Pan-Asian Express: Quick Fixes for Asian-Food Fans - Softcover

Witt, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553374052 ISBN 13: 9780553374056

Publisher: Bantam, 1997

Synopsis

You're probably sick of eating pasta for dinner every night. And you probably love Asian food. And you probably reach for the take-out menu to satisfy these cravings, since you believe that cooking Asian meals yourself would be too complicated, too difficult and beyond your culinary ability. Well, basically, you're wrong. You can incorporate delicious Asian cuisine into your cooking repertoire. Don't reach for the nearest take-out menu! Reach for Pan-Asian Express. This book is a lively collection of 100 main-dish recipes from all over Asia--from China and Japan to Indonesia and Thailand and to lesser known regions--and features either traditional recipes with a twist, or new inventions with authentic Asian taste. The recipes are all designed to work in American kitchens with minimum preparation. Exciting meals can be made in minutes, providing a welcome alternative to the usual fare. In order to simplify and speed up the cooking process, the book features an introductory section on how to stock your pantry with Asian condiments, information on techniques and equipment, and each recipe will be accompanied by serving suggestions, as well as ideas for dressing them up for company.



Pan-Asian Express provides a way for you to cook your own Asian meals without forcing you to resort to the giant tomes on the subject (which is the only thing currently on the bookshelves). Written in a fun, inviting, accessible and easy-to-follow style, this book offers a way to bring new ideas, new techniques and tantalizing new tastes to everyday cooking.

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bly sick of eating pasta for dinner every night. And you probably love Asian food. And you probably reach for the take-out menu to satisfy these cravings, since you believe that cooking Asian meals yourself would be too complicated, too difficult and beyond your culinary ability. Well, basically, you're wrong. You can incorporate delicious Asian cuisine into your cooking repertoire. Don't reach for the nearest take-out menu! Reach for Pan-Asian Express. This book is a lively collection of 100 main-dish recipes from all over Asia--from China and Japan to Indonesia and Thailand and to lesser known regions--and features either traditional recipes with a twist, or new inventions with authentic Asian taste. The recipes are all designed to work in American kitchens with minimum preparation. Exciting meals can be made in minutes, providing a welcome alternative to the usual fare. In order to simplify and speed up the cooking process, the book features an introductory section on how

Reviews

For those who love Asian food?whether Chinese or Thai, Indian or Vietnamese?yet feel too intimidated to tackle such cuisines at home, this inventive little cookbook offers a breezy and accessible way to start. Shifting the focus from authenticity to creativity, Witt, author of the James Beard Award-winning Great Foods Without Fuss, helps readers grasp "the generalities of Asian cooking," which include such techniques as stir-frying and signature ingredients as cilantro and soy sauce. About half of the 100 recipes are streamlined, tasty versions of classic recipes like Pad Thai and Vegetable Spring Rolls. The rest are dazzling "fusion" recipes (e.g., Jakarta Tart, actually an herbed, garlicky quiche made with coconut milk; Tokyo Guacamole, spiced up with wasabi and ginger) that invite improvisation and ingredient substitution. The book, organized by style of cooking as well as by meal, offers a variety of sauces (Quick Vietnamese Peanut Sauce); snacks (Delhi Quesadillas, made with a cilantro-and-mint chutney); easy crisp-fries (Madras Chimichangas; Samosas); and stir-fries (Korean Bulgogi, a vegetable and beef combination). Witt demonstrates adeptly how to use sparkling Asian flavors to brighten everyday cooking.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553374052
• ISBN 13: 9780553374056
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160