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Category Archives: Condiments
Recipe: Improved Oyster Sauce
If you’ve simply drizzled oyster sauce straight out of the bottle on your gai lan (chinese broccoli) and been disappointed with the results, then it’s time for our Improved Oyster Sauce. Adapted with a couple of tweaks from the excellent … Continue reading
Recipe: Mystery Mayo
Mystery mayo is something you’ve never had before but if you like the surprise element of tomato jam on sandwiches (sweet yet tangy) you will be a fan. It was inspired by a grape jelly doenjang dressing featured in the guest … Continue reading
Recipe: Copycat Bulldog Tonkatsu Sauce
Tonkatsu sauce is a ketchup/Worcestershire mix served with pork or chicken that has been breaded, fried and cut into strips. Bull-Dog, the most popular brand, has a mystery sweet/astringent element that might come from the prunes listed in the ingredient … Continue reading
Recipe: Emily Nunn Restaurant-Style Vinaigrette
Emily Nunn freely admits she stole this recipe from Marcy Goldman’s A Treasury of Jewish Baking and I will just as freely admit I stole it from Emily, in hopes you will check out her Department of Salad newsletter (now … Continue reading
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Recipe: Pineapple Salsa
Pineapple salsa is purpose-built for tacos made with our Instant Pot Al Pastor. It’s also a good topping for any dish when you want a combination of sweet and hot, though a bit loose to use as a dipping salsa. … Continue reading
Recipe: Hotel Room Pickles
Hotel room pickles happened because we had some nice carnitas and wanted some Mexican-style pickled vegetables (escabeche) to accompany. We’ve noticed the taco shops no longer put out these assortments, probably a COVID casualty because sharing condiments is looked down … Continue reading
Recipe: Carrot Pickles with Ginger and Anise
Carrot pickles are a bit mild on their own, but they play well with others on a pickle plate. The ginger, anise and rice vinegar provide sweetness even without sugar. Makes 1 pint. Ingredients: 3-4 fat carrots, peeled 1 whole … Continue reading
Recipe: David Chang Pickles
If you look on page 65 of your Momofuku cookbook*, you’ll find David Chang’s recipe for quick salt pickles. It couldn’t be simpler: slice cucumbers super thin, then toss with a mix of 3 parts sugar to 1 part Kosher … Continue reading
Recipe: Sumac Onions
Dominic Colose, who runs an excellent middle eastern restaurant in our town, recently professed his love of sumac onions in a Facebook post. Research revealed that most sumac onion recipes use red onions and lots of parsley, but Dominic’s photo … Continue reading
Recipe: Bleu Cheese Spread
You want bleu cheese on your burger, but the crumbles keep falling off. This Bleu Cheese Spread recipe is the remedy. Coat the top or bottom of your bun, the patty itself, or all the above. This is another recipe … Continue reading