Category Archives: Mains

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Recipe: Pork Adobo, Carnitas Style

I cooked the pork the way I make carnitas to make this extra tender and juicy Pork Adobo. The marinade adds delicious flavor and the vinegar provides a kick at the end. Ingredients: 1 pork butt, approximately 4 pounds ½ … Continue reading

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(Pork) Belly of the Beast

I have been messing around with pork belly, which is readily available at my new local market. You can’t go wrong with this stuff. I followed David Chang’s simple method in the Momofuku Cookbook: rub it with a salt/sugar cure, … Continue reading

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Recipe: Sizzling Chicken Sisig

Sisig is a Pinoy (Filipino) bar snack made with pig parts (snout, ears etc) that are cooked on a sizzling platter, combined with peppers and onions, and eaten with beer. I ran across a quick and easy variation that uses … Continue reading

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Recipe: Fried Calamari Chinese-Style

The recent hullabaloo around fake calamari made me hungry, so I resolved to work out my own make-at-home method for Chinese Salt and Pepper Squid. Here is what I came up with. Serves 4 as an appetizer, or 2 as … Continue reading

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Recipe: General Tso’s Shrimp with Garlic Sauce

I wanted to reproduce the Shrimp with Garlic Sauce served at Taiwan restaurant in San Francisco’s Richmond district. This is pretty close, and probably better. Feel free to add more liquid to stretch out the delicious hot/sweet/sour gravy. Serves 3-4. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Chickpea Potato Curry a la Querencia

Thanks to Executive Chef Ron Cooke for sharing this low-salt recipe. Ro-Tel is a brand popular in Tex-Mex cooking which available on Amazon.com. To reduce the salt content even further, use salt-free stewed tomatoes and sample the finished product before … Continue reading

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Recipe: Texas Schoolburgers

[UPDATE: before trying the following recipe, please check this one and see if you like it better. I used the actual preparation method from DISD and it actually works pretty well.] Along with fallout shelters and “duck and cover”, many … Continue reading

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Recipe: Turkey Wiggle

A classic family dinner recipe that takes advantage of leftover Thanksgiving turkey or turkey on sale. Turkey Wiggle was served at my grandmother’s Christmas party every year when I was young and we never grew tired of it. Original recipe, from … Continue reading

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Master Recipe: Beef Jerky

This is a “master” beef jerky  recipe because, with all the options available, I don’t want to be overly specific. Follow these general guidelines and you will have a delicious chewable strip of meat. Ingredients: Beef round steak, 2 lbs … Continue reading

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Recipe: Carnitas

The original pulled pork, without the attitude. Amazingly easy because all you need is piggy, water, salt and time. Number of servings determined by the size of the roast; allow 1/2 pound per person measured by uncooked weight. Ingredients: 1 … Continue reading

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