TOO hard to make Chinese food at home? Think again.

If you like Chinese food that's simple to make and delicious to eat, you should get your hands on a new book by recipe developer and caterer Ross Dobson.

Chinese Food Made Easy takes favourite recipes from China's diverse culinary regions and simplifies them so you can easily recreate them at home.

Dobson gives expert guidance on finding and selecting the key ingredients to stock your pantry, as well as step-by-step guides to essential techniques such as blanching greens and making dumplings.

You'll be turning out favourite dishes like spicy Shanghai noodles, fragrant beef hotpot and Hainan chicken rice in no time.

There's also a detailed food planner with suggestions on how to put together a fabulous Chinese feast for when we're all permitted to get together again.

Chinese Food Made Easy, by Ross Dobson (Murdoch Books), RRP $39.99 at good bookstores.

Here's your chance to win a copy of Chinese Food Made Easy, by Ross Dobson.

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