The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. Jaden Hair
Beer Steamed Shrimp with Garlic 71
Clams Sautéed in Garlic and Black Bean Sauce 77
Coconut Shrimp 78
Grilled Fish with Kabayaki Sauce 73
Herb Crusted Fish with Sweet Chilli Sambal 82
Mussels in Coconut Curry Broth 70
Salt & Pepper Squid 76
Scallops with Tropical Fruit Salsa 79
Mom’s Chinese Steamed Fish 75
Tea-smoked Salmon with Cucumber Relish 80
Grilled Steak with Balsamic Teriyaki 90
Beef Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce 93
Chinese Beef Broccoli 94
Korean BBQ-style Burgers 91
Grilled Lamb Chops with Asian Pesto 95
Hoisin and Honey Glazed Baby Back Ribs 88
Pork Chops with Plums and Sweet Spices 86
Sweet and Sour Lychee Meatballs 87
Steak with Sweet Tomato Onion Sauce 89
Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich 92
Baked Crispy Chicken with Citrus Teriyaki Sauce 105
Stir-Fried Chicken with Roasted Eggplant 107
Hainanese Chicken Rice 100
Chicken Skewers with Honey and Turmeric 98
Maridel’s Chicken Adobo 99
Pan-fried Mango Chicken 101
Sweet and Sour Chicken 106
Thai Coconut Chicken Curry 103
Thai-style Chicken in Sweet Chilli Sauce 104
Chapter Six: Vegetables, Tofu & Eggs
Asian Style Brussels Sprouts 123
Asparagus and Crab with a Light Ginger Sauce 118
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce and Roasted Garlic 124
Japanese Mushrooms Baked in Soy Sake Butter 115
Fried Eggs with Tomato and Chinese Chives 120
Garlicky Tofu and Spinach 110
Green Beans with Preserved White Radish 114
Mashed Potatoes with Miso 121
Pan-fried Tofu with Dark Sweet Soy Sauce 111
Quick Omelette with Shrimp and Peas 122
Simple Baby Bok Choy and Snow Peas 116
Spicy Korean Tofu Stew 112
Three Pea Stir-fry 119
Tofu and Clams in a Light Miso Broth 117
Chinese Sausage Fried Rice 131
Chinese Sausage with Rice and Sweet Soy Sauce 129
Coconut Rice 130
Garlic Butter Noodles 134
Korean Jap Chae Noodles with Beef 135
Korean Kimchi Fried Rice 132
Perfect Shrimp Fried Rice 128
Quick Noodle Stir-Fry 136
Simple Ginger and Green Onion Fried Rice 133
Shrimp Pad Thai 137
Steamed Rice 129
Chapter Eight: Sweets & Libations
Apple Ginger Mint Ice Tea 151
Asian Pear Frozen Yogurt 140
Avocado Milkshake 150
Bubble “Boba” Tea 149
Chocolate Wontons 147
Coconut Frozen Yogurt 146
Fresh Starfruit and Mango with Chilli and Mint 143
Grilled Bananas with Chocolate and Toasted Coconut Flakes 145
Grilled Pineapple with Chocolate Coconut Rum Sauce 142
Hong Kong Yinyeung Tea-Coffee 154
Matcha Crepes with Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream 148
Mango Julius 150
Passionfruit Chilli Martini 151
Pomegranate and Soda 152
Tapioca Pearls with Sweet Coconut and Honeydew 141
Thai Coffee Ice Cream 146
Vietnamese Iced Coffee 153
About the Photography in this Book 160
The story of
Steamy Kitchen
I could start off by telling a story of how I learned cooking from my mother when I was a young girl . . .
But I didn’t.
In fact, quite the opposite! My Mom is a fantastic cook . . . grocery shopping is her hobby and feeding people is her passion. When I was a little girl, I wasn’t interested in cooking at all. I was constantly hungry and always wanted to eat! Plus, if I was anywhere near the kitchen when Mom was cooking, it never failed that I’d always end up with the crap jobs, like tediously pinching the itty bitty tails off the mountain of bean sprouts, shelling pounds and pounds of shrimp, peeling away the stringy thing off the snow peas, washing every bit of trapped dirt hidden in the bok choy. Of course, Mom would constantly rattle off kitchen wisdom, but hey, I was young and didn’t care about cooking. I was too busy pouting with kitchen chores wondering when I could finally devour the fluffy pork bao whose steam was whispering my name . . .