Vindaloo
π Feb 18, 2024
Prep: 20 minutes + 3 hour rest Cook: 2 hours Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
Masala
- 2 tbsp kashmiri chili powder or paprika
- 8 cardamon pods, shelled
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 8 cloves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp tumeric
- 5 cm cinnamon stick
Main recipe
- 75mL cider vinegar
- 700 pork...
Sour Gummies
π Feb 8, 2024
Ingredients
- 1 cup (~200g) of frozen fruit
- 80mL water
- 15mL lemon juice (~ 1/2 lemon)
- 50g honey
- 12g gelatin
Powder coating:
- 100g sugar
- 6-18g citric acid
Instructions
- Puree the fruit
- Bring the fruit, water, lemon juice, and honey to a simmer, stirring occasionally
- Slowly sprinkle the gelatin over...
Pickled Eggs
π Feb 3, 2024
Ingredients
- 8-10 eggs
- 400mL vinegar (white wine, apple cider, white, …)
- 100mL+ water
- 100g sugar
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- spices
Hot Szechuan Eggs
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp szechuan peppercorns
- 1/2 tbsp kochugaru (ground korean red pepper)
- 1 tsp five spice
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
Curry
- 1 tbsp...
Hair Oil
π Jan 27, 2024
For ~2oz of hair oil
Ingredients
- 2oz of carrier oils, usually 2 or more varieties
- 1 or more essential oils (10-20 drops total)
Examples
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Carrier oils:
- 1oz jojoba oil
- 1oz argan oil
Essential oils:
- 10 drops lavender
- 5 drops tea-tree
Carrier Oils
- Jojoba Oil
- Argan Oil
- Coconut Oil
- Sweet almond...
Sour Jellies
π Jan 20, 2024
Ingredients
- 1 cup water and 1/2 cup fruit juice, OR 1.5 cups tea
- 6g citric acid
- 200g sugar
- 24g gelatin
Note: requires 2 small high walled pots and a candy thermometer
For dusting:
- 6g citric, ascorbirc, or tartaric acid (adjust to taste)
- 16g powdered sugar
- 16g corn starch
- 25g sugar
For final...
Five Spice Pickled Carrots
π Jan 18, 2024
Makes ~0.5L
Ingredients
- 14oz carrots, julienned into 4" sticks
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 tsp five spice powder
- 0.5 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Peel and trim carrots. Julienne to 4" sticks
- Place garlic in jar then pack in...
Soft Pretzel Bites
π Jan 18, 2024
Ingredients
- 350g flour
- 7g insant dry yeast
- 20g brown sugar
- 1.5 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 240g almond milk
- rock salt (for rolling)
Soda-water
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup baking soda
Poolish variant
Poolish:
- 80g flour
- 80g water
- 2.5g (1/2tsp) dry yeast
Main recipe:
- Reduce flour...
Yan Qingcong (Pickled Shallots)
π Jan 18, 2024
Makes ~0.5L
Ingredients
- 13 oz shallots
- 3" orange zest
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup cool water
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan
- Blanch shallots for 2 minutes, until tender. Rinse under cool water
- Pack the orange...
Yellow Cupcakes
π Jan 6, 2024
~15 small cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 0.75 cups milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Mix dry ingredients and set aside
- Cream butter and sugar
- Beat in eggs, vanilla...
Kohakutou (η₯ηη³)
π Jan 2, 2024
Ingredients
- 10g agar agar
- 250mL water
- 250g sugar
- colouring and flavouring as desired
- glass container (eg. 8" x 8" or 8" by 4")
Tea flavoured
Green tea: 3g sencha steeped for 10 minutes
- Note: this flavour is pretty subtle, it is worth increasing the steep time or the amount of...