Experiments and Recipes
Someday, I would like to compile a list of definitive recipes for dishes I especially like cooking, but for now, most of what you will find below will be a record of things I try in my kitchen. It may be just a new twist on something I have done before, or else an experiment to try out an interesting new foodstuff but basically it will just be a report of what I actually did on any given occasion, and not necessarily a recommendation that you try it yourself.
I think my wife would attest that I can generally throw together some pretty tasty things in my kitchen but I *do*, occasionally, have my failures. They say, though, that one’s failures are better learning experiences than successes sometimes so, instead of tweaking and re-tweaking recipes to get them just right before I post, I am going to candidly confess my errors and truthfully repost the results. With that in mind, you should probably always read the ‘Verdict’ at the bottom of each experiment before trying it yourself. Should you read anything like ‘foul aromas’, ‘hallucinations’, or ‘projectile vomiting for days after eating’, you may want to pass on to something else…
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- Arctic Char with Lemon and Thyme
- Baby Bok Choy with White Wine and Oyster Sauce
- Basic Chinese Chicken Stock
- Basic Dumpling Dough (Wheat Flour type)
- Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
- Beef Curry with fresh Fenugreek
- Beef with Cumin and Scallion
- Beef Ribs with Black Cardamom
- Beef Shreds with Pickled Mustard Greens (酸菜炒牛肉絲)
- Bitter Melon Beef with Chili Black Bean Sauce
- Bitter Melon Salad
- Boiled Lamb Dumplings -羊肉水餃
- Bok Choy with Dried Scallop (Conpoy)
- Bok Choy with Mushrooms and Garlic
- Bouillabaisse
- Butter Chicken – Murgh Makhani
- Celeriac Salad
- Champ
- Chayote with Salted Duck Egg
- Chicken Cacciatore (Pollo alla Cacciatora)
- Chicken Haldi
- Chicken with Bell Peppers and Cashews
- Chicken with Lemongrass and Basil
- Chicken with Mushroom and Pickled Bamboo
- Chicken with Prosciutto and Asiago
- Chicken Wings Steamed with Sichuan Pickle
- Chili-Cumin Jumbo Shrimp
- Chili-Lemon Barbecued Ribs
- Chili-Mint Lamb Buns
- Chinese Master Sauce Cookery – Pt. 1: The Basic Sauce
- Chinese Master Sauce Cookery – Pt. 2: Red-cooked Pork Hock
- Chinese Master Sauce Cookery – Pt 3: Lu Shui Chicken
- Chinese Scallion Pancakes
- Cioppino
- Chocolate Dripped Cape Gooseberry
- Clams with White Wine and Basil
- Cottage Pie
- Crostini with Pesto, Prosciutto and Provolone
- Curried Okra
- Drumstick (Ladyfingers) Potato Masala
- Dry-fried Beans and Bamboo Shoots
- Dry-fried Beef with Preserved Bamboo
- Fiddleheads Sauteed with Mushrooms and Bacon
- Fish Fragrant Pork Belly with Pineapple
- Fried Rice with Swiss Chard
- Gai Lan (Choy Sum) with Garlic and Oyster Sauce
- Galingale Curry Pork Ribs
- Green Onion Pancake with Squid (Pajeon)
- Green Peppers stir-fry Pork Belly
- Grilled Beef and Jicama Salad
- Grilled Squid with Chili and Cumin
- Hasselback Potatoes
- Homemade Pickled Mustard Greens
- Hunan-Style Smoked Ham hock
- Hot and numbing Chicken – 麻辣雞
- Iqaluit Roast Duck
- Jambalaya
- Jellyfish and Cabbage Salad
- Kale Sautéed with Garlic
- Kheema Saag (Minced Meat Curry with Spinach)
- Korean-Style Beef Ribs
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Kung Pao Shrimp
- Lamb with Gremolata
- Larb Stuffed Endive Boats
- Lemon Pesto Chicken
- Lemon Rosemary Chicken
- Lemongrass Chicken Wings
- Malay Shrimp Curry
- Malay Wings
- Ma Po Style Eggplant (麻婆茄子)
- Marinated Clams
- Mint Sauce
- Mint Tea
- Mushroom Fettuccine with Truffle Oil
- Mushrooms stir-fry Pork and Shrimp
- Mustard Glazed Pork Roast with Apple and Sage
- Naan Pizza with Lamb and Feta Cheese
- Oven ‘Barbecued’ Beef Ribs
- Parathas
- Pasta all’ Amatriciana
- Penne with Pork and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
- Penne with Shrimp and Roasted Vegetables
- Pepper Steamed Beef Ribs
- Paella with Seafood and Chicken
- Paella Valenciana
- Pickled Bamboo Dumplings
- Pineapple Shrimp Qorma
- Pork Belly Confit
- Pork Belly with Pickled Mustard Greens
- Pork Kebab with Fresh Turmeric
- Pork with Black Fungus and Cucumber
- Pork with Mango Pickle
- Potato Salad
- Prawn Curry
- Prawn Sambal
- Prosciutto rolls with Shrimp stuffing
- Prosciutto wrapped Prawns
- Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Rice with Turmeric Paste
- Roast Leg of Lamb
- Roast Vegetables
- Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes
- Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Sauce
- Roti (Indian Flatbread)
- Salt and Pepper Squid
- Samosas with Pork
- Sarawak Curry
- Scallions Explode Lamb – 蔥爆羊肉
- Scallops with Snow Peas and Black Fungus
- Sesame Prawns with Pineapple
- Shahi Kebab
- Shepherd’s Pie
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Shrimp Soup with Lime Pickle
- Shu Mai with Pork and Shrimp
- Sichuan Beef with Pickled Mustard Greens and Peanuts
- Simple Pork Dumplings
- Simple Shellfish Stock
- Singapore Chili Crab
- Smoked Mussel Appetizers with Cream Cheese
- Spaghetti Carbonara with Pork Belly
- Spicy Pork Kebabs
- Spicy Roast Potatoes and Peppers
- Spicy Roasted Cassava (Yuca Root)
- Spicy Seafood Soup Noodles
- Squid Pakora
- Squid Sashimi (using frozen Calamari)
- Steak with Lemon-Cumin Pesto
- Steam Baked Frozen Lobster
- Steamed Beef Ball Dim Sum
- Steamed Chicken Wings with Chili Black Bean Sauce
- Steamed Ribs with Pickled Mustard Greens and Chili
- Steamed Ribs with Salted Black Bean
- Steamed Ribs with Curry Leaves
- Steamed Rice Rolls with Shrimp Sauce
- Steamed Rice with Preserved Pork-Belly and Egg
- Steamed Squid with Scallion and Ginger
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 1: The Introduction
- Sunday Gravy Experiment - Part 2: The Stock
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 3: The Tomato Sauce Base
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 4: Sausage and Meatballs
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 5: Simmered Pork Roast
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 6: Spicy Sausages
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 7: Braciole
- Sunday Gravy Experiment – Part 8: BBQ Sauce Ribs
- Sweet Garlic Ribs
- Sweet Onion Shreds
- Tandoori Chicken
- Thai-Style Pineapple Fried Rice
- Thai-style Pork with Pineapple
- Three-Cup Chicken (三杯雞)
- Tienjin Baozi
- Tindora Masala with Peanuts and Chili
- Tindora Pakora
- Tomatoes Stir-fry eggs
- Xian Market Dumplings with Lamb
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