40 g (1-1/2 oz) large dried Chinese black mushrooms 4 tablespoons cornstarch 4 cups oil for frying
Group 1: 1 cup water, 4 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger juice (press the grated root in garlic press), 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar, pinch Chinese five-spice powder
Soak the mushrooms til soft and remove stems. Cut 2/3" wide strips from around the mushroom edges. Squeeze out excess moisture, dredge in cornstarch, and set aside. (The book uses all mushroom scraps in other recipes, so save).
Heat the oil to about 300 degrees and fry the strips til crisp; drain.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the oil, add group 1, and bring to a boil. Thicken with group 2. Add the fried strips to the sauce and serve.
Spicy Thai stir-fry (or "kapow" which is thai basil) (not veggie-friendly)
I always come back to this one, since it's so fast and so delicious (and I have an Asian grocery around the corner, so ingredients aren't hard to find).
Step 1: Put the rice on. (since all the cooking is done over maximum heat with constant stirring, don't start to cook anything until the rice is done) Step 2: Prep the food that you'll use: * Chop up 2 cloves of garlic, and some of these little chilis (for me, it's spicy with 4 of these - Thais would use about 10!) * Chop up a medium chicken breast into small bite-sized pieces. * Chop up one green pepper into bite-sized pieces. * Rip up a good handful of thai basil leaves (if you don't have thai basil, don't use regular basil - I've heard you can use mint, but I've never tried this) * Prepare the sauce - use 6 tablespoons of water or chicken stock if you've got it, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, 4 teaspoons oyster sauce, and a half-teaspoon of sugar. Mix well.
Cooking (set burner to max, stir constantly)
1) Add garlic and chilis, cook for 30 sec 2) Add chicken, cook until almost done (2 min? keep stirring so you don't burn the garlic) 3) Add pepper, cook 1 minute 4) Pour in sauce (it will be quite a bit, this is a wet stir-fry) - your burner should be so hot that it boils right away. Throw in the thai basil, let it boil for maybe a minute. 5) Serve over rice.
i just made some fresh mango salsa the other day, really good on chicken and probably fish. i slit open some chicken breasts and stuffed them with the salsa and baked them, shit was off the oven rack.
1 mango, diced (or cubed) about 1/3 or less of a red onion, diced 1 jalapeno, and one of any other kind of chili (I use half of a habanero) 2 leaves of fresh basil, diced a handful of cilantro, diced 1/3 red pepper salt, pepper, mexican chili powder, and fresh lime to taste
Me and my girl tried this last week, leftovers for days, from the ny times like a week and a half ago. We added a little bit of bacon.
Recipe: Crusty Macaroni and Cheese
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes 3 tablespoons butter 12 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 12 ounces American cheese or cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 1 pound elbow pasta, boiled in salted water until just tender, drained, and rinsed under cold water 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (optional) Salt 2/3 cup whole milk.
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Use one tablespoon butter to thickly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Combine grated cheeses and set aside two heaping cups for topping.
2. In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, cheeses, cayenne (if using) and salt to taste. Place in prepared pan and evenly pour milk over surface. Sprinkle reserved cheese on top, dot with remaining butter and bake, uncovered, 45 minutes. Raise heat to 400 degrees and bake 15 to 20 minutes more, until crusty on top and bottom.
If you're good around the kitchen then you might want to try this recipe:
Chicken With Yellow Pepper Sauce:[/b]
SAUCE:
Cook yellow bell peppers and onions in olive oil until transparent
Add orange juice and chicken broth and let it cook until it reduces
CHICKEN:
While that's going pound some boneless/skinless chicken breasts/thighs depending on what you like thighs usually do better, by placing them in between two pieces of wax paper. Wack em with whatever you want, a pot, rolling pin, etc. to thin them out
Coat one side of the chicken with a mix of diced garlic and cream chese thoroughly mixed together
Sprinkle some basil on top
Roll up each piece of chicken and secure the end with a tooth pick
Cook the chicken in olive oil and butter until browned.
Throw the sauce on top
If you want something simple
Penne Pasta with Bell Peppers[/b]
Cut green, red and yellow bell peppers length wise intro strips
Cook them in olive oil, onion and garlic
Add a can of diced tomatoes, basil, salt & pepper, and a little boiling water
Simmer for 20-25 minutes until it reduces
Add balsamic vinegar for 2-3 minutes
Throw on top of Pasta and mix (Make sure you don't have more pasta than sauce because it will soak up the moisture and eliminate your sauce).
I got about 60 more recipies to share if you like those.
Saut?? onion and celery in melted butter or margarine until soft but not brown. Stir in ground Javelina, garlic, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and mushrooms. Saut?? mixture for 5 minutes. Add soup. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Thin with water as desired. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes longer. Stir in sour cream and sprinkle with parsley, chives, or dill. Serve on rice, noodles, toast, or potatoes. Serves 4.
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Step 1: Jack off boar
Step 2: spread on gnocchi
Step 3: serve
MOCK EEL
40 g (1-1/2 oz) large dried Chinese black mushrooms
4 tablespoons cornstarch
4 cups oil for frying
Group 1: 1 cup water, 4 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
juice (press the grated root in garlic press), 1/2 teaspoon rice
vinegar, pinch Chinese five-spice powder
Group 2: 2 tablespoons water, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, dash toasted
sesame oil
Soak the mushrooms til soft and remove stems. Cut 2/3" wide strips
from around the mushroom edges. Squeeze out excess moisture, dredge
in cornstarch, and set aside. (The book uses all mushroom scraps
in other recipes, so save).
