A Common Table, 80 Recipes and Stories from My Shared Cultures by Cynthia Chen Mcternan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction Notes on Ingredients & Equipment Breakfast

Simple Congee Cooking in the Land of Peking Ravioli Sesame-Soy Savory Oatmeal Basics: Our Favorite Enriched Bread Ham & Egg Baked Buns An HK-Style Breakfast: Condensed Milk Toast & Yuanyang Kimchi-Brined Spicy Chicken Biscuits Black Sesame–Stuffed French Toast Buttermilk Mochi Pancakes Spiced Kabocha Muffins Spicy Gochujang Eggs in Purgatory Cheddar-Scallion Biscuits, Plus a Few Variations Kimchi Egg & Cheese

Lunch & Small Eats

Blank Canvas Chinese Fried Rice Basics: Steamed Buns Steamed Scallion Buns (Xiang Cong Hua Juan) Char Siu Barbecue Pork Buns, Two Ways Char Siu Pork Basics: Dumpling Dough Ginger-Scallion Chicken & Dumplings Spicy Kimchi Hand-Torn Noodle Soup (Kimchi Sujebi) An Ode to Spam Barter-Worthy Spam Musubi Spicy Ahi Poke My Mother-in-Law’s Korean Spicy Shoyu Poke Korean Mixed Fish & Rice Bowl (Hwedupbap) Gochujang Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Date Night in

Korean Spicy Barbecue Pork (Pork Bulgogi) Skillet “Dolsot” Bibimbap Basics: Gochujang Sauce Korean Barbecue Beef (Beef Bulgogi) Two Red Bowls, and a Basement on Irving Street Friday Night Kimchi Fried Rice Sesame Salt & Pepper Steak (with Gireumjang) Korean Salt & Pepper Sesame Sauce (Gireumjang) Garlic, Ginger & Soy Salmon en Papillote Pappardelle with Lamb Ragù Bulgogi Burgers Crispy Fried Shallots Kimchi Chicken Quesadillas

Celebrations & Gatherings

The Universal Language of Dish-Washing Almost Grandma Ha’s Kimchi Pancakes (Bindaetteok) Slow-Simmered Soy & Black Pepper Beef (Jangjorim) Chinese “Russian” Soup (Luo Song Tang) Korean Fritters, Three Ways (Jeon) Jeon Dipping Sauce Red-Cooked Pork (Hong Shao Rou) My Great-Grandmother’s Lion’s Head Meatballs (Shi Zi Tou) Potstickers (Guo Tie) Shanghai-Style Sweet & Sour Baby-Back Ribs Spicy Braised Lamb with Radishes & Noodles Collard Wontons A Good Make-Ahead Chili Chinese Cola Chicken Wings

On the Side

Shanghainese Cucumber Salad, Two Ways Easiest Sesame-Soy Salad Tea Eggs Green Beans & Minced Pork Ginger Shrimp & Green Peas Garlicky Bok Choy Chinese Scrambled Eggs & Tomatoes Easy Braised Kabocha Squash Fried Kimchi Quick Sweet & Sour Cucumber Kimchi Korean Cheesy Corn Creamed Corn Pimento Cheese Macaroni Salad Sesame-Miso Potato Salad Weeknight Asparagus Sweet Sesame Skillet Cornbread

Sweet

Asian Pear & Jasmine Crumble Black Sesame Chocolate Loaf The Only Way Out Is Through (Cooking) Egg Custard Steamed Buns Sticky Sesame Peanut Pie Basics: Pie Crust Matcha-Glazed Swirl Bread A Black Sesame (Literal) Twist My Favorite Cinnamon Rolls White Peach & Lychee Cake Chilled Mango Sweet Soup with Almond Jelly Milk Tea Rice Pudding (& Regular, Too) Peanut Butter Mochi Cake

Drinks

Ginger-Cinnamon Punch (Sujeonggwa) Sweet Tea White Peach Green Tea Milk Tea, Two Ways Hong Kong Coffee Tea (Yuanyang) Honeydew Bubble Tea Matcha Hot Chocolate Almond Whipped Cream

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