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Category Archives: Mains
Recipe: Easy Thai Curry
We made this with shrimp, but you could use just about any protein. The key is the readily available Mesri Thai Green Curry Paste. Adapted from this recipe. Serves 4. Ingredients: 1 T coconut oil or neutral vegetable oil 1 … Continue reading
Recipe: Instant Pot Al Pastor
Al Pastor pork is marinated in citrus juice and it’s our favorite taco meat next to lengua. In Mexico, the product is cooked on spits rotated next to an open flame so the meat carved off is crispy on the … Continue reading
Recipe: Fried Calamari with Three Kinds of Peppers
Three Vines Bistro, an establishment in my town, makes a superb fried calamari with three kinds of peppers: cherry, jalapeño and banana. I didn’t have banana peppers so I substituted some sliced pepperoncini. They were fine but the hot … Continue reading
Recipe: Secret Ingredient Steak Tartare
The secret ingredient in our steak tartare is reconstituted dried onions…. a natural extension of their use in daddyburgers. By the way, turns out in his later years Sigmund Freud ate steak tartare for breakfast every day, something his Kosher-keeping … Continue reading
Recipe: Midcentury Chinese Pepper Steak
Elsie Lee says this Chinese Pepper Steak recipe, which appears in her hard-to-find Easy Gourmet Cooking, cannot be improved on. It’s a midcentury classic; if you grew up then you will immediately recognize the taste profile of celery flavored with … Continue reading
Recipe: Chicken Rice from Supermarket Rotisserie Chicken
Chicken rice is a Hainanese recipe in which tender poached chicken is served over rice cooked in a rich chicken and ginger stock. It’s supreme comfort food that has spawned a number of fast takeout places in the Bay Area … Continue reading
Recipe: Ultimate Protein Smoothie
Dr. Ludwig’s smoothie is one of the better things about the Always Hungry Diet. But when you add a ripe banana, you end up with the ultimate protein smoothie. It’s so good and satisfying, you may never eat solid food … Continue reading
Recipe: Quick Kapoon (Lao Chicken and Coconut Soup)
Quick Kapoon is thanks to some member quotes on the Lao and Asian Kitchen Cooking Facebook group; I faithfully followed the House of X Tia recipe but realized I could get almost the same result with some dramatic shortcuts. For … Continue reading
Recipe: Galbi (Korean Short Ribs) with Ssamjang Sauce
This is the Galbi (Korean Short Ribs) prep we used for our Galbi vs Bulgogi Taste Test. Serve it with ssamjang sauce (recipe below) and lettuce leaves for wrapping plus rice and your favorite banchan and you’ve got a luxury … Continue reading
Recipe: Cincinnati Chili
Cincinnati Chili is not actually chili in the way we think of it down south; some versions do not even include chili powder. It’s more like the meat sauces with warm, Greek-inspired spices we slather on our hot dogs in … Continue reading