- For pomegranate molasses:
- 4 cups pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
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Saturday, July 4, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Gazpacho Moreliano
2 cups peeled and diced ripe mango
2 cups peeled and diced pineapple
2 cups peeled and diced jícama
3 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
6 tablespoons finely chopped white onion
3/4 cup finely crumbled queso Cotija or substitute queso fresco, mild feta, dried ricotta or Romano cheese
To taste kosher or coarse sea salt
To taste dried ground piquín chile or Mexican dried ground chile
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Orange/Hoison/Soy Glaze
- 1/4 cup concentrated orange juice
- 1/4 hoison sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/8 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 Tbsp hot pepper sauce
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Candy Crusted Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes:
- 3 cups (~4lb) mashed sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup milk or bourbon, or 1/2 each
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Mix and spread in baking dish.
- Mix topping and spread on top
- Bake 25m+ at 350.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Thai Pork Skewers (Moo Ping)
Marinade:
- 4.5 lbs pork shoulder, cut thin against the grain
- 4 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro stems
- 7 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 Tbsp white peppercorns
- 2/3 cup palm/brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp fish sauce
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp oyster sauce
Braise with ~3/4 cup coconut milk
Adapt for meatballs, also with coconut milk braise when finishing on broil:
- 1+ lb ground pork
- 2 Tbsp minced cilantro stems
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
Korean Pork Bulgogi Skewers
Marinade:
- 2 lb pork
- 3 shallots, minced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2" ginger
- 1/2 cup gochujang
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seed oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup gochujaru
- 3 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar
- 4 Tbsp sake
Malaysian Chicken Satay Skewers
- 1.5 lb chicken, cut into thin strips
- 1 Tbsp Tamarind pulp
- 1/4 cup hot water
Marinade:
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 8 shallots
- 4 large cloves garlic
- 1/4" ginger
- 1/4" galangal
- 1/4" fresh turmeric or ¾ tsp powder
- 2 tsp coriander
- 1.25 Tbsp palm or brown Sugar
- 1/8 cup sunflower oil or peanut oil
- salt to taste
Steps:
- soaked tamarind in hot water for 10m
- dry roast the cumin & fennel seeds
- process all other marinade ingredients except tamarind
- add chicken
- add tamarind
- marinate overnight
Cambodian Lemongrass Beef Skewers
Marinade:
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 lemongrass stalks
- 1 Tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 2 lb beef, sliced thin, marinated up to 24hr
Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp peanut oil
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 2 tsp chili paste
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup roasted ground peanuts for garnish
- 1 fresh red chili, seeded and thinly sliced for garnish
Extra garnish:
- mint
- cilantro
Procedure:
- caramelize garlic & add tomato/chile pastes, sugar
- add hoisin, peanut butter, stock, cook 3m
- garnish sauce w/ peanuts & chili
Orange Tamarind Beef Skewers
Ingredients:
- 2.2 lb boneless top sirloin beef, cut into 1" squares
- 1/3 cup tamarind paste
- 1/3 cup hot water
- 1.5 tsp white or yellow mustard seeds
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 5 black cardamom pods, or equivalent powder
- 2 crushed bay leaves
- 2 tsp cumin seeds or ground cumin
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1.5" hunk of fresh ginger
- 1 navel orange (1.5 tbsp zest, juice of whole)
- 1 lime (zest and juice of whole)
- 1 medium yellow onion, grated
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 long green chili peppers, seeded
- 3–5 Thai birds eye chili peppers
- salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
- muddle tamarind and hot water
- process the rest
- remove tamarind yuk
- marinate 4–6hr
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Moqueca (Brazilian Fish Stew)
Serve over rice.
- 1.5-2lb firm white fish
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 4 Tbsp lime juice
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 1/4 cup scallion greens
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 14-ounce can coconut milk
- Marinate fish in garlic and lime juice, sprinkled with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in heavy pot, cook onions until soft.
- Add bell pepper, paprika, red pepper, pepper, and at least 1 tsp salt.
- When pepper softens, add tomatoes and scallions.
- After 5m, add cilantro.
- Remove 1/2 of vegetables and set aside. Arrange fish on remaining vegetables, then cover with the rest.
