A Splash of Soy: Everyday Food from Asia

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There's something delicious here for you no matter how much effort you're looking to put into dinner tonight.

A few exceptional recipes: lucky beef, tom yum sweet potato wedges, peanut maple sesame slaw, lemongrass pork burgers, soy and vinegar cucumber pickles, lychee and ginger fizz, banana toffee cake with soy caramel, tamarind millionaire bars. This excellent cookbook includes recipes from all over Asia, and, while many of the recipes are popular and well-known, there are dozens of new and unique recipes that most of us haven’t heard of. Lee somehow manages to make multistep recipes feel chaos-free, guiding you along the way as if she was right there in the kitchen by your side . Named after the simplicity and usefulness of soy, Lara Lee's new cookbook introduces 80 game-changing recipes that close the gap between classic Asian dishes and quick-to-table family meals.Lara Lee draws inspiration from foodways spanning the Eastern Hemisphere; she'll lead you on a lemongrass-scented, tamarind-flecked, coconut-infused frolic through the aisles of your local Asian grocery.

The cookbook is well-written and the recipes are laid out in the traditional manner with the ingredients listed first followed by step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. This book builds on her breakout debut Indonesian cookbook, Coconut and Sambal, to explore the incredible contrast of sweet, salty, umami, sour and spicy flavours across Asia. Lara explores the vibrant array of sweet, salty, umami, sour and spicy Asian flavours, with inventive brunch ideas like a Tom Yum Bloody Mary, zesty sides like Sambal Patatas Bravas, simple noodles like Cheesy Kimchi Linguine with Gochujang Butter and many more punchy curries, stir-fries and rice recipes from glazed meat to fragrant veggies. Cook for another 3 minutes or so, stirring regularly, until the green beans are just cooked through with a crunchy bite.

We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. A Splash of Soy is her second book, and she is currently working on a children's book about Lunar New Year. To make the caramel, melt the golden syrup and sugar together in a small heavy-based saucepan on a medium-low heat.