Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Favorites: 100 Recipes That Are Fast, Fresh, and Simple Enough for Tonight's Supper - Softcover

Hair, Jaden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607742705 ISBN 13: 9781607742708

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2013

Synopsis

Steamy Kitchen creator Jaden Hair, top Asian cooking blogger, gives a healthy and truly inspired overhaul to more than 120 classic Asian recipes, making them accessible and easy for home cooks.

As the creator of the beloved blog Steamy Kitchen, Jaden Hair knows how to make Asian food accessible—and exciting—to home cooks. Now, with humor and a can-do attitude, Jaden presents this collection of her quick and flavorful recipes for healthy Asian dishes, most of which are naturally gluten-free and light on meat. With her infectious passion for cooking, Jaden teaches you how to shop for the best Asian ingredients, stock your pantry to streamline weeknight meals, and master delicious Asian cooking at home.

Featuring good-enough-to-eat photography shot by Jaden herself, this book speaks to a new wave of healthy eaters without sacrificing flavor, ease, and fun. Jaden makes Asian foods seem approachable, not intimidating, and also offers new material for experienced Asian cooks looking to expand their repertoires. Doing away with gloppy sauces, oily stir-fries, and high calorie counts, these vibrant and unquestionably unique dishes are inspired makeovers of authentic dishes from China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Recipes such as Chicken-Mango Lettuce Cups, Seafood Curry Noodle Soup, Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Grilled Tofu, Korean Tacos My Way, and a Thai-inspired Peach and Basil Smoothie are perfectly suited for everything from casual dinners to impromptu parties and gatherings.

Jaden’s conversational style will make you feel as if you have a knowledgeable friend in the kitchen, guiding you through the process. With Jaden on your side, you can learn to cook fast, fresh, tasty Asian dishes that family and friends—from seasoned foodies to picky kids—will enjoy and request time and time again!

About this title

Review:

Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Recipes: Thai Larb Chicken Lettuce Cups

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 pound ground chicken breast
• 2 shallots, diced
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, very finely minced
• Minced fresh chiles, Jalapeño or Fresno (amount up to you)
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 head iceberg lettuce, leaves separated into “cups”
• 1 handful of cilantro and/or mint, cut into chiffonade

Directions

Heat a wok or large sauté pan over high heat. When hot, swirl in 1 tablespoon of the oil and add the chicken. Use your spatula to break up the meat and spread out over the surface of the pan. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes.

Push the ground chicken to one side of the pan and swirl in the remaining ½ tablespoon of oil. To the oil, add the shallots, red onion, garlic, and fresh chiles and sauté the aromatics until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and soy sauce.

Serve with lettuce cups and herbs.

Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Recipes: Sake-steamed Mussels

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 pounds fresh mussels
• 1 1/2 cups sake or dry white wine
• 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 shallot, sliced into very thin rings
• 1 handful fresh basil leaves

Directions

Scrub the mussels under cool water, discarding any with broken or cracked shells.

Heat a large sauté pan, deep soup pot, or wok over high heat with the sake, ginger, garlic, and shallots. When the mixture comes to a boil, add the mussels and cover. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the mussels open.

Toss in the basil and serve immediately.

About the Author:

JADEN HAIR is the creator of the award-winning blog, Steamy Kitchen, which specializes in fast, fresh, and flavorful Asian food. She’s been featured on the Today Show, Martha Stewart Living Radio, Oprah.com, and in Parents magazine. Jaden has also been named one of the best food bloggers by Forbes.com, Babble.com, and The Daily Meal. Her recipes are featured on TLC’s Parentables blog and in the Tampa Tribune. You can watch her cook on the syndicated television show Daytime on 120 stations nationwide. Her first cookbook,The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook, was published in 2009.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1607742705
• ISBN 13: 9781607742708
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240