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拿手菜 (WIP)

⭒ favorites · ❦ vegetarian · ❦* veg variant available

●●●○○ proficiency · ✓ mastered

This is my personal cooking repertoire, what I tend to make for myself or for a group. My goal is to get every dish to ✓ mastered.

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Proteins

  • beef kofta
    ground beef, cumin, parsley, onion
  • cantonese poached chicken
    whole chicken, ginger, scallion, sesame oil
  • grilled salmon
    salmon fillet, pepper, salt, lemon
  • mapo tofu ❦*
    tofu, doubanjiang, ground pork, Sichuan peppercorn

Bases

  • kimchi fried rice ⭒
    day-old rice, kimchi, egg, sesame oil
  • housemade naan ⭒
    flour, yogurt, yeast, butter
  • plain grains
    rice, quinoa
  • noodles
    pasta, egg noodles, rice noodles, soba, glass noodles

Add-ons

  • legumes
    mung, adzuki, black, pinto
  • seaweed
    furikake, roasted strips
  • sweet potatoes
    orange, purple, Japanese
  • kabocha squash
    kabocha
  • mushrooms
    shiitake, woodear, oyster
  • egg
    soft-boiled, scrambled, poached
  • misc veggies
    bok choy, gailan, choy sum, chrysanthemum greens, green beans, kale, arugula, asparagus, carrots, radish, eggplant

For the Table

  • steak●●○○○
    steak, butter, garlic, thyme
  • whole steamed fish●●●○○
    whole fish, ginger, scallion, soy sauce
  • lamb shoulder●●○○○
    lamb shoulder, garlic, rosemary, olive oil

Asian Wraps

  • vietnamese summer rolls ⭒ ❦*✓
    rice paper, shrimp, rice noodles, herbs, lettuce
  • chive pockets (韭菜盒子) ⭒ ❦●●●●○
    chive, egg, glass noodles, pastry wrapper
  • pork buns●●●○○
    fluffy dough, ground pork, shiitake mushrooms
  • chinese tamales (粽子) ❦*●●●○○
    glutinous rice, pork, salted egg yolk, bamboo leaves
  • stuffed cabbage wraps●●○○○
    cabbage, ground pork, rice

Breakfast

  • steamed egg ❦✓
    egg, dashi, soy sauce, sesame oil
  • bruschetta ❦✓
    bread, tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil
  • congee ❦*✓
    rice, broth, pick 2–3 toppings

heavier

  • shakshuka ❦●●●○○
    tomatoes, eggs, peppers, cumin, feta
  • savory galette ❦*✓
    buckwheat flour, egg, gruyère, ham or mushroom

Drinks

  • soymilk ⭒ ❦✓
    build your own! millet or quinoa (base), nuts/beans/sesame (flavor), red dates (optional, for sweetener)
  • hot chocolate ❦●●●●○
    70% baker's chocolate, milk, sugar

Soups

  • miso soup ❦*✓
    miso paste, dashi, tofu, wakame, green onion
  • chicken soup●●●●○
    chicken, carrots, celery, ginger, broth
  • winter melon seafood soup●●●●○
    winter melon, shrimp, scallop, ginger, broth
  • sweet rice wine (酒酿) ❦●●○○○
    glutinous rice, yeast, tangyuan, jujubes

heavier

  • french onion soup●●●○○
    onions, beef broth, gruyère, baguette
  • beef stew●●●○○
    beef chuck, herbs
  • oxtail bone broth●●●○○
    oxtail, ginger, star anise, daikon

Desserts

  • galette ⭒ ❦✓
    flour, butter, seasonal fruit
  • spiced fruit ⭒ ❦✓
    mangoes or peaches, tajin chili, lime juice, salt
  • panna cotta ❦✓
    milk, gelatin, vanilla

heavier

  • caramel creme ❦●○○○○
    cream, eggs, sugar, caramel
  • chocolate mousse ❦●○○○○
    greek yogurt, dark chocolate, cream
  • souffle ❦●○○○○
    eggs, butter, flour, cheese or chocolate
  • cheesecake ❦●●●○○
    cream cheese, eggs, sugar, graham cracker crust
  • orange cake ❦✓
    flour, eggs, butter, orange zest, orange juice
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