Asian & Island

I cook mostly French food, but if it is not French cuisine, then it is usually a fusion of Asian, Caribbean, and Islander recipes served here at the chateau.  So Asian is a top favorite when we aren’t cooking French, but as we are in Colorado, we do New Mexican, Tex-Mex or Argentine recipes (from our polo friends’ influence), and a small host of other sorts of favorites.

For Asian groceries here in Denver, we like to frequent a Japanese market (Pacific Mercantile at Sakura Square), a Chinese Market (Great Wall) or the largest of the three, a Korean market (H-Mart), to secure the best ingredients.  Each store has different strengths.   For instance, there are a myriad of soy sauces, but we think if you taste tested them you will agree that Yamaki Jozo, packaged in the U.S. under the Ohsawa brand is one of the best (besides aged soy sauces), but Kikkoman organic is not bad if that is what you can find.  Miso mad by Yamaki under the Ohsawa label in the US is the best.  And, The  Japanese fleur de sel produced by a fisherman in Wajima is excellent, and is available through Good food Japan.  Hon mirin (true mirin) is the best mirin and Massa Organics in California sells the top-quality brown rice.   Most Japanese dishes are suitable for “tsumami”, small bites before dinner.   Umeshu, is the traditional cordial, inappropriately dubbed, “plum wine” but it actually comes from native sour plums which are a member of the apricot family.  The best rice is from Koda Farms, and the debates go on and on.

We keep the essentials of a Korean pantry on hand for these dishes including gochugaro (red chile flakes), soy sauce, Saeujot (salted baby shrimp), Kocheejung (chile paste/bbq sauce), and Doenjang (bean paste like miso).

Then there are some recipes like Hawaiian Mac Salad, that you can’t really do any better on, they are already perfected with recipes like this one.

• Anise Short Ribs
• Bammy
• Banh Mi Sandwich
• BBQ Sauce Kicked Up with Gochujang
• Beef or Chicken Satay
• Bento Boxes
• Bibimbap
• Black Bean Shrimp
• Bo Ssam from Momofuku
• Bulgogi
• Busan Beef Ribs
• Carla Hall’s Callaloo Collard Greens
• Chewing Betel Nut with Uncle Chris
• Chicken Lollipops with Jamaican Pepper Sauce
• Chicken Tatsuta Age
• Chicken Tikka Masala
• Chinese Hot Pot
• Classic Chicken Yakitori
• Coconut Curry Carmel Corn
• Crispy Fried Tofu
• Dashi stock
• Denver Mu Shu
• Duck Bulgogi
• Festival (Jamaican Fried Dough)
• Fiddlehead Ferns
• Filipino Pancit Noodles
• Fried Rattlesnake – Asian Style
• Galbi Jjim (Beef Short Ribs)
• Garlic Bok Choi
• Ginseng Chicken Soup
• Green Beans with Sesame Sauce
• Green Curry Pheasant
• Green Sriracha Sauce
• Grilled Lemongrass Beef Skewers
• Gyodon-Japanese Beef
• Hawaii Stuff to Try
• Hawaiian Baked Spare Ribs
• Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water
• Hawaiian Fish Tacos
• HK Banana Bread
• Honey Roasted Duck Legs
• Hong Kong Noodles
• Ital Stew
• Jamaica-Colorado Green Chile Stew
• Jamaican Ginger Hot Sauce
• Jamaican Patty
• Jamaican Rice and Peas
• Japanese Ground Beef Curry
• Jerk Chicken
• Jumbo Shrimp with Sugar Cane Logs and Mango Sauce
• Kalbi (Korean Short Ribs)
• Kalua Pork
• Karage Japanese Fried Chicken
• Kitsune Udon
• Kocheejung (Korean BBQ Sauce)
• Korean Bean Sprout Salad
• Korean Green Onion Salad
• Korean Hwe Bowls
• Korean Salad and Dressing
• Korean Seafood Hot Pot
• Korean-Style Braised-Short-Rib Stew
• Lamb Satay
• Lumpia with Thai Sweet Chile Sauce
• Midnight Diner Recipes
• Miso Soup
• New Style Sashimi
• Oxtails Caribbean Style
• PF Chang’s Copy Cat Lettuce Wraps
• Pho for Dem Hos
• Pho Ga
• Purple Sweet Potato Wraps
• Ramen
• Real Ramen Soup
• Rice
• Singapore Street Noodles
• Smoked Pheasant and Black Truffle Wontons
• Soba Noodles
• Spring Roll Super Bowl
• Sushi
• Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
• Tea and Pottery
• Tempura
• Thai Beef Salad
• Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
• Wontons
• Yakisoba