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Egg Fried Rice

5/19/2020

Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop, modified from pg 257 and 258.

Szechuan

1 lb chicken
mushrooms
spring onions
1 egg
salt
white pepper

5 tbs oil
2 tsp Shaoxing wine (subbed Mirin)
3/4 cup chicken stock
3 cups cooked rice
1 tsp sesame oil
soy sauce (optional)

Heat 2 tbs oil on high; add chicken and mushrooms
Add wine and stock; bring to boil
Season and remove into bowl
Heat remaining oil and add beaten seasoned egg until half cooked
Stir fry rice, breaking up lumps
Add prepared ingredients over rice
Mix and stir fry 30 more seconds, seasoning if needed
Stir in green onions, sesame oil, and (optional) soy sauce); serve

I didn't have any eggs and I made this anyway because I'm a monster. Used leftover rice from Asia Kitchen, which was amazing.

Jerk Chicken

5/18/2020

Recipe from Gordon Ramsey's 100 recipes to steak your life on from his show on Amazon Prime.

Chicken Thighs
Scotch Bonnet Chilies
Garlic
Thyme
Cloves
Cinnamon

Nutmeg
Allspice
Sat and Pepper
Olive Oil
Worcestershire Sauce

Combine all spices and oil
Slice chicken (substituted breasts) and rub in marinade
Brown in hot oil for 10 minutes
Add Worcestershire sauce
Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes

Triple Chocolate Molten Mug Cake

5/15/2020

For Alice's birthday we had a zoom party where everyone made their own mug cake. I, of course, read a bunch of recipes before making one up. It ended up being way more delicious than anything cooking in the microwave had any right to be.

1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder
pinch salt
3 tbs melted butter
3 tbs buttermilk
1 egg

1 tbs espresso rum
1 oz chocolate chips
4 chocolate truffles
2 tbs dulce de leche
water
4 tbs German chocolate stout
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mediterranean Pasta

5/12/2020

1 can garbanzo beans
olive oil
salt & pepper
3 tbs olive oil
3 tbs garlic
1 onion, chopped
4 oz chicken stock
4 oz dry white wine
1 lemon, squeezed

1 can or 4 tomatoes, diced
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp basil
pasta, whole wheat
mushrooms (optional)
broccoli (optional)
3 cups spinach
1/2 cup feta cheese

Coat garbanzo beans in oil, salt, and pepper and bake for 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
Add garlic and onion to pan; cook until garlic is brown and onion translucent.
Add liquids, tomatoes, and seasoning to pot. Stir
Submerge noodles and boil; simmer until cooked.
Add any other desired vegetables.
Stir in spinach, garbanzo beans, and feta.

Added chicken in these pictures for our foster boys.

Meatballs

5/11/2020

1 lb ground italian sausage
1 lb ground beef
2 oz milk
2 oz red wine
2 eggs
1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
1 1/2 tsp garlic
1 tsp Parsley

Basil
1 tsp Black pepper
1 tbs salt
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp tarragon
1 tsp paprika
1/4 yellow onion, minced
Parmesan cheese

Combine all ingredients and form into 2-3 oz balls
(optional) form balls around mozzarella
Sear in cast iron before baking alone or covered in marinara at 350, at least 30 min

Tom Kha

5/4/2020

Thai

2 cups coconut milk
2 cups water
crushed galangal
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
1 cup coconut milk

1 cup water
1/4 cup coconut milk
1 lb chicken
galangal
2 tsp lemongrass
3 chilies
kaffir lime leaves, torn

Boil 2 cups coconut milk and 2 cups water, then add crushed galangal. I have no idea where to buy this so I used a few dashes of ginger and some tamarind and it tasted the right amount of sweet/sour.
Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove galangal/tamarind.
Add sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, coconut milk, and possibly sour flavor whatever that is (I clearly skipped that last part)
Slice chicken across the meat grain
Heat coconut milk and water and boil chicken for 3 minutes.
Add galangal, lemongrass, chicken, kaffir lime leaves, chilies to soup - I'm totally using chili paste next time because crushing chilies is painful
Boil for 15 seconds and serve.

Pad Thai

4/28/2020

Thai

Pad Thai Sauce:

1/4 cup tamarind juice
2 tbs fish sauce
1/3 cup sugar

1 box rice noodles
1 lb chicken, sliced (or prawns or tofu)
3 tbs garlic
shallots
2 tbs chilli paste

2 bell peppers
8 oz Pad Thai sauce
3 eggs
1/3 cup pounded peanuts
lime

For sauce, combine ingredients and simmer for about 30 minutes
Soak noodles in warm water
Cook chicken on high before removing from pan
Cook garlic, shallots, and chili paste in hot vegetable until fragrant
Add noodles and stir fry
Add some water to the pan as the noodles continue to cook.
Push noodles aside and add more oil, chicken, and peppers
Flip together, add sauce, and stir fry
Push noodles aside again, increase heat, and scramble eggs in more oil
Flip the noodles over
Mix in peanuts
Serve with lime

Chicken Parmesan

4/24/2020

4 chicken breasts
seasoned flour
beer batter
seasoned panko breadcrumbs

olive oil
marinara sauce
provolone cheese
mozzarella (optional)

Italian

Mash chicken to 1/2 inch thickness. Cover in seasoned flour, then beer batter, then bread crumbs.
Fry in large skillet with oil until light brown on both sides.
Remove and cool on paper towels.
Fill pan with marinara sauce and place chicken on top.
Cover chicken with parmesan.
Bake at 400 degrees until cheese is lightly browned.
Serve with pasta.

Naples Sauces

4/23/2020

It's been a year since Naple's closed, and I was DEVASTATED. It was our favorite restaurant and where we went for most birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations. So, of course, I bought their cookbook!

All the prep recipes are for an impressive amount of food, so I've had to scale everything a LOT. These are the scaled recipes for Marinara and Alfredo sauces.

Green Beans

4/13/2020

1 lb fresh green beans
3 tablespoons butter
2 tbs garlic, minced

2 pinches lemon pepper
salt
mushrooms (optional)

Place green beans in skillet with water.
Bring to boil and simmer 5 minutes.
Drain water.
Return to stove and stir in butter (I like to use half regular butter and half truffle butter from Trader Joe's).
Add garlic and spices. Cook 3 more minutes.
Optional - add mushrooms to center of pan between butter and garlic steps.

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