Tropical Island Cooking. Jennifer Aranas

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      Tropical Island Cooking

      TRADITIONAL RECIPES

       CONTEMPORARY FLAVORS

      JENNIFER M. ARANAS

       PHOTOGRAPHS BY

       BRIAN BRIGGS & MICHAEL LANDE

      For Mom, who gave me this amazing cuisine, and for Cesar and Lena, who feed my spirit every day.

      Published by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12 Singapore 534167.

      Text © 2006 Jennifer M. Aranas

       Photography © 2006 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      ISBN-10: 0-7946-0512-5

       ISBN-13: 978-0-7946-0512-4

       ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-1689-4 (ebook)

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      CONTENTS

       Growing Up in a Filipino-American Kitchen

       Island Flavors Old and New

       The Basics

       Fish Stock

       Beef Stock

       Chicken Stock and Flaked Chicken

       Vegetable Stock

       Coconut Cream

       Sautéed Shrimp Paste

       Curry-Tomato Sofrito

       Edam Butter

       Toasted Garlic and Garlic Oil

       Five-Spice Vinegar

       Basic Dipping Sauces

       Lumpia Sariwa Dipping Sauce

       Mushroom Soy Dipping Sauce

       Eggplant-Prune Compote

       Tomato, Onion, and Garlic Paste

       Steamed Rice

       Appetizers and Small Bites

       Shanghai Egg Rolls

       Pork and Ginger Dumplings

       Steamed Rice Cakes with Bacon and Caramelized Onions

       Shrimp and Sweet Potato Fritters

       Chicken Liver Mousse

       Adobo-Flavored Pecans

       Beef Turnovers

       Fried Sweet Bananas

       Grilled Chicken Wings

       Steamed Buns Filled with Curry Chicken

       Crêpes with Shrimp and Green Papaya

       Spiced Anchovy Crisps

       Soups

       Wonton Soup

       Hot-and-Sour Mushroom Soup

       Bread and Chorizo Soup

       Chicken and Rice Porridge

       Meatball Soup with Bean Thread Noodles

       Sardine and Tomato Noodle Soup

       Oxtail and Vegetable Soup

       Young Coconut Soup with Corn and Shrimp

       Frog Legs Soup with Green Papaya

       Mung Bean Soup with Chorizo and Squash

       Pickles and Salads

       Pickled Green Mangoes and Jackfruit

       Five-Spice Pickled Vegetables

       Marinated Scallops with Pineapple and Coconut Cream

       Green Papaya and Jicama Salad

       Cucumber and Tomato Salad

       Grilled Squid with Chorizo and Olives

       Water Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing

       Palm Hearts and Apple Salad with Calamansi Mayonnaise

       Marinated Salmon Salad with Fennel

       Rice and Noodle Dishes

       Black and White Rice with Seafood

       Garlic Fried Rice

       Fragrant Rice with Green Mango

       Pancit Guisado

       Pancit Palabok/Pancit Luglug

       Pancit Sotanghon with Beef and Broccoli

       Cuban-Style Rice

       Coconut Noodles with Mushrooms and Tofu

       Saffron Rice with Chinese Sausage

       Spicy Rice with Chicken and Peppers

       Poultry