A la chicken Marbella
It's roast chicken in white wine with olives and capers. I read that Chicken Marbella was an iconic 1980’s dish. The original recipe has prunes and brown sugar; I used …
Main Courses
Our definition of a main course is a dish, usually protein-based, that provides the most bulk in a meal. It can be a stew, a chunky soup, a stir fry, roast meat, fried meat or grilled fish. This is Asia, so, rice is the default partner.
But there are instances — as in the case of one bowl meals — when the main course is the only course for lunch or dinner.
Fried whole fish with chili pineapple sauce
A whole fish is deep fried until the skin is crisp then smothered with a mixture of homemade sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, chilies and chunks of fresh pineapple.
Catfish braised in caramel sauce (ca kho to)
Sweet and salty with heat supplied by ginger and chilies. Serve the catfish with hot rice for a real Asian dining experience.
Hollandaise chicken sandwich
What to do with leftover chicken? Shred it, season it, pile on bread, drizzle with Hollandaise sauce and sprinkle with cayenne.
Spanish-style meatballs
Meatballs are so ubiquitous. But there are good meatballs and there are so-so meatballs. In this recipe, they are made with a mixture of ground pork and chopped Spanish …
Bacon-stuffed pork loin
Butterflied and pounded pork loin is stuffed with bacon and sun-dried tomatoes, rolled, browned and roasted. The bacon-stuffed pork loin is rested before it is sliced and …
Stir fried adlay (Job’s tears) a la yang chow
Cook adlay (Job's tears') like rice, spread on a tray to cool to room temperature then stir fry it yang chow fried rice style. Delicious and filling one bowl meal.