Jing du or sweet-and-sour pork is a Chinese dish of fried and glazed pork. Ingredients Meat 1 America’s cut pork (boneless loin roast) per person, cut in 1-inch squares and pounded flat Marinade 3 tbsp dry sherry or Chinese 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…
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…
Ingredients 1 pack (500 g) Hong Kong-style egg noodles, rehydrated and boiled if needed 2 tbsp oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 5 fishballs, cut into 1 cm pieces 200 g shrimp, shells removed 100 g cabbage, cut into bite-sized pieces…
Ingredients 4 cups diced tomatoes (canned is fine) 4 cups heavy cream 1 tsp sugar ½ tsp ground white pepper ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp granulated garlic ⅛ tsp cayenne Procedure In a blender or food processor, working in batches…
Ingredients ½ cup (120 g) cashew nuts, broken ½ cup (120 g) raisins 4 pods cardamom 3 tbsp cream of wheat 3 tsp sugar 1 pinch salt 1 tbsp butter 1 cup (240 ml) milk Procedure Wash the cashews and…
This is an Eurasian dish, not to be confused with the American dessert made with toasted marshmallows (s’mores). Ingredients Marinating 300 g beef shank ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 tablespoons ground pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 2…
Ingredients 500 g gram flour 250 g ghee 150 g sugar 10–15 cashews, chopped 10–15 almonds, chopped 5–10 pistachios, chopped Procedure Heat the ghee in a pan. Add the gram flour, and stir until toasted. Remove from the heat, and…
Ingredients ¼ cup (60 ml) green pepper, chopped 2 spring onions, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 Scotch bonnet or other hot pepper, minced 2 cups (480 ml) flour 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder 1 tsp (5 ml) sugar…
Sharbat bil loz is an Iranian beverage. Ingredients 4 cups blanched almonds 4 cups water 3 cups sugar (optional, it is healthier without sugar) ¼ cup orange blossom water (or rosewater) Procedure Grind the almonds finely in blender. Add the…
This is the basic recipe and method for Jewish rosehip soup. It is also popular in Iceland and parts of Scandinavia, where, because of the cold temperatures, it’s often used for colds and sore throats. Ingredients 1 litre fresh rosehips…
Ingredients 1 small jar (4.3 oz / 125 g) concentrado de coco or 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 fl oz) fresh coconut milk 4 cups (1 L / 1.1 qt) water 2 cups (200 g / 7.1 oz) rice…