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  1. zend

    Dinner 2024

    Taco de lengua (keto-friendly, due to dietary restrictions). Pressure-cooked beef tongue (75 min on high), cream, guac, pico de gallo and shredded yellow cheese. Shell was made with almond flour and whey protein powder, plus perfected xanthan gum, fried in avocado oil.
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    Dinner 2024

    Beef tongue with leeks and olives stew. A bit of an adaptation here of a traditional Turkish meze (leeks in olive oil). Thing is, back in the day, olive oil was not to be found in Romania, so people added olives to impart the taste, but using what oil was available - sunflower oil reigns supreme here. I've used EVOO and olives, since it is a childhood comfort food. Leeks add to the sweetness of the dish, with a balance of sourness from peeled lemon slices. Beef tongue is pressure-cooked for ~70 min on high. Other ingreds: diced onion, Turkish bay leaves, tomato paste and pepper corns.
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    Dinner 2023

    Korean-inspired keto(ish) bowl - base is pan-fried riced cauliflower plus skirt steak, avocado, quick-pickled cucumbers, kimchi, red peppers and home-made "bibimbap" sauce (it's not the actual deal, just something I've wrapped up using miso, red pepper flakes, rice vinegar, erythritol and sesame oil)
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    Dinner 2023

    LiuZhou, I sense a very negative vibe from your side to whatever I may post. A couple of points for your attention: 1. I've lived in BeiJing for more than 3 years, and I speak passable Chinese - with the local BJ accent. While your China experience may be considerably longer, it does not mean that all around you are newbies and ignorant. 2. I've had yangrouchuanr in BeiJing, ChengDu, Urumqi (yes, I've been there, too), and in many other places, since this is one of my favourite foods. I know precisely how they're cooked, but: 3. I live in an apartment - if I fire up a charcoal grill here, I'll have the fire squad kicking down my frontdoor in no time. The oven created the least amount of smoke, so oven it was. 4. I tried to replicate the taste - and it worked out quite ok. I mentioned this was an ATTEMPT, not a guide, not an I-know-it-all. Uyghurs don't marinate lamb in onions, either. Turks do. Since Turks and Uyghurs share quite a lot of culture/language/etc, I tried to combine the approaches. 5. Uyghurs DO have ovens.
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    Dinner 2023

    My attempt at Uyghur Lamb Skewers (Yang Rou Chuanr). Oven baked, pre-marinated 4hrs in an onion blend.
  6. zend

    Dinner 2019

    Hi Liam, How did you cook the eggplants? I am trying to get new recipes for this amazing vegetable, and yours looks really fine. Thanks
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 6)

    The side looks very nice. How did you cook that? Thanks
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 6)

    Andrea, where do you live that it takes a 3-hour drive to the butcher's? It is really nice that you raise your meat.
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 6)

    XinJiang yangrou chuanr - style lamb (the ubiquitous grilled lamb skewers you see all around China) with naan bread and kimchi (not shown). Since I live in an apartment, the lamb was grilled on the gas stove, without the nice chuanr, but the taste was nonetheless awesome. I used cumin, Sichuan peppercorns, hot pepper flakes and fennel for the meat.
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 6)

    Cherry-smoked chicken with thyme. Placed whole in the COBB for about 4 hours.
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 5)

    Tom Kha Gai with nam phrik pao. I don't like the sweet, white version, so I went yum goong on it, with chili paste and fish sauce & lime juice aplenty. Will make again
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 5)

    how do you make the coconut chutney? looks good
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 3)

    Yam Tuna using raw fish (or should I call it Poke with Thai salad dressing? )
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 2)

    Fish & spinach tagine. I tried to replicate the super-recipe at Saveur du Poisson (a.k.a. Popeye) in Tangier, Morocco; used angler fish and home-made chermoula and harissa, as well as preserved lemons. Dish did not come out 100% like the original, but very close. If you like fish and want to try something other than fry or grill, this is a must-make.
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    Dinner 2017 (Part 2)

    MaPo dofu and guotie (pot stickers) - not pictured here.
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