Category Archives: Mains

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Recipe: Sauerbraten (German-Style Marinated Pot Roast)

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

The classic German Sauerbraten recipe produces a nice sweet-and-sour pot roast that goes great with other German sides, such as my kartoffelsalat. Serves 8. Ingredients: 4-6 lb chuck roast or bottom round Kosher salt and pepper 1 medium onion, sliced … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cornell-Style Grilled Chicken

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

This is the tasty “barbecue” chicken served at church socials throughout the Northeast U.S. The Cornell chicken recipe makes enough to marinade and grill two whole chickens; if making just one chicken (or equivalent in pieces) you can refrigerate the leftover … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Favorite Pad Thai

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

Pad Thai with just the right balance of sour, sweet and salty. Adapted from the long out of print Thai Home-Cooking from Kamolmal’s Kitchen (Plume) Ingredients: ¼ lb dried rice noodles (flat ones not “rice sticks”) Hot water 2 T fish sauce … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pork Adobo, Carnitas Style

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

[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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