480 cornstarch recipes

Sole fillets stuffed with crab meat, sauteed mushrooms, capers, and dill, poached in white wine and topped with a rich egg-cream sauce. An elegant rolled fish dish with a French-inspired finish.

Lamb slivers in pungent sauce: velveted lamb flash-fried then tossed with red bell pepper, scallions, ginger, and a tangy soy-vinegar glaze. Classic Chinese wok cooking at its sharpest.

Salt-smothered chicken buried in a bed of red-hot rock salt with ginger, tangerine peel, and Szechuan peppercorn marinade sealed in the cavity. An ancient Cantonese technique that steams the bird to silken tenderness.

Ma-po tofu, silky bean curd and ground pork simmered in a fiery sauce of fermented chili and ginger, thickened glossy and finished with sesame oil and scallion. The Sichuan classic, hot, spicy and tender.

Ma-po's pork brains is a traditional Sichuan offal stir-fry pairing silky poached pork brains with crispy ground pork, chili nam yuey, ginger, and Shaoxing wine. A regional classic for adventurous eaters.

Classic egg fu yung omelets loaded with shrimp, barbecued pork, snow peas, and bean sprouts, crowned with a glossy oyster sauce gravy. Chinese-American takeout-style made from scratch.

Homemade moo goo gai pan with sliced chicken breast, mushrooms, and napa cabbage stir-fried in a garlic-soy sauce. Better than takeout in 30 minutes.

Asian-inspired ginger beef pizza with marinated sirloin slivers, fresh ginger, garlic, dry sherry, and chili sauce on a prebaked shell. Topped with scallions and red peppers.

Fermented black beans can be found at Asian markets; but if unavailable, you can substitute prepared black bean sauce.

A cheesy and flavorful vegetarian quiche is made of cheese, yogurt, tofu and assorted vegetables. If you don't have egg substitute, use eggs instead.

Try something new for lunch with this scrumptious dish that will have your co-workers wondering if they can try it!

Add some sophistication to your beef this summer with this succulent dish made with red wine and a variety of spices.

Grilled chicken pieces brushed with a glossy sesame-soy sauce alongside charred bell peppers and zucchini. Includes both direct and indirect grilling methods for any setup.

Well, this is NOT non-fat, but is low fat. It's kind of a Schezuan sauce I guess, of my own invention. If I could figure out how to avoid using the oil it would be non-fat.

Szechuan beef stew braises chunky beef chuck for two hours in a spiced soy sauce broth with red pepper flakes, fennel, cloves, and ginger until fork-tender. A warming, deeply savory one-pot dinner for six.

Yogurt-marinated chicken baked golden, then simmered in a buttery saffron cream sauce with whole spices and ground almonds. Authentic Indian butter chicken from scratch.