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Asian Wraps: Deliciously Easy Hand-Held Bundles To Stuff, Wrap, And Relish
The author of Asian Noodles and A Spoonful of Ginger furnishes more than seventy-five delectable recipes for a wide range of wrapped Asian delicacies, including Flaky Curried Turnovers, Lemony Thai Salad Packages, Seared Garlic Beef with Roasted Rainbow Peppers, and more.
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First published January 1, 2000
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October 30, 2022
i very nearly walked away from browsing this book
but after another 5 minutes, i said i vaguely recall her name
but she wasn't on my 'zillion cookbook buying list' yet....
Her 1982 main chinese cookbook escaped my radar, but every reprint has a different cover
and if i recall right, a newer edition added a few recipes and did the horrendous crime of pushing out a few... which no cookbook should ever do unless it's a real disaster
here are i think the most interesting stuff within!
---
Basic Chinese chicken broth
chicken backs - chicken necks - chicken bones
chicken pieces - rice wine - ginger
Spicy Sichuan-style wontons
ground pork - canned water chestnuts - ginger
green onion - soy sauce - rice wine
wonton wrappers - garlic - dried red pepper flakes
Chinese toasted sesame paste - Chinese black rice vinegar
chicken broth - toasted sesame oil
---
Pork sate with radicchio
pork tenderloin - fish sauce - lemongrass
safflower oil - radicchio
carrots - cilantro - garlic
Accompaniments: Sate sauce
Sate/Satay sauce
peanut butter - coconut milk - fish sauce
ginger - soy sauce - dried red pepper flakes
---
Chinese meat dumplings
chinese cabbage - ground pork - garlic chives
soy sauce - rice wine - ginger
dumpling wrappers - toasted sesame oil
Accompaniments:
Soy dipping sauce
Soy dipping sauce variation 1
Soy dipping sauce variation 2
Smoked salmon sushi dipping sauce
Spicy Korean dipping sauce
Vietnamese sweet-and-sour dipping sauce
Soy dipping sauce
soy sauce - garlic
Soy dipping sauce variation 1
soy sauce - ginger - Chinese black rice vinegar
Soy dipping sauce variation 2
soy sauce - chile paste
Smoked salmon sushi dipping sauce
soy sauce - lemons
Spicy Korean dipping sauce
soy sauce - Japanese rice vinegar - ginger
sesame seeds - dried red pepper flakes
Vietnamese sweet-and-sour dipping sauce
dried red pepper flakes - limes - fish sauce - carrots
Accompaniments: Chinese meat dumplings - Vietnamese spring rolls - Crisp Vietnamese shrimp fingers with fresh herbs - Vietnamese chicken salad -
---
Vegetable samosas
cumin seeds - onions - ginger
red potatoes - peas - coriander
turmeric - flour - butter
Vietnamese spring rolls
rice stick noodles - rice paper wrappers - Boston lettuce
carrots - mint - cilantro - shrimp
Fresh Chinese spring rolls
spring roll wrappers - safflower oil - ginger
dried Chinese black mushrooms - leeks - carrots
Chinese cabbage - rice wine - bean sprouts
soy sauce - hoisin sauce - toasted sesame oil
Cantonese spring rolls
beef sirloin steaks - soy sauce - rice wine
shrimp - ginger - safflower oil
dried Chinese black mushrooms - Chinese cabbage - garlic chives
bean sprouts - spring roll wrappers - plum sauce
Chinese hot mustard paste - toasted sesame oil
---
Vietnamese chicken salad
rice stick noodles - cooked chicken meat - carrots
bean sprouts - cilantro - basil
green onion - dry-roasted peanuts - Boston lettuce
Curried chicken salad with grapes
chicken breasts - ginger - rice wine
celery - grapes - green onion
Madras curry powder - yogurt - Bibb lettuce
[odd]
