ethnic recipes

Boiled Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

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Boiled dumplings are one of the more common daily food items in Chinese cuisine. Yet, while most dumplings served in restaurants are steamed, the more common cooking method in private homes is boiling them in salted water.
These dumplings are very easy to make and take no time at all, especially if you use ready-made won ton skin’s.
However, tonight I used regular pasta dough (all-purpose flour, whole eggs, water and salt), which I rolled very thin and cut with a round cutter into even shapes) Add a stuffing of half minced pork and half minced shrimp with finely sliced scallions, grated ginger, garlic paste, sesame oil , soy sauce and cayenne pepper. Wet the edges of the dumplings with a wet finger, fold them over and press lightly. Boil in salted water until stuffing is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Remove to a bowl and toss with sesame oil and chili oil. To serve, sprinkle with chopped fresh coriander and a dipping sauce made of soy sauce, lime juice , sugar and chili flakes.

Bon Appetit ! Live is Good !

Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

boiling pork and shrimp dumplings

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Breakfast Of Champions # 31 Shrimp And Lap Chee Fried Rice

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This is one of my easy stand-by recipe’s. Whenever I have leftover rice from the previous day, it usually becomes breakfast the next morning. It takes about ten minutes to prepare, so it’s no sweat at all in the morning 🙂

Bon Appetit ! Have A Great Sunday !
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Breakfast Of Champions # 31

: saute rice in peanut oil until it makes a popping sound

: add diced onions, chopped garlic and grated ginger, saute until fragrant

: add lap chee, shrimp and scallions

: season with kosher salt and cayenne pepper

: add salt and pepper seasoned eggs

: stir fry until eggs are set

: Breakfast Of Champions # 31

: Shrimp And Lap Chee Fried Rice

: Breakfast Of Champions # 31 Shrimp And Lap Chee Fried Rice

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Picanha (Rump Cap) With Sauteed Potatoes, Morels And Cognac Cream

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Is the act of cooking a steak well done treason to the cooking profession? 🙂
While many folks will answer me with a hearty YES to this question, I believe the beauty of enjoying the perfect meal is to get exactly what YOU like, not what others dictate you. I am a big fan of cooking my beef steaks rare to medium rare, yet I will completely support the well done camp if that’s what you prefer. So when my friends Peter and Marina requested well done steak for dinner last night, I tried to make the best of it. I went to my Argentinian butcher in Hialeah and bought a whole Picanha. Picanha (rump cap) is not a well known cut in many countries and therefore seldom cooked a la minute. You will more likely find it as a braise on the menu. While there is nothing wrong with that, you will miss out completely on one of the very best cuts of beef steak. Just know that you have to cook it VERY slowly. I cooked this one in the following manner:
Seared on all sides in a very hot grill pan, then removed to a rack and roasted in the oven at 145 F for 3 hours. Then one more time to a very hot grill pan for another 30 seconds on each side. Removed to a rack, lightly covered with foil and rested for twenty minutes before cutting into it.
The result was the most amazing, butter-tender, juicy, medium well done piece of meat you can imagine.
If you want to try Picanha at its best, try a “Brasilian Rodizio” or “Argentinian Parilla” where you will find it as the star of the menu 🙂
We all enjoyed this great meal with a couple of bottles of 96 Bodega Catena Zapata 2005 Argentino which they brought with them.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Rump Cap With Sauteed Potatoes, Morels And Cognac Cream

Rump Cap (Picanha) With Sauteed Potatoes, Morels And Cognac Cream

: Picanha (rump cap)

: cleaned picanha (rump cap)

: cognac cream sauce

: sauteed potatoes

: sauteed potatoes with morels, chili and scallion

: sauce mirror

: sauteed potatoes, morels, chilies and scallion on cognac cream sauce

: Picanha (Rump Cap) With Sauteed Potatoes, Morels And Cognac Cream

: Rump Cap (Picanha) With Sauteed Potatoes, Morels And Cognac Cream

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Steamed Cod With Caraway Potatoes, Lima Beans And Tomato Sauce

