Steak Diane Steak Diane is a beef (or chicken) dish served with a pan sauce. It is not classified as a traditional French cooking technique. Rather, it was most likely invented in London during the mid-1930s as a tableside service with flambé in some high-end restaurants. This dish became famous in North America after the…
Category: Starches
Taro Cake – 芋頭糕,
Taro cake is another must have for the Lunar New Year celebration. It symbolizes moving upward, job promotion, and children will grow taller! Unlike Turnip cake, a small pinch of five-spice powder in the Taro cake batter is like Bonnie and Clyde, or Bacon and Egg as a perfect pair. Usually we don’t eat it…
Turnip Cake 蘿蔔糕/萝卜糕
Turnip cake is made of daikon (lo bak in Cantonese), a long white radish that’s commonly used in Asian cooking. There are three versions of turnips, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. For this recipe, I use the Chinese variety because it has more texture and larger easier to work with. I have been working this recipe with…
Pan Cake, Blueberry with thick cut double smoked bacon – Sunday best
It is extremely easy and simple to prepare your own pancake mix powder. No fancy ingredients are needed and you should have all of the basic items in your kitchen. You can use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour for this recipe. For the pancake mix (makes 7 cups): After mixing the pancake…
CAST IRON PAN FOCACCIA BREAD
Ingredients: •360g or 1.5c water 86F/ 30C •4g or 1 1/4 tsp instant yeast •25g or 1 3/4 TBSP olive oil + additional 1/4c+ for oiling pan •10g or 2 1/3tsp sugar •450g or 3.5c bread flour (12.7% protein) Method: In a medium bowl, add 4g or 1 1/4 tsp yeast , 12g or 2tsp…
Cast Iron Skillet Corn Bread
Cornbread is a quick bread made with cornmeal, associated with the cuisine of the Southern United States, with origins in Native American cuisine. It is an example of batter bread. Dumplings and pancakes made with finely ground cornmeal are staple foods of the Hopi people in Arizona. The Hidatsa people of the Upper Midwest call baked cornbread naktsi. Cherokee and Seneca tribes enrich the basic batter, adding chestnuts, sunflower seeds, apples or…
Thai Style Glass Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen) ยำวุ้นเส้น
Getting tired from eating your usual green salad with the usual dressing? Try this exciting Thai glass noodle salad for a change. It is sweet, sour, savory and slightly spicy. The traditional Thai glass noodle comes with mince pork or prawns. However, I like it just the way it is with a simple dressing with…
2019 Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner – 團年飯 – Year of the Pig
The New Year’s Eve Feast is a “must do” dinner with all family members reuniting. Chinese try very hard to make this family event, often traveling long distances. This is the main reason for the huge travel stress throughout China. Big families including several generations sit at round tables and enjoy the food and time…
Beef Rendang – Indonesian Dry Beef Curry
Voted as one of the most delicious food in the world ny CNN Travel, this Indonesian/Malaysian beef curry is one of the most complex flavoured dishes I’ve ever made. Herbs, spices and coconut milk are slowly cooked and reduced into a thick flavourful sauce that coats the fork tender beef. Although culinary experts often describe…
Vietnamese Pho with Sliced Beef (Rib Eye) in Broth
Phở “feu” or Pho is the most iconic Vietnamese cuisine made with rice noodle in a rich broth. (primarily made with either beef or chicken) Pho originated in the early 20th century in northern Vietnam, and was popularized throughout the rest of the world by refugees after the Indochina war. The northern Hanoi and the…
Pad Thai – Pad Thai noodles with prawns, tofu, peanuts in savory sweet sauce
I love Thai food so there is no surprise that I’m a big fan of Pad Thai, or Thai stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp, tofu, peanuts in a sweet, tangy and savory sauce. Pad Thai is quite possibly the most famous Thai dish outside of Thailand. Pad Thai is the most famous food export of…
Green Onion / Scallion Pancakes (蔥油餅)
This is a very traditional item available at street food vendors, typically from cities in Northern China. It’s savoury, aromatic, and has tons of flaky layers when you bite in. There are actually only 4 or 5 ingredients, but it is really the technique that is important to learn! In a restaurant, they will typically…
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