Copyright © 2016 by Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo Photographs copyright © 2016 by Dan Goldberg Illustrations copyright © 2016 by Sarah Becan All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Ten Speed Press, an imprint o� the Crown Publishing Group, a division o� Penguin Random House LLC, New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.tenspeed.com Ten Speed Press and the Ten Speed Press colophon are registered trademarks o� Penguin Random House LLC. Library o� Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Conlon, Abraham, author. | Lo, Adrienne, 1983-author. | Amano, Hugh, author. Title: The adventures o� Fat Rice : recipes �rom the Chicago restaurant inspired by Macau / Abraham Conlon, Adrienne Lo, and Hugh Amano. Description: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016] Includes bibliographical re�erences and index. Identi�iers: LCCN 2016014121 (print) | LCCN 2016019155 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Cooking, Chinese—Macanese style. Fat Rice (Restaurant) | LCGFT: Cookbooks. Classi�ication: LCC TX724.5.C5 C66 2016 (print) LCC TX724.5.C5 (ebook) | DDC 641.595—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016014121 ISBN 9781607748953 Ebook ISBN 9781607748960 v4.1 prh CONTENTS INTRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES 1 ACHAR E CONSERVAS PICKLES AND PRESERVES Esmargal (Mackerel Pickle) Sweet Soy Burdock Ramp Pickle Charlie’s Peanuts Lemon Achar (Preserved Lemon Pickle) Singapore Sour Cabbage Diabo Pickle Ginger Achar (Ginger Pickle) Jumpwater Pickle 2 ENTRADAS APPETIZERS Curried Vegetable Chamuças Minchi (Minced Bee� and Pork) Croquettes Potstickers Royale with Crispy Crepe Brinjal Sambal (Spicy Sweet-and-Sour Eggplant) 3 ARROZ RICE Arroz Gordo (“Fat Rice”) Coconut Rice Basic Fried Rice Baked Pork Chop Rice 4 MASSAS NOODLES Lacassà (Macanese Rice Vermicelli Stir-Fry) Sopa de Lacassà (Rice Vermicelli Soup with Prawns) Fat Noodles Fat Noodles with XO Sauce Fat Noodles with Mushrooms and Egg 5 LEGUMES VEGETABLES Dry-Fried Asparagus with Minchi and Peixinhos Fritos Stir-Fried Greens with Green Papaya, Mushroom, and Mackerel Pickle Malay-Style Vegetable Curry Tchai de Bonzo (Buddha’s Delight) Bebinca de Rabano (XO Daikon Cake) 6 PIEXE E MARISCOS FISH AND SEAFOOD Empada de Peixe (“Macanese” Fish Pie) Crazy Squid Rice Chilli Prawns “Portuguese” Barbecued Sea�ood with Big Ben’s Sambal Bacalhau de Vóvó (Salt Cod Spread) Bacalhau al Forno (Oven-Baked Salt Cod) Salade de Tau-Fu com Chatchini de Bacalhau (So� To�u Salad with Crispy Golden Salt Cod “Chutney”) “Portuguese” Barbecued Clams The Chilli Clam Curry Crab Camarãoes com Caril de Quiabo e Tomate (Shrimp Curry with Okra and Tomato) 7 AVES BIRDS Galinha à A�ricana (“A�rican” Chicken) Macau Roast Pigeon Po Kok Gai (“Portuguese” Chicken Curry) Pato de Cabidela (Duck Cooked in Blood) 8 CARNES MEATS Porco Balichang Tamarindo (Pork Braised with Tamarind and Balichão) Porco Ba�assa (Smothered and Roasted Turmeric Pork Shoulder) Capela (Macanese Meat Loa�) Char Siu (Cantonese Barbecued Pork) Tacho (Macanese Boiled Dinner) Zhu Pa Bao (Macau’s Famous Pork Chop Bun) Salada de Orelhos de Porco (Pig Ear Salad) Porco Po Bolacho (Powdered Biscuit Pork Chop) Diabo (Devil’s Curry) Curried Bee� and Tendon with Turnip Minchi (Macanese Minced Meat Hash) Rabo de Boi Estu�ado (Stewed Oxtail with Tomatoes and Portuguese Wines) 9 DOCES E SOBREMESAS SWEETS AND DESSERTS Macau Rice Crisp Serradura (Macau’s Famous Sawdust Pudding) Hong Kong–Style French Toast Batatada (Macanese Potato Cake) Sweet Potato Batatada Almond Gelee Cocoa-Nut Gelee 10 BUILDING BLOCKS Balichão (Macanese Shrimp Paste) Chicken Fat Croutons Fried Rice Rice Pork Chops in Brine Papo Seco (Portuguese Bread Rolls) XO Sauce Molho de Aziete, aka Mojo (Oil and Garlic Sauce) Portuguese-Style Tomato Sauce “Portuguese” Curry Sauce Re�ogado (Portuguese So�ritto) Chilli Oil Sambal Tumis (Spicy Sweet-and-Sour Sambal) Peixinhos Fritos (Tiny Fried Fish) Tea Eggs Vitor’s Curry Paste Macau Hot Curry Powder Malacca Sweet Curry Powder Five-Spice Powder Vegetable Stock Chicken Stock Pork Stock Vegetarian Wok Sauce Pork Wok Sauce Umami Juice Tamarind Extract INGREDIENTS GLOSSARY GRATITUDE AND RESPECT ABOUT THE AUTHORS INDEX