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Cod used to be one of the cheapest and most widely used fish. How times have changed. Today I paid $ 11.00 for these two small pieces of fish at my local fishmonger. How sad 😦
However, I am glad I spend the dough, the dish was excellent and well worth the cost ( about $ 15.00 for everything, one portion. Imagine I wanted to sell this in a restaurant at 20% food cost – $ 75.00 sales price ! No wonder the portions of real food in restaurants are getting smaller by the day. And never mind feeding a family of four on a average salary with food like this 😦

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good ! (For most of us, anyway 🙂 )

Recipe Easy Tomato Sauce Link
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Steamed Cod With Caraway Potatoes, Lima Beans And Tomato Sauce

: Cod Filet

: Season with sea salt and white pepper, add to melted butter

: add lemon juice and white wine, cover, steam VERY slowly for about 12 minutes

: meanwhile, saute blanched potatoes in clarified butter

: when potatoes start to brown, add lima beans and scallions, season with salt, pepper, roasted garlic paste and caraway seed, saute until beans are heated

: cover bottom of deep plate with tomato sauce

: add potato/lima bean mixture

: top with steamed fish, sprinkle with finely diced chilies and finely sliced scallions

: Steamed Cod With Caraway Potatoes, Lima Beans And Tomato Sauce

: Steamed Cod With Caraway Potatoes, Lima Beans And Tomato Sauce

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Tomato Bisque , Morcilla Dumplings & Pasta

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Morcilla lovers – this dish is a knock-out !
As far as morcilla dishes go, it does not get much better, I can assure you 🙂
I know that not everybody shares my love for morcilla, but for those who do, this soup is magic.

Morcilla –
(blood pudding, blutwurst, boudin noir, sanguinaccio, blodkorv, boldpølse, kaszanka).

If you do re-create this dish, make sure the dumplings are as light as possible but holding their shape. The should easily fall apart when lightly pressed with a spoon.
If you are not a fan of morcilla, you can use any other protein such as fish, seafood, veal, game, pork or even finely diced vegetables.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

Tomato Bisque, Morcilla Dumplings & Pasta

: tomato bisque – quartered tomatoes, celery, onions, sauteed garlic, red wine, small amount of diced potato, sea salt, cayenne pepper, sugar, water or tomato juice

: bring to boil, turn down to simmer, simmer for 2,5 hours

: put into blender and blend until smooth. The small amount of potato will make the texture silken and keep the liquid from separating from the solids. Check/adjust seasoning

: add heavy cream

: tomato bisque

: remove morcilla from casing, add egg yolk, dijon, cayenne, scallions, chilies, panko, mix well, shape into small rounds

: simmer dumplings in salted water until floating

: add pasta to plate

: add tomato bisque

: add dumplings

: sprinkle scallions

: Tomato Bisque, Morcilla Dumplings & Pasta

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Spatchcocked Sautéed Cornish Hen With Arugula In Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette

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Traditionally, when spatchcocking a bird to be served in a restaurant, one should remove the backbone and sternum. Not only will that allow the bird to cook easier, but also allow the guest to eat it more comfortable with fork and knife at the table.
However, for me, one of the best part’s of eating poultry is to gnaw on the bones, especially the backbones and remove the bits of meat from there 🙂 So, In order to satisfy my bone-gnawing graving’s, I just cut the bird in half, especially a very small one such as this cornish hen, then saute, roast or grill it, usually just seasoned simply with kosher salt, sriracha and granulated garlic.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Spatchcocked Cornish Hen & Arugula In Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Spatchcocked sautéed Cornish Hen & Arugula In Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

: Cornish Hen

: cut hen in half, remove back bone, season with kosher salt and cayenne pepper, saute in garlic oil until cooked through but not dry

: Spatchcocked Sautéed Cornish Hen & Arugula In Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

: Spatchcocked Sautéed Cornish Hen & Arugula In Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

