Sushi Rice
Sushi rice, termed sushi meshi or shari in Japanese, is a key ingredient for sushi and a staple of Japanese cooking. It consists of short-grain rice dressed with seasoned vinegar called sushisu. The rice is then cooled and dried for…
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Surinamese Chicken Pot Pie (Pastei)
Pastei is a very old dish and was brought to Suriname by the Jewish settlers. It is a simple dish made from chicken, carrots and peas, and closely resembles chicken pot pie. It is served best with plain white rice.…
Succotash
Ingredients 2 quarts shelled lima beans 24 ears of corn cut off the cob 1 pound pickled pork (optional) 2 tbsp sugar (optional) 2 tbsp butter or olive oil (optional) Pepper Procedure If using pork, cover pork with water, and…
Stuffed Squash
Ingredients 1–4 winter squashes, depending on size (red kuri, blue hubbard, acorn, or other round-ish winter squash) Olive oil 1½ cups rice pilaf mix ¼ cup almond oil ½ cups slivered almonds Red pepper flakes Salt 1 small yellow onion,…
Stuffed Kabocha Squash
Ingredients 4 tbsp peanut oil 2 tbsp chopped shallots 1-inch piece chopped ginger 1 ea. jalapeño, chopped 8 oz tempeh or ground beef 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 cups cooked jasmine rice 1 medium kabocha squash Procedure Cut off top…
Stuffed Burgers
Stuffed burgers are gaining popularity because you don’t really know what you’re gonna bite down on. Ingredients 1 pound ground chuck (80/20 fat ratio) 4 slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled 4 slices pepper jack cheese, torn ¼ ea. large onion, finely…
Struffoli (Neapolitan Honey Fried Dough)
Struffoli is a fried Neapolitan dessert. Ingredients Dough 6 eggs 6 tbsp vegetable oil 3 tsp baking powder ½ tsp cream of tartar 1½ cups white granulated sugar ½ cup dry sherry Flour Shortening or oil for deep frying Glaze…
Strip Steaks with Pepper Cream Reduction
This dish of strip steaks is great on a steak or over pasta. Ingredients 2 ea. (12–16 ounces) 1 inch-thick New York strip steaks Salt 1 tbsp cracked black peppercorns, divided 2 tbsp unsalted butter 1 ½ tsp olive oil…
Stollen
Stollen, is a rich, fruit bread dusted with icing sugar, which is traditionally made at Christmas. Ingredients Procedure Put the raisins, currents, citrus peel, and cherries in a bowl with the rum/brandy and leave them to soak for at least…
Steamed Sweet Rice
Ingredients 1½ cups (360 ml) sweet glutinous rice (mochi gome) Water Procedure Place sweet glutinous rice in a medium bowl. Wash rice thoroughly in cool water, rinsing and repeating until water is clear, drain, then return rice to bowl. Add…
Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork
This is a yeast dough bun that is stuffed with a meat filling and steamed until cooked. Ingredients Bun filling 8 ounces (225 g) shredded cooked pork or chicken ½ cup barbecue sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp cooking…
Steak Enchiladas
Tender, juicy, marinated steak rolled with Monterrey Jack cheese sauce in a corn tortilla, baked and topped with more cheese sauce and green chile sauce. Ingredients 1 ea. (8–10 pounds) inside skirt steak, cut into 2 equal pieces and 1…