Sam Choy's Little Hawaiian Cookbook for Big Appetites
Sam Choy (Author)
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A collection of the best and favorite local recipes from pupu to desserts. Jean Watanabe Hee was born in Hilo and grew up in a sugar plantation community, surrounded by cane fields. Although the community no longer exists, she has happy memories of all the loving and caring people there, many of whom still keep in touch with her.
In Hawaii we celebrate for any reason, birthday, wedding graduation, or for no reason at all. Lû‘au in traditional days could last for days and had strict rules dictating the type of food to be served at each occasion. Today, lû‘au enable family and friends to come together, enjoy good food, music and each other. Sam Choy and The Mâkaha Sons, two names synonymous with lû‘au in Hawaii have come together to create this cookbook and CD combo, a first in Hawaii. From "straight Hawaiian-style Poke" to mouth-watering kalua pig and cabbage, this book has it all to help you plan a successful Hawaiian lû‘au…including the music!
Owner of the critically acclaimed Roy’s restaurants, public television host and celebrated chef Roy Yamaguchi is considered one of today’s greatest seafood chefs and has been credited with reinventing Hawaiian cuisine. In ROY’S FISH AND SEAFOOD, Chef Yamaguchi explains the uses, flavors, cooking qualities, and specific varieties of 25 key types of seafood, including tuna, mahi-mahi, ehu, opah, sea bass, lobster, squid, and scallops as well as their potential substitutions. Chef Yamaguchi has created incredible recipes for each variety of seafood, such as Roy’s Signature Blackened Ahi with Soy-Mustard Sauce, Crab and Potato-Crusted Ono with Creamed Spinach and Bacon, Pan-Seared Butterfish with Coconut Sauce and Kalua Pork Miso, and Spicy Tempura Shrimp with Mango-Avocado Salad. This collection of delicious recipes and indispensable preparation information will inform and inspire any lover of seafood.
Poke is a dish that is usually built around raw seafood, cut into cubes and dressed with sauces and spices. Hawai'i's ambassador of poke, Chef Sam Choy, has collected more than thirty of the Islands' very best poke recipes for Sam Choy's Little Hawaiian Poke Cookbook. You'll find such delicacies as Red Hot and Blackened Poke and 'Ahi Poke with Lemongrass. There's Volcano Tofu Poke, featuring sesame oil and brown sugar, and Sam Choy's Original Fried Marlin Poke, flavored with soy sauce, green onion, ogo seaweed and bean sprouts. You'll find traditional "pure" poke made with 'ahi, salt, seaweed and inamona, a kukui nut relish, as well as inventive dishes such as Marinated Steak Poke and Green Onio and Cilantro Pesto Poke. "It just doesn't get any better than this," says Sam, "Enjoy!"
A feast for the eyes as well as the palate, this is the ultimate presentation of the exquisite flavors of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Boldly reinventing Hawaiian cuisine, award-winning chef Roy Yamaguchi emphasizes exotic seafood and fresh island ingredients, while borrowing techniques and flavors from European and Asian cooking. With favorites like Ahi Tartare with Crispy Polenta and Teriyaki Duck Salad with Candied Pecans and Papaya, this landmark book will help home cooks savor the tastes of the tropics no matter where they liveMore than 150 innovative recipes from Roy Yamaguchi's world-famous Hawaiian fusion restaurants. Includes more than 100 full-color photos of Roy's vibrant dishes and Hawaii's natural beauty. The hardcover edition has sold 100,000 copies.
In Hawai'i, we eat a wide variety of delicious noodles. Noodles have been popular since Marco Polo first brought them back from China, and in the Islands we have adopted noodles from China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Italy. With the Little Hawaiian Noodle Cookbook, you'll find a collection of more than thirty of the best-loved island noodle recipes. There are delicacies like Cold Chinese Noodles with Cucumber and Somen Salad, as well as heartier fare like Pad Thai with Shrimp and Easy Macaroni Casserole. There are also local favorites like Easy Fried Saimin and Chicken Long Rice. Get ready to take a culinary tour of Hawai'i's cultures while enjoying some of the finest noodle dishes around.
Charismatic restaurateur Sam Choy, famous throughout America for his innovative take on Hawaiian home cooking, brings the flavors of the islands right into your kitchen. Chef Choy's unique cuisine is based on fresh, healthy ingredients, unexpected combinations of spicy and sweet, and low-key preparation, often involving grilling with friends. This gorgeously designed cookbook celebrates Choy's diverse culinary heritage with over 200 recipes ranging from imaginative appetizers, to seafood and meat entrees, to delicious desserts and tropical drinks. With dishes like Baked Teriyaki Mahimahi, Roasted Chicken with Macadamia Nut Stuffing, Big Island Beef Short Ribs, and Mango Guava Sorbet, Choy proves that you can have great flavor with minimal fuss and maximum flexibility. Perfect for entertaining, intimate dining, or dinner with the kids, Choy's cooking is as vibrant and easygoing as Hawaii itself. Aloha!
Join celebrity chef Sam Choy in this little celebration of Hawaii’s cuisine. Though the book is tiny, it will satisfy some mighty appetites and introduce you to the world of Hawaiian regional cuisine! Whether it’s stick-to-the-ribs home cooking like Grandma’s Meatloaf and Garlic Mashed potatoes, or elegant party fare like Crusted Ono with Papaya-Mango Salsa, these treasured dishes are sure to be loved by hearty eaters of all kinds. Detailed and easy to follow, Sam’s recipes are also surprisingly quick to prepare. Whether you’re hungry for traditional luau favorites or want to sample the best of Hawaii’s contemporary kitchens, Sam Choy’s Little Hawaiian Cookbook makes cooking easy and fun.
Aloha Cuisine matches and blends selected recipes of Chef Sam Choy from both his New York and Hawaii published book that define his popular Hawaiian Regional Cuisine. Chef Sam Choy presents the best recipes of his signature local fare from pupu to desserts.
Twelve noted Hawaiian chefs have contributed easy-to-prepare regional recipes such as big island goat cheese, roasted banana rum souffle+a7, steamed Kauai clams with red curry basil broth, and other delicacies. 25,000 first printing.
Poke is a dish that is usually built around raw seafood, cut into cubes and dressed with sauces and spices. Hawai'i's ambassador of poke, Chef Sam Choy, has collected more than thirty of the Islands' very best poke recipes for Sam Choy's Little Hawaiian Poke Cookbook. You'll find such delicacies as Red Hot and Blackened Poke and 'Ahi Poke with Lemongrass. There's Volcano Tofu Poke, featuring sesame oil and brown sugar, and Sam Choy's Original Fried Marlin Poke, flavored with soy sauce, green onion, ogo seaweed and bean sprouts. You'll find traditional "pure" poke made with 'ahi, salt, seaweed and inamona, a kukui nut relish, as well as inventive dishes such as Marinated Steak Poke and Green Onio and Cilantro Pesto Poke. "It just doesn't get any better than this," says Sam, "Enjoy!"