Calling all Chinese food lover and cooks?

Question

I am very fond of chinese cooking and would experiment at home anything i 'd taste, but i am wondering what's best :

-Using fresh ginger , chili and garlic or using the paste version?
-while using spring onion, is it for decoration( at the end of cooking) or does it actually influence the taste of the dish ?

Finally how to cook pork meat without it going hard ?( like sweet and sour pork)

Thanks for all the advices, just wondering about prevent pork to go hard in case i was frying it or grilling it...in case of marinating i could use ginger and soya sauce ...

How long then the pork should be cooked ...roughly ???

Answer 1

fresh ginger chilli and garlic is best no flavours are lost in the processing stages. you should cook all spices before adding the meat and stock. spring onion will add flavour to your dishes during cooking as well as adding at the end. pork should be sealed fast first if roasting cook slow and allow to rest at the end of cooking. if using in chinese cooking etc seal in frying pan first then allow to soak up the flavours of all your ingredients.

Answer 2

Cook pork only until it is no longer pink, if cut into small pieces, it only takes a couple of minutes, then it won't be dried out and hard.
I always use fresh garlic in my Chinese foods, I do cheat and use dried ginger tho.

I make Schzwan Chicken and use dry crushed red peppers. In sweet and sour pork, I use fresh garlic.

I love Chinese food and I do like to cook it. I have lots of recipes too.

Answer 3

Fresh things always make the taste of food better especially Ginger. The spring onions do add taste and don't over cook the meat, that's what makes it hard

Answer 4

To keep pork from going hard when you cook it, marinate overnight and cook slowly in a liquid sauce. will be wonderfully tender. Things to experiment with in chinese cooking,
Chinese rice wine
Sherry (trust me - good in sauces)
Chinese 5 spice powder
Star Anise
Soy sauce

Answer 5

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Answer 6

use fresh ingredients always. you can put ginger in the freezer to keep it fresh.
spring onion does influence the taste of the dish.

Answer 7

i use fresh ginger and garlic but i have the lazy cook version (jars of ready minced garlic and ginger) in the fridge for emergency's. one more thing to add to the others its well worth visiting your nearest chinese supermarket, they are generally cheaper and they will have a bigger variety of products. worth keeping in stock, oyster sauce, black bean, hoi sin, soy, rice wine/sherry
5 spice, star anise

Answer 8

your name is mohamed and you eat pork? are you muslim?