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Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic

Genres: Food

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About the Show

Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic is an Australian cooking series produced by Simon Target Films in which restaurant owner, author, chef and fifth-generation Chinese-Australian, Kylie Kwong, shares her family recipes.

The series originally aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Food channel from 18 March to 6 May 2008, on Tuesdays at 19h00. There are eight half-hour episodes in the series.

A rebroadcast of the series premiered on BBC Food on Tuesday 27 May 2008, at 18h00. Double episodes air back-to-back each week.

Repeats

Wednesdays: 06h00, 12h00
Sundays: 07h00, 13h00

Synopsis

Kylie Kwong cooked her first fried rice for her grandmother when she was four. Today, she is a master of Chinese food, her kitchen filled with the tastes, smells and sounds of the exciting recipes she dreams up.

In Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic, she makes delicious dishes from many ingredients: beef, seafood, poultry, duck, eggs, vegetables, noodles, soup, tofu, pickles, rice and wantons. She shows us how to eat with chopsticks, how to make fishcakes and how to stir fry vegetables.

In this eight-part series Kylie travels to the heart of the country that has inspired all her cooking, to two of the world’s most exciting cities, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

There she finds the origins of the recipes her grandmother taught her and finds inspiration for new dishes.

Back home in her beautiful Sydney kitchen, Kylie shares her wonderful new cooking ideas with us; she shows us how we can cook authentic Chinese recipes ourselves at home, using ingredients obtainable at any local supermarket.

Episodes

Episode 1: Shanghai Heart
Kylie finds inspiration for her cooking from the generous people she meets in the heart of Shanghai’s old town. Recipes include: Hot and sour cucumbers, Soy sauce duck and deep fried silken tofu with Sichuan pepper and salt.

Episode 2: Hong Kong High Life
Kylie goes straight to the top in Hong Kong – for some of the finest dining in the world. Recipes include: King Prawn toasts, Steamed eggplant salad and Sung Choi Bao of vegetables.

Episode 3: New Shanghai
Kylie finds trendy shops and bars as well as traditional street food when she explores modern Shanghai. Recipes: Sweet and sour pork, Chinese iceberg lettuce salad and Prawn wontons.

Episode 4: Hong Kong Food Craze
Kylie samples some of the delicacies Hong Kong residents are crazy about, and finds ideas for her own recipes. Recipes: Soy sauce eggs, White cooked chicken and Stir fried noodles.

Episode 5: Europe in the Far East
Kylie meets an Australian who has been part of the rapid changes in Shanghai - nicknamed the 'Europe in the Far East.' Recipes: Fried rice, Stir fried cucumber with black cloud fungus and Deep fried whole snapper with Sichuan pepper and salt.

Episode 6: Hong Kong Island Hideaway
Kylie escapes to an island hideaway off Hong Kong to taste delicious fresh seafood cooked to order. Recipes: Steamed snapper fillets, Fish soup and Deep fried prawns with chilli dipping sauce.

Episode 7: Hong Kong's Chef Academy
It’s back to school for Kylie when she sees how chefs are trained in Hong Kong.

Episode 8: Mothers and Daughers
Kylie is inspired by her Shanghai travels to cook some family favourites, but when mum comes round it's clear she has her own way of doing things.


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