Adventures in Starry Kitchen · 88 Asian-inspired Recipes from America's Most Famous Underground Restaurant (9780062438553) by Tran, Nguyen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Introduction Apartment Days

The Restaurant in Apartment No. 205 Recipe Notes

Braised and Caramelized Vietnamese Coco Pork Belly (Aka Thit Kho) Lemongrass Chicken Lemongrass Tofu Braised Coca-Cola Jackfruit Taiwanese Fried Pork Chop Japanese Curry Meatballs Prepackaged Curry! Nom Nom Pork (Aka Nem Nuong) Garlic Noodles (Aka Make-Out Noodles!)

Tofu Balls: A Practice in Being Vietnamese/Cantonese

Crispy Tofu Balls

Lunch Days

Kitchen Ninja

Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca Honey Sesame Dressing Double-Fried Chicken Waaaaaaaaaaaangs Sweet Ginger Chicken Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang Sauce Tangy Korean Pepper Paste Wing Sauce Tamarind Wing Sauce Pandan/Galangal Chicken Korean Spicy Pork Belly Kara-Age “Crack” Krab Cakes Malaysian Chicken Curry Malaysian Coco Chicken Pineapple Beer Chicken Wing Soup Salted Plum Lychee Panna Cotta Taiwanese Minced Pork W/ Pickled Licorice Cucumbers

Failures

4½ Cheese Bacon Mac and Cheese Vietnamese Eggrolls (Aka Cha Gio)

First Dinner Pop-Up

Banana Suit Confidential

Citrus Sesame Tofu BÓ LÀ L´ÔT (Grilled Beef Wrapped in Sesame Leaves) Vietnamese Beef Carpaccio Green Curry Silky Tofu Ribeye Satay Noodles Braised Spicy Chicken Feet Shrimp and Pork Chili Oil Wontons with Szechuan Shredded Potatoes Sesame Oil Spareribs

Marijuana—A Meal for One and All

Osmanthus Panna Cotta W/ Red Wine Poached Pears Pandan Bavarian Cream Profiteroles Salted Duck Egg Cereal Prawns

Growing Up Asian

Claypot Caramelized Striped Bass Grilled Fish Heads and Tails

Second Pop-Up / Button Mash

Legal Loopholes and Why I Keep Getting into and Out of Trouble

Soda Chanh (Aka Vietnamese Lime Soda) Watermelon Ginger Agua Fresca Ginger Sesame Rainbow Roasted Carrots (Aka Roasted Carrots with Sweet Soy Glaze) Miso Charred Brussels Sprouts Mustard Greens and Pancetta Canto-Style Chayote, Enoki, and Goji Berries Shrimp Toast (Bruschetta) Classic Double Cheeseburger Almond “Tofu” Jell-O Five-Spice Apple Fritters (Formerly Known as Fluffy the Apple Fritter and Its Banana Jam Sidekick) Black Sesame Panna Cotta Green Tea Lemon Latte Cookies

The Thai Prostitute Who Introduced Me to Pandan/Kaya

Pandan Churros Coconut Kaya Cream Sweet and Sour Ribeye Beef Hanoi Grilled Turmeric Fish with Dill and Onion Bun Cha Hanoi (Aka Hanoi Grilled Pork Belly and Pork Patty) Triple-Cooked Osmanthus Pork Spareribs

Death And Rebirth

Spicy Korean Noodles Dan Dan Noodles/Mien Banh Beo (Aka Steamed Vietnamese Rice Crepe) Popiah (Aka Bo Bia) Soy Bean Jicama French/Green/Long Beans Curry Tofu “Fries” Good Ol’ Omelet Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce Spam Brussels Sprout Fried Rice Galangal Chicken Fried Rice Shrimp and Grilled Pineapple Fried Rice Roast Pork Belly Roast Pork Belly Xo Fried Rice Vietnamese Minced Beef-Tacular Singaporean Chili Crab Chili Crab Sauce Buttermilk Beer Beignets Black Pepper Crab

Full Circle

Singaporean Chili Crab Gumbo

Funemployment

Chaos and Pork Chop Sandwiches

Braised Pork Belly with Vietnamese Fermented Shrimp Paste and Lemongrass Japanese Curry Roux Chicken Fried Steak (Aka Country Fried Steak)

Basic Recipes

Banh Mi Beef Tallow / Rendered Beef Fat Caramel Sauce Coco Rico Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dark Roux Ginger Sesame Sake Sauce Honey Bourbon Cream Sauce Pickling Liquid Escabeche Pickled Kohlrabi Pickled Mustard Greens Pickled Persian Cucumbers Pickled Red Onions Pickled Shredded Carrots and Daikon Pickled Watermelon Rinds Spicy Aioli Starry Kitchen Mayo Superconcentrated Cantonese Chicken Stock

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