Chinese Food Made Easy

S01E05: Spicy Sichuan

Ching cooks Zesty chilli tiger prawns for people who know all about heat - firemen from the north-west of England. She also visits one of the northernmost chilli farms in the world in Chorley, Lancashire. She sets up a stall at Chorley market, winning over the crowd with her Chilli chicken.

Overview

With 15,000 Chinese restaurants in Britain, Chinese food has recently been voted the UK's favourite takeaway. In the next six episodes, Ching-He Huang shows how delicious Chinese food can be made at home with easy-to-prepare recipes using healthy and easily found ingredients.

Episodes

Takeaway Favourites

S01E01 Takeaway Favourites

July 7, 2008 30 min
Tonight Ching reveals the secrets of the perfect chicken Chow Mein, how to prepare sweet and sour pork with a delicious choi sum and mixed vegetable salad, and how to make a healthy version of...
Street Food

S01E02 Street Food

July 14, 2008 30 min
Ching cooks Egg fu yung (inspired by a Taiwanese street dish) and Crispy duck, and meets an organic tofu-maker in Leicestershire to learn about making top-notch bean curd. Later she cooks for a group of...
Seafood

S01E03 Seafood

July 21, 2008 30 min
Ching heads to Ullapool on the far north-west coast of Scotland for langoustines. Then she goes further north to the tiny village of Kinlochbervie. The nearest Chinese takeaway is 60 miles away! She creates an...
Noodles and Dim Sum

S01E04 Noodles and Dim Sum

July 28, 2008 30 min
This week Ching explores the fashionable world of noodles, dim sum and dumplings, and tries her recipes out on some of the dancers of the English National Ballet. Plus, she shows the owner of a...
Spicy Sichuan

S01E05 Spicy Sichuan

August 4, 2008 30 min
Ching cooks Zesty chilli tiger prawns for people who know all about heat - firemen from the north-west of England. She also visits one of the northernmost chilli farms in the world in Chorley, Lancashire....
Cooking for Family and Friends

S01E06 Cooking for Family and Friends

August 11, 2008 30 min
Ching cooks quick and easy Chinese food for hungry children. Later, with the help of her childhood friend, showbiz journalist Lina Mahdavi, she prepares a healthy celebration banquet. Her cooking is put to the test...

Cast

Ching He Huang
Ching He Huang

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