Recipes - Pacific Rim by Kana

Ingredients

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 T sesame oil
• 1 scallion, finely minced
• 1 T toasted sesame seeds
• 1 t chili powder
• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup sliced ginger
• 1 cup dried dates
• 4 red delicious apples, sliced
• 1 t minced garlic
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into 3 inch sections, bruised with back of knife
• 2 shallots, sliced
• 4 kaffir lime leaves (or substitute zest of 1 lime)
• 1 T green curry paste
• 1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
• 1 can coconut milk (14 oz)
• 2 quarts water
• 3 cups total – ½ inch dice of butternut squash, potato and/or sweet potato
• ¼ cup fish sauce
• 2 T palm sugar (or substitute brown sugar)