Heat the oil to about 300 degrees and fry the strips til crisp;
drain.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the oil, add group 1, and bring
to a boil. Thicken with group 2. Add the fried strips to the sauce
and serve.
You need to hook up:
4 red tomatoes
A teacup of corriander
Half a red onion
Half a teaspoon of lazy chilli
and............ Half a lime.
Chop it all up like it aint no thang.
Mix it all up in a bowl like it aint no thang and squeeze the half a lime all over it like it aint no thang.
Hook yoself up some tortillas and do some dippin yaoming.
I always come back to this one, since it's so fast and so delicious (and I have an Asian grocery around the corner, so ingredients aren't hard to find).
Step 1: Put the rice on. (since all the cooking is done over maximum heat with constant stirring, don't start to cook anything until the rice is done)
Step 2: Prep the food that you'll use:
* Chop up 2 cloves of garlic, and some of these little chilis (for me, it's spicy with 4 of these - Thais would use about 10!)
* Chop up a medium chicken breast into small bite-sized pieces.
* Chop up one green pepper into bite-sized pieces.
* Rip up a good handful of thai basil leaves
(if you don't have thai basil, don't use regular basil - I've heard you can use mint, but I've never tried this)
* Prepare the sauce - use 6 tablespoons of water or chicken stock if you've got it, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, 4 teaspoons oyster sauce, and a half-teaspoon of sugar. Mix well.
Cooking (set burner to max, stir constantly)
1) Add garlic and chilis, cook for 30 sec
2) Add chicken, cook until almost done (2 min? keep stirring so you don't burn the garlic)
3) Add pepper, cook 1 minute
4) Pour in sauce (it will be quite a bit, this is a wet stir-fry) - your burner should be so hot that it boils right away. Throw in the thai basil, let it boil for maybe a minute.
5) Serve over rice.
1 mango, diced (or cubed)
about 1/3 or less of a red onion, diced
1 jalapeno, and one of any other kind of chili (I use half of a habanero)
2 leaves of fresh basil, diced
a handful of cilantro, diced
1/3 red pepper
salt, pepper, mexican chili powder, and fresh lime to taste
chop it, screw it, chill it, bam. holla.
To be more precise, this is Pico de Gallo. Much tastier than salsa. and
Doesn't it need primer, or is it all about technique?
Recipe: Crusty Macaroni and Cheese
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
3 tablespoons butter
12 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
12 ounces American cheese or cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
1 pound elbow pasta, boiled in salted water until just tender, drained, and rinsed under cold water
1/8 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
Salt
2/3 cup whole milk.
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Use one tablespoon butter to thickly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Combine grated cheeses and set aside two heaping cups for topping.
2. In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, cheeses, cayenne (if using) and salt to taste. Place in prepared pan and evenly pour milk over surface. Sprinkle reserved cheese on top, dot with remaining butter and bake, uncovered, 45 minutes. Raise heat to 400 degrees and bake 15 to 20 minutes more, until crusty on top and bottom.
Yield: 8 to 12 servings.
Depends on how well you know the boar....
Chicken With Yellow Pepper Sauce:[/b]
SAUCE:
Cook yellow bell peppers and onions in olive oil until transparent
Add orange juice and chicken broth and let it cook until it reduces
CHICKEN:
While that's going pound some boneless/skinless chicken breasts/thighs depending on what you like thighs usually do better, by placing them in between two pieces of wax paper. Wack em with whatever you want, a pot, rolling pin, etc. to thin them out
Coat one side of the chicken with a mix of diced garlic and cream chese thoroughly mixed together
Sprinkle some basil on top
Roll up each piece of chicken and secure the end with a tooth pick
Cook the chicken in olive oil and butter until browned.
Throw the sauce on top
If you want something simple
Penne Pasta with Bell Peppers[/b]
Cut green, red and yellow bell peppers length wise intro strips
Cook them in olive oil, onion and garlic
Add a can of diced tomatoes, basil, salt & pepper, and a little boiling water
Simmer for 20-25 minutes until it reduces
Add balsamic vinegar for 2-3 minutes
Throw on top of Pasta and mix (Make sure you don't have more pasta than sauce because it will soak up the moisture and eliminate your sauce).
I got about 60 more recipies to share if you like those.
1 1/2 pounds cubed Javelina
1/2 cup onion (chopped)
1/2 cup celery (chopped)
1/4 cup butter
1 garlic clove (minced)
2 Tbsp flour, 2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
1 lb fresh mushrooms
1 can undiluted cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
Pinch of parsley, chives, and dill
Saut?? onion and celery in melted butter or margarine until soft but not brown. Stir in ground Javelina, garlic, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and mushrooms. Saut?? mixture for 5 minutes. Add soup. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Thin with water as desired. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes longer. Stir in sour cream and sprinkle with parsley, chives, or dill. Serve on rice, noodles, toast, or potatoes. Serves 4.
plaese to explain what corriander and lazy chilli are. i spend so much money on salsa, i need to step up my homade salsa game.
= cilantro = Chinese parsley...
'lazy' chilli = the kind you buy in jars...