- Pour in coconot milk, cover and simmer 15m.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Kung Pao Chicken
Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp sambal, or other hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
Chicken:
- 2 lb chicken meat, preferably dark, diced 1/2"
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- salt & pepper
Stir-fry:
- neutral wok oil
- 3 Tbsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp ground Szechuan pepper
- 2 cups carrots, sliced 1/4"
- 5 stalks celery, sliced 1/2"
- 1 cup roasted peanuts
Steps:
- Mix sauce ingedients until sugar dissolves
- Toss chicken in corn starch, then add salt & pepper
- Stir-fry chicken in two batches, using 2 Tbsp oil per batch, then remove
- Stir-fry garlic, ginger, and pepper 30 seconds
- Add carrots, celery and peanuts, and stir-fry 2m
- Add sauce
- When sauce simmers, add chicken and mix together.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Chicken thighs with capers and white wine
- 4-6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Smoked paprika, tarragon, salt & pepper
- olive oil
- capers
- white wine
- coat thighs with touch of oil, paprika, tarragon, salt & pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil in nonstick pan, medium-high heat
- Cook thighs until nearly done
- Add capers and a couple of spoons of caper brine.
- Add 2-4 oz wine, and cook it down by half.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Pasta with Lentils, Onions, and Spinach
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 large onions, thinly sliced (7 cups)
- 2 chopped garlic cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup lentils
- 1 lb pasta
- 2 (5oz) bags baby spinach
- ~3/4 cut finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- some italian sausage
- in big pot, fry sausage, then remove & reserve. Slice.
- Cook onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and bay leaf, on medium-low until onions are tender, ~20m+. Remove bay leaf.
- In small pot, cover lentils with 1" of water and boil until most water is absorbed, ~20m, then add salt & pepper and let stand, covered.
- Boil pasta, and reserve 1 cup cooking water before draining.
- Toss together pasta, onion, lentils, and sausage. Toss in spinach with reserved water. Toss in cheese. Add salt & pepper.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage
- Vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 Tbsp chopped garlic
- 1+ chopped carrot
- 2+ stacks chopped celery
- 3 Chinese sausage links
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- 2 eggs, scrambled, diced
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- Cook the sausage, then let rest, then chop
- Stir-fry the carrot and celery in the ginger and garlic.
- Add the rice and fry for a bit.
- Add the scallions, soy sauce, and rice vinegar
Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage
- Vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 Tbsp chopped garlic
- 1+ chopped carrot
- 2+ stacks chopped celery
- 3 Chinese sausage links
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- 2 eggs, scrambled, diced
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- Cook the sausage, then let rest, then chop
- Stir-fry the carrot and celery in the ginger and garlic.
- Add the rice and fry for a bit.
- Add the scallions, soy sauce, and rice vinegar
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Lemongrass Beef Marinade
- 2 lbs. sirloin tip, cut in 1/8" thick slices
- 1/2 cup peeled fresh lemongrass, chopped
- 1/3 cup shallots, chopped
- 1 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce (otherwise known as "Nuoc mam" or "Mam pla")
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 6 medium garlice cloves, smashed
- 2 serrano chiles, seeded and chopped
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Whole Wheat Banana Blueberry Muffins
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 mashed bananas
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- Preheat oven 375°
- Grease or line with paper liners: 12 large muffin cups or 24 small muffin cups.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, applesauce, oil, brown sugar, vanilla and bananas.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Stir into the banana mixture until moistened.
- Stir in the blueberries until evenly distributed.
- Spoon batter into muffin tins.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the tops of the muffins spring back when pressed lightly. Don't overcook or else they will be too dry.
- Cool before removing from tins.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Orange Fennel Coleslaw
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 Tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 large green cabbage (~1 lb), core remove, finely shredded
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 fennel bulb, cored, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp minced fennel fronds
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- Combine vinegar, oil, orange juice and pepper; chill in freezer 15m-30m
- toss cabbage with salt & sugar
- cover & nuke on high 1 minute; stir, cover & nuke again 30-60 seconds
- spin or squeeze excess water from cabbage
- Toss together all ingredients; refrigerate at least 15m
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Crepes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
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