Mushroom broccoli stir fry
If you're a fan of Chinese beef with broccoli, this is the vegetarian version. Button and shiitake mushrooms were stir fried with broccoli florets, and tossed in a sticky …
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.
Baked squash with Parmesan
Thick slices of squash are drizzled with butter in which garlic had been browned, topped with panko and Parmesan, and baked.
Whole fish with lemongrass and ginger sauce
The fish is twice cooked. First, it is deep fried to give it texture. Next, it is braised in the spicy sauce just long enough to allow the flesh to soak up the flavors. …
Meatballs shigureni
Cook meatballs (fry, bake, grill or broil), heat dashi, soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar and ginger in a shallow pan just until simmering, drop in the cooked meatballs and …
Stuffed bell pepper
Bell pepper stuffed with cooked rice, onion, garlic, paprika, mushrooms, cheese and parsley is drizzled with olive oil, baked and served in a shallow pool of homemade …
Braised pork in sweet soy sauce (tau yew bak)
Salty and sweet with a little heat, the key to making this dish successfully is to mind the ratio between the meat and the sauce during and at the end of cooking.
Chicken nanban with tartar sauce
Unlike most fried chicken recipes that start with marinating, chicken nanban fillets are marinated after frying. Strange? Maybe, but the result is delicious.