Recipes

Char Siu Sauce
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 29, 2023

Ingredients

  • oil
  • 1/2 cup minced green onion whites
    • 1-2 bunches, a little less if you stretch the definition of whites
  • 1/4 cup minced ginger
  • 1/4 cup shaoxing rice wine
  • 2.5 cups water
  • 3 1/3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 1/4 tsp - 1/2 tsp red yeast rice, ground (substitute with sweet...

Honey Char Siu
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 29, 2023

Ingredients

  • 1kg (2.5lbs) pork (boston butt, pork belly, pork neck, loin roast)
  • 18 tbsp (1 bottle) Char Siu Sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • oil

Instructions

(The day before)

  1. Slice the pork into strips about 1" x 2"
  2. Combine 9 tbsp char siu with 1 tbsp soy sauce
  3. Poke holes in the pork...

Mashed Potatoes
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 26, 2023

Ingredients

  • 0.75 cups butter
  • 1.5 cups heavy cream
  • 2.25kg (5lbs) russet potatoes
  • 2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Wash and peel potatoes
  2. Cut potatoes into half or quarters depending on their size
  • The goal is to have the chunks be around the same size
  1. Add the potatoes to salted water in a large pot and...

Fudge
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 17, 2023

A 9x9" pan of sticky fudge

Ingredients

  • 1.5tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1.5 cups milk
  • 2 tbsp (maple or corn) syrup
  • 2 tbsp butter

Mixins (optional):

  • ~1/2 cup crushed nuts
  • spices (vanilla, salt crystals, etc.)
  • ~4 oz melted chocolate
    • with 1 tsp espresso powder...

Gingerbread Cookies
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 17, 2023

Note: prepare the batter a day before baking

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup (295g) fancy molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 4+ cups ((540g) flour
  • 2 tbsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground clove
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp...

Shortbread
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 17, 2023

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup (10oz) softened butter
  • 1/4 cup (1 oz) powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1/4 cup (1.75 oz) white sugar
  • 2 1/4 cup (12.5 oz) flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 275F
  2. Whisk the sugars together
  3. In a large bowl, cream the butter then add sugar
  4. Mix in the flour
  5. Let dough rest for 10 minutes...

Pumpkin Pie
๐Ÿ•“ Oct 10, 2023

Makes a single 9" pie

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (106) brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • One of the spice mixes(see below) or 2 1/2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 scant cups (425g or ~15oz can) pumpkin purรฉe
  • 1 1/4 (283g) light (~15%) cream or...

Simple Pie Crust
๐Ÿ•“ Oct 10, 2023

Makes a single pie crust (no top)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (180g) unbleached white flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp (46g) vegetable shortening
  • 5 tbsp (71g) unsalted butter
  • 3-5 tbsp (43 - 71g) ice water

Instructions

  1. Stir together flour and salt
  2. Work in shortening until mixture is crumbly
  3. Work in butter,...

Spice Roasted Cauliflower and Green Beans
๐Ÿ•“ Oct 9, 2023

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp gochugaru (ground korean red pepper)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves, smashed and coarsely chopped
  • 250g green beans, trimmed and cut in half...

Hoisin Sauce
๐Ÿ•“ Dec 16, 2019

Makes ~ 1/3 cup

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp fermented black beans
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp five spice powder
  • water

Instructions

  1. Mix the fermented black beans with twice their volume of boiling water
  2. After soaking, mash...