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  1. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Spiced braised Nyonya pork: Cubed pork butt, sautéed with galangal, pureed shallots, star anise, cinnamon stick, and cloves, and then braised for a few hours with dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar. Reminds me of carnitas but with Southeast Asian flavors. Malaysian spiced pineapple pickle with cinnamon, cloves, fennel, green cardamom, star anise, sliced garlic, slivered ginger, shallots, and brown sugar. I will make this again, and it complemented the pork nicely. Microwave-in-bag wild rice with quinoa, because I forgot we were completely out of jasmine rice. Mrs. C had her pork with leftover rice from yesterday’s Thai take-out.
  2. Yes we could get pupusas and excellent tamales long before we could get decent tacos. I remember going to "Mexican" restaurants where all of the posters and artwork were from Peru or Ecuador. To this day the DC area has far more immigrants from central and south America than from Mexico.
  3. For the record - I have also only owned manual cars, but I once ate an entire Ethiopian dinner while driving. The key is 1) occasionally steering with your knees; and 2) being prepared to drop the food if a sudden driving need arises.
  4. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Yes, mung bean sprouts. Good eye! I have not tried other sprouts in this recipe, which takes no time to cook. Do soy bean sprouts cook as quickly?
  5. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Beef stew with star anise and basil (thit bo kho), one of my absolute favorite Vietnamese dishes. Cubed beef chuck seared with annatto oil, shallots, and garlic before simmering with chicken stock, lemongrass, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Seasoned shortly before serving with more fried shallots and garlic, plus star anise, curry powder, Thai basil, and cilantro. Stir-fried bean sprouts, cucumber salad, and jasmine rice
  6. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2023

    Breakfast leftovers from the family "Easter" get-together. Mrs. C brined and roasted a capon, and also and baked steelhead in a maple-soy-ginger glaze. I cooked green rice with roasted Poblanos, cilantro, and flat-leaf parsley. I also cooked Marcella Hazan's delicious braised carrots with Parmesan cheese, and a simple green bean salad with olive oil and lemon. Sadly, neither survived the meal.
  7. Picadillo would be an excellent stuffing, too. I find huge glops of cheese a bit heavy.
  8. Yep, I prefer no batter. Especially at home. You can always make a Panko-butter topping and broil it if you want a little crunch. Caveat: I have only made stuffed peppers once (crab-stuffed Poblanos). They were more "open face" than stuffed, mostly 'cuz I had too much crab meat (there are worse problems lol).
  9. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Made a quick batch of Vietnamese caramel sauce for caramel pork. Trimmed and thinly sliced pork butt, fish sauce, caramel sauce, cilantro, and lots of black pepper. Simple and very good, but I prefer a version that uses ground pork - lots of crispy pork bits. Stir-fried baby bok choy with garlic and chiles. I need to make this more often. Jasmine rice to go with
  10. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2023

    Wow, that's quite a breakfast! 😋
  11. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Improvised green curry with shrimp, broccoli, and green beans. Started with onion and green curry paste, freshened up with garlic, ginger, galangal, bird chilies, lime zest, and cilantro. Adjusted seasonings with brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, and rice vinegar. Turned out very well, except the green beans were tough SOBs.Jasmine rice in ghee to go with.
  12. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2023

    Green eggs (no ham). Green beans, green curry paste, green bird chilies, and cilantro with chicken sausage, feta, onion, garlic ginger, and fish sauce.
  13. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2023

    Last of the Russian leftovers: borscht with tzatziki and Olivier salad
  14. Kaffir lime and makrut are synonyms for the plant Citrus hystrix. Some places prefer makrut because "Kaffir" is considered an insult in certain parts of the world.
  15. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2023

    Leftovers from Easter dinner with Russian neighbors. The actual meal included shark, chicken, and a table full of appetizers and desserts. Rolls and meat-filled rolls (pierog?) Excellent borscht One of many desserts
  16. The potato, chicken, or beef rendang pastes from James Oseland's 'Cradle of Flavor' use red Holland chilies and would give you some very flavorful chilie pastes. You might also consider purchasing a variety of Asian chilie pastes to see what you like. Should be pretty inexpensive to try out Thai red, green, or Panang chile paste (Mae Ploy brand is good if available), Korean gochujang, or Chinese chile-bean paste (toban jian, or similar spellings). Mexican chilie pastes typically use dried chilies such as ancho, pasilla, and/or guajillo. Do you have access to those? As an alternative there are some simple chipotle chile pastes if you like smoky heat and can find canned chipotle chilies in adobo. Good luck!
  17. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2023

    Spinach, cilantro, feta, and egg with sautéed onion, chiles, ginger, garlic, and fish sauce
  18. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2023

    That all looks good but man . . . beef rendang is special. I need to make some rendang, and soon. 😀
  19. I always associate hush puppies with crab joints. They make really good ones, hoping customers will fill up on hush puppies and eat fewer crabs.
  20. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Flounder simmered in spicy sauce, from Kasma Loha-Unchit’s Dancing Shrimp. Caramelized brown sugar boiled with a blender paste of garlic, shallots, bird chilies, and white peppercorns, and then seasoned with slivered ginger, fish sauce, and cilantro. I went easy on the bird chilies and the family liked. I will make this again. Stir-fried spinach and watercress with sliced onions, scallions, soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine. This was good. Sautéed carrots with vinegar and oregano. Mrs. C made microwave quinoa with dried mint, garlic, and olive oil.
  21. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2023

    Spinach and egg tacos with sausage, chilies, red onion, garlic, herbs, and a dollop of labneh.
  22. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Shrimp salad with watercress, Thai basil, mint, cilantro, lemon zest, and shallots. Shrimp were coated with white pepper, garlic, sugar, and salt before searing. Dressing was lemon and lime juice, roasted chile paste, fish sauce, sugar, and Thai bird chiles. Leftover saffron rice to go with.
  23. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2023

    Younger son likes fried Spam. I fried some up a while ago and . . . yeah, probably won't do that again soon. Funny, I also had a craving for canned beans recently. Fried up some cubed kielbasa, little hot sauce, nice satisfying meal.
  24. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2023

    Mrs. C made dinner tonight, after a stop at the Middle Eastern market (she though the family running the store was from Syria). Saffron rice, lamb kebabs (tasted great but looked, uh . . .), artichoke hearts, excellent babaghanoush, labneh topped with dried spearmint and olive oil, and toasted pitas.
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