Ingredients for 2: 1 pomelo-peeled and in chuncks 3 tbsp chopped and fried shallot 2 tbsp chopped and fried garlic 3 tbsp roasted coconut flakes 4 tbsp unsalted peanuts 2 tbsp palm sugar 2 tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp tamarind concentrate 1 tbsp fish sauce 2 thai chillies chopped finely 2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander…
Tag: onion
Risotto alla milanese
Risotto alla milanese is a typical north italian dish. I love the saffron taste and works well especially with the ossobuco con gremolata. As I published already the recipe of the ossobuco some years ago, it is now time to publish the recipe of the risotto. Ingredients for 2: 180 gr of Carnaroli or Arborio…
Pad Kra Pao – Chicken Thai Basil
This is a favourite of ours from the thai cuisine. We have purchased a plant and have been growing it during the summer. As we like to have some vegetables as well, we add onion and asian eggplants. Ingredients for 2 people: 250 gr Chicken Breast (mince finely with a knife) 5 garlic cloves 6…
Shakshuka
Shakshuka is an Israeli / Middle Eastern tomato based dish. Ingredients for 2: 750 gr of ripe tomatoes 2/3 spoon olive oil 3 garlic cloves finely chopped or pressed 1 medium sized onion finely chopped 4-5 medium sized green peperoncini cut in rings 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp piri piri chili flakes (optional) 1…
Oriental meatballs with Eggplants and tomatoes
This are 2 dishes I wanted to try since a long time, but I got a hard time finding Sumac. Sumac is a turkish spice which has a tangy lemony taste. Oriental Meatballs Ingredients: 400 gr of ground lamb and beef (in my case I used 300 of Lamb and 100 of beef). salt 2…
Maccheroni with Kale and Merguez
In the tuscan tradition, Kale has always been used a lot. It’s called cavolo nero and it is mostly paired with Salsiccia (sausage) and pasta. This is my revisitation of a classic but using merguez instead of salsiccia. Merguez are very nice north african sausages with lamb and beef meat, well seasoned and a touch…
Gyudon with onsen tamago- Beef Rice Bowl
If you ever visited Japan and know Yoshinoya you may have developped a taste for this dish. Is actually quite a simple one but delicious. If you have a craving and you are not in Japan, here the recipe. Ingredients for 2: 2 bowls of cooked japanese rice 2 eggs 200gr of Beef cut in…
Merguez casserole with Savoy cabbage
I was inspired by a recipe shown on a BBC show (the original recipe is Quick sausage casserole with Savoy cabbage pesto and you can find it on bbc.co.uk/food ) Ingredients: 1 Savoy cabbage olive oil 5 merguez (spicy lamb-beef sausage originally from the Magreb area) 1 chopped onion 3 pressed garlic cloves 1 chopped…
Ossobuco alla milanese
This is a very rare cut to be found here, so when there was a promotion at the supermarket I did not hesitate! Ingredients for 4 people: 1 kg veal shanks (ossobuco) 50 gr butter 1 onion 0.5 liter beef stock salt a little bit of flour at your taste 1 spoon of Concentrate of…
Hokkaido pumpkin soup
I got inspired again by one of those nice Hokkaido pumpkin in a beautiful orange. This time I gonna make a soup Ingredients: 1 Hokkaido pumpkin 1 red onion 700 gr chicken or vegetable stock Olive oil 200 ml cream salt and pepper Peel the pumpkin, take out the seeds and cut the pumpkin in…
The epicurean kitten 