: Spatchcocked Sautéed Cornish Hen & Arugula In Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

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“Milanesa” – Breaded Pork Cutlet, Bucatini & Hans’ Special Pasta Sauce

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When I was an apprentice in the black forest in the sixties, “Veal Chop Milanese” (Kalbskotelett Mailänder Art), a slightly different version of the milanesa on this post, was a very popular dish. It was one that I was hoping to be able to afford to eat when I finally became a cook and earned a bit of money. It was a bread and parmesan breaded, ham and cheese stuffed chop of milk-fed veal, typically served on top of spaghetti with tomato sauce. However, while still an apprentice, a veal chop was out of my financial reach and so I had to wait a few years before I could actually afford to dig into one. In the meantime, the far more affordable version was made of a breaded pork chop instead of milk-fed veal. Great food too, but not exactly the real thing 😦
Here now is my own version of a “Schweinesteak Mailänder Art” :
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Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Breaded Pork Chop “Milanese”

Breaded Pork Cutlet, Bucatini & Hans’ Special Pasta Sauce

Milanesa

Ham& Cheese Stuffed Pork Cutlet

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: mise en place

: cut a large pocket into cutlet

: roll one slice of swiss with one slice of ham

: ham& cheese

: stuff into cutlet, bread with flour, egg wash and half breadcrumbs, half grated parmesan

: meanwhile, saute grape tomatoes and garlic in butter

: deglaze with red wine, reduce to almost dry

: add heavy cream, oregano, sea salt and cayenne pepper, simmer until reduced by half

: add freshly cooked bucatini and a small amount of grated parmesan, mix well, check/adjust seasoning

: saute cutlets in peanut oil until almost done, discard oil, finish with fresh butter

: Milanesa

: Schweinesteak Mailänder Art

: Breaded Pork Cutlet, Bucatini & Hans’ Special Pasta Sauce

: Breaded Pork Chop “Milanese”

: Ham& Cheese Stuffed Pork Cutlet

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Every Day Should Start Like This- Bauern Frühstück

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I am hoping that once I will be retired, this is how all my breakfast’s will look like 🙂

Bon Appetit And Have A great Day ! Life is Good !
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onion/garlic -focaccia, ham, emmenthaler, salame, brie, boiled egg, boursin, salted radishes, salted tomatoes, chilies & merlot

bauern frühstück

vesper

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Smoked Salmon And Vodka Risotto

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I was lusting for this the whole morning, so I decided to have an early lunch today at 11.00 am.
What a great dish to celebrate a lazy Sunday with 🙂

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

smoked salmon and vodka risotto

saute onion and garlic in butter until fragrant

add diced smoked salmon, saute one minute

arborio rice

add rice, saute for two minutes

deglaze with vodka, season with sea salt and cayenne pepper

add vegetable stock in small quantities, just enough to barely cover the rice. Stir constantly. Add more stock as the rice absorbs the liquid. This will take about 30 minutes

add vegetable stock in small quantities, just enough to barely cover the rice, simmer. Stir constantly. Add more stock as the rice absorbs the liquid. This will take about 30 minutes

when the rice is tender but sill has a bit of a bite, add heavy cream and more diced smoked salmon. Simmer one more minute, check/adjust seasoning

sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper

smoked salmon and vodka risotto

finish with more smoked salmon and finely sliced scallions

smoked salmon and vodka risotto

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Hoisin Grilled Chicken Leg’s

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Many a cook tries desperately and forever to find a great seasoning for a simple grilled chicken when the answer to the search is so simple:
Lime juice, sea salt, soy sauce, sriracha, granulated garlic and hoisin sauce. It really does not get much better and easier than that. If you’ve never tried it, go ahead and do and you will have arrived 🙂

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

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hoisin grilled chicken leg’s with simple salad in white balsamic vinaigrette

grilling chicken

hoisin grilled chicken leg’s

simple salad in white balsamic vinaigrette

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