Ancho Adobo Tacos de Bistec with Grilled Corn and Tomatillo SalsaA perfect summertime grilling favorite. They're the best tacos I've ever had.
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Oriental inspired beef and vegetable stew
There are many ways to make a bowl of comfort beef stew. This non authentic recipe is one of my favourite and good way to clear up the vegetable drawer in the fridge. The stew looks ordinary like any tomatoey beef stew but with few oriental ingredients this will taste quite different. Gochujang gives a lovely chilli flavour without being too spicy hot. Star anise is great added to any beef stew
Sichuan liang fen 川味涼粉 (Starch jelly noodles)
Liang fen 涼粉 is a jelly noodles made with starch and water. Starch and water is cooked to a thick custard, set and chilled. It is then cut into whatever shape and size you like then dressed in a Sichaun spicy sauce with some spring onion, coriander and few sesame seeds etc...
If you like rice noodles you will love liang fen. This jelly noodles is much springier and better texture than rice
Sichuan sugar and spice infused soy sauce 複製醬油
Fu zhì jiang you 複製醬油 loosely translated as replicated soy sauce. Another common name you may come across is red soy sauce 红酱油 for tian sui mian 甜水麵. This is an aromatic sugar and spice infused/reduced soy sauce for many Sichuanese dishes especially for snack xiaochi 小吃 and salad 凉菜 including noodles.
1 cup light soy 生抽
2 tbsp dark soy 老抽
1 piece rock sugar/ plain sugar (about 2 tbsp) 冰糖/ 白糖
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1 cup light soy 生抽
2 tbsp dark soy 老抽
1 piece rock sugar/ plain sugar (about 2 tbsp) 冰糖/ 白糖
4
Toyomansi and Bistek
Toyomansi is my latest favourite sauce. It's a Filipino soy sauce with calamansi lime juice, a sourish soy with a citrus fragrance. I like it but having had fresh calamansi before, I have a suspicion some flavouring other than real calamansi is added but on the label flavouring is not listed. Toyomansi is available from most oriental supermarkets, quite cheap under £2 for a large bottle of 750ml.
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SUMMER EGG SALAD WITH CHIVE, RADISH AND CHEESE
Home-cooked breakfast. The taste of my childhood and spring. Fresh bread, leaf lettuce and hot chocolate. Absolutely yummy!
Ingredients
5 hard-boiled eggs
2 Bundles of radishes
Bundle of chives
Yellow cheese (for example gouda)
Black pepper
3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
Implementation
1. Eggs, cheese and radishes grate on grater (this one with bigger holes).
2. Chop chives
KAPUSNIAK - POLISH TRADITIONAL SAUERKRAUT SOUP
I think I am addicted to this soup ... :). This is my absolute number one! Kapusniak is nourishing traditional Polish soup. My Mother is making it on Autumn and Winter.
The best sauerkraut you will buy in Polish shops.
Ingredients:
2 or 3 litres vegetable broth
half kilogram sauerkraut (without juice)
2 large carrots
1 large parsley - root or parsnip
1 small onion
half small celeriac
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Crystal zhongzi 水晶粽子
水晶粽子
水晶 shui jing = water crystal
粽子 zhongzi = leaf wrapped dumpling
Here is another unusual zhongzi. The recipe is based on Thai tapioca dumplings, Sawku Sai Muu. The pastry dough is made with tapioca pearls. They are called crystal zhongzi because the pastry is translucent. The pastry is very soft, bouncy, rubbery and chewy. I really like the texture. The filling is delicious and spicy
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水晶 shui jing = water crystal
粽子 zhongzi = leaf wrapped dumpling
Here is another unusual zhongzi. The recipe is based on Thai tapioca dumplings, Sawku Sai Muu. The pastry dough is made with tapioca pearls. They are called crystal zhongzi because the pastry is translucent. The pastry is very soft, bouncy, rubbery and chewy. I really like the texture. The filling is delicious and spicy
Hakka mochi zhongzi 客家粄粽
Ker ja bun zong 客家粄粽
Zhongzi can be written as 粽子 or 糭子
Today is Duan Wu Festival 端午節 or Dragon Boat Festival. The origin and story behind this festival see Wiki. Zhongzi or leaf wrapped dumplings are a must to be eaten during this festival.
There are few ways to wrap zhongzi. Most people use bamboo leaves, available dried in most countries and fresh is available in some S E Asian countries.
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Zhongzi can be written as 粽子 or 糭子
Today is Duan Wu Festival 端午節 or Dragon Boat Festival. The origin and story behind this festival see Wiki. Zhongzi or leaf wrapped dumplings are a must to be eaten during this festival.
There are few ways to wrap zhongzi. Most people use bamboo leaves, available dried in most countries and fresh is available in some S E Asian countries.
HOMEMADE VIENNESE WHIRLS
When I think about this Scottish cookies I am thinking about Vienna, waltz, Strauss's music...
In United Kingdom you can buy those cookies in every shop. For long time I have been looking for recipe, but I could't find anything great. I have decided to make recipe by myself.
Ingredients for about 8 Viennese Whirls (made from 2 cookies)
Pinch Salt
110 g butter, softened
135 g
BRIOCHE PARISIENNE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE
I found this recipe in Sousoukitchen blog. I have to say it is perfect brioche. You will need to be very patient as this dough needs to rise for 19 hours!
You can prepare your brioche with chocolate (like I did), creme anglais or custard.
Ingredients
2 3/4 (450 g) cup flour
1/4 cup (30 g) dry milk
1 teaspoon dry yeast
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 salt
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup (60 ml) warm
BRUSCHETTA WITH MOZZARELLA AND TOMATOES
Bruschettta with mozzarella is my favorite type of Italian antipasti. If you like to make bruschetta just with tomatoes follow this link: Bruschetta al pomodoro.
Ingredients for 3 people:
6 slices of country bread
3 garlic cloves,
3 medium tomatoes
half of regular size mozzarella
1/4 small onion
fresh herbs (basil, oregano)
salt and pepper (if you want to)
extra virgin oil
1. Toast
TOMATO BRUSCHETTA (BRUSCHETTA AL POMODORO)
I love taste of warm bruschetta. It is refreshing Italian appetizer. This antipasti came from Central Italy ( XV century).
Ingredients for 3 people:
6 slices of country bread
3 garlic cloves,
3 medium tomatoes
fresh herbs (basil, oregano)
salt and pepper (if you want to)
extra virgin oil
1. Toast bread on both sides under the grill or grill pan.
2. Rub them with garlic.
3. Put back