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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 !

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Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

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Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

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Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

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Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

Pork And Shrimp Dumplings

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boiling 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

Breakfast Of Champions # 31

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Duo Of Spinach Cream

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When  I was a Kid, the only vegetable I hated more than onions was spinach.
Now,  a few short years later, Onion soup (cream or french) and spinach soup
are some of my great favorites, be it as a soup course, main course or snack.
Tonight,  cream of spinach was calling and I answered 🙂

Bon Appetit !   Life is Good !
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To serve, top with chicharones (crispy pork rind) and / or butter-sauteed shrimp

To serve, top with chicharones (crispy pork rind) and / or butter-sauteed shrimp


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Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

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I am  sick as a dog today, hope that tomorrow I’ll be better. Had a doc appointment at 2.00pm. As I was parking in front of the doc’s office, they called me to tell me that the doc had an emergency and that I’ll be re-scheduled. What a bummer.
Obviously I was not in shape to cook today, so this little shrimp cocktail had to do for dinner. I added some extra cognac into the cocktail sauce as a pick me up. It kinda worked, at least I found the energy to post this 🙂

Bon Appetit !   Life is Good !   (Mostly, Anyway)
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Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

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Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

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Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

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Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

Shrimp Cocktail, Fried Tortilla & Classic French Cocktail Sauce

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Malay-Inspired Shrimp & Salad

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Last
 night’s light dinner had most of the ingredient’s of a typical satay dinner – shrimp, cucumbers, onions, garlic, peanut sauce and chili. I did not attempt to go “authentic”, but rather enjoy great food with as little fuss as possible. The whole thing did not take more than fifteen minutes to prepare, but it tasted like a million bucks and reminded me of the sometimes simple, but alway’s wonderful meals my friend’s and I had so many times, so many years ago in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and other places in South East Asia and the Pacific / South Pacific. Sometimes, when I have a meal like this and I am in the mood and have the time to reflect, it connect’s me vividly to people, times and places in my distant past 🙂
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Bon Appetit !   Life is Good !
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The Good Stuff :-)

The Good Stuff 🙂

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Mise En Place

Mise En Place

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Season Shrimp With Granulated Garlic, Kosher Salt And Ground Chili, Saute Or Grill

Season Shrimp With Granulated Garlic, Kosher Salt And Ground Chili, Saute Or Grill

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Dice Onion, Tomato, Cucumber, Slice Scallions. Dress With White Balsamic Vinegar, Oil, Salt , Chili and Roasted Garlic Puree.

Dice Onion, Tomato, Cucumber, Slice Scallions. Dress With White Balsamic Vinegar, Oil, Salt , Chili and Roasted Garlic Puree.

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Sprinkle Salad With Salted Cashew Nuts

Sprinkle Salad With Salted Cashew Nuts

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Serve Shrimp Over Salad, Accompany With Lime, Peanut Sauce And Sweet Chili Sauce

Serve Shrimp Over Salad, Accompany With Lime, Peanut Sauce And Sweet Chili Sauce

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Malay-Inspired Shrimp & Salad

Malay-Inspired Shrimp & Salad

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The Good Stuff :-)

The Good Stuff 🙂

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Frisée Salad With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

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A  light lunch will leave room for a big dinner to come later in the day 🙂

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Frisée With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

Frisée Salad With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

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Sour Dough Bread, Sauteed In Garlic & Herb Butter

Sour Dough Bread, Sauteed In Garlic & Herb Butter

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Frisée With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

Frisée Salad With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

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Frisée With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

Frisée Salad With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

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Frisée With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

Frisée Salad With Shrimp, Egg, Corn, Peppers & Honey / Lime Vinaigrette

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Shrimp, Anchovies & Brie Cheese Pizza

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I have come up with a great system to support my craving for unusual pizzas at unusual times.  About once a week, when I have a little extra time ( and energy), I make a small batch of pizza dough, wrap it tightly in plastic film and put it in the fridge.  When I feel the  craving crawling towards me, I take the dough out of the fridge and let it sit on the kitchen counter for a couple of hours, still wrapped in the plastic film. When the time of prep comes, I unwrap it and proceed as usual with a fresh pizza dough. Works like a charm and put’s the actual prep time at the time of pizza dinner down to a few minutes, plus the baking time. May I say  “GENIUS” 🙂
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Shrimp. Anchovies & Brie Pizza