Vietnamese fresh mint salad
Japanese rice vinegar - red onion - carrot
ground turkey - lemongrass - fish sauce
safflower oil - red chiles - Boston lettuce
mint - basil
Hot-and-sour slaw with shrimp
shrimp - Chinese cabbage - dried red pepper flakes
ginger - red peppers - rice wine
carrots - soy sauce - Chinese black rice vinegar
red leaf lettuce - toasted sesame oil
Seafood rice bundles
shrimp - sea scallops - soy sauce
rice wine - ginger - sugar snap or snow peas
jasmine rice - red onion - red peppers
yellow peppers - cilantro - Bibb lettuce
Japanese rice vinegar - toasted sesame oil
---
Grilled miso salmon with sweet-and-sour cucumbers
cucumbers - Japanese rice vinegar - ginger
salmon fillets - miso - mirin
green onion - butter lettuce
dill - toasted sesame oil
Grilled ginger chicken
soy sauce - rice wine - ginger
chicken breasts - safflower oil - red peppers
green onion - lettuce
[nothing too exciting, but popular and simple]
[only the grilling is the hard part with the peppers and chicken]
Vietnamese shrimp pancakes
carrots - shrimp - eggs
turmeric - safflower oil - bean sprouts
green onion - cilantro - basil
dried red pepper flakes - limes - fish sauce
Mu shu shrimp
shrimp - rice wine - ginger
dried Chinese black mushrooms - leeks - Chinese cabbage
soy sauce - hoisin sauce
flour - toasted sesame oil - garlic
Hot-and-sour scallops with broccoli
sea scallops - rice wine - ginger
Chinese cabbage - broccoli - safflower oil - chile paste
red onion - soy sauce - Chinese black rice vinegar
toasted sesame oil - Chinese-style chicken broth
---
Curried coconut chicken
chicken breasts - soy sauce - rice wine
safflower oil - red onion - dried red chiles
lemongrass - ginger - cumin
coriander - coconut milk - fish sauce
frozen peas - basil - tortillas
[assembly]
1.5 lbs chicken breasts and 18 tortillas
The marinade - soy sauce - rice wine or sake
The Stir-fry - peanut oil - red onion
The Curry Base - red chili pepper - fresh lemongrass - fresh ginger - cumin - coriander - salt - pepper
The Sauce - unsweetened coconut milk - fish sauce - sugar
The Finish - 1.5 cup peas - 1 cup fresh basil
[worth buying the book for!]
---
Malaysian pork rolls
pork sirloin - oyster sauce - soy sauce
ketchup - ginger - shallots
chile paste - corn oil - green onion
green beans - Chinese-style chicken broth
rice wine - tortillas - toasted sesame oil
[green beans with pork seems a slightly odd choice but i guess it needs a off-beat vegetal]
Lion's head cabbage rolls
Chinese cabbage - ground pork - dried Chinese black mushrooms
ginger - green onion - soy sauce
safflower oil - garlic - rice wine
Chinese-style chicken broth - toasted sesame oil
[i wonder what the greeks, russians, germans and swedes will make of this one]
Lemongrass beef wraps
beef flank steaks - lemongrass - garlic
dried red pepper flakes - fish sauce - safflower oil
red onion - rice wine - cilantro
dry-roasted peanuts - Boston lettuce
[with Vietnamese sweet-and-sour dipping sauce]
Seared garlic beef with roasted rainbow peppers
beef flank steaks - soy sauce - toasted sesame oil
safflower oil - fermented black beans - ginger
red onion - Chinese-style chicken broth - rice wine
red peppers - yellow peppers - orange peppers
snow peas - tortillas - garlic
Grilled lamb with flash-cooked fennel
leg of lamb - soy sauce - dried red pepper flakes
toasted sesame oil - fennel - safflower oil
ginger - red peppers - rice wine
green onion - Chinese black rice vinegar - tortillas
---
Chinese jerk chicken with mango salsa
red chiles - green onion - ginger
basil - dry mustard - coriander
oranges - mangoes
