Homemade Hominy

Ingredients 2 qt water 1 Tbsp food-grade lye 1 qt shelled corn 3 tsp salt Procedure Put the water into a large kettle or saucepan, and stir in the lye. Bring the water to a boil, and then add the…

Ingredients 2 qt water 1 Tbsp food-grade lye 1 qt shelled corn 3 tsp salt Procedure Put the water into a large kettle or saucepan, and stir in the lye. Bring the water to a boil, and then add the…

Hollandaise sauce is an emulsified, egg yolk-based sauce. Ingredients 3 egg yolks 1 tsp water 1 ½ sticks (170 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces ½ tsp salt 2 tsp lemon juice ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper ⅛ tsp white pepper…

This stuffing isn’t designed to be stuffed inside a turkey unless you want dry meat. Ingredients 2 cups crumbled cornbread 6 egg yolks, beaten 1 tsp salt 1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper 2 ½ tsp thinly-sliced fresh sage ½ cup…

Hogao is a criollo sauce used in many Colombian dishes. Ingredients 2 large red tomatoes, finely diced 2 scallions, finely chopped ¼ cup oil Allspice Chicken bouillon cube Salt Pepper Procedure: Heat oil in a medium frying pan. Add scallions,…

This rub is great for spicing up pork ribs cooked indoors, or just general seasoning. It’s even good on fried chicken. Ingredients 1 cup paprika 3 tbsp hickory smoke powder ¼ cup salt ⅓ cup granulated garlic 3 tbsp cayenne…

Ingredients 3 tbsp canola oil for frying 4 cloves garlic, sliced 0.5 cm thick 4 cloves red onion, sliced 0.5 cm thick 3 cm ginger, peeled and minced 2 red chillies, minced 400 g hamburger meat, diced 3 scallion, cut…
Hake in herby breadcrumbs is a fairly simple way of serving hake, or any other white fish. It has a nice crunchy texture and subtle flavours from the herbs and pine nuts. It’s easily scalable. The details here are for…

Guacamole Dip is a spicy Mexican dip made from avocado and cream. It is the perfect companion for corn chips, totopos, or potato chips. The ingredients and quantities of this recipe are approximate, and they depend on the desired consistency…

Commercially produced grits are coarsely ground hominy (corn, treated with lye). Corn masa is similar, but more finely ground. Traditional grits are stone-ground maize (corn) that has been sifted to isolate the middle-sized granules, coarser than the product used in…

Ingredients 4 thick-cut bone-in lamb loin chops 1 tsp rosemary, finely chopped 2 tsp thyme, finely chopped Salt Freshly-ground black pepper 1 Tbsp smoked paprika ½ head garlic 4 tsp cayenne pepper Olive oil Procedure Rub the cut side of…

Serve this hearty dish with rice. Ingredients Curry paste 2 tbsp dried coriander seeds 1 tbsp black peppercorns Chiles 2 cm fresh ginger Fresh coriander 2 big cloves of garlic 3 tbsp chopped onion 1–5 pieces of lemongrass, coarsely cut…

Ingredients Onion cream sauce 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 ½ cup light cream ½ tsp salt 2 tbsp minced onion 1 tbsp minced parsley 1 egg, well-beaten Cooking 16 large frog legs Boiling water Juice of ½…