Soy milk, or doujiang, is particularly popular in Taiwan. To make it at home, choose quality soy beans and soak them beforehand. Then grind them and mix them with water before cooking them. This delicate and slightly sweet beverage is the perfect complement for doughnuts (youtiao), as is done in Taipei, or any other pastry.
Рубрика: Asian-Inspired Recipes
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Pork Tenderloins with Tamarind
While this recipe was still in the brainstorming stage, we returned from a tour of a few Asian grocery stores with a variety of sauces and condiments to test. This exercise led to some wonderful discoveries, such as the tamarind concentrate used in the marinade of this pork tenderloin.
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Green Mango and Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps
Green mango salad is a common feature among the various Southeast Asian cuisines. We took a few liberties with this variation, which is rolled in a romaine lettuce leaf (no utensils required!) and topped with strips of grilled beef. Very fresh.
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Tuna Tataki Skewers
The barbecue is ideal for achieving the partially cooked perfection of our sesame-crusted tataki since it allows you to quickly sear the fish over hot flames. Serve as an appetizer threaded onto small wooden skewers as we like to do. A guaranteed success!
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Smashed Cucumber Salad
Here’s a recipe that takes the humble cucumber to the next level. This Chinese-inspired salad includes an Asian condiment that has become all the rage in our kitchen: black bean chili sauce.
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Mi Kyum Kim’s Kimchi Salad
This express recipe (thanks to Mi Kyum Kim) mimics the punch of kimchi, but in a flash, sans fermentation. The secret to its signature pungency is salted, fermented shrimp paste (you can find it at your local Korean or Asian grocery store). If Korean chili powder (gochugaru) proves hard to track down, experiment with crushed red pepper for a fresh, crispy, spicy side inspired by Korea’s most iconic condiment.
