: : For this most-easy to prepare, super delicious meal, just simmer one large knuckle in salt and pepper-seasoned water (about 2 to 3 hours) until tender, but NOT falling apart. DONE ! 🙂 Serve with mustard and / horseradish, rustic bread, sauerkraut, sauteed potatoes, dumplings, or whatever tickles your fancy. 🙂 : Bon Appétit […]
: ; : Fusion cooking at it´s finest and most delicious : Arachis Oil from South America (Peru or Brasil), Bucatini and Tomato Paste from Italy, Pork Neck Steak from Germany, Hoisin Sauce and Soy Sauce from China, smoked Paprika from Spain, Mirin from Japan, Maggi Seasoning from Switzerland and Chiles from Mexico. Prep time, […]
: : : I LOVE soups and stew of any kind, but served from a pretty serving dish like this will bring even the most simple soup or stew to a higher level 🙂 : Bon Appétit ! Life is Good ! : : Click here to read about ARROGANCE & NARCISSISM OF THE HIGHEST […]
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: : : : First of all, a word of warning: This is NOT your typical American-or Latin –style, super-long cooked roast pork. This is German / Bavarian-style roast pork, very juicy (no need to drown it in sauce to be able to swallow it), very delicious pork with a wonderful texture, more like a […]
: : : Pork knuckles have many fans and admirers around the world, yet, despite so many folks loving to eat them in restaurants (especially German restaurants or, if the opportunity presents itself, at the most famous “Knucklefest” of them all, Munich’s Oktoberfest 🙂 , very few people prepare them at home, especially in the […]
> > > Chinese dumplings in soup – there must be a thousand and one variations. Different stuffings, different shapes, different wrappers to enclose the dumplings, dumplings without wrappers (spherical), different broths/soups, thick soups, clear soups, different vegetables to include in the soups, etc, etc, etc. Then there are all the other Asian countries who have […]
> > > One of the greatest mysteries in our Universe is without doubt the fact that pork belly is not the most popular food there is ! In my opinion, it should be treasured and respected with the likes of caviar, foie gras and lobster. 🙂 It certainly is a delicacy if prepared by […]
> > > There are many different meats that aspire to take the top spot in the culinary world. Different animals, different cuts, different preparations and so forth. Personally, I also have my own arsenal of favorites. However, when I ask myself which is my ABSOLUTE favorite, I have to say pork belly. Simmered, roasted, […]
> > Goan food is much influenced by the Portuguese, so the ingredients and seasoning often differ a bit from the usual Indian suspects. In the 70’s I spend a few months in Goa, living in cheap housing right on the beach. If one was able to forego typical western luxuries such as A/C, running water […]
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