Ingredients: 1 side of salmon, about 900g, skinned A little olive oil 60 g unsalted butter, softened Finely grated zest of 1 lemon Generous handful of basil leaves Small handful of dill leaves Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 500 g shortcrust pastry Plain flour, to dust 1 egg yolk, beaten […]
Category: Dinner
Orange Chicken
Ingredients: For the Marinade: 1 egg white 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (see note above) 2 tablespoons 80-proof vodka 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 3 tablespoons corn starch 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch chunks For the Dry Coating: 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon […]
Polenta
Ingredients: 1 Cup cornmeal (medium or course ground) 5 Cups water/stock/milk Salt to taste Procedure: Bring the liquid over high heat and sprinkle in the cornmeal, stirring constantly with a whisk. Bring to a boil stirring frequently and let boil until polenta thickens enough to spit. Bring it down to a simmer and cook for […]
Fish batter
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cups beer (or substitute seltzer water) 1 cup flour 1 tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 1/4 cups panko breadcrumbs Procedure: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the beer or seltzer, flour, cornstarch, salt, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. The batter will […]
Coconut Shrimp
from Ray’s Boathouse Cookbook Ingredients: 2-3 quarts canola oil for frying Seasoned Flour: 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon kosher salt Batter: 1/2 cup milk 1 cup flour 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon curry powder Coating: 2 cups unsweetened flaked coconut (I used sweetened, and was great) 2 cups panko bread crumbs […]
Crab Cakes with Spicy Shrimp Sauce
Curt and I usually make these over 4th of July after we load up on dungeness crab at Mom and Dad’s house. Everyone loves these things – what’s not to like, really? Crab Cakes Ingredients: 1# crab meat chopped 1/2 finely chopped green pepper 1/2 finely chopped red pepper 1 stalks celerey finely chopped 1/2 cup […]
Pulled Pork
So far, this is the best pulled pork recipe I’ve found. Like a lot of my other favorite recipes, this one comes from Alton Brown Brine: 8 ounces or 3/4 cup molasses 12 ounces pickling salt 2 quarts bottled water 6 to 8 pound Boston butt Rub: 1 teaspoon whole cumin seed 1 teaspoon […]
Oven Braised Asian Short Ribs
These things are so good – and cheap! I found this recipe here and pretty much didn’t change a thing except I’ve done this with the ginormous package of boneless country ribs from Costco and they come out great! Another note – you can make these in the pressure cooker in a fraction of the […]
Ciabatta Pizza
This is a ciabatta-type pizza dough. It makes an airy, chewy crust that’s so good! I got the original recipe from this site. This only makes one pizza so I generally double this recipe. Crust 1 3/4 cups bread flour (250 g to be exact) 1 cup water 1 tsp yeast (1/2 package) 1/4 teaspoon […]