Side Dish

Asparagus and corn with garlic butter

A side dish that cooks in five minutes if you use baby asparagus and canned baby corn. It's great with fried or grilled meat, chicken or seafood.

Cook time: 5

Servings: 4 people

3-mushroom garlic noodles

San Francisco’s Vietnamese-American garlic noodles gets an update and an upgrade with the addition of button mushrooms, shiitake and shimeji.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Coconut curry rice

Bring extra excitement to the breakfast table by pairing garlic and chili sausages with subtly sweet and creamy coconut curry rice. It’s a meal that will set the tone for the rest of your day.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Mushroom fried rice

Chopped shiitake, button mushrooms and shimeji were combined with bell pepper and carrot, and three soy sauces, to cook this meatless fried rice.

Cook time: 8

Servings: 4 people

Korean pork and kimchi dumplings (mandu)

Korean dumplings, or mandu, may be boiled, steamed, pan-fried or deep fried just like jiaozi, its Chinese ancestor, and gyoza, its Japanese sibling. When cooked and served in broth, it's called mandu-guk.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Grilled eggplant salsa

Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean on your table with this wonderful salsa that can double as a spread. If weather does not permit outdoor grilling, using a stovetop grill will yield equally good results.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 cups

Tofu and bok choy stir fry

A simple dish that bursts with the flavors and aroma of ginger and garlic, this stir fry can be served as a side dish or a meatless main dish.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Ham and sausage fried rice

Salty Chinese ham joins sweet Japanese sausage in this bright and festive fried rice. A wonderful one bowl meal!

Cook time: 10

Servings: 6 people