Recipes & Cooking Notes
Recipes & Cooking Notes
THE SECRET TO SMOOTH DUMPLING MEAT! 20141029 It’s not cornstarch! It’s not even fat! (maybe…) It’s salt! See attached image for test dumpling at westwood! See below for science and references! A dumpling is basically a chinese sausage in a chinese wrapper! To make the meat smooth and not crumbly, take the meat, and mix […]
grilled chicken drumsticks Made grilled chicken following this recipe. The best chicken drumstick grilling advice I’ve seen. I forgot to take a picture, but they had lots of color, and were slightly burned. Big take away points for me: WASH AND PAT DRY FOR CRISPY SKIN cook at medium (medium low for me), make sure […]
Crispy Pork Wonton Made crispy (deep fried) pork wonton mostly following this recipe. The major difference was the substitution of ground pork instead of pork tenderloin. It was crispy and edible, but lacks serious oomph. This could be because I undersalted it. I had really fresh ginger and garlic and green onions, […]
I have to make these someday. Drools. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Crispy-Pork-Carnitas/ Crispy Pork Carnitas Rated: Submitted By: Chef John Photo By: Chef John Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 3 Hours 40 Minutes Ready In: 3 Hours 55 Minutes Servings: 6 “Enjoy Chef John’s recipe for crispy pork carnitas in a taco for one of the world’s best meals.” INGREDIENTS: 3 pounds boneless pork […]
Made chocolate sugar cookies and vanilla sugar cookies following these recipes: Chocolate Sugar Cookies Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup cocoa powder 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup granulated sugar for rolling Watch How This Expert […]
Made hummus – it was okay. I need a bigger food processor and fresher (not expired) tahini sauce to do it right. Cooking chickpeas overnight was a cinch. Just turn on a slow cooker and go away! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/hummus-for-real-recipe.html Ingredients 1 pound Slow Cooker Chickpeas, cooled, recipe follows 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher […]