Preheat oven to 250. In a small bowl, beat 1 egg white and a little water until frothy, then add walnuts, making sure each walnut is coated. Separately, mix ½ cup brown sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon in a food storage bag. Add the walnuts, then toss in the bag until the walnuts are mixed… Continue reading Candied walnuts
Tag: 2013
Filipino pan-seared steak with onions (bistek)
Marinate flank steak in equal parts soy sauce and lime juice for at least 2 hours (refrigerated). Remove steak from marinade and pat dry with papertowels; keep the marinade and set aside. Sear both sides of steak in a cast-iron pan (about 6 mins each for medium well). Remove steak and keep warm. Add alittle oil to the pan,… Continue reading Filipino pan-seared steak with onions (bistek)
Afghan potato and two-bean salad (shour nahkud)
Boil 5-6 Yukon Gold potatoes, skin-on, in water and a dash of salt until tender. Drain, let cool, and then slice into rounds (I kept the skin on). Separately, using a food processor, make the cilantro chutney (chutney gashneez): blend 1 bunch fresh cilantro, a few cloves fresh garlic, 1 jalapeño pepper (I cut mine into slices), and ½ cup… Continue reading Afghan potato and two-bean salad (shour nahkud)
Italian poached whole fluke
One of my favorite Italian dishes is sapore di mare, an Italian style seafood soup with tiny pasta. While looking for that recipe, I came across this “Single Fish Cooked Fish-Soup Style” in one of my Italian cookbooks, so we tried it this evening. Wash a whole fluke (gutted and scaled) in cold water, pat dry, and set aside. Separately,… Continue reading Italian poached whole fluke
Yellow split pea soup with bacon
This is one of the chicken-broth based soups I made to recover from my cold. Saute 2 oz thick-cut bacon, cut into matchsticks, in a large stock pot with some olive oil. When browned, remove bacon and set aside. Add 1 onion, 4 celery stalks, and 2 peeled carrots (each of them chopped) and 5-6… Continue reading Yellow split pea soup with bacon
Blueberries and milk sprinkled with vanilla-infused sugar
Blueberries and milk sprinkled with vanilla-infused sugar. During my childhood, my mom loved having blueberries with milk - and lots of sugar. I tried it this time with homemade vanilla-infused sugar (see recipe below), and it tasted great. (Sept. 2013) Vanilla-infused sugar: Place a whole vanilla pod in a seal-proof glass jar, then pour sugar in… Continue reading Blueberries and milk sprinkled with vanilla-infused sugar
Filipino salmon and white miso soup
Heat a medium pot and add 2 Tbsp neutral vegetable oil on medium heat. Saute chopped 2 onions and 8 cloves minced garlic. Add 4 chopped tomatoes (or 28 oz canned chopped tomatoes, drained) and cook until wilted. Deglaze with 2 cups white wine, increase heat until reduced by half. Pour in 8 cups water,… Continue reading Filipino salmon and white miso soup
Burmese banana and coconut milk custard (naypyew sa-nwin makin)
Preheat oven to 350. Blend 4 Tbsp unsalted butter (room temp) and ¾ cup sugar until creamy, then mix in 2 eggs. Fold in 6-7 mashed ripe bananas (here, a combo of Cavendish and apple bananas) and 1 can coconut milk (13.5 oz). Mix in ½ cup flour to bind. Pour mixture into a buttered… Continue reading Burmese banana and coconut milk custard (naypyew sa-nwin makin)
Chicken soup with quinoa (sopa de quinoa)
In an attempt to recover from our week of indulgence, I decided to try out this soup, which is full of veggies, grain, and lean chicken. This recipe is from Latin Ladles by Douglas Rodriguez (Sept. 2013)
Colombian chicken and potato soup with whole corn (ajiaco), version 2
I thought of my Colombian friend Laura while making this. Place a whole chicken in a stock pot with 12 cups water, 2/3 of a bunch of cilantro (tied with kitchen string), and 1 piece celery tied to 2 whole scallions (tops cleaned off) with kitchen string. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-low… Continue reading Colombian chicken and potato soup with whole corn (ajiaco), version 2
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