Ground pork and lightly fried firm tofu cubes make the base for this tasty and fast-cooking curried dish. If you aren't into tofu, you can omit it. I added tofu because I love … [Read more...]
Pork asado
December 13, 2011 By 43 Comments
This is an updated version of a recipe originally published in 2006. The name of the dish sounds Spanish but, surprisingly, it is also a staple in most Chinese restaurants … [Read more...]
Chili, egg and banana breakfast
November 27, 2011 By 6 Comments
If you've heard of the Filipino dish called arroz a la Cubana, this is a variation. Instead of rice, the ground meat stew, fried egg and bananas are served with flour … [Read more...]
Gingered pork, chicken and egg braised in Vietnamese nuoc cham
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Three of my favorite things in the world -- chicken, pork and egg (not necessarily in that order) -- in a single dish. Good? It gets better. I sauteed ginger, black … [Read more...]
Pork, tofu and eggplant stir fry
October 8, 2011 By 5 Comments
Tomatoes and tofu are not ingredients that I'd ordinarily consider to be ideal partners. Because tofu is so neutral, I'd rather combine it with a rich sauce to make it pop. … [Read more...]
Rice noodles with crispy roast pork
October 3, 2011 By 12 Comments
How does one make a rather ordinary stir fried noodle dish extraordinary? By tossing in lechon kawali -- roast pork belly with crackling skin. There is a small Chinese … [Read more...]
Grilled skewered pork marinated in lemongrass, honey and fish sauce
September 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
In the Philippines, this dish of grilled skewered pork marinated in lemongrass, honey and fish sauce would simply be called pork barbecue. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, it … [Read more...]
Speedy’s version of Luke Nguyen’s Stir Fried Pork Neck with Pineapple and Vegetables: Muc Xao Khom
September 21, 2011 By 10 Comments
For the longest time, I've been asking Speedy to blog about the dishes that he cooks. He's become such a good cook lately -- a far cry from the early days of our marriage when … [Read more...]
Soy gin pork
September 20, 2011 By 4 Comments
This is an updated and better version of a recipe originally published in 2004. A slab of pork belly is lightly browned than slowly cooked in soy sauce, gin, bay leaves, … [Read more...]
Mango and honey-glazed baby back ribs with sweet potato fries
August 11, 2011 By 13 Comments
Speedy and I have been getting used to light meals during weekdays. Sandwiches. Soup and bread... One Sunday morning recently when both our girls were home, he seemed a little … [Read more...]
Pork and sausage chili
July 29, 2011 By 7 Comments
When one hears the word "chili", the thing that comes to mind is the stew called chili con carne. It's almost as though "chili" were the nickname of chili con carne, a spicy … [Read more...]
Gringott’s money bags
July 23, 2011 By 15 Comments
I'm an unabashed Harry Potter fan. I have all the books, I have DVD copies of all the movies, I've watched the DVDs (with or without my daughters) so many times and (worse or … [Read more...]
Braised spice-rubbed pork
July 13, 2011 By 6 Comments
Experimenting with dry spice rubs, I marinated these pork belly pieces overnight in the fridge then slow-cooked them on the stove top for an hour. The meat has absorbed the … [Read more...]
Scrapple (Pennsylvania Dutch pon haus)
July 12, 2011 By 5 Comments
Long time readers know my penchant for making broth from scrap bones which are sold very cheaply in the supermarket. When I get lucky, these scrap bones contain a substantial … [Read more...]
Braised pork with caramelized onions and lychee sandwich
June 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
I had half of a pork loin and the plan was to slice around it to come up with a half-inch thick rectangle. I was going to spread a fruit-and-herb mixture on the meat, roll it … [Read more...]
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