The recipe for this Laotian-American fusion dish is from Atlanta’s Talat Market and appeared in Bon Appetit. The fusion part of the dish is adding brussels sprouts and leeks to a red pork curry. This makes 4 servings 6 Tbs. coconut oil, divided 1 medium leek, white and pale parts only, halved, coarsely chopped and Read More …
With a lot of time and the right equipment, pulled pork is very easy to cook and extremely tasty. It is no surprise that it is an American classic. It seems very paradoxical that while a steak would seem dry and seriously overcooked if it reached 150 degrees, the target temperature for pulled pork is Read More …
These roasted ribs are an adaptation of a recipe in Saveur magazine in 2008, which in turn was based on the Joyce Chen Cook Book from 1962. I left out the red food coloring from the original recipe as not necessary these days. The ribs took about 90 minutes to roast. 2.33 lbs. of ribs Read More …
This is something I spotted in our local newspaper, The Chesterfield Observer. I have used it as a sandwich filling, as suggested in the article, and chopped as an ingredient in salads. 10 slices thick cut bacon ½ cup pecans 2 Tbs. maple syrup 3 Tbs. packed brown sugar ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. black Read More …
This experiment was applying the marinade to Apple-smoked Cornish Game Hens (i.e. Greasy Little Birds) to a pork loin. It turned out very well. 4 lb. pork loin 1 qt. apple juice ½ cup sugar ½ cup salt 1 Tbs. dried rosemary 1 Tbs. dried basil Put the pork loin in a large enough ziplock Read More …
Epicurious.com recently had an article about Chicago chef Paul Kahan who likes to dip meat that he is grilling back into the marinade twice in order to get an additional depth of flavor. I tried the technique last night and it did work very well. The Asian marinade I used has some sweetness, and the Read More …
This Chinese-American dish is an excellent example of fusion cuisine. The original version dates back at least 30 years to cookbook author Irene Kuo, and it was re-publicized as a Genius Recipe on Food52 in an article by Andrea Nguyen. The name comes from the simple ratio of sherry or rice wine, soy sauce, apple Read More …
Carol challenged me to make a scalloped potato dish which has enough ham to be a main course vs. a side dish. This version was adapted from a recipe in Maria Luisa Scott & Jack Denton Scott’s The Meat and Potatoes Cookbook, with twice as much ham and less salt to compensate. This made 6 Read More …
This recipe for a white lasagna with ham and mushrooms and a béchamel sauce is a bit of a work in progress. Many years ago, we clipped out a recipe for a white lasagna which was the signature dish of Ristorante Taverno Del Lupo in Umbria. I was looking around for a use for a Read More …
Yakisoba is a very popular Japanese noodle dish, which I enjoyed often when I lived in Japan. Confusingly, the noodle used is actually not a soba noodle, but is instead a wheat noodle, and it can be confusing trying to figure out in an Oriental grocery store what noodle is most suitable. This version was Read More …