Baked fish with lemon and dill
The French call it fish en papillote — a cooking method where fish (or fillets) are wrapped in parchment paper then baked. In this recipe, slices of lemon and sprigs of …
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.
Garlicky sausage mac and cheese
Store bought garlicky sausage meat is browned and combined with Mornay sauce before cooked pasta is stirred in. Fast and easy snack or a filling lunch or dinner.
Moussaka with Mornay sauce
Among all variants of moussaka, this is closest to the Greek layered eggplant and meat dish. But the white sauce has cheese. And more cheese is added before baking.
Steamed chicken and mushrooms with black bean sauce
Chicken thigh fillets are marinated in black bean sauce, tossed with eryngii mushrooms, topped with ginger, scallions and sesame seeds, and steamed for 20 minutes.
Chicken braised in black bean garlic sauce
Velveted chicken is precooked in oil before the sauce is added and the braising begins. Read more about velveting and the ingredients for the lovely sauce.
Claypot rice with shimps and dumplings
Soaked rice is cooked in broth, topped with green beans and mushrooms tossed with black beans and chili sauces, store-bought vegetable dumplings and whole shrimps.
Slow cooker mung bean stew
Parboiled mung beans, browned pork belly, and sauteed shallots, garlic and tomatoes are slow cooked in bone broth until the mung beans and meat are tender. Okra, …