ButterChicken

NickZimmerle

FishCityGrill

"I have this on special at Fish City Grill often. Typically, I sauté garlic, yellow onions, and red bellpeppersasthevegetables."

Yields12to14servings

Ingredients:

2tablespoonsblendedoil

4largeyellowonionssliced

8cupscrushedtomatoes

1quartheavycream

3/4cupturmeric

3/4cuppaprika

11/4cupchilipowder

2teaspoonscayennepepper

2teaspoonsgroundginger

2teaspoonscinnamon

21/2tablespoonskoshersalt

1/2cupsugar

Recipe:

1. Add blended oil and yellow onions to a small stock pot, salt them with 1/2 tablespoon of kosher saltandsweatdownuntilcarmelizedonmediumheat

2.Blendonionsandcrushedtomatoesuntilsmooth

3.Addmixturebacktostockpotandbringtoasimmer

4. Add spices, remaining salt, and sugar to make sure and stir thoroughly and bring back to a simmer

5.Addheavycreamandbringbacktoasimmer.

6.Ladlemixtureintoacontainerandchilluntilreadytoserve

7. Sauté your favorite vegetables, protein and your homemade curry and serve over rice and garnishwithfreshherbs

Hung Fong

By: Alan Williams

I love learning about restaurants around San Antonio that have withstood changes in tastes through time. One of the more interesting stories is about Hung Fong, the oldest Chinese Restaurant in Texas and one of the oldest in the United States. Mr. K.A. (Kok An) Huey traveled to the United States in 1916 as a chef, hoping to pass his knowledge of traditional Chinese cooking down to his children. It appears he was only 16 at the time. In 1939 Mr. Huey opened Hung Fong at 3624 Broadway and it quickly became popular with both soldiers from nearby Ft. Sam and San Antonio locals.

Because of tough immigration laws, Chef Huey had a very difficult time bringing his sons to the United States. He finally sought help from San Antonio’s former mayor and Congressman Maury Maverick Sr. When one son finally made it to the United States, the son was so grateful to Mayor Maverick, he legally changed his name to Maury Maverick Huey. A few years later Maury Maverick Jr., a local activist and newspaper columnist for the Express-News helped Mr. Huey bring the rest of his children here. The oldest of the three boys then changed his name to Maury Maverick Huey Jr.

The Huey family continue to display their thankful nature through the two neon flags that have been mounted to the ceiling over the dining room for many years.

One is the flag of China and the other is the flag of the United States. The family had the flags installed to serve as a reminder of how the United States aided China during World War II and they are still displayed today.

Hung Fong is now 84 years old. In 1983 the family opened a sister restaurant, Ding How at 4531 Northwest Loop 410. Then in 1991 they opened the Maverick Café which served both Chinese and Mexican food. Maverick Café lasted about ten years before closing, but Ding How and the original Hung Fong are still going strong!

Hung Fong is at 3624 Broadway. Ding How is at 4531 Northwest Loop 410

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