(Part 2) Best burger & sandwich recipes books according to redditors

First, thanks to The Edgy Veg cookbook. This meal was my first time using this book and if just some basics went this well, I'm looking forward to the rest of her recipes!

We made her "Become a Master of Seitan: Chicken Burgers or Schnitzel" from page 38-39, the only difference being instead of making her vegetable broth from scratch we used the Orrington Farms chicken base, and instead of using a Dutch oven we threw it in the Instant Pot for 20 minutes at high pressure and allowed it 20 minutes of lapse time before releasing.

For breading, we made the "Eggcellent Eggless Dip" from page 35 (unsweetened soymilk and cornstarch, heated and whisked). Standard katsu procedure: dipped the seitan pieces into potato starch, then "egg" wash, then panko. Fried in vegetable oil.

For the curry, we used S&B Golden Curry, which surprisingly came up when I googled vegan Japanese curry! Pleasantly surprised to see it didn't have dairy in it (unlike you, Vermont Curry!). Sautéed potatoes, onions, garlic, and carrots, then followed directions on the curry box. Rice was just made as usual in the Instant Pot: water and rice, nothing fancy.

Not fashion-related, but there are some pretty cool gift ideas in the Home & Lifestyle sale areas. Got Matty Matheson's cookbook for $10; it's currently $21 on Amazon.

Check out Great Grilled Cheese looks like a fluff-type book but is much better, the combinations are very good/inspiring (Taleggio with Rosemary Grapes on Focaccia; dessert grilled cheeses/paninis like Chocolate Hazelnut & Goat Cheese seem to really blow people's minds) also Nancy Silverton's Sandwich Book which just makes me miss Thursday nights and martinis all the more.

I'm a bit of a cookbook junkie, so I have a bunch to recommend. I'm interpreting this as "good cookbooks from cuisines in Asia" so there are some that are native and others that are from specific restaurants in the US, but I would consider these legit both in terms of the food and the recipes/techniques. Here are a few of my favorites:


Pan-Asian

• Asian Dumplings - the masterpiece on all things dumpling
  
• Asian American - Dale Talde's (Top Chef) book with lots of Asian cultures' food in the US
  
• Asian Pickles - pickles and fermented foods from throughout Asia
  
• Lucky Rice - recipes from the Asian festival of the same name
  
• The Asian Grandmother's Cookbook - traditional cooking passed down to American cooks
  
  Burmese
  
  
• Burma:Rivers of Flavor - good focus on difference in Burmese cuisine from other regional
  
  Cambodian
  
  
• Num Pang - Cambodian sandwich restaurant in NYC
  
• Cambodian Cooking - GREAT book on Cambodian cuisine, supporting refugees
  
  Chinese
  
  
• Ken Hom Complete Chinese Cookbook - great primer for cooking Chinese food using ingredients commonly available in US
  
• China Moon - classic SF Chinese restaurant food
  
• Feeding the Dragon - modern culinary journey through all of China
  
• Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking - omnibus focused on the home chef
  
• Breath of a Wok - focus on wok technique at home
  
• Every Grain of Rice - wonderful Sichuan food for home cooks
  
  Indian
  
  
• Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking - actually, any of her cookbooks are wonderful for Indian cooking
  
• Savour Mumbai - looks at Indian cuisine as a melting pot in Mumbai
  
• The Indian Family Cookbook - modern South Indian food
  
• Indian Harvest - Vikas Khanna's family cookbook
  
• Made in India - classic Indian food, from street to home
  
  Indonesia
  
  
• The Food of Indonesia - everything you need for a rijstaffel!
  
  Japanese
  
  
• Japanese Farm Food - authentic rural Japanese cooking
  
• Preserving the Japanese Way - how to make awesome Japanese pickled vegetables
  
• Sushi Chef - not strictly speaking a cookbook, but "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" book in English
  
• The Japanese Grill - authentic hibachi and Japanese grill recipes
  
• Japanese Comfort Food - lots of traditional Japanese recipes
  
• Nanban - Japanese "soul food"
  
• Tokyo Cult Recipes - hip modern urban food from Tokyo
  
• Yum Yum Bento Boxes - updated modern take on bento boxes
  
• Ivan Ramen - traditional ramen for a Western audience
  
• Izakaya - traditional Japanese pub food & small plates
  
• Nikkei - emigrant Japanese food culture in South America
  
• Donabe - traditional Japanese hot pot recipes
  
• Kyotofu - very unique Japanese dessert cookbook
  
  Korean
  
  
• K Food - modern take on Korean street food
  
• Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking - great resource for Korean cooking in a non-pro kitchen
  
• Traditional Food - omnibus of four regions of Korean food
  
• Koreatown - authentic, approachable guide to Korean food in a US context
  
• Smoke & Pickles - Edward Lee's fusion of his Korean heritage and southern barbeque
  
• The Kimchi Cookbook - many, many recipes for kimchi...
  
  Malaysian
  
  
• Malaysian Cooking - good overview of Malay cooking
  
  Middle Eastern
  
  
• The New Persian Kitchen - modern Iranian food
  
• Ottolenghi - Israeli-Palestinian collaboration
  
• Persiana - dynamic modern recipes from throughout the Middle East
  
• Zahav - modern Israeli food
  
• Sweet Middle East - traditional and modern desserts
  
  Philippine
  
  
• Filipino Homestyle Dishes - good intro to classic Filipino dishes
  
  Russian
  
  
• Mamushka - focus on Ukraine
  
  Sri Lankan
  
  
• Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka - beautiful photo-cookbook on Sri Lankan cuisine
  
  Taiwanese
  
  
• The Food of Taiwan - um... food... from Taiwan
  
  Thailand
  
  
• Nong's Thai Kitchen - she beat Bobby Flay in pad thai
  
• Pok Pok - Portland's most AWESOME Asian restaurant
  
  Turkish
  
  
• Istanbul:Recipes from the Heart of Turkey - lovely focus on urban Turkish food
  
• Anatolia - wonderful approachable approach to Turkish cuisine
  
• Essential Turkish Cuisine - focus on history and evolution of Turkish food
  
  Vietnamese
  
  
• The Slanted Door - great Vietnamese restaurant cookbook
  
• Vietnamese Market Cookbook - focus on simple Vietnamese from fresh ingredients
  
• Into the Vietnamese Kitchen - traditional Vietnamese home cooking
  
• The Banh Mi Cookbook - the greatest sandwich in the world!
  