Shrimp. Anchovies & Brie Pizza

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Pizza Dough :

Ingredients :

A/P flour,   2 cups (plus more for kneading)
Water,   3/4 cup, warm
Active dry yeast,   1 envelope
Sugar,   1 teaspoon
Olive oil,   3 table spoon
Kosher salt,

Method :
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Pour  water into small bowl, mix in yeast. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes. Brush large bowl lightly with olive oil. Mix 2 cups flour, sugar, and salt. Add yeast mixture and 3 tablespoons oil, knead until dough forms a sticky ball. Transfer to lightly floured surface. Knead dough until smooth. Dust with flour as you work the dough. Transfer to prepared bowl; turn dough in bowl to coat with oil. Cover bowl with moist towel. Let dough rise until doubled in volume.Punch down dough. Pull dough until desired thickness and shape is achieved. If this is too difficult, roll the dough with a rolling pin. However, in my opinion, the pizza will turn out superior if the dough is pulled.
If you like your dough very thin and crispy, proceed with step 2.
If you like your crust a bit more thick and chewy, you might want to pre-bake your pizza dough for a few minutes.

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Sprinkle pizza pan or baking sheet with cornmeal, place pizza on it. Brush pizza with olive oil, sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Add tomato puree and roasted garlic puree, sprinkle with mozzarella and oregano. Add all other ingredient’s according to picture. Sprinkle with asiago and freshly ground black pepper. Bake at 500 F until dough is done and edge of pizza is crispy and golden.

Note : This recipe is works well in a home oven without a pizza stone.

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Crispy Noodle Cake & Ginger/Garlic Shrimp

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I usually  shy away from crispy noodle cakes in asian restaurants because it can be a bit messy to eat when you are with company, but I love to prepare it at home, where I can use fork, knife, hands, chopsticks, or whatever else I need to pull it apart.
I actually prefer angel hair pasta for my noodle “pillows”, they fry up wonderfully crisp on the outside while staying soft and juicy at the inside. Today for lunch I topped them with an asian style shrimp preparation, but any “saucy” dish will fit, such as gizzard adobo, hungarian goulash, chicken paprikash, veal emince, etc.
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Bon Appetit !   Life is Good !
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Crispy Noodle Cake & Ginger/Garlic Shrimp

Crispy Noodle Cake & Ginger/Garlic Shrimp

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Surf & Turf

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Saturday’s usual steak dinner with friend’s. Life is Good !
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Surf & Turf

Surf & Turf

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Breakfast Of Champions # 26 – ” Shrimp & Bok Choy Congee “

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Here is how it’s supposed to be :

You have a big, substantial breakfast, go to your job and work hart, have a quick, light, healthy lunch, keep on working until it is time to go home, have a light, healthy dinner with a small glass of red wine, go to bed early, sleep at least 8 hours, get up and do it all over again 🙂

Here is what’s really happening :

You have a quick, sugary, unhealthy breakfast, go to your job and work hart, have a quick, unhealthy lunch, keep on working until it is time to go home, have a heavy, calorie and fat-laden dinner, with a bottle or two of red wine, go to bed late, don’t sleep enough, get up and do it all over again 😦
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So, today, after a long and deep sleep, I tried to start the right way, with a healthy, tasty, substantial breakfast.
I will keep you posted how it will develop from here for the rest of the day…………
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Ingredients :

Cooked Fan,    (steamed chines rice)
Seafood stock,   substitute with chicken stock or canned clam juice
Shrimp,   peeled and deveined
Bok choy,   blanched
Garlic,   paste
Garlic,   slivered, fried
Onions,   finely julienned, fried
Ginger,   grated,
Bean sprouts,
Scallions,   coarsely sliced
Peanut oil,
Chili oil,
Sesame oil,
Kosher salt,
Cayenne pepper,

Method :

Simmer rice with in stock, salt and pepper until a porridge like texture is achieved. In the meantime, fry onions and garlic separately until golden. Remove to absorbent paper. Reserve. Saute Shrimp, garlic paste and grated ginger until   fragrant and shrimp about halfway cooked. When congee has reached the desired texture, add the shrimp, bock choy and scallions, simmer until heated through, about one minute. Adjust seasoning if necessary. To plate, drizzle with sesame oil and chili oil, sprinkle with fried onions, fried garlic, bean sprouts and scallions.

More Congee Recipes Here

Bon Appetit !   Life is Good !
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