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The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook: Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens by Patricia Tanumihardja

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    • Jane on November 27, 2009

      Every recipe I have tried from this cookbook has been excellent. Really flavorful and I also love all the stories from the grandmothers.

    Notes about Recipes in this Book

    • Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce

      • tsusan on September 30, 2009

        p. 107. Works well because you split the stalks lengthwise so they cook faster/evenly. Wring out the leaves next time. Skipped the shallots.

    • Lao chicken and herb salad (larb gai)

      • tsusan on September 30, 2009

        Couldn't get the Viet coriander ("rau ram") Maybe toast the rice more next time. Don't go too crazy w/ the kaffir lime even tho you love it! Good balance texture, flavor. Increased both lime

    • Thai basil pork (pad gkaprow mu)

      • tsusan on September 30, 2009

        Very aromatic--can't beat Thai basil plus fish sauce plus garlic

    • Burmese pork curry (whethar sebyan)

      • Jane on October 07, 2009

        Great every-night curry - took only 20 mins to prep then cooked for 1 hour. I added cauliflower as well as the squash and made it with chicken thighs rather than pork and the whole family loved it.

    • Rick's chicken curry

      • Jane on November 27, 2009

        This really was one of the best curries I have ever made. Using chicken with bones in really makes a difference to the intensity of flavors.

    • Spiced red lentil stew (palida)

      • sarahcooks on May 03, 2012

        I think I like my dal a bit less complex, though I usually like dishes with lots of different spices in them. Not bad, but not to my taste either.

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    Reviews about this Book

    • Boston Globe by T. Susan Chang

      If you missed out sitting by your grandmother’s stove, or your family ethnicity doesn’t happen to match the food you know you were born to eat, this book goes a long way toward addressing that need.

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    • Tea & Cookies

      ...the book is gorgeous - full of tempting recipes and stunning photos... You’ll get an impressive education on Asian ingredients along the way.

      Full review

    • 5 second rule

      Cheryl finds plenty of recipes to bookmark in this one.

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    • ISBN 10 157061556X
    • ISBN 13 9781570615566
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    • Published Oct 01 2009
    • Format Hardcover
    • Language English
    • Countries United States
    • Publisher Sasquatch Books
    • Imprint Sasquatch Books

    Publishers Text

    Asian grandmothers — whether of Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, or Indian descent — are the keepers of the cultural, and culinary, flame. Their mastery of delicious home-cooked dishes and comfort food makes them the ideal source for this cookbook. Author Pat Tanumihardja has assembled 130 tantalizing dishes from real Chinese fried rice to the classic Filipino Chicken Adobo to the ultimate Japanese comfort dish Oyako donburi. This is hearty food, brightly flavored, equally good to look at and eat. Flavors range from soy and ginger to hot chiles, fragrant curries, and tart vinegars. The author has translated all of the recipes to work in modern home kitchens. Many of them have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations without written recipes, and some appear in tested and written form for the first time. An exhaustive Asian Pantry glossary explains the ingredients, from the many kinds of rice and curries to unfamiliar but flavorful vegetables.
    The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook: Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens

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