282482 Mon Jan 16 23:15:02 -0800 2006 14 31 Home Cooking 0 1505583 If you are a fan of Sichuan Cookery/Land of Plenty check the Amazon UK link below! Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0091904838/qid%3D1128576882/sr%3D1-3/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F10%5F3/203-4449030-8733510 Mon Jan 16 23:15:02 -0800 2006 0 sel 1 1505683 That is exciting news. I don't own Land of Plenty but have cooked from it with good success. Her red oil dressing is better than what I can get at restaurants in my area. Her kung pao recipe is available at Leite's Culinaria- has more of a vinegar kick than what you tend to see in restaurants. Link: http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/cookbook/kung_pao.html Tue Jan 17 13:48:21 -0800 2006 1505583 0 Nathan P. 2 1505697 While I have only had Land of Plenty for a short time, most of the recipes that I have made have been wonderful. Also many of her regional recipes are online, some of which are not in her Sichuan book. The only recipe that has not been what I expected is in the book as Boiled Beef Slices In A Fiery Sauce (shui zhu niu rou). The dish is pretty tasty but very different from the same dish usually listed in English as Water-Boiled Beef that I have had at 5 Sichuan restaurants that I frequent. While there is variation in the dish at these places, they all produce a similar dish with a thin, soupy, red fiery sauce. Ms. Dunlop's dish is a thick brown sauce. I tried cutting way back on the potato flour thickener in the recipe but I would like to approximate the version in the restaurants. I did use her recipe for chili oil (hong you) and found the Pixian Chili Bean Paste (dou ban jiang) that she recommends. Tue Jan 17 15:24:29 -0800 2006 1505683 0 sel 3 1505720 The water boiled beef I've had sounds similar to what you describe. Never tried to make it myself. What are your sources for other DUnlop recipes? Tue Jan 17 16:43:40 -0800 2006 1505697 0 Nathan P. 4 1505776 I'm not sure how to give you a bunch of links at once but here is one. Link: http://www.theeagle.com/food/101503sichuan.htm Tue Jan 17 22:59:29 -0800 2006 1505720 0 sel 4 1505792 Here's the Boiled Beef Slices In A Fiery Sauce. Link: http://www.juoaa.org/JiDa/JDforum/messages/92428.html Wed Jan 18 00:41:30 -0800 2006 1505720 0 sel 5 1505801 Just wanted to mention that you should try to use Chinese celery is you can get it for that recipe. The flavor is much, much stronger. Image: http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/stalk-chinesecelery.jpg Wed Jan 18 01:29:00 -0800 2006 1505792 0 Melanie Wong 6 1505888 Great idea! I'll try it with Chinese celery next time. The first time that I made it, I used regular celery and after one bite of the celery I ate everything except the celery. After the first attempt, I used Napa cabbage which to me was an improvement. The restaurants that I frequent use some sort of cabbage or something similar. Wed Jan 18 15:43:53 -0800 2006 1505801 0 sel 7 1505978 Fortunately, the places I've had water-cooked dishes in the SF Bay Area mostly use Chinese celery in combination with some other greens. I miss the flavor when it's not there. The pungency is so complimentary to the over-the-top seasoning in this dish. If you can't get Chinese celery, then maybe use the stronger flavored tops and leaves of regular celery. Thanks so much for linking up all those recipes! Wed Jan 18 22:07:39 -0800 2006 1505888 0 Melanie Wong 8 1505987 Now that I think about it, everytime I order the water-boiled beef or fish or mixed beef and fish, I wondered what the veg. was in the bottom of the bowl. It may have been Chinese celery. I have access to large, well stocked Chinese markets, (also Thai, Indonesian, Indian and Mexican) so I'll try it with Chinese celery next time. I hope you enjoy the linked recipes as much as I've enjoyed your S.F. and Home Cooking Posts! Wed Jan 18 23:26:54 -0800 2006 1505978 0 sel 4 1505796 Another F.D. recipe. Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,4703-1072810,00.html Wed Jan 18 00:51:51 -0800 2006 1505720 0 sel 4 1505924 Here are some more. Link: http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/food/fuchsia_dunlop.html Wed Jan 18 17:00:31 -0800 2006 1505720 0 sel 4 1505925 Hope you enjoy these! Link: http://www.woolfit.com/sichuan.html Wed Jan 18 17:04:58 -0800 2006 1505720 0 sel 5 1505984 Thanks for the effort. I did a quick google search but did not see much out of the first 2 pages which is the usual limit of my (very limited) attention span. Wed Jan 18 23:21:12 -0800 2006 1505925 0 Nathan P. 6 1505998 ENJOY!!! Wed Jan 18 23:54:03 -0800 2006 1505984 0 sel