Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Season 01

My guest for this episode is Corinne Trang (see below). I had her on my show on the food network when she came out with her first cookbook and just loved her recipes. So, I challenged her to come up with some noodle entrees that could be made quickly on a weeknight. The three recipes we prepared together come from her new book, Asian Noodles Revealed (Chronicle Books, 2009). One caveat about these noodles, which is true for most Asian dishes – all ingredients must be diced, sliced, prepped ahead of time (which is not necessary for most of my recipes) because Asian cooking is so quick. You throw one ingredient in the pan and cook it for 10 seconds or so. If the next ingredient is not ready at that point the first ingredient will burn. We have included sources for the ingredients to make sure you will be able to make Corinne’s recipes.

Corinne Trang, is the award-winning author of Authentic Vietnamese Cooking (1999), Essentials of Asian Cuisine (2003), The Asian Grill (2006), A Food Lover’s Guide: Vietnamese (2007), and Asian Noodles Revealed (2009). She has also contributed to many cookbooks including the recently published, Curry Cuisine (2006), as well as written for numerous publications. She is the Educational Program Consultant at the Sylvia Center, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to teaching children about proper nutrition and healthy eating habits through fun, sensory hands-on cooking classes (for more information go to www.sylviacenter.org). Corinne has taught and lectured internationally including at Syracuse University, University of Massachussetts at Amherst, and New York University. She is also a food consultant and spokesperson, frequent television and radio guest, and Chief East Coast Correspondent for the World Travel and Dining Guide On-line Radio. For more information visit www.corinnetrang.com.