Wok Cooking Made Easy. Nongkran Daks

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      Measurements used in this book

      All our recipes are thoroughly tested in the Periplus test kitchen. Standard measuring cups and spoons are used throughout, and all cup and spoon measurements are level. We have used large eggs in all recipes unless otherwise stated.

      International Measures

1 cup	=	250 ml (4 fl oz)	Note: We have used international
1 teaspoon	=	5 ml	15 ml (3 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon	=	15 ml(3 teaspoons)

Weights	Volumes	Lengths
1 oz	= 28 g	1 fl oz	= 1/8 cup	= 2 tablespoons	= 30 ml	1/8 in =	3 mm
8 oz	= 250 g	2 fl oz	= 1/3 cup	= 4 tablespoons	= 60 ml	1/4 in =	6 mm
1 lb	= 500 g	4 fl oz	= 1/2 cup	= 8 tablespoons	= 125 ml	1/2 in =	1 cm
2 lb	= 1 kg	8 fl oz	= 1 cup	= 16 tablespoons	= 250 ml	1 in =	2 1/2 cm
		32 fl oz	= 4 cups	= 1 quart	= 1 liter

Oven Temperature Guide
When using convection ovens, the top of		°F	°C
the food may cook too quickly. As a general	Cool	200	90
rule, set the oven temperature 60°F to	Slow	300	150
70°F lower than the temperature indicated	Warm	325	160
in the recipe, or refer to your oven manual.	Moderate	350 to 375	180 to 190
	Mod. Hot	375 to 400	190 to 200
	Hot	425	220
	Very Hot	450	230

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      Recipes by Nongkran Daks, Alexandra Greeley, Rohani Jelani, Chef Tummanoon Punchun, Daniel Reid, Devagi Sanmugam, Cecilia Au-Yang. Photography by Jim McFarlance, Edmond Ho, Suan I. Lim, Chester Ong, Jörg Sundermann, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Andy Wong. Food styling by Susie Donald, Rohani Jelani, Suan I. Lim, Chester Ong, Cecilia Au-Yang, Christina Ong, Myrna Sim, Christopher Tan

       Recipe testing by Angie Ng.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4629-0499-0 (ebook)

      Printed in Malaysia

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      Contents

Introduction	3
Important Asian Ingredients	3
Vegetable Dishes	8
Wok-fried Noodles	44
Rice Dishes	58
Fish and Seafood Dishes	70
Chicken Dishes	98
Meat Dishes	111
Complete Recipe Listing	128