Asian superchef Jet Tila finally wrote us a cookbook, and it is phenomenal. The Food Network chef and competition show judge took his expertise on Asian cooking, and put it on the page for anyone who wants to learn to cook all the hottest Asian dishes at home.
101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die includes Chinese favorites like Fried Rice, General Tso's Chicken, Beef and Broccoli, and Szechuan Beef. But that's just the beginning. From there, our travels include dishes like Thai BBQ Chicken with Sweet Chili Sauce, Street Vendor Pork Satay, Korean BBQ Short Ribs on Coke, Miso Roasted Black Cod, Tandoori Chicken, Pho, and Japanese Noodle Bowl. And he also includes The Last Pad Thai Recipe You'll Ever Need.
And as fantastic as all that sounds, Tila also has recipes for soups, salads, curries, sushi, kimchi, dumplings, and desserts. There are dipping sauces. There are stocks. There are rices. And are there rolls? California Rolls. Spicy Tuna Rolls. Vietnamese Crystal Shrimp Spring Rolls. And Vietnamese Imperial Crispy Rolls.
Intimidated by cooking with Asian ingredients? Don't be. Tila is an expert and a long-time teacher. He leads you through each recipe, he teaches you the basics, he walks you through what you need to keep in your pantry. He's a down-to-earth chef who has a passion for the food he grew up with and the desire to share his favorite dishes with others.
Need more of an endorsement than that? How about a foreword written by none other than Alton Brown. He tells how Chef Jet Tila taught even him a thing or two about cooking. If this man can teach the man who gave us Good Eats, then he has something to teach us all.
101 Asian Dishes is out tomorrow, and if you are at all interested in cooking really good Asian dishes, then this book is a must.