Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Favorites

Jaden Hair has a newly published cookbook entitled Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Favorites:  100 Recipes That are Fast, Fresh, and Simple Enough for Tonight's Supper.  Asianmommy received a free copy of this book for review.

I've been following Jaden's blog, "Steamy Kitchen," for years.  This cookbook provides Jaden's recipes for delicious Asian dishes, such as miso soup, hot & sour soup, quick kimchi, chicken-tofu pot stickers, Chinese hot pot, miso cod, Mapo tofu, seafood fried rice, dan dan mien, and mango brulee.

I had a chance to try the salmon-honey teriyaki.  It only has 6 simple ingredients and was quick and easy to make.  My family all enjoyed it, and we look forward to having it again soon.  I can't wait to give the other recipes a try.

What I liked:   Jaden makes Chinese cooking healthy and accessible for people like me, who are not a whiz in the kitchen.  The recipes are for familiar foods, and require only a limited number of ingredients with simple instructions to create a fabulous meal.

What could be improved:   Another cookbook with even more recipes would be great!

Salmon-honey teriyaki
Serves 4

   3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

   3 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)

   3 tablespoons sake

   2 tablespoons honey

   1 pound fresh salmon fillet

   2 teaspoons cooking oil

Combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, and honey in a resealable bag. Add the salmon and mix to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 8 hours.

Remove salmon, reserving the marinade. Heat a frying pan or sauté pan over medium-high heat. When hot, swirl in the oil. Sear salmon, 
2 minutes per side. Turn heat to low and pour in the reserved marinade. Cover and cook for 
4 to 5 minutes, until cooked through.

Reprinted with permission from Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites by Jaden Hair, copyright © 2013. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.

Photo credit: Jaden Hair © 2013