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Food52I've been a flight attendant for 25 years, and early on in my career I flew ONE time with a crazy Captain on the 727 aircraft who was not only a pilot but a cook who had a love of simple, good food. Through a strange combination of people I ended up buying his cookbook: "Granny Karate's Kitchen" for about $20. This publication is devoted entirely to helping a man cook an impressive array of good-tasting food for the woman he wants to impress. Every recipe is very detailed, with a list of the ingredients, tools/pots/pans needed, and most of them advise the single gentleman to include in his shopping list a dozen red roses. The whole cookbook is a hoot, but for 25 years I have been pretty much only been making the chicken soup. Over the years I have tweaked the recipe to make it more flavorful, but no matter what the prelude to the soup in the notes at the beginning of the book are the best. Captain Carlson and Chef Kral address how to cook for a bachelor's sick lady friend: 'Maybe there is a woman in your life that is not really a woman in YOUR life. She considers you her best friend and confidant. (Don't you just hate that?) She's probably romantically involved with some other guy and has never had those feelings for you. Your 'big brother' status is getting you down but what can you do? If you make a pass at her you might ruin your friendship, something you are not willing to risk. Try this: One day you find that the love of your life has called in sick from work. She has a bad cold. What does every mother make for her kid with a cold? Chicken soup. Go home, whip up 'Granny's Chicken Remedy Soup', then take it over to her house. When she invites you in, DO NOT GO IN. I REPEAT, DO NOT GO IN! This is your chance. Tell her you did not come over to chat. You couldn't concentrate at work because you worried about her. Tell her if anything ever happened to her, you would just die. Tell her you could not imagine your life without her. Tell her your true feelings, masked by the caring about her illness. Then leave. After you are gone, she will still have your words ringing in her ears. You can bet her present boyfriend didn't take the time to make her soup. He should have, for soon, he will be history.' I've added some additional flavor, replaced water with broth, upped the amount of chicken and then threw in some chopped fresh kimchee for extra health benefits. After all, I gotta kick this cold. Enjoy!Food52When I was in optometry school in Houston, my anatomy professor Jon Watson and his wife Susie won the annual Terlingua Chili cook-off. (http://www.abowlofred.com/) This was a very big deal, and resulted in chili being served at every house party and gathering with intense conversations about what cut of meat (Texans do not put beans in their chili!), how long to cook the meat, how much heat, what other spices, etc. What made the chili so amazing to me was the long cooking process with various flavors added along the way, resulting in a chili that was rich and layered with flavor. I've made lots of chili over the years, but I had yet to make a vegetarian version that approached the same richness and depth of flavor as chili made with beef. This one comes close. It uses chickpeas instead of the usual kidney beans because they have a meatiness that you don't find in other beans. And I added eggplant to give the unctuous smooth texture and mouthfeel that you get from fat--without adding a lot of fat. (Thank you, Paul Qui of Top Chef for that idea.) And instead of dumping it all together and cooking it, I added the different flavors and spices gradually so that the flavors would enrich each other and meld together. To cook the chickpeas, I used ChezSuzanne's technique outlined on her blog The Wimpy Vegetarian. (Isn't that a great name?) Here's the link: http://thewimpyvegetarian.com/2011/10/slow-food-cooking-chickpeas/ I added a habanero chili, a halved onion and a large smashed clove of garlic to the cooking water. The chili did give the chickpeas a smoky flavor with just a tiny hint of heat. This chili, like most, is best if let to sit a while before eating it. I cook the chickpeas ahead of time, then get up early and start the chili in the morning. After resting all day, it's perfect for dinner. There are a lot of ingredients, but once you gather them all together, it goes really quickly. You may like different spices or different proportions, more or less heat, and that's all fine. The trick here is to layer, let simmer, layer, let simmer, and you'll have a rich bowl of vegetarian chili. No, it won't taste like a beef chili, but it will be really good all the same.Food52Ingredient List (Feel free to add your own twist): 20 Oz Glutinous Rice 2 Oz Cured Pork Belly, diced 1 Oz Chinese Sausage, diced 1 Oz Peanuts 1 Oz Dried Scallops, rehydrated and chopped 1 Oz Dried Shrimp, rehydrated and chopped 1 Oz Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated and chopped 1 Oz Ginger 2 Oz Green Onion, chopped 1 tablespoons of oyster sauce 1 tablespoon of soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon of dark soy sauce 1 tsp sugar A dash of humor (because cooking should always be fun!) Hey my foodie friends! Welcome back to my cooking channel, where we embark on a culinary journey to excite your taste buds. Among the many videos on YouTube sharing stir-fried glutinous rice, what is the difference between this fried glutinous rice video I shared? Stir-fried glutinous rice is a classic dim sum with a long history in Chinese restaurants. Introduction Traditionally, this cooking method is time-consuming and laborious, similar to how risotto is cooked from raw to cooked. But the videos we often see on YouTube all use a simple and convenient cheat method - first cook the sticky rice and then stir fry it. However, today I devoutly follow the traditional method to share this fried glutinous rice dish, so that everyone can understand the traditional classic raw fried glutinous rice. Of course, at the end of the video, I will also share the simplest and most convenient method with 0 skills, be sure to watch the end. There are many versions of stir-fried glutinous rice recipes on the Internet, and the version we introduce today is chewy glutinous rice with juicy and delicious pork belly, Chinese sausage and surprises that will be discussed later. Glutinous Rice Processing First let's learn the tip of glutinous rice preparation before making traditional stir-fried glutinous rice. Rinse the glutinous rice well and soak it in water for 1 hour. Of course, as usual, we wash the rice three times before soaking. Note that the soaking time of glutinous rice should not be too long, 1-2 hours is the best. After soaking the glutinous rice, use this colander to drain the water. This ensures the rice is plump, happy, and ready to soak up all those delicious flavors later on. This will make it easier to fry glutinous rice. Ingredients Processing Wash the dried shrimp in clean water, and drain. Then, soak the dried shrimp in warm water, which will help them soften up faster than if they were to soak in cold water. Similarly, wash the dried shiitake mushrooms，drain, and then soak in warm water to rehydrate and soften. They should be soft and ready to cut. We'll first cut them into thin slices, then rotate go degrees to dice into small pieces. After prepare dried ingredients, we'll cut cured meats. wait! wait! I still want to remind: do not throw away the water soaking dried ingredients, because it will play an important role in the future. In Guangdong, raw fried glutinous rice is also called La Mei glutinous rice. La Mei is pickled food. Today we use two kinds of preserved meat, lap cheong（chinese sausage）and lap yuk （cured meat）. Curing meat with salt was popular in China hundreds of years ago. Although it was to preserve excess food, or to make food transportation more convenient. Now it is specially made for the unique taste of cured meat. In the eyes of Cantonese, glutinous rice without lap cheong is soulless. Chinese sausage is the main ingredient of glutinous rice. Then we started cutting the cured meat. Cured pork belly is very dense, so it's hard to cut through, even with a sharp or heavy knife. Be careful! Make sure that your non-cutting hand is grasping the meat with a claw-like grip, with fingertips tucked under so they don't get bit by a slipping knife. Cut the cured pork belly into strips, and then dice into small pieces. Make the pieces a similar size and shape to the diced mushrooms. Chop the Chinese sausage the same way: cut into strips, then diced into small pieces. If you want to learn more about Cantonese cuisine, please follow our channel. We will share Cantonese cuisine recipes and related knowledge step by step every week. Of course, if you like our video, please like and leave a message to tell us. If your friends like Cantonese cuisine like you, please share our channel and let us explore the delicacy of Cantonese cuisine together. Stir-Fried Ingredients When the ingredients are done prepare, it's time to start stir-frying everything together! Heat your wok or pan on high. When it's hot, or after about 30 seconds, add oil, and give it a swirl to coat. When the oil ripples, or after 40-50 seconds, add all ingredients. Stir-fry the ingredients on low heat for 1-2 minutes, then add minced ginger. Stir-fry for another 30 seconds, until the ingredients turn golden brown and release the aroma and oil, and then scoop everything out and onto a plate. Glutinous rice is traditionally considered to have the effect of warming the stomach. It's also a must-order for dim sum, but it's also very often made at home. We usually eat glutinous rice during the two traditional Chinese solar terms of "Major Cold" and "Minor Cold" to make our bodies feel warm. Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms in traditional China, and it is also the coldest day of the year. So on this day, some areas of Guangdong will have the custom of eating glutinous rice. Although the sticky rice is similar to another classic sticky rice chicken, however, Lo Mai Gai has chicken and salted eggs, and is wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed. It's a bit more labor and time - intensive than this Cantonese Sticky Rice, Lo Mai Fan, recipe. Frying Sticky Rice Now once the ingredients is done cooking, we start frying sticky rice. Drain the glutinous rice. After the ingredients are evenly stir-fried, add the glutinous rice directly, and stir to make the rice be coated with the oil released by the ingredients. Then add water 2 tablespoons at a time and stir fry over medium heat. When the water is almost dry, add more water. Repeat the process of stirring and spreading the rice 3 times, adding 2 tablespoons of water each time. After repeating 3 times, try to spread the glutinous rice in a thin layer and cook it evenly over medium heat. Cover and simmer for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, add rice wine and 2 tablespoons of water, and simmer for another 5 minutes until the rice is fully cooked. After the rice is cooked, Stir-fry and mix everything for 2.5 minutes. Stir well and add seasoning, remembering to taste for yourself and adjust to personal taste. Finally, turn off the heat, add chopped peanuts and chives, and stir well. Stir-fried glutinous rice is not only scrumptious, but it's also a culinary adventure filled with fun and flavor. So go ahead, make it your own, add your twist, and enjoy the stir-fry shimmy in your kitchen. See you next time ! Wait! Wait! I seem to have forgotten something? correct! I would also like to introduce you to one of the simplest and most convenient 0 skills to live with glutinous rice. Let's find out together! You can use an electric rice cooker to cook the glutinous rice first, then mix the fried ingredients into the rice in the rice cooker, stir well with chopsticks and enjoy the deliciousness. Congratulations to you who watched the video here, because you have mastered two different ways to make sticky rice. Yes, this time is really over, it's really time to say goodbye, let's see you next time! Finally, remember to like, share, comment and subscribe to our channel, let's explore the deliciousness of Cantonese cuisine together. Glutinous Rice: Frequently Searched Questions｜Do You Understand Everything? Is Sticky Rice Ok For Fried Rice? Another good option for fried rice is Japanese-style sushi rice, which is a short-grain sticky rice. When used to make fried rice, it may stir-fry into clumps because it's so starchy; it will also be chewier in texture compared to the drier, crunchier texture of standard takeout fried rice. What Is The Difference Between Sticky Rice And Glutinous Rice? Hailing from southeast and east Asia, sticky rice – also referred to as glutinous rice or sweet rice – is known for its propensity to be more compact. Rice contains two types of starches: amylose and amylopectin. Should Stir Fry Rice Be Sticky? Fried rice is at its most delicious when it's fluffy and not too sticky. It should have distinct, individual grains. Here are tips to help you make fried rice that tastes as good as it does at your favorite restaurant. Should You Soak Glutinous Rice Before Cooking? Tips for Preparing Sticky rice Sticky rice can be a bit tricky for the inexperienced, here are some important things to note: If possible, soak the rice for 1-2 hours. 2 hours is technically the maximum, but if your rice is old, it maybe extra dry and need more time. Wash sticky rice until the water runs almost clear. Can You Cook Sticky Rice The Same As Regular Rice? Trust me, if you could cook it like regular rice the whole nation of Thailand wouldn't do it any other way. Sticky rice can't absorb much water, and it is not forgiving at all if you add even a bit too much - so cooking it in water willy-nilly can result in mushy rice very easily. When Do Cantonese Eat Sticky Rice? Glutinous rice is traditionally considered to have the effect of warming the stomach. It's also a must-order for dim sum, but it's also very often made at home. We usually eat glutinous rice during the two traditional Chinese solar terms of "Major Cold" and "Minor Cold" to make our bodies feel warm. Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms in traditional China, and it is also the coldest day of the year. So on this day, some areas of Guangdong will have the custom of eating glutinous rice.Food52I loved the idea of this contest, but I found it difficult to come up with just one recipe. I come from a family of really wonderful cooks. For us, sitting down to a meal is not just about eating to nourish our bodies, but food provides comfort, sustenance, and, most of all, love. The recipe that I finally decided to submit is one that I grew up eating, and throughout my childhood, was my favorite dish. I first tasted it in my great-grandmother's kitchen. She immigrated to America from Italy, and she was an extraordinary cook. I remember that she had a brick oven in her backyard, where she would make homemade pizza and bread. She would make ravioli on her kitchen table and roll the dough out with a broomstick handle. But the dish that she is really remembered for, by everyone in my family, is her Sunday sauce. This is the ragu that she made every Sunday morning before going to church. She would serve it in the afternoon as part of an elaborate Sunday dinner to her husband, children, and grandchildren. When my great-grandmother's son married a young Irish woman (my grandmother) she had to learn how to make this sauce. When my grandparents' son (my father) married my mother (who is of Mexican descent) my great-grandmother taught my mother how to make this sauce. Now I make it as well. But like all of the women in my family, I have slightly altered the ingredients and cooking techniques to make the sauce my own. But despite the changes I have made, I still consider this the sauce that I grew up eating. I now make this sauce for my own six-year-old daughter, and it is my hope that when she grows up, she will make it for her children and remember its roots. This is not week-day evening cooking, when dinner can be on the table in 30 minutes. If I want to make a pasta sauce on weekday evenings, I usually turn to a fresh pomodoro sauce or an aglio e olio sauce. No, this is a weekend sauce, ideally made on a Sunday, when the cook cannot be rushed. It takes time to roast the meats, simmer the sauce, and taste the ingredients as they come together. But it is the most rewarding dish thatI know how to make, and despite its simplicity, it always receives accolades. Some cooking notes: What gives this sauce its incomparable flavor is the pork, so don't be tempted to substitute another ingredient. Go to a butcher shop and get homemade Italian sausages. I guarantee that you will taste the difference in the sauce. As for the bones, the best cut is neck bones, which is what my mother uses. However, I find these hard to source, so really any small pork bones will do. I have used spare ribs, pork side bones, and a farmer at my local greenmarket sells me pork soup bones. All have worked well. Do not discard the bones after you have made the sauce. They are wonderful to gnaw on. (In fact, the bones were my grandfather's, my mother's and my favorite parts of this dish to eat. We used to fight over who got to eat them!) As for the tomatoes, use really good quality tomatoes. You can definitely taste the difference. I like Muir Glen organic Roma tomatoes. Try to find a brand without a lot of added salt. And any sort of dried pasta will work with this dish, but I like a shape with some ridges and corners that the sauce can cling to. Penne Rigate or rigatoni are both good choices. My favorite pasta brands are Italian imports -- Latini and Rustichella D'Abruzzo. Once you have tasted pasta made from bronze casts, you will never go back to supermarket pastas. - cookinginvictoriaFood52I used to hunt for two kinds of recipes: everyday food for my husband and me, and “company-worthy” dishes for entertaining. The two sets of recipes hardly ever overlapped—neither in the big file box with precisely labeled folders that I crammed full of newspaper clippings and torn-out pages from Gourmet, nor in the way I served them. We were newly married, learning how to cook and host together in our small apartment. I’d spend hours coming up with ambitious, multi-course menus that started with hors d'oeuvres and a soup or plated salad. We’d go to multiple grocery stores and specialty markets to hunt down ingredients, if that's what it took, and would start prepping days in advance. I made everything I could from scratch. We enjoyed those dinner parties, but without fail, we’d collapse from exhaustion after our guests left, leaving a mountain of dirty