Home-Style Taiwanese Cooking: Family Favourites . Classic Street Foods . Popular Snacks

by Liv Wan

Overview

Taiwan’s long and colorful history, from the indigenous tribes, to the migration of the Chinese from Southern China and the period under Japanese rule, is clearly reflected in her rich and diverse cuisine.

Home-style Taiwanese Cooking by Taiwanese chef and food blogger, Liv Wan, is a collection of Taiwanese classics, from signature dishes to popular street food fare such as:

• minced pork rice
• beef noodles
• oyster omelette
• steamed minced pork with salted egg
• deep-fried prawn rolls
• dragon phoenix legs
• fried chicken with sweet potato fries
• coffin bread

With informative headnotes that tell the stories behind the dishes, insightful cooking tips, a detailed glossary of ingredients and step-by-step photos of cooking techniques where necessary, Home-style Taiwanese Cooking will inspire home cooks to make these authentic Taiwanese dishes part of their own cooking repertoire.

Includes dual measures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814974868
Publisher:	Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Edition description:	Second edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Liv Wan was born and raised in Taiwan. She was greatly influenced by her grandparents who were excellent cooks, and this inspired her to train as a chef in one of the top culinary schools there. She then moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where she worked at a famous restaurant in the city until she got married and had her first child. Today, Liv is based in Edinburgh where she runs cooking classes and also pursues her passion as an illustrator. Despite her work commitments, she makes time to cook wholesome meals for her family and shares the food of Taiwan on her blog, Egg Wan’s Food Odyssey.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

One-Dish Meals

Minced Pork Rice $$$ 14

New Year Pork Fried Rice $$$ 16

Savoury Glutinous Rice $$$ 18

Beef Noodles $$$ 20

Stir-fried Seafood Noodles $$$ 23

Home-made Noodle Salad $$$ 24

Stir-fried Rice Noodles $$$ 26

Smoked Duck Noodle Soup $$$ 28

Swordfish Rice Noodle Soup $$$ 30

Tan Tsai Noodles $$$ 33

Tiger Bites Pig $$$ 34

Salad Boat Sandwiches $$$ 36

Meat

Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Egg $$$ 40

Boiled Pork Belly with Garlic Sauce $$$ 42

Braised Pork Belly with Dried Bamboo Shoot $$$ 44

Braised Pork Hock $$$ 46

Deep-fried Red Vinasse Pork $$$ 48

Fried Pork Chops $$$ 51

Stir-fried Lamb with Water Spinach and BBQ Saace $$$ 52

Stir-fried Minced Beef with Coriander and Chilli $$$ 54

Stir-fried Beef with Taiwanese-style Kimchi $$$ 56

Poultry and Eggs

Drunken Chicken 60

Dragon Phoenix Legs $$$ 62

Fried Chicken with Sweet Potato Fries $$$ 64

Deep-fried Chicken Legs Stuffed with Savoury Glutinous Rice $$$ 66

Boiled Chicken with Spicy Ginger-garlic Dip $$$ 69

Three-cup Chicken $$$ 70

Oyster Omelette $$$ 72

Omelette with Preserved Radish $$$ 75

Soy Sauce Eggs $$$ 76

Steamed Egg with Seafood Sauce $$$ 78

Fish and Seafood

Squid with Taiwanese Five-flavour Sauce $$$ 82

Stir-fried Squid with Celery $$$ 84

Stir-fried Oysters and Tofu with Black Bean Sauce $$$ 86

Steamed Prawns with Glass Noodles and Garlic Sauce $$$ 88

Deep-fried Prawn Rolls $$$ 91

Stir-fried Mussels with Basil $$$ 92

Steamed Halibut with Pickied Cordia $$$ 94

Deep-fried Fish and Pork Rolls $$$ 97

Soups

Ginger and Sesame Oil Chicken Soup $$$ 100

Mustard Green Chicken Soup $$$ 102

Pickled Pineapple and Bitter Gourd Chicken Soup 104

Pork Ball Soup $$$ 107

White Radish and Pork Rib Soup $$$ 108

White Radish and Fried Pork Rib Soup $$$ 111

Pork and Fish Dumpling Soup $$$ 113

Salmon Tofu Miso Soup $$$ 114

Vegetables and Tofu

Stir-fried Aubergine with Basil $$$ 118

Stir-fried Pickled Bamboo Shoot with Spicy Minced Beef $$$ 120

Three-cup Mushrooms $$$ 122

Salted Mustard Greens with Tofu and Edamame Beans $$$ 125

Taiwanese-style Kimchi $$$ 126

Braised Chinese Cabbage $$$ 129

Bamboo Shoot Salad $$$ 130

Hakka-style Stuffed Tofu $$$ 132

Steamed Tofu with Prawns $$$ 134

Snacks and Desserts

Taro and Sweet Potato Balls $$$ 138

Deep-fried Sweet Potate Balls 140

Peanut and Sesame Mochi $$$ 142

Peanut Pancakes $$$ 145

Sweet Glutinous Rice Soup with Dried Longans and Red Dates $$$ 146

Coffin Bread $$$ 149

Fa Gao $$$ 150

Basic Stocks 152

Glossary 154

Weights and Measures 160