{"product_id":"down-south-east-a-chinese-american-cookbook","title":"Down South + East: A Chinese American Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinese American chef Ron Hsu shares original recipes exploring innovative Asian-influenced dishes via the rich larder of the American South in his debut cookbook,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDown South + East\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith mouthwatering ingredient combinations and photographs, a fresh take on Southern food, and comforting-yet-creative recipes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown South + East\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehelps home cooks across the country look at everyday ingredients in new ways and discover exciting possibilities for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRon Hsu grew up a restaurant kid, surrounded by the delicious smells and flavors of Chinese food at Hunan Village, a set of seven restaurants his parents ran in Georgia from 1980 to 2008. Now, with culinary school, seven years at the world-famous Le Bernardin--where he moved from line cook to creative director--and his Michelin-starred restaurant Lazy Betty under his belt, Hsu is more than ready to share his recipes inspired by his Chinese childhood in the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe delicious results include recipes like cornbread made with deeply flavored lap cheong (Chinese sausage) standing in for pork cracklins and char siu style pork lacquered with a sorghum syrup-bourbon glaze. Laced with ginger, the potlikker of gently braised watercress can throw down with that of any collard greens, and a soy sauce and shiitake mushroom gravy enhances traditional meatloaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep section on the Southern and Chinese pantry sets the stage for the recipes to come, exploring the ingredients most common in both cuisines--from pork, rice, peanuts, okra, cabbage, and peaches to sorghum, ketchup, soy sauce, and five spice--and redefining what is considered Southern food.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50956957548829,"sku":"9781419777479","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781419777479.jpg?v=1771439396","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/down-south-east-a-chinese-american-cookbook","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}