dishes for the next day. Fast forward sixteen years: My husband and I still love to host, but I couldn’t tell you the last time I served a plated salad. We serve everything family-or buffet-style and usually do our shopping the morning of—the day before, if we’ve really planned ahead. Sure, having two kids and less free time changes the equation, but we’ve intentionally and openly embraced a simpler, more casual style of hosting. Our dressed-down dinner parties are a whole lot easier to pull off, and more fun, too. And when it comes to the menu planning? I turn to recipes that we like to make for ourselves—ones that can go from weeknight to weekend dinner party, and vice versa. I’ve discarded the notion that certain types of food are only worthy for company, and not for yourself or your family, any night of the week. Or that dinner party food needs to be fancy or complicated to be special. I prize low-effort, high-impact dishes, and once I find them, I make them every chance I get, no matter the occasion. This is why I’m so taken with this Turmeric-Roasted Cauliflower with Pistachio Gremolata. I came up with the recipe as a simple way to dress up roasted cauliflower, something I make often this time of year. I love how the freshly grated bits of turmeric (ground turmeric is a fine substitute if you can't find fresh) get deliciously caramelized on the hot sheet pan, and how its earthiness complements the mild sweetness of cauliflower. And, because I’m a sucker for nutty, herby condiments, the whole thing is topped with pistachio gremolata (lots of it), plus juicy pomegranate arils to add extra freshness and zing (I like to use them liberally to make the dish a little salad-like). When pomegranates aren't in season, either omit the arils (no substitutions needed) or omit the dates and use currants or dried cranberries in place of the arils. The dish comes together quickly and easily—and even better, I can get all of the ingredients at my neighborhood supermarket. It’s so striking in flavor and presentation, and a dish that’s equally special for busy weeknights and relaxed weekend dinner parties. During the week, I serve it as a main course, maybe with some leftover chicken on the side. On the weekends, I serve it as a side dish to go along with whatever meat or fish we’re roasting or grilling—whether for my family, or a table of friends. It’s the type of dish that I’ll never tire of, no matter how many times I serve it. I still have that same file box crammed full of recipes in my basement. I keep it for sentimental reasons, I guess—a reminder of those bygone dinner parties that my husband and I used to throw. But I don’t use it, nor any kind of labeling or sorting system, for recipes. Now, instead of trying to find “company-worthy” dishes for dinner parties, I just focus on serving good food.CookingLightEveryone needs a basic quiche recipe. This savory tart is the perfect make-ahead meal for brunches, lunches, and even dinner—but it’s not always the healthiest option. So how do you slash the fat without compromising the flavor? Our basic quiche proves you can make a healthier—but just as indulgent—version. Make it, memorize the formula, then customize it with whatever ingredients you have on hand. Here’s how we pulled it off: The Crust: The traditional quiche crust recipe—flour, butter, salt, and cold water—is a bit high in sat fat for our standards. For a healthier crust that captures the simplicity of the original recipe, Wholly Wholesome Organic Pie Dough (find it at Whole Foods) is, hands down, our top pick. No wonky ingredients, just flaky, buttery goodness. Try the whole-wheat version, which has over 2g of fiber per serving. For gluten-free crust, try making a quinoa pie crust or a sweet potato crust. The Custard: For your custard to set properly in the oven, use this easy ratio: 1 part dairy to 2 parts eggs. Classic custards use heavy cream, but 2% milk contains a fraction of the sat fat and is still plenty rich. Flavor your custard with salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg, and fresh herbs such as chives, oregano, parsley, or tarragon. The Filling: For a 9-inch quiche crust, you’ll need about 1 ½ cups total of pre-cooked veggies, plus a little cheese. Meat is optional, but a small amount of bacon or ham gives a big flavor boost. For veggies, we love sliced mushrooms, broccoli or cauliflower florets, cubed sweet potatoes, diced bell peppers, or sliced cherry tomatoes. Choose a lower-fat cheese such as Parmesan cheese, goat cheese, feta cheese mozzarella, or Ricotta. Add fiber to our basic quiche by making a simple kale salad with this tangy vinaigrette. Looking for more ideas? Check out these Healthy Quiche Recipes.