chicken legs - chicken thighs
romaine lettuce - tortillas - red onion
cumin - lime - cilantro
toasted sesame oil - Japanese rice vinegar
---
Tandoori chicken with mango chutney
chicken breasts - yogurt - ginger
dried red pepper flakes - cumin - oregano
turmeric - romaine lettuce - tortillas
garlic - red chiles - coriander
corn oil - cinnamon sticks - whole star anise
green mangoes - white vinegar
raisins - toasted sesame oil
Seared steak with wild mushrooms
sirloin steak - soy sauce - toasted sesame oil
safflower oil - garlic -r ice wine
shiitake mushroom - maitake mushroom - oyster mushroom
green onion - tortillas
Grilled shrimp with fresh salsa
shrimp - garlic - red Thai chiles
rice wine - toasted sesame oil - tortillas
jalapeno chiles - green onion - tomatoes
lemons - cilantro
---
Barbecued tofu wraps
firm tofu - hoisin sauce - rice wine
soy sauce - safflower oil - garlic
chile paste - red peppers - yellow peppers
snow peas - green onion - toasted sesame oil
yeast - corn oil - flour
[i thought i would let one tofu recipe get by]
Tofu sambal
firm tofu - dried chiles - ginger
garlic - cumin - turmeric
snow peas - safflower oil - red onion
coconut milk - limes - flour
yeast - yogurt - green onion
Fried wild mushroom rice wraps
Chinese cabbage - safflower oil - garlic
shiitake mushrooms - cremini mushrooms - rice wine
green onion - cooked rice
soy sauce - cilantro
[with the Spicy Korean dipping sauce]
Grilled tempeh with basil
tempeh - soy sauce - rice wine
shallots - toasted sesame oil - safflower oil
red chiles - red onion - fish sauce
holy basil - yeast - flour
corn oil - garlic
---
Spicy salsa
jalapeno chiles - green onion - tomatoes - lemons - cilantro
Pineapple salsa
pineapple - red peppers - red onion
cumin - limes - oranges - cilantro
Mango salsa
mangoes - red onion - cumin - limes - cilantro
---
Mango chutney
garlic - ginger - red chile
cumin - coriander - turmeric
corn oil - cinnamon stick - whole star anise
green mangoes - white vinegar - raisins
---
mango salsa
diced ripe mangoes
red onion - cumin - lime
cilantro - salt pepper
but after another 5 minutes, i said i vaguely recall her name
but she wasn't on my 'zillion cookbook buying list' yet....
Her 1982 main chinese cookbook escaped my radar, but every reprint has a different cover
and if i recall right, a newer edition added a few recipes and did the horrendous crime of pushing out a few... which no cookbook should ever do unless it's a real disaster
here are i think the most interesting stuff within!
---
Basic Chinese chicken broth
chicken backs - chicken necks - chicken bones
chicken pieces - rice wine - ginger
Spicy Sichuan-style wontons
ground pork - canned water chestnuts - ginger
green onion - soy sauce - rice wine
wonton wrappers - garlic - dried red pepper flakes
Chinese toasted sesame paste - Chinese black rice vinegar
chicken broth - toasted sesame oil
---
Pork sate with radicchio
pork tenderloin - fish sauce - lemongrass
safflower oil - radicchio
carrots - cilantro - garlic
Accompaniments: Sate sauce
Sate/Satay sauce
peanut butter - coconut milk - fish sauce
ginger - soy sauce - dried red pepper flakes
---
Chinese meat dumplings
chinese cabbage - ground pork - garlic chives
soy sauce - rice wine - ginger
dumpling wrappers - toasted sesame oil
Accompaniments:
Soy dipping sauce
Soy dipping sauce variation 1
Soy dipping sauce variation 2
Smoked salmon sushi dipping sauce
Spicy Korean dipping sauce
Vietnamese sweet-and-sour dipping sauce
Soy dipping sauce
soy sauce - garlic
Soy dipping sauce variation 1
soy sauce - ginger - Chinese black rice vinegar
Soy dipping sauce variation 2
