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Recipe: Instant Pot Three Cup Chicken

INGREDIENTS:
8 chicken drumsticks (1.8 lbs), chopped (or whole)
1/4 cup sesame oil
1/4 cup rice cooking wine or Shaoxing rice wine
1/4 cup light soy sauce
1 Tablespoon rock sugar (raw cane sugar) 黃冰糖
1 oz ginger, peeled & thinly sliced
14 garlic cloves, peeled & crushed
3 dried Chinese red chili
1/2 Tablespoons dark soy sauce
10 – 16 fresh Thai basil leaves (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Peel and thinly slice the ginger. Peel and crush the garlic cloves.
2. Chop the drumsticks in pieces
3. Set Instant Pot to saute, and saute the ginger and garlic in 1/4 cup of sesame oil for 30 seconds (until fragrant).
4. Add in the chicken, 3 dried Chinese red chili, and 1 tablespoon rock sugar. Saute for 3 minutes.
5. Pour in 1/4 cup of rice cooking wine, and let boil for a minute to evaporate some of the alcohol.
6. Add 1/4 cup of light soy sauce.
7. Close the lid and pressure cook on high for 6 minutes + 10 minutes natural release. If using whole drumsticks, high pressure for 8 minutes + 10 minute NPR.
8. Remove lid, and place chicken pieces in large serving bowl.
9. Press saute button, and bring sauce back to boil. Add about 1/2 tablespoon dark sauce to give color, and sweeten.
10. Taste the sauce, and adjust with more light soy sauce if needed.
11. Stir in 10-16 fresh Thai basil leaves.
12. Pour the sauce into the bowl with chicken. Mix well.
13. Serve immediately with rice.

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Reverse Sear Steak

INGREDIENTS

1. One thick steak (e.g., bone in ribeye). At least 1″ thick. The thicker, the better. Otherwise, just pan sear it.
2. Salt & pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 250°
2. Place well-seasoned steaks on a rack over a baking tray (with foil).
3. Put in oven and cook til an internal temp of 125°-135°. Usually takes around 20-40 minutes.
4. Remove when at temp and rest for 10-15 minutes under foil
5. Preheat a skillet (e.g. cast iron) to hot temperatures
6. Sear steaks about one minute each side
7. Serve immediately

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Recipe: Crispy Pan-Seared Salmon Fillet (or steelhead)

INGREDIENTS
4 skin-on salmon fillets, about 6 ounces each
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable, canola, or light olive oil

DIRECTIONS
1. Press salmon fillets between paper towels to dry surfaces thoroughly. Season on all sides with salt and pepper.

2. In a large stainless, cast iron, or carbon steel skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Reduce heat to medium-low, then add a salmon fillet, skin side down. Press firmly in place for 10 seconds, using the back of a flexible fish spatula, to prevent the skin from buckling. Add remaining fillets one at a time, pressing each with spatula for 10 seconds, until all fillets are in the pan.

3. Cook, pressing gently on back of fillets occasionally to ensure good contact with skin, until skin releases easily from pan, about 4 minutes. If skin shows resistance when you attempt to lift a corner with spatula, allow it to continue to cook until it lifts easily. Continue to cook until salmon registers 110°F in the very center for rare, 120°F for medium-rare, or 130°F for medium, 5 to 7 minutes total.

4. Using spatula and a fork, flip salmon fillets and cook on second side for 15 seconds, then transfer to a paper towel–lined plate to drain. Serve immediately.

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Recipe: Instant Pot Pork Belly (Kakuni)

Ingredients:
2 lbs pork belly
3 green onions
1 inch of ginger
1/2 cup water

Kakuni Seasoning liquid:
¼ cup sake
½ cup water
½ cup mirin
½ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Optional:  Red Cooked Pork Seasoning liquid
3 tablespoons rock sugar
3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 whole star anise
2 tablespoons Chinese dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese light soy sauce
¼ cup Shaoxing rice wine
1 cup water

Directions:

Slice the pork belly.  Slice the green part of the green onions in half.  Slice the ginger into thin slices.  Place ingredients in Instant Pot, and cover with water.  Cook under pressure for 35 minutes.

Release pressure, and discard water, green onions, and ginger.  Rinse the pork belly under warm water. Clean out Instant Pot, and return pork belly.

Pour seasoning liquid over the pork, and put Instant Pot in “saute” mode. Simmer to evaporate the alcohol. When alcohol smell is gone, turn Instant Pot off. After the pot has cooled a bit; cover, lock, and seal the lid.  Cook under high pressure for final 10 minutes. Release pressure, and serve (e.g. over rice).

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Instant Pot Spareribs

Ingredients:
Rack of pork ribs – ~ 2.5 lbs
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder

Sauce ingredients:
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup Japanese bbq sauce (see below)
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Directions:
Cut ribs into sections.  Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder (if available). Mix the sauce in Pyrex cup and pour the sauce into the pot. Layer in the seasoned ribs.  Cover and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes.  Natural release for about 10 minutes (in those 10 minutes, stir fry some veggies).  Remove (falling-off-bone tender) ribs carefully with tongs.

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Recipe: Spinach with Garlic

Spinach with Sesame and Garlic Recipe

  • Yield: Serves 2-4.

This is a fun take on spinach, a Korean version, with the spinach wilted in sesame oil with garlic, and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. The recipie is from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes in the World. In typical Bittman style, the spinach is quick, easy, and good.

If you are using bagged baby spinach, the presoaking is not necessary, as that spinach is pretty clean. Also baby spinach does not need to be chopped. The spinach you get in bunches from the farmers market can have a lot of dirt at the root ball that needs to be washed out before you use the spinach.

