer - Includes measuing cup and rice paddle - Makes rice, steamed vegetables, soups, chocolate fondue and more

Oster 14-cup Rice Cooker and Steamer - Includes measuing cup and rice paddle - Makes rice, steamed vegetables, soups, chocolate fondue and more

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Chinese Take-out Soups and Appetizers Cooking DVD

Chinese take-out has become a popular staple in American Dining. Now you can find out how to make some take-out favorites in your own kitchen. The dishes are simple and easy to follow!

Unlike the regular cooking video which rush through each dish demonstration, this video has no time limits, you can see the end result and detail of each dish. There is no rush-rush, chop-chop, no lengthly instruction, no time-lapse, no talk-show host, just simple straight forward step-by-step cooking instruction - real time cooking demonstration. You can learn at your own pace. If you have trouble following, just pause and rewind, it's that simple!

This DVD features : How to make take-out style broth; Wonton Soup, Egg Drops Soup, Fried Wontons, Egg Rolls, BBQ Spare Ribs, Char Siu (Roast Pork) and Special Chinese Sauces.

Hosted by Sifu Chui, a Hong Kong native, shares her passion for cooking home-style Chinatown dishes. In this series, she researches some popular take-out restaurants and their specialty dishes, then shows you how to create them in your own kitchen.

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Lentils: Chori Dal, Adzuki , Adsuki, Aduki, Asuki, Azuki, Small Red Beans - For Soups, Stews, Meals

The Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) has been grown in the Far East for centuries. Like the soybean, it most probably originated in China, and was introduced to Japan around 1000 AD. Today in Japan, Adzuki beans are one of the largest crops, with annual consumption of over 120,000 Metric Tons. The Adzuki Bean is not found in the wild. While vining beans are grown across South Asia (China, India, Taiwan and Thailand), bush or erect plant types are grown in both Northern Japan and the upper Midwest.

Dry adzuki beans are small dark red, oval beans approximately 5 mm in diameter. They have a distinctive white ridge along one side. Adzuki beans are popular across Asia, particularly in Japan, and are used to make red sweet bean paste.

The Adzuki Bean, like other edible beans, is used directly as a food. In the Far East, where it is often known as the "Mercedes" of beans, it is pricipaly used, after fermentation, as a confectionery product. In North America and Europe it is valued for its relativly low cooking time (approx. 1 hour) as well as low fat and high protein and natural sugar nutirtional profile.

Basic Cooking Method: Soak 1/2 cup of beans overnight in ample water. Drain and simmer in 2 cups of water for 40 minutes to an hour. Alternatively, pressure cook the soaked beans in 2 cups of water for 5-9 minutes at high pressure. If you don't have time to soak the beans, pressure cook for 15-20 minutes.

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