Category: Asian

Banh Mi Panzanella Salad

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Course Salad
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

For the Tofu

  • 1 lb Firm tofu cut into 1" cubes, dried w/paper towel
  • 2 tbsp Lemongrass minced
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce, low sodium
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp Canola oil

For Hoisin-Honey Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 1.5 tsp Toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp Soy sauce low sodium

For Chili Mayo

  • ¼ cup Mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp Sriracha
  • 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar

For Salad

  • 1 ea Loaf French bread cubed, lightly toasted
  • ½ ea Cucumber thinly sliced
  • 2 ea Jalapenos Stemmed, seeded, thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup Cilantro leaves & stems
  • Pickled carrots & daikon
  • Mixed greens

Instructions
 

For Tofu

  • Place cut tofu on a sheet tray lined with paper towels. Cover with paper towels and press gently to remove excess moisture.
  • Transfer tofu to a zip lock bag. In a small bowl, mix lemongrass, soy sauce, honey & fish sauce. Pour marinade over tofu, marinate overnight.
  • Drain tofu and pat dry. Heat oil in a non-stick skillet and add tofu and cook until crispy, set aside.

For Salad

  • Combine tofu, bread, cucumber, jalapenos, cilantro, mixed greens and drained pickled vegetables. Drizzle with hoisin-honey sauce and toss again to coat. Transfer to a salad plate. Drizzle with chili mayonnaise, top with more fresh herbs and chopped nuts.

Banh Mi Pork Sandwich

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Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb Pork butt, cut into ¼" steaks You can also use chicken, steak, ss crab, or fish
  • ½ cup minced lemongrass
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 ½ tbsp black pepper
  • 5 ea shallots, minced
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oil

Instructions
 

  • Marinate pork butt over-night. Char grill to serve.

Notes

Serve with baguettes, sriracha mayo, pickled daikon & carrots, course chopped cilantro, thin-sliced onion, pickled cucumber slices, spreadable pate, head cheese, Maggi seasoning to finish.

Basic Stir Fry

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Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Sake
  • 1 tbsp fermented black beans rinsed & finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 ½ tbsp minced ginger
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 ea dried red chilies
  • 1 ea garlic clove, sliced
  • 1 lb thin asparagus, cut into 1" pieces
  • 2 ea scallions, thinly sliced
  • ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • salt
  • sesame oil for drizzling

Instructions
 

  • Whisk sake and black beans in a bowl.
  • Heat oil in wok, add ginger, sugar, chilies and garlic. Stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Add asparagus and cook 2 minutes.
  • Add sake mixture and cook until asparagus are tender-crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Add scallions and sesame seeds. Season, plate, and drizzle with sesame oil.

Basic Ramen Noodle Stock

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Course Appetizer, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb pork knuckles and rib bones, or pork butt
  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 1 ea onion, quartered
  • 1 ea leek, green part, chopped; or scallions
  • 1 oz ginger, about the size of a ping pong ball, sliced
  • ½ head garlic
  • 4 inch square of kombu
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Have a butcher crack the pork knuckles.
  • Hack the chicken thighs into 3-4 pieces.
  • Boil both for one minute in water. Drain & rinse. Clean the pot.
  • Return meat into the clean pot.
  • Add onion, leek, garlic, ginger and kombu.
  • Add water to cover by 1 inch, bring to a boil and simmer gently for 7 hours, adding water as needed to keep bones covered.
  • Strain stock through cheesecloth. Season with salt, let cool.

Notes

Soy Sauce flavored Ramen
Soy sauce, sweet simmered bamboo shoots, simmered pork slices, scallions, chukasoba noodles, roasted garlic paste, simmered pork broth.
Miso flavored Ramen
1 tbsp soybean miso
1 cup sweet white miso
2 tsp chili-bean sauce
Pinch of sansho pepper
2 cloves crushed garlic, sauteed in hot lard or vegetable oil for 5 minutes-set aside
Simmered pork slices
Simmered bamboo shoots
Nori sheets shredded into 2" lengths
Chukasoba noodles
Roasted garlic paste
Cilantro leaves

Peking BBQ Sauce

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Course Sauce
Cuisine Asian, Chinese

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ tbsp Ketchup
  • 2 tsp Plum sauce
  • 2 tsp Chili sauce
  • 1 tsp Sweet bean or hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire
  • 1 ½ tbsp Black vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp 5 Spice
  • 2 tbsp Water

Instructions
 

  • Combine all and blend thoroughly.

