Get ready for Chinese New Year, here are 5 basic tips for cooking restaurant-style Chinese food


KOMPAS.com – Fried rice, fried kwetiau, sapo tofu, fuyunghai, stir-fried meat, and dimsum are a row Chinese food which is familiar to the Indonesian tongue.

Miscellaneous Chinese food easy to find in restaurants and street stalls, or make yourself at home.

Also read: Recipe for dumpling soup filled with shrimp, warm Chinese food for the rainy season

Before Chinese New Year, you can make Chinese food own restaurant style at home for family and guest dining.

Take a look at some basic cooking tips Chinese food from various sources below.

Cooking tips Chinese food restaurant style at home

1. Use high heat

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Chinese food generally cooked over high heat, as quoted from the book “Chinese Food 100 Percent Halal” (2025) by Emi and Umar published by Linguakata.

Big fire makes food cook faster so it can be served immediately to restaurant guests.

According to supervisor Resto Sulaiman in West Jakarta, Mujia, big fire also makes the food smell more fragrant.

“Cook Chinese food “It needs a big fire and a hot wok so that it gives off a fragrant aroma, and cooks quickly and doesn’t wilt,” said Mujia, quoted from Kompas.comThursday (15/2/2024).

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2. Cook for a while

Vegetables and fruit can provide very healthy, low-calorie complex carbohydrates as an alternative to refined carbohydrates.SHUTTERSTOCK/SERGIY BYUKHUNENKO Vegetables and fruit can provide very healthy, low-calorie complex carbohydrates as an alternative to refined carbohydrates.

According to the same book, cooking quickly can maintain the original taste and texture of food ingredients.

Mujia also conveyed the same thing. According to him, cooking for too long can cause the food to wilt or become overcooked.

“If the fire is small and not hot enough, it won’t cook for a long time and the results will wilt,” said Mujia.

Also read: Chinese Food Fried Rambutan Shrimp Recipe




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