Anyone Freeze Chinese Takeout?

IAMICHABOD wrote:
Good to hear,soooo what did you take that tasted great? Was it what you posted before?

Yes it was.

I'm planning a trip the 1st of Nov. and I'm bringing the disc wok. We'll see if I go the vac pak route after that effort.

Good to hear,soooo what did you take that tasted great? Was it what you posted before?

Update, tasted great and will do it again ;)

OK..:C

SWMO wrote:
Some Chinese is so quick and easy I think I would just take the ingredients ready to cook. I would probably stick to marinated meat, frozen veggies and a sauce already mix up up.

Double ditto. The magic of the Cantonese style is that it takes less than 10 minutes to stir-fry. Most stir-fry originated on the houseboats with little fuel for cooking. You can think of the RV as a kind of houseboat in that sense.

Chop up the veg and meat ahead of time and ziplock it with your preferred seasonings. You can even cook the rice or noodles ahead of time and put them in zips and stow in the fridge. Heat up the wok or cast iron fry pan with a little oil and while the rice or noodles are nuking in the microwave, flash fry the meat and veg. Add your favorite sauce (we like hoisin) and Bob's your uncle.

Some Chinese is so quick and easy I think I would just take the ingredients ready to cook. I would probably stick to marinated meat, frozen veggies and a sauce already mix up up.

Now I'm going to have to get some Chinese tomorrow.......

I've frozen the following takeout type dishes with success:

Shanghai style roasted meats- duck and pork
dumplings and wontons w/ any sauce on the side
fried rice minus the egg (I don't like the texture of frozen scrambled egg and it's easy enough to add after)
eggplant or broccoli in garlic sauce
sauteed bok choy
Most any type of dim sum

I'd think any kind of corn starch based sauced dish would freeze well.

I'd stay away from freezing anything that's already cooked and breaded.


I cook a lot of my own Chinese food and have found this website comprehensive, funny and easy to follow:

Chinese cuisine

HTH.

I have never taken out any Chinese, but if I did, I would not put them in the freezer where the police could find them. ;)