Category: Side Dish

Bao Buns (2 ways)

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Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Asian, Chinese

Ingredients
  

Bao Buns 1

  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ⅔ cup powdered milk
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp yeast
  • 1 ¾ tbsp sugar
  • 1 ¾ tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ cup water
  • 3 tbsp water

Bao Buns 2

  • ½ cup warm milk
  • 1 tbsp active dry yeast
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

mix well, let sit for 5-10 minutes. In a separate bowl add:

  • 2 ½ cup a.p. flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Add wet ingredients, mix and knead for 3-4 minutes.
  • Form into ball, let triple in volume, about 2 hours.
  • Punch down dough, roll out, cut out circles (approx. 16).
  • Brush with oil, fold in half moon shapes.
  • Lightly roll/press each bao.
  • Line a steamer tray with parchment. Place bao on paper, cover, and let rise 30 minutes.
  • Steam for 8-10 minutes, and serve.

Notes

  • Char Siu pork, cilantro leaves, red chili, toasted rice powder.
  • Hoisin-glazed portobello, honey-kewpie-sriracha mayo.
  • Curry fried chicken katsu, pickled red onion, mint.
  • Spicy fried chicken katsu, cilantro, pickled cucumber, avocado, sesame seeds.

Basic Stir Fry

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Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Sake
  • 1 tbsp fermented black beans rinsed & finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 ½ tbsp minced ginger
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 ea dried red chilies
  • 1 ea garlic clove, sliced
  • 1 lb thin asparagus, cut into 1" pieces
  • 2 ea scallions, thinly sliced
  • ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • salt
  • sesame oil for drizzling

Instructions
 

  • Whisk sake and black beans in a bowl.
  • Heat oil in wok, add ginger, sugar, chilies and garlic. Stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Add asparagus and cook 2 minutes.
  • Add sake mixture and cook until asparagus are tender-crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Add scallions and sesame seeds. Season, plate, and drizzle with sesame oil.

Balsamic Onions

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Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz Olive oil
  • 3 each Onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 each Garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 4 oz Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp Light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Rosemary, chopped
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in large saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic, cook until onions start to brown, about 15 minutes.
  • Add balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and rosemary. Stir well.
  • Lower heat and cook an additional 5 minutes. Add salt & pepper to taste, and plate.

Chef Ken's Homemade Bacon

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Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lb Pork belly
  • 1 ¼ tsp Prague powder 5.7 grams
  • 5 tbsp Kosher salt
  • 5 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp Maple syrup + 1 tsp
  • 3 tbsp Black pepper, cracked + 1 tsp
  • 1 ½ tsp Red pepper crushed

Instructions
 

  • Prepare cure, combined all ingredients into a paste.
  • Place pork in a large zip lock bag, rub cure onto meat.
  • Seal the bag, and refrigerate for 7 days, turning once daily.
  • Remove from bag and rinse off cure & slimy build-up on exterior of pork.
  • Pat belly dry, place on wire rack over sheet pan, sprinkle with more black pepper, and leave on the rack, refrigerated for another 24 hours.
  • Develop the pellicle on the outside of the bacon.
  • Pre-heat smoker to 160-170℉. Use hickory, apple, or maple wood chips.
  • Place bacon on grill plate and smoke approximately 6 hours, or until 155℉.
  • Remove and chill bacon completely. Slice to purpose and cook.

Bacon Cured With Maple

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Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Kosher salt
  • 2 tsp Pink salt
  • ¼ cup Brown sugar
  • ¼ cup Maple syrup
  • 5 lb Pork belly

Instructions
 

  • Combine dried ingredients and maple syrup in a bowl. Mix well.
  • Rub pork, place in a zip lock bag and cure in refrigerator for 7 days.
  • Rinse and dry off, let sit uncovered, overnight.
  • Cook or smoke as purposed.

Asian Slaw

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Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

Slaw Mix

  • 3 cup Red cabbage shredded
  • 3 cup Green cabbage shredded
  • ½ each Red pepper julienned
  • 2 each Carrot julienned
  • ½ each Cucumber seeded & thinly sliced
  • 3 each Scallion chopped
  • ½ cup Cilantro chopped

Dressing

  • ½ cup Peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
  • 2 each Limes juiced, or
  • ½ each Orange juiced
  • 2 tbsp Honey, maple syrup, or brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp Ginger (fresh) shredded
  • 2 tsp Garlic shredded
  • 2 tbsp Sesame seed toasted, or black
  • 1 tbsp Chili-garlic paste
  • Fried wontons for garnish
  • Lo mein noodles to make into a pasta salad

Instructions
 

  • Combine slaw mix.
  • Pour dressing over slaw mix and combine.