Ingredients 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt 1–2 teaspoons finely-chopped garlic 1 teaspoon crushed dried mint Salt to taste ¾ pound 93% lean ground beef ½ cup cooked brown rice ⅓ cup finely-chopped onion ¼ cup packed cilantro, chopped coriander ¼…
Vietnamese fish sauce is a dipping sauce prepared for use at the table. It contains a more concentrated fish sauce of a similar name. Ingredients ¼ cups nước mắm (concentrated fish sauce) 1½ cups water 1 tbsp lemon juice 1…
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters. Ingredients 1 ounce ham Butter ½ onion ½ carrot ½ stalk celery 1…
Tempoyak is a condiment made of salted fermented durian. The salt is used as a preserving agent, so one needs to be generous with it. Ingredients 2 large durian fruit, flesh removed and seeds discarded 4 tablespoons salt Procedure Place…
Ingredients 1 large lemon, juiced 3 tbsp tahini 8 oz (220 g) plain yogurt or soy-based substitute 2 tbsp olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced Procedure Add lemon juice to bowl or small food processor. Add remaining ingredients, and process…
Ingredients 4 ea. (16 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1½-inch pieces 3 eggs, beaten Poultry Shake Cornmeal Oil for deep-frying 2 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tbsp soy sauce ½ tbsp rice wine vinegar 1 tbsp honey…
This is a simple sweet-and-sour sauce that works well as an everyday meal, even with leftover meat. It is best served with rice, and perhaps also steamed vegetables. The sauce alone (no meat, cherries, or pineapple chunks) can be poured…
Ingredients 1 ea. (4 pounds / 1.8 kg) boneless pork loin roast 1 cup salt ¾ cup honey 2 cups coconut milk 2 cups water 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 tbsp minced ginger 1 cup ketchup 1 tbsp sesame oil…
You won’t believe how well ahi tuna responds to vinegar and soy sauce. It’s just like apple and pork. They were meant for each other. Ingredients 2 pounds ahi tuna loin, cut into 2 pieces ¼ cup ketchup ¼ cup…
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…
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…
Ingredients 6 ounces mayonnaise 6 ounces sour cream 1½–2 ounces chili sauce 1/6 tsp cayenne pepper Procedure Stir all ingredients together well. Uses Put 1 small cup into center of each Onion Bloom for dipping.