Everyday Asian

Intimidated by hard-to-find ingredients and unfamiliar cooking methods, most fans of Asian food prefer to dine out to enjoy pad Thai, Chinese pork roast, sesame noodles, spring rolls, and Vietnamese pho. In this essential cookbook, Marnie Henricksson now shows how to cook these favorites at home with ease, simplicity, and supermarket ingredients. Infused with her rich knowledge and experience, Everyday Asian contains 75 practical recipes for robust, full-flavored and satisfying appetizers, salads, soups, noodles, main courses, and more, including Thai curries, Chinese noodles, Korean BBQ, and Indian vegetables. I have strong feelings about Asian food: it is where my heart is, Henricksson explains. I like it simple and fresh, with lots of herbs and chiles. I like lightening dishes with lemon and lime juice. I like caramelizing onions and sautéing greens. I like to douse a profusion of vegetables in spicy coconut curry. I like fried morsels with salty, sweet, sour, and spicy dipping sauces. Maybe most of all I love rice and noodles--the honest, endlessly variable staples of Asian cuisine. I relish the opportunity to share my version of everyday Asian food.