Borscht! But with kimchee in place fo sauerkrat! This recipe from from My Name is Andong of Youtube.
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Khao Soi
Never wear anything but black when eating khao soi. Ever. I caught myself in time, and layered on a black hoodie before digging in to khao soi. Unforunately for my t-shirt, I should have done this while cooking as well. I follow the Pok Pok recipe for khao soi, and there is a full tablespoon […]
Jok/Jook/Congee/粥
Jok, jook, congee, 粥, rice porridge, whatever you want to call it. I’ve been nailing it since I learned about broken rice. Most recipes calls for bashing rice grains to pieces using a blender or mortar and pestle. These are are all decent (and traditional) options, but one of the problems I have with the […]
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Hearty beef soup in a spiced broth is one of my favorite things in life, and I can’t pick a single favorite. Bò kho, bún bò Huế, boat noodles, pho, and this Taiwanese beef noodle soup. If there’s a meat ball or a piece of tendon floating in there, the better. For the fleshier ,braised […]
Pozole Verde
A little less common than its red counter part, pozole verde is flavored with tomatillos, green chiles, herbs and sometimes pepitas. I improvise almost every time I make it, but I feel I stumbled on a winner of a recipe this time with roasted poblanos, anaheims and tomatillos. No pepitas this time. Topped it off […]
Hot and Sour Dumpling Soup
This bowl of soup was nine months in the making. I was all set to make this in March last year when lockdown began. I first made beef filling, but then there was not a gram of flour to be found to make the wrappers due to panic buying. I finally found flour in October, […]