Monday, June 21, 2010

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.

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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

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


Cassoulet:

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For the duck fat, we used Chinese Roast Duck

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Rendering the duck fat

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The Secret Ingredient: Tiger Gold

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Boiling

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With the herbs


Southern Fried Chicken:

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

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

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Biscuit making

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

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Baked Biscuits

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Coating chicken

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Coated chicken

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Frying

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Initial pieces

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The whole plate
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