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Category Archives: Mains
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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Tagged chicarrones, David Chang, Momofuku, pork, pork belly
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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 version that uses … Continue reading
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
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
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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Tagged chickpeas, curry, low-salt cooking, Querencia, Querencia at Barton Creek, Ron Cooke
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Recipe: Texas Schoolburgers
Along with fallout shelters and “duck and cover”, many students of the Dallas Independent School District from the Cold War era remember a cafeteria hamburger that was an eerie green in color yet oddly flavorful. Here is my tweak of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Dallas, DISD, duck and cover, hamburger, schoolburger
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Recipe: Turkey Wiggle
A classic family dinner recipe that takes advantage of leftover Thanksgiving turkey or turkey on sale. This 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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Tagged Chicken, Christmas, Grandmother, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Wiggle
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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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Tagged Carnitas, Mexican, Pulled Pork, Recipe, Tex-Mex
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Recipe: Monterey Tuna Salad
My best recollection of the sweet tuna salad served at the Fountain Court Café in the Monterey, CA Community Hospital. This cafeteria is so popular that perfectly healthy people from nearby communities flock to eat here; priority seating is given … Continue reading
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Recipe: Overnight Pizza Dough
Adapted from Jeffrey Hamelman at King Arthur Flour. Unlike Pizza D’oh, this is a classic Neapolitan crust with nothing but flour, water, salt and leavening. Makes four individual pizzas (approximately 8 inch diameter). Ingredients: 500 g all-purpose flour 340 ml … Continue reading
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