Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook

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Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards (2022)
Guild of Food Writer’s Awards, Highly Commended in ‘First Book’ category (2022)
André Simon Awards shortlisted (2022)

“Beautiful, inspiring, but above all authoritative. Mandy Yin holds all the secrets to exquisite Malaysian cooking… It is a rare treat that she’s chosen to share them.” – Grace Dent, restaurant critic for the Guardian

A soulful tribute to Malaysian cuisine, from snacks, soups and salads, to rice and noodle dishes, curries and sweet things.

Sambal Shiok is a brilliant collection of over 90 accessible recipes that were handed down from Mandy Yin’s mother as well as those that she has developed for her critically acclaimed, award-winning London restaurant. The recipes – such as her signature curry laksa, Penang assam laksa, Malaysian fried chicken, prawn fritters, spiral curry puffs, flaky roti canai, beef rendang, KL golden fragrant clams, sambal mapo tofu, and the perfect steamed rice – can be made for a weekday family meal, a dinner party or celebration.

Malaysian food results from the unique merger over centuries of indigenous Malay ingredients with Indian spices and Chinese techniques. Every dish delicately balances sweet, sour, salty with chilli heat and a hint of bitter. With Mandy’s evocative look at Malaysian food culture, her recipes, and the basics of a Malaysian pantry (shrimp paste, lemongrass, tamarind and coconut milk), you can easily enjoy the most delicious Malaysian meals at home.aysian meals at home.

From the Publisher

From the author:

“In this book, my aim is to highlight a cross- section of Malaysian cooking: Malay, Indian, Chinese, Peranakan and tribal Iban. Much like the food I cook at my London restaurant, Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar, I want to celebrate the diversity of the country and its people. This book showcases a selection of Malaysian- inspired recipes from snacks, pickles and salads, to noodle soups, rice dishes, curries and sweet delights.

The recipes include many family stalwarts together with those that I have developed for the restaurant. They can be used for weekday family meals, dinner parties or celebrations. Malaysians love to celebrate any occasion and we don’t need much of an excuse for a feast!”

Recipes include:

Satay Burgers

Chicken and Garlic Noodle Soup

Golden Fragrant Prawns

Sambal Mapo Tofu

Spiral Curry Puffs

Coconut Pudding with Salted Banana Caramel

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quadrille Publishing (November 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178713704X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1787137042
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.2 x 10.88 inches