Vietnamese Home Cooking by Charles Phan

Vietnamese Home Cooking by Charles Phan

In his eagerly awaited first cookbook, award-winning chef Charles Phan from San Francisco's Slanted Door restaurant introduces traditional Vietnamese cooking to home cooks by focusing on fundamental techniques and ingredients.

When Charles Phan opened his now-legendary restaurant, The Slanted Door, in 1995, he introduced American diners to a new world of Vietnamese food: robustly flavored, subtly nuanced, authentic yet influenced by local ingredients, and, ultimately, entirely approachable. In this same spirit of tradition and innovation, Phan presents a landmark collection based on the premise that with an understanding of its central techniques and fundamental ingredients, Vietnamese home cooking can be as attainable and understandable as American, French, or Italian.

With solid instruction and encouraging guidance, perfectly crispy imperial rolls, tender steamed dumplings, delicately flavored whole fish, and meaty lemongrass beef stew are all deliciously close at hand. Abundant photography detailing techniques and equipment, and vibrant shots taken on location in Vietnam, make for equal parts elucidation and inspiration. And with master recipes for stocks and sauces, a photographic guide to ingredients, and tips on choosing a wok and seasoning a clay pot, this definitive reference will finally secure Vietnamese food in the home cook's repertoire.

Infused with the author's stories and experiences, from his early days as a refugee to his current culinary success, Vietnamese Home Cooking is a personal and accessible guide to real Vietnamese cuisine from one of its leading voices.

Charles Phan is the executive chef and proprietor of The Slanted Door restaurant group, as well as the author of Vietnamese Home Cooking, an IACP award-winning book. In 2004, he was named Best Chef California by the James Beard Foundation, and in 2011, he was admitted into the Who's Who of Food in America by the James Beard Foundation. He, his wife, and their three children live in San Francisco.

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ISBN 13	9781607740537
ISBN 10	1607740532
Title	Vietnamese Home Cooking
Author	Charles Phan
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2012-09-25
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Winner of IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Chefs/Restaurants) 2013, Commended for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (First Book) 2013
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