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By Chile Doctor, July 22nd, 2010, at 12:00 pm
Time to take a short break from the grill. (Well, sort of.) I noticed in the store the other day that red snapper was available at a good price, and that got me to thinking. PJ likes snapper, usually stuffed with something like crab. But putting the fish into a nice sauce is also a [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, July 15th, 2010, at 5:14 pm
Most Americans can’t stomach the thought of cooking a whole fish. They should get over that, though; elsewise they’ll miss out on a flavorful opportunity. And it’s really not any harder than grilling fish fillets. Shoot, in some details it’s actually easier! So pay attention as we move along though this important topic.
A recent article [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, June 27th, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Tropical Storm Alex, the first of the 2010 Atlantic season, is churning its way across the Yucatan Peninsula today. Everybody knows what that means, right? Yep, you got it in one: Time to Grill!
Texans need excuses to grill, you see. And impending wind and rain sounds like a good enough excuse to me! I’m grilling [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, June 24th, 2010, at 1:04 pm
I spent plenty of time in Singapore over the years, and I always enjoyed touring the food hawkers’ areas. My favorites were Tiong Bahru Market, Bukit Timah, Chomp Chomp Food Centre, People’s Park, and Lau Pa Sat. I never made it to Glutton’s Square, although the place is still legendary on the island and with [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, August 13th, 2009, at 7:19 am
Saltimbocca. The very word is both elegant and exotic at the same time. I’ve enjoyed veal saltimbocca for decades years a long time, in restaurants as scattered as San Francisco to Xiamen. (I’d tell you exactly how long I’ve been enjoying this dish, but that might distress you; after all, when I was a kid [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, July 28th, 2009, at 5:20 pm
The sun comes up early in Shenzhen, and today it brought rain with it. In fact, a deluge. So much rain it had to get an early start, and the thunder and lightning preceded first light by about an hour. That left plenty of room for a second big storm to hit as dawn broke. [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, July 23rd, 2009, at 5:00 am
A quick post today; lots of stuff happening, and the trip to China is just around the corner!
Sometimes, even bold fish can come out, well, a bit bland. The way chefs solve this problem is to build a bold pan sauce and pour it over the dish. Here’s one such sauce that works great on [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, May 28th, 2009, at 6:38 am
Photo from “Cooking Up a Storm”
Ken Hom is one of the most prolific cookbook writers you never heard of (I bet). He’s been pumping out books on Chinese, Thai and other Asian cuisines for more than 25 years now, and he’s been featured on television cooking shows.
He even did “East Meets West” style cooking and [...] Read more »
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