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Umami Days

Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Beverages
  • Kitchen
    • Kitchen how-tos
    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food Tales
    • Edible Garden
    • Dining
  • Newsletter

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.

Meatballs in sweet sour sauce

Meatballs in sweet sour sauce

Light and bouncy meatballs made with ground pork, shiitake, dried shrimps, vegetables and spices are deep fried and served with homemade sweet sour sauce.

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Greek-style grilled sea bream with onions and tomatoes

Greek-style grilled sea bream with onions and tomatoes

This Green-style grilled sea bream with onions and tomatoes was cooked with a little white wine, plenty of garlic and finished off with lemon juice. The effect? …

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Chicken, mushrooms and spinach pot pie

Chicken mushroom spinach pot pie

Creamy and cheesy, the filling of this chicken mushroom spinach pot pie is sandwiched between layers of phyllo pastry.

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Green Beans and Cauliflower With Herb and Spice Butter in Wooden Bowl

Green beans and cauliflower with herb and spice butter

This side dish is seasoned with nothing but salt because the butter has everything else that the vegetables need.

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Slow cooker callos

Slow cooker callos

The Filipino version of the Spanish beef tripe stew, callos is often served as a special occasion dish because of the laborious cooking process. Using a slow cooker makes …

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Chicken piccata

Chicken piccata

Pounded chicken thigh fillets are dredged in flour, browned in olive oil then braised shortly with garlic, capers, white wine and lemon juice. Off the heat, more butter …

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Lasagna with white sauce and pesto

Lasagna with Béchamel (white sauce) and pesto

Seriously, there's more to lasagna than red sauce. Mozzarella is not a must either.

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