Chicken curry
One thing I learned during my trip to Singapore and Malaysia is that there are many, many ways to cook curried dishes. And that the inclusion of potatoes is a European addition. Curried dishes can be quite dry or saucy and the color of the stew varies depending on the kind of curry paste used [...]...
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After the pearl balls and the roast duckling
Sometimes, no matter what you do, you still have to deal with leftovers. For instance, on December 17, for my daughter’s class party, I made pearl balls. I had enough meat mixture to make pearl balls for the party and for our dinner that night but, alas, I only had so much glutinous rice.
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General Tso’s chicken
The thing about stir fries is that they cannot be cooked in advance. Which makes them none-too-ideal dishes for large gatherings especially if, like me, you prefer to distribute the cooking over several days so that you don’t look and feel like wilted vegetable by the time the guests arrive.
But...
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Sinampalukang manok (sour soup with chicken and tamarind leaves)
My mother has a cousin who cooked delicious sinampalukang manok. She would make a huge pot each time and it always amazed me how she could strip the leaves from the tiny branches so fast. I cooked a pot of sinampalukang manok a few days ago and I found out that stripping the leaves from [...]...
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Fried chicken, Asian style
Some people like their fried chicken without breading; others prefer to enjoy it with a coating of flour, bread crumbs, corn meal or even crushed corn flakes, Southern style. “Southern”, of course, refers to the Southern states of the United States where chicken is traditionally seasoned, dipped...
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