soy sauce - chile paste
Smoked salmon sushi dipping sauce
soy sauce - lemons
Spicy Korean dipping sauce
soy sauce - Japanese rice vinegar - ginger
sesame seeds - dried red pepper flakes
Vietnamese sweet-and-sour dipping sauce
dried red pepper flakes - limes - fish sauce - carrots
Accompaniments: Chinese meat dumplings - Vietnamese spring rolls - Crisp Vietnamese shrimp fingers with fresh herbs - Vietnamese chicken salad -
---
Vegetable samosas
cumin seeds - onions - ginger
red potatoes - peas - coriander
turmeric - flour - butter
Vietnamese spring rolls
rice stick noodles - rice paper wrappers - Boston lettuce
carrots - mint - cilantro - shrimp
Fresh Chinese spring rolls
spring roll wrappers - safflower oil - ginger
dried Chinese black mushrooms - leeks - carrots
Chinese cabbage - rice wine - bean sprouts
soy sauce - hoisin sauce - toasted sesame oil
Cantonese spring rolls
beef sirloin steaks - soy sauce - rice wine
shrimp - ginger - safflower oil
dried Chinese black mushrooms - Chinese cabbage - garlic chives
bean sprouts - spring roll wrappers - plum sauce
Chinese hot mustard paste - toasted sesame oil
---
Vietnamese chicken salad
rice stick noodles - cooked chicken meat - carrots
bean sprouts - cilantro - basil
green onion - dry-roasted peanuts - Boston lettuce
Curried chicken salad with grapes
chicken breasts - ginger - rice wine
celery - grapes - green onion
Madras curry powder - yogurt - Bibb lettuce
[odd]
Vietnamese fresh mint salad
Japanese rice vinegar - red onion - carrot
ground turkey - lemongrass - fish sauce
safflower oil - red chiles - Boston lettuce
mint - basil
Hot-and-sour slaw with shrimp
shrimp - Chinese cabbage - dried red pepper flakes
ginger - red peppers - rice wine
carrots - soy sauce - Chinese black rice vinegar
red leaf lettuce - toasted sesame oil
Seafood rice bundles
shrimp - sea scallops - soy sauce
rice wine - ginger - sugar snap or snow peas
jasmine rice - red onion - red peppers
yellow peppers - cilantro - Bibb lettuce
Japanese rice vinegar - toasted sesame oil
---
Grilled miso salmon with sweet-and-sour cucumbers
cucumbers - Japanese rice vinegar - ginger
salmon fillets - miso - mirin
green onion - butter lettuce
dill - toasted sesame oil
Grilled ginger chicken
soy sauce - rice wine - ginger
chicken breasts - safflower oil - red peppers
green onion - lettuce
[nothing too exciting, but popular and simple]
[only the grilling is the hard part with the peppers and chicken]
Vietnamese shrimp pancakes
carrots - shrimp - eggs
turmeric - safflower oil - bean sprouts
green onion - cilantro - basil
dried red pepper flakes - limes - fish sauce
Mu shu shrimp
shrimp - rice wine - ginger
dried Chinese black mushrooms - leeks - Chinese cabbage
soy sauce - hoisin sauce
flour - toasted sesame oil - garlic
Hot-and-sour scallops with broccoli
sea scallops - rice wine - ginger
Chinese cabbage - broccoli - safflower oil - chile paste
red onion - soy sauce - Chinese black rice vinegar
toasted sesame oil - Chinese-style chicken broth
---
Curried coconut chicken
chicken breasts - soy sauce - rice wine
safflower oil - red onion - dried red chiles
lemongrass - ginger - cumin
coriander - coconut milk - fish sauce
frozen peas - basil - tortillas
[assembly]
1.5 lbs chicken breasts and 18 tortillas
The marinade - soy sauce - rice wine or sake
The Stir-fry - peanut oil - red onion
The Curry Base - red chili pepper - fresh lemongrass - fresh ginger - cumin - coriander - salt - pepper
The Sauce - unsweetened coconut milk - fish sauce - sugar
The Finish - 1.5 cup peas - 1 cup fresh basil
[worth buying the book for!]