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp dark sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 lb fresh spinach, soaked in water to clean, drained, excess water squeezed out, large stems removed and discarded, leaves roughly chopped
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce for gluten-free version)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Method

1 If you haven’t already toasted the sesame seeds, do that first. Heat a stick-free skillet on medium high. Add raw sesame seeds and use a spatula or wooden spoon to stir. The seeds may make a popping noise and jump up, almost like popcorn. They will toast very quickly, so stir constantly until they begin to brown and smell like they are toasted. Remove from pan into a separate bowl as soon as they are done.

2 Heat 2 tablespoons of the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic. As soon as the garlic begins to sizzle, add the spinach and cook, stirring occassionally, until the spinach is completely wilted. Turn the heat to low.

3 Stir in the sugar and soy sauce. Remove from the heat. Add salt to taste. Serve hot, warm, room temperature, or cold, drizzled with the remaining sesame oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Read more: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/spinach_with_sesame_and_garlic/#ixzz4ZTPmflnr

 

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Recipe: Steam Eggs

Quick savory, smooth steamed eggs.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • Water (same volume as eggs)
  • Vegetable or chicken stock (same volume as eggs)
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 tsp sesame oil (or less)
  • Chopped scallion

Procedure

Crack 3 eggs in a liquid measuring cup and note the volume. Pour the eggs into a large bowl, add salt, and beat for at least 1 minute. Now measure out water at the same volume as the eggs, and add it to the bowl. Do the same with the broth. Whisk in the sesame oil, and make sure everything’s well combined.

Place 4 empty ramekins in a steamer over high heat. (Alternatively, you can also use just 1 shallow, heatproof bowl). Be sure the water will not bubble and touch the ramekins during steaming. Once the water boils, turn the heat down to a slow simmer. Then, divide the egg mixture into the ramekins.

Cover the steamer, turn up the heat to high, and steam for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes have elapsed, shut off the heat but keep the steamer covered. Let stand for 14 minutes with the lid firmly covered. Remove from the steamer, sprinkle with scallions, and serve.

Recipe courtesy of The Woks of Life and Ling.

 

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Recipe: Coffee Jelly

Coffee Jelly @ Yama Sushi
Homemade coffee jelly

Ingredients

8 oz water
1 tsp instant coffee (or cold brew coffee)
1 tsp unflavored gelatin powder
1 tbl sugar (optional)

Directions

1. In 8 oz cold water, add 1 rounded tsp instant coffee, sprinkle in 1 tsp gelatin, and (optionally) sugar. Stir and let sit for 3-5 minutes for gelatin to hydrate.
2. Place liquid in microwave for one minute on “high” to dissolve the gelatin. Liquid should not boil. About 160° is sufficient to dissolve gelatin.
3. Pour liquid into two serving bowls (4 oz. each), and place in fridge to chill and set gelatin.
4. Top with creamer and whipped cream before serving.

Note 1: Instead of instant coffee, cold brew coffee may be used. Starbucks cold brew coffee contains sugar, which may be preferable.
Note 2: Sugar in the coffee jelly makes the gelatin softer, and more pudding like.

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Recipe: Stir Fry Cucumbers

Ingredients

2 pounds cucumbers (about 3 large cucumbers), partially peeled to create alternating peeled and unpeeled vertical strips, seeded, and cut on the bias 1/4 inch thick
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

For the Marinated Pork:
1/2 pound ground pork
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
1 teaspoon canola or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon Asian fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

For the Sauce and Stir-Fry:
2 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon canola or vegetable oil, divided
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of chili flakes, to taste
1/2 head of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
Cooked white rice, for serving

Directions:

1.
Place cucumbers in a large bowl and add the salt. Mix and toss until the cucumbers start to release a little bit of water, about 1 minute. Let stand for 30 minutes.

2.
Meanwhile, For the Marinated Pork: In a small bowl, combine ground pork with the soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, oil, fish sauce, and cornstarch. Mix well and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.

3.
For the Sauce and Stir-Fry: In a small bowl combine the water, soy sauce, sesame oil, and cornstarch. Mix well and set aside.

4.
Drain cucumbers and rinse under cold running water. Drain well, then pat dry with paper towels.

5.
In a wok, heat 1 teaspoon canola oil over high heat until smoking. Add marinated pork, spreading it out with a spatula so that it makes a thin layer. Let cook undisturbed for 30 seconds. Using the spatula, break the pork into small pieces. Add chili flakes to taste and continue stir-frying until the pork is cooked through and golden brown. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

6.
Wipe the wok clean and add the remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil and heat over high heat until smoking. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 10 seconds. Add cucumbers and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Return pork to the wok and stir well. Mix the sauce with a spoon or chopstick and pour it into the wok. Continue cooking and stirring until the cucumbers begin to look glossy, about 30 seconds. Transfer cucmbers a plate and serve with rice.

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Recipe: Steelhead (or Ahi Tuna) Poke

Steelhead Poke (recipe from Zupan fish monger)

Ingredients

1.5 pound steelhead steaks
1/4 cup gluten free soy sauce
3 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sweet sriracha (to taste), or 1/2 tsp. red chili flakes (to taste)
1 scallion, thinly sliced
Scant 1/4 cup sweet onion, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp. salt
Some water
2 teaspoons black sesame seeds, toasted (optional)

Equipment

Glass bowl
Sharp chef knife
Plastic wrap

Instructions

Using a sharp knife, cut fish into cubes. Place in a large bowl. Combine all ingredients:  soy sauce, sesame oil, sweet sriracha sauce, scallion, onions, some water, and salt. Gently mix into fish until thoroughly combined. Cover the poke with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours, or up to 2 days.