• Vietnamese Home Cooking - another great overview
  
  (edit: screwed up a couple links)

> Stalk me!

Pretty much the only place we can say that without it being creepy :)

In this exchange, I would give you the book that made me realize that you can have pretty good meals with no meat in it. It's called New Recipes From the Moosewood Restaurant. I'm an omnivore but I like a good steak or a good vegetarian meal. I don't believe every meal should have meat in it.

Here's my favourite recipe from it:

West African Groundnut stew

Serves 6 (you could always make it smaller but there's so much stuff in it it's easier if you make a big recipe)

Ingredients:

• 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
  
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  
• 3 garlic cloves minced or pressed
  
• 3 tablespoon fresh grated ginger root
  
• 2 tablespoon ground coriander
  
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (or to taste)
  
• 4 cups chopped onions
  
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
  
• 4 cups peeled and cubed eggplants
  
• 1/4 to 1/2 vegetable stock
  
• 1 cup chopped zucchini
  
• 2 green peppers, coarsely chopped
  
• 2 cups tomato juice
  
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
  
  Steam or boil the potatoes until tender
  Meanwhile, sauté the garlic, ginger and spice in oil for a minute.
  Add the onions and cook until they soften.
  Add the tomatoes, eggplants and some vegetable stock. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  Add the zucchini and green pepper and simmer until every is tender (about 20 minutes)
  Drain the sweet potatoes and add them to the stew. Also add the tomato juice and peanut butter.
  Simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes stirring occasionally.
  
  Serve on rice, couscous or millet.
  
  The book suggests serving garnished with hard boiled eggs halves, pinaples and banana slices. It seems weird but it's actually fits pretty well. My mother replaces the pineapples with mandarin oranges.
  
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We have gotten a lot of mileage of the Weelicious cookbook. The general approach of the book is to take recipes adults will like and simplify them a bit for little kids (maybe fewer bold flavors, lower levels of spiciness, etc.). Quite a few of the recipes are in our regular rotation because the adults like them so much.

Like they don't backward engineer recipes, anyway.

I really want this cookbook or TNG. TNG I want because its my favorite show and season 1 is especially awesome, but its expensive. The cookbook I really want so that my whole household (me, my husband, and my roommate) who all watch that show can create awesome delicious recipes. We like to cook for each other sometimes and make new things. It's a great way to spend an evening.

The whole recipe is directly from the Earls Cookbook.

Link

Essentially the recipe is:

2 cans coconut milk
Lime Leaves
Thai Basil Leaves
Cilantro leaves and stems
About 1/3 cup Green Curry paste
1Tbsp lime juice
1.5 Tbsp fish sauce

1.5 lb chicken breast
1.5 cups zucchini

Essentially cook down all the top ingredients for like 20ish mins. Then cook chicken and zucchini is separate pan. Scoop or filter out the leaves from the top ingredient so you just have the creamy liquid. Add the cooked chicken and zucchini.

Serve over rice. Top it with small pineapple pieces, chopped pistachios, and cilantro.

You can find it here but I got it from a store in Portland Maine!

when making bbq jackfruit sandwiches spice it up with some pineapple in there. BAM! I got it from a book which i got from the library cuz libraries rule. I can scan the page with specific recipe if you want, it's pretty easy.

This book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Vegan-BBQ-Without-Grill/dp/1624144969

My old boss. Really fucking amazing food:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barrafina-A-Spanish-Cookbook-Eddie-Hart/dp/1905490747

Which one should I get?

https://www.amazon.com/Byron-Diner-Cookbook-Tom-Byng/dp/184949844X/

https://www.amazon.com/Byron-Cookbook-Tom-Byng/dp/1849497176/

I just bought the book "Green Burgers" which is not entirely vegan, but the recipes are easy to adapt. It's not exactly healthy but some of the burgers are simply amazing - stunning and really tasty.

Not at 5 Below, but: https://www.amazon.com/dp/168022333X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_R66ODb5NZP0H8

[This one looks sexy](VBQ_The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook: Over 80 Recipes_Seared, Skewered, Smoking Hot! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615194568/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kkKoDbHY64ZNT).

There's a very good cookbook called Mad Hungry The whole "feeding of men and boys" thing it has going is a little schticky, but meh. It's an excellent intro book that goes into stocking basic kitchen equipment, pantry staples, time saving tips and whatnot. Her recipes are all fairly simple without any exotic ingredients, but every one I've tried has become a standard.

...very easy. Tastier too.

https://www.amazon.com/101-healthy-Vegan-Burgers-Recipes/dp/1494321378/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541474216&sr=1-10&keywords=vegan+burgers

I bought this cookbook a while ago and I highly recommend it for beginners. Also get yourself a couple of descent knives and potts/pans. It will make learning to cook a little easier and less frustrating.

A couple of youtube channels I subscribe to:

-Binging with Babish (and his new Basics with Babish series)
-Bon Appetit
-Dennis the Prescott

For her next anniversary gift, maybe Christmas.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/400-Best-Sandwich-Recipes-Occasion/dp/0778802655