Cooking - some dishes from 2009

"Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character." - Oscar Levant

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Cajun Chicken


Jambalaya. I didn't really scrape out the graton. I should've.


Miso Chicken. Except that Miso paste comes in such large tubs that if you don't drink miso soup regularly, there's no point buying them - so I used instant miso soup packets


Yakisoba. Using soba sauce, not yakisoba sauce (it didn't really work)


Cassoulet:


For the duck fat, we used Chinese Roast Duck


Rendering the duck fat


The Secret Ingredient: Tiger Gold


Boiling


With the herbs


Southern Fried Chicken:


The secret ingredient - MSG. The 11 herbs and spices are nothing next to (or without) this


"Spice" mix (more like MSG mix with some spices)


Biscuit making


Biscuits ready to bake and chicken (after parboiling in milk - buttermilk is too expensive)


Baked Biscuits


Coating chicken


Coated chicken


Frying


Initial pieces


The whole plate