Asian Marinade for Ribs/Chicken Wings

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Course Sauce
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Red chilies mild
  • 2 tbsp Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Ginger
  • 2 tsp Onion powder
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • ¼ cup Brown sugar
  • ¼ cup Soy sauce
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • ¼ cup White vinegar
  • 1 head Pickled garlic peeled

Instructions
 

  • Combine and blend well.

Notes

Marinade ribs or pork overnight. Bake in a foil bag for 2 hours at 275F degrees.
Reduce leftover marinade and baste ribs or chicken when they're done. Glaze in a broiler.

Asian Roasted Chicken - Salt n Pepper

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Course Main Course, Sauce

Ingredients
  

  • 1 each Spatchcock chicken

Chicken cavity

  • Lime
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Orange
  • Cilantro stems

Rub

  • Black peppercorn toasted & crushed
  • White peppercorn toasted & crushed
  • Szechuan peppercorn toasted & crushed
  • Salt

Instructions
 

Rub

  • Combine all.

Chicken prep

  • Fill chicken with cavity ingredients.
  • Truss chicken. Rub spice mix all over outside of chicken.
  • Cook at 450℉ for 25 minutes per pound.

Notes

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Asian Roasted Chicken - Spicy

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Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 each Spatchcock chicken

Marinade

  • Lemongrass
  • Cilantro stems
  • Garlic mash into paste
  • White pepper
  • Fish sauce
  • Palm sugar
  • Dark soy sauce
  • Chili-garlic paste

Dipping Sauce

  • Toasted rice powder
  • Fish sauce
  • Tamarind paste
  • Brown sugar
  • Lime juice
  • Chili powder
  • Shallots
  • Cilantro

Instructions
 

Dipping Sauce

  • Combine all sauce ingredients and liquify.

Marinade

  • Combine all ingredients and blend.

Chicken

  • Marinate chicken overnight.
  • Grill over flame. Baste with juices.

Notes

Chef says "Serve with rice and papaya salad". 

Asian Roasted Chicken - Vietnamese

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Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 each Spatchcock chicken

Marinade

  • Lemongrass
  • Cilantro stems
  • Garlic cloves mashed into paste
  • Fish sauce
  • Ketchup manis
  • Brown sugar

Dipping Sauce

  • Fish sauce
  • Lime juice
  • Garlic
  • Chilies
  • Sugar
  • White vinegar

Instructions
 

Marinade

  • Combine & blend all marinade ingredients.

Chicken

  • Marinade chicken for 20 minutes.
  • Roast, skin-side up at 400℉ for 40 minutes.

Dipping Sauce

  • Combine all sauce ingredients and liquify.

Asian Slaw

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Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

Slaw Mix

  • 3 cup Red cabbage shredded
  • 3 cup Green cabbage shredded
  • ½ each Red pepper julienned
  • 2 each Carrot julienned
  • ½ each Cucumber seeded & thinly sliced
  • 3 each Scallion chopped
  • ½ cup Cilantro chopped

Dressing

  • ½ cup Peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
  • 2 each Limes juiced, or
  • ½ each Orange juiced
  • 2 tbsp Honey, maple syrup, or brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp Ginger (fresh) shredded
  • 2 tsp Garlic shredded
  • 2 tbsp Sesame seed toasted, or black
  • 1 tbsp Chili-garlic paste
  • Fried wontons for garnish
  • Lo mein noodles to make into a pasta salad

Instructions
 

  • Combine slaw mix.
  • Pour dressing over slaw mix and combine.