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FABULOUS FISH SAUCE
Long used for its umami flavor in Asian cooking, fish sauce is now
considered a pantry staple in both chef's and home cook's kitchens alike.
THE FISH SAU(I (OOKBOOK! 50 UMAMI.PA(KED REffEsIROM ANOUilD THI
GTOBE (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99, September 2015) is a
collection of more than 50 recipes utilizing fish sauce from top chefs and
food personalities Andrew Zimmerman and Chris Shepherd, chef and
owner of Underbelly in Houston.
Discover the origins of fish sauce; compare different brands and
varieties; and learn about proper care and storage ofthis popular briny
ingredient, and how it adds flavor undertones to dishes from around
the globe. Home cooks will learn the formula for making homemade
fish sauce, as well as recipes for slow-roasted meats, classic Italian pasta
dishes, cocktails, salad dressings, desserts and more:
. Shrimp Toast with Nuom Choc from Kevin Luzande
. Spiced Lacquered Duck Breasts from Andrew Zimmerman
. 6rispy Farmer's Market Vegetables with Caramelized Fish Sauce from Chris Shepherd
. Caramel Miso Glaze from Monica Pope
. Ode to Sardella from Gerard Craft
. Fish Sauce BloodyMaryfrom David Welch
. Coconut Buddha's Hand Sundae with Fish Sauce Latik
With roots in both Europe and fuian, THI fFfi SUG (OOf,BOOK celebrates fish sauce in new and unexpected ways.
About the Author
THE FISH SAU(E (OOKBOOK by Veronica Meewes
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Chef duo Vinny Dotolo and fon Shook draw inspiration from the many cultures within the greater Los Angeles
area for their restaurants Animal and Son of a Gun. The Hamachi Tostada on the menu at Animal combines
fapanese, Latin, and Vietnamese flavor in one dish. The accompanylng fish sauce vinaigrette can also be used on
porh beel chicken, and fish, though Dotolo and Shook recommend using it with vegetables, explaining, "The
vinaigrette has the abilrty to add a lots of depth and liven up a dish without adding too many ingredients."
CRISPY STIALTOTS
1 quart peanut oil
I cup shallots, sliced into
/.r-inch wheels
/z cup all-purpose flour
Salt
TOSTADAS
Oil, the same oil used for
crispy shallots
4 corn tortillas
Salt
AVOCADOMASH
I Hass avocado, peeled
and seeded
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
/z teaspoon kosher salt
SLAW
Half a green cabbage,
cored and iulienne cut
%-inch
I serrano chile, sliced into
%-inch rounds
Half a medium red onion,
julienne cut %-inch
4 scallions, sliced on a bias
% cup peanuts, toasted
% cup cilantro leaves
% cup mint leaves
% cup opal basil leaves
% cup Thai basil leaves
2 teaspoons kosher salt
FISH SAUCE VINAIGRETTE
% tablespoon garlic, Microplaned
% cup shallot, finely diced
2 tablespoons finely ginger,
Microplaned
8 teaspoons finely grated lemon
zest
/a cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar
6 tablespoons fish sauce
I cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice,
strained
8 ounces hamachi. sliced into
%-inch pieces
Kosher salt
To prepare the crispy shallots, warm the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. In a large bowl, stir the
shallots with the all-purpose flour to lightly coat. Shake to remove zrny excess flour. Once the oil has reached
25O"F, fry the shallots until golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove using a slotted spoon and drain on a
plate lined with paper towels. Season lightly with salt to taste.
To prepare the tostadas, fry the 4 tortillas (one at a time), in the oil used previously for the crispy shallots,
at 325"F until light golden brown, I minute. Remove using a slotted spoon and drain on a plate lined with
paper towels. Season lightly with salt.
To prepare the avocado mash, combine the avocado, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl. Mash with a whisk, but
leave small chunks.
To prepare the slaw, combine the cabbage, chile, onion, scallion, peanuts, cilantro, mint, basils, and salt in a
large bowl. Mix until firlly incorporated and set aside.
To prepare the vinaigrette, combine the garlic, shallot, tlnger, zest, sugar, fish sauce, vinegar, and lemon
juice in a bowl. Stir until firlly incorporated. Add lz curp of the fish sauce vinaigrette to the slaw mixture.
Gently toss until fully incorporated. Let stand for 2 minutes to marinate.
To assemble the tostadas, spread 1 tablespoon of avocado mash on each tostada. Thinly layer the hamachi
slices on top of the avocado mash and season the hamachi with kosher salt. Add the slaw on top to form a
dome shape on top of the fish. Add fried shallots on top of the dome. Repeat with the remaining 3 tortillas
and serve.
SERVES 4
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After the success of a Hot |oy pop-up at The Monterey, Quealy Watson and Chad Carey turned their concept
into a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the spring of 2014 and were quickly named one of the top ten best new
restaurants in the country by Bon Appdtit magazine. These wings have earned a bit of notoriety themselves.
"We wanted to take the idea of a fish sauce caramel and combine it with the crunchy textures of Korean fried
chickeni' says Quealy, "but it needed to be more intense, more funk, more in your face. So we made a caramel
with fish sauce, which adds a great depth of umami and an alluring aroma, then went one step further by adding
Thai crab paste. The crab paste ups the umami and funk even further, and when combined with the twice-fried
wings, you end up with a load of different sensations-funky, sweet, crunchy, addictive little snacksl'
SERVES 4
Yz cLrp fish sauce
I % cups sugar
/+ cup Thai crab (or shrimp) paste in bean oil
6 cups vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
1 cup all-purpose flour
I teaspoon baking powder
lz cttp vodka
I Yz cups cornstarch, divided
2 pounds of chicken wilgs, separated into wingettes
and drumettes
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Y+ cup peanuts, salted, roasted, chopped
Cilantro, tender leaves and stems
Bring the fish sauce to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook until reduced almost
by half, about 5 minutes. The fish sauce will darken in color and become very fragrant and pungent. Add
the sugar and cook until an instant read thermometer reaches 230"F. The mixture will be thick and dark,
like a caramel. Remove from heat and whisk in the crab paste; keep warm and set aside.
Heatthe oil in a large pot fitted with a fry thermometer to 350"F. Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking
powder, vodka, I cup cornstarch, and | 3/+
cups water in a medium bowl. The batter should be very ihin,
slightly thicker than milk and than cream.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and toss in the remaining Yz cup cornstarch to coat. Shake offany
excess and working in 3 batches, coat with the batter, then fry until the chicken is a light golden brown
and crisp, about 5 minutes. A thermometer inserted should register 165"F. Immediately toss into the warm
caramel, letting the excess drip off. Serve topped with the peanuts and cilantro.
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