“Yoshuku” is the Japanese word for Japanese adaptations of Western cuisine. This “yoshoku steak” illustrates that meaning since a pan-fried steak with a sauce is a Western idea, but in this case the sauce is made with such Japanese ingredients as soy sauce, mirin, and rice vinegar. This recipe made enough sauce for 2 lbs. Read More …
This easy version of the Korean classic was adapted from Serious Eats ¼ cup soy sauce 2 Tbs. brown sugar 2 Tbs. gochujang (Korean pepper paste) 1 Tbs. sesame oil 1 Tbs. rice vinegar 2 Scallions, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 lb. steak, Read More …
This was an inspired idea to create a simple dinner salad which would be nearly all cooked on the grill. Quantities shown below are for 2 servings. 2/3 lb. steak 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips 1-1/2 ears of corn 1 large onion, cut into thick rings ¼ cup chopped cilantro ~6 Tbs. guacamole Read More …
It is easy to get a very nice crust on a steak by just using a very hot cast iron pan. In fact, my favorite way of cooking steaks these days is to cook the steak sous-vide for 45 minutes to 3 hours at 130 degrees, then to dry it, and to cook it for Read More …
This is an adaptation of the best-selling meatball sold by The Meatball Shop, and is a winner in spaghetti and meatballs. (We are serving them with Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce ) An advantage of this recipe is that the meatballs are roasted, rather than fried, which is a much less messy process. 2 Tbs. olive Read More …
This very easy dish is one of our Thai favorites, which we have made many times over the years. For people concerned about such matters, it is notable that this dish has no oil in the dressing and almost no carbohydrates. This is a dish in which everything is really to taste, so what I Read More …
This tasty dish is popular in SF Bay area Vietnamese restaurants, according to the Mercury News. This recipe is an adaptation of recipe by Andrea Nguyen in her “Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes for True Fresh Flavors.” It consists of stir-fried beef on a bed of lightly dressed greens. Due to the very light Read More …
This recipe is based on the excellent Time-Life International Cookbook. It was one of the first cookbooks we ever received, and our copy is now literally falling apart from heavy use. As the book points out in its introduction to its version of the recipe, in the US the name beef stroganoff is sometimes used Read More …
Steak Diane is a pan-fried steak served with a pan sauce, which was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Why it went out of fashion is mysterious, since it is fairly easy to make and is extremely tasty. It is a great Friday night dinner – a bit special but not time-consuming, other than Read More …
This is an adaptation of a recipe in the October/November 2018 issue of Cook’s Country. In addition to eating them separately as an appetizer, I think they would be good with mashed potatoes. Meatballs 22 squares of Saltine crackers, crushed 1 cup whole milk 2 lbs. 85/15 ground beef 2 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated Read More …