---
Malaysian pork rolls
pork sirloin - oyster sauce - soy sauce
ketchup - ginger - shallots
chile paste - corn oil - green onion
green beans - Chinese-style chicken broth
rice wine - tortillas - toasted sesame oil
[green beans with pork seems a slightly odd choice but i guess it needs a off-beat vegetal]
Lion's head cabbage rolls
Chinese cabbage - ground pork - dried Chinese black mushrooms
ginger - green onion - soy sauce
safflower oil - garlic - rice wine
Chinese-style chicken broth - toasted sesame oil
[i wonder what the greeks, russians, germans and swedes will make of this one]
Lemongrass beef wraps
beef flank steaks - lemongrass - garlic
dried red pepper flakes - fish sauce - safflower oil
red onion - rice wine - cilantro
dry-roasted peanuts - Boston lettuce
[with Vietnamese sweet-and-sour dipping sauce]
Seared garlic beef with roasted rainbow peppers
beef flank steaks - soy sauce - toasted sesame oil
safflower oil - fermented black beans - ginger
red onion - Chinese-style chicken broth - rice wine
red peppers - yellow peppers - orange peppers
snow peas - tortillas - garlic
Grilled lamb with flash-cooked fennel
leg of lamb - soy sauce - dried red pepper flakes
toasted sesame oil - fennel - safflower oil
ginger - red peppers - rice wine
green onion - Chinese black rice vinegar - tortillas
---
Chinese jerk chicken with mango salsa
red chiles - green onion - ginger
basil - dry mustard - coriander
oranges - mangoes
chicken legs - chicken thighs
romaine lettuce - tortillas - red onion
cumin - lime - cilantro
toasted sesame oil - Japanese rice vinegar
---
Tandoori chicken with mango chutney
chicken breasts - yogurt - ginger
dried red pepper flakes - cumin - oregano
turmeric - romaine lettuce - tortillas
garlic - red chiles - coriander
corn oil - cinnamon sticks - whole star anise
green mangoes - white vinegar
raisins - toasted sesame oil
Seared steak with wild mushrooms
sirloin steak - soy sauce - toasted sesame oil
safflower oil - garlic -r ice wine
shiitake mushroom - maitake mushroom - oyster mushroom
green onion - tortillas
Grilled shrimp with fresh salsa
shrimp - garlic - red Thai chiles
rice wine - toasted sesame oil - tortillas
jalapeno chiles - green onion - tomatoes
lemons - cilantro
---
Barbecued tofu wraps
firm tofu - hoisin sauce - rice wine
soy sauce - safflower oil - garlic
chile paste - red peppers - yellow peppers
snow peas - green onion - toasted sesame oil
yeast - corn oil - flour
[i thought i would let one tofu recipe get by]
Tofu sambal
firm tofu - dried chiles - ginger
garlic - cumin - turmeric
snow peas - safflower oil - red onion
coconut milk - limes - flour
yeast - yogurt - green onion
Fried wild mushroom rice wraps
Chinese cabbage - safflower oil - garlic
shiitake mushrooms - cremini mushrooms - rice wine
green onion - cooked rice
soy sauce - cilantro
[with the Spicy Korean dipping sauce]
Grilled tempeh with basil
tempeh - soy sauce - rice wine
shallots - toasted sesame oil - safflower oil
red chiles - red onion - fish sauce
holy basil - yeast - flour
corn oil - garlic
---
Spicy salsa
jalapeno chiles - green onion - tomatoes - lemons - cilantro
Pineapple salsa
pineapple - red peppers - red onion
cumin - limes - oranges - cilantro
Mango salsa
mangoes - red onion - cumin - limes - cilantro
---
Mango chutney
garlic - ginger - red chile
cumin - coriander - turmeric
corn oil - cinnamon stick - whole star anise
green mangoes - white vinegar - raisins
---
mango salsa
diced ripe mangoes
red onion - cumin - lime
cilantro - salt pepper
April 24, 2010
Beautiful book, interesting recipies that require a lot of special ingredients. Haven't made many of these because of this...
June 12, 2017
I'm all into ethnic food, Asian cuisine is one of my favorites, and I'm learning to love wraps more and more. This cookbook is full of great ideas for trying wraps.
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