Category Archive for "Meats" | International Menu

Char Siu

09Feb

Char Siu, The best Char Siu recipe with perfect Cantonese BBQ char siu pork and sweet char siu sauce. Char Siu, or Chinese BBQ pork, is one of the most popular pork recipes in Cantonese cooking. Love this recipe with pork belly! (more…)...

Chamorro de cerdo

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08Feb

For the first time I tried to cook Chamorro de cerdo, I did this time in instant pot with garlic, onion, white wine, smoked paprika and thyme. It was so delicious, flavorful, the meat so juicy and tender. Love this recipe! Cooked in instant pot for 25 min 3 tbsp oil to IP, fry almonds first, move...

Dinner with friends tonight

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05Feb

When friends come over for dinner, strawberry roll with mascarpone cream, orzo pasta with cheese and vegetables, baked beets with feta and lemon yogurt dressing. Also, focaccia and pork chops steak sous vide, after grilled with rosemary and garlic. (more…)...

Tamales event

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03Feb

Last night we went to tamales fest. Tamales from different regions, different flavors, and there were even from Colombia. We tried a lot and got a lot ‘to go’. All of them that we had we liked, but my favorite was smoked pork with mole from Chiapas, it was the best I ever had! Their mole with chocolaty, smoky...

Vietnamese-style Spiced Caramel Pork Belly with coconut lime rice

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11Jan

So delicious, flavorful and aromatic dish we made tonight. The rice I made in Instant Pot. Vietnamese-style Spiced Caramel Pork Belly with coconut lime rice. (more…)...

Dinner tonight

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26Dec

Pork chops Sous Vide (60C/60min), Roasted Sweet Potatoes with herbs, garlic and Bacon. For the potatoes: Peel and slice 4 big sweet potatoes into small cubes, around 2cm. Toss them in a bowl with fresh garlic or garlic powder, 2 tbsp olive oil, rosemary, oregano, 1 tbsp maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Bake at 200C in a baking shit...

Vareniki with meat and with blueberries

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19Dec

Winter break for my daughter, she said she wants to make vareniki / pierogi again for lunch. This time we made with meat and also with blueberries

both are so delicious! We saved some for my son, he is visiting us tomorrow! Best dough...

Fried garlic ribs

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01Dec

Combined two recipes for this dish, it turned so delicious and flavorful! Fried garlic ribs (Chinese), marinated ribs for 24 hr, later, cooked them in instant pot for 25 min on high pressure and then fried them with hot pepper flakes. (more…)...

Pelmeni making day

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02Nov

When it’s a rainy day and also kids don’t have school, beach plans with friends get changed for making dumplings / pelmeni — 2 big bags are stored in the freezer. My favorite dough for pelmeni now. I did a double portion of it too. I used my pelmeni mold and from leftover pieces of the...