Asian Night

Asian Mary

Combine 1 TBSP salt, sesame seed and wasabi powder.

Rim glass with lime and dip in dry mix.

Fill highball with ice, 1 CUP tomato juice, 1 TBSP wasabi, 1 TSP Tabasco, ½ TSP Worcestershire; 1 oz lemon juice; garnish with sesame and a skewer of star fruit

(All recipes for 2 persons)

SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'LL NEED

Thai Wraps

Head lettuce leaves

1 garlic clove-minced
1 TBSP grated ginger
green chili sliced
1 shallots, sliced
¼ cup tofu, sliced
½ carrot, finely cut into strips
2 shitake mushrooms, sliced
1 egg
¼ cup red cabbage, shredded
1 spring onion
1 cup bean sprouts

1 TBSP lime juice

1 TBSP soy
1 TBSP fish sauce
1 TBSP oyster sauce

Fresh basil

¼ cup roasted peanuts, chopped

2 TBSP oil

 

Heat oil, add garlic, ginger, chili, shallots; fry one minute

Add tofu, carrot, mushroom, sauces; cook additional minute
Fry egg; add bean sprouts
Wrap in lettuce leaves; top with basil and peanuts

Cheat of the Week

 

Miso Soup & dumplings courtesy of T & T dumplings and Fuchu Miso
(We did chop a green onion so that’s something at least.)

 

Japanese Curry

 

And why is it Japanese?  On account of the turmeric.  This spice has been in the news a lot lately.  Fabulous health benefits.

6 chicken thighs

¼ CUP oil
½ CUP onion
¼ CUP grated apple-remove peel

1TBSP Japanese seasoning*

½ TBSP chopped garlic

½ TBSP chopped ginger

1 ½ TBSP flour

1 CUP chicken stock
2 CUP spinach
2 TBSP fresh coriander

Sear chicken & reserve.

Add onion, apple, seasoning, ginger & garlic.  Cook for 1 min.
Stir in flour, cook for 2 min.
Add stock in batches; bring to boil
Simmer 5 min; add chicken and cook 10 min.
Remove from heat.
Add spinach and coriander.
Serve with rice or noodles.

(Paired with Kronenbourg 1664-wheat beer w/ citrus and coriander.)

 

*Japanese seasoning

 

1TBSP turmeric
½ TBSP ground coriander
½ TBSP ground cumin
½ TSP ground cardamom
¼ TSP cinnamon
¼ TSP ground ginger
1/8 TSP fresh pepper
1/8 TSP cayenne
1/8 TSP ground cloves
1/8 TSP ground fennel

 

 

Easy Rice Pudding

 

¼ CUP basmati rice
4 CUPS milk
1/3 CUP sugar
Pinch of salt
1/4 TSP cinnamon
1/4 TSP ground cardamom
1/4 CUP broken pistachio

Cook rice, milk and sugar on low heat for 2 ½ hours

Add salt, cinnamon and cardamom
Top with nuts.

Editor's note:
This turned out very well and worth the over two hour wait.

 

 

Truffle Pig

 

Energy bar of a different kind. Hagensborg Chocolates. Made in Canada.

Mentioned the P, B & J in a previous post (delicious!).  This one is Mocha.

Milk, mint, bubble gum and so on.

Nicely presented.

 

 

 

Bumble Bars

 

Went rummaging through the organic section at the local grocer.

Flax and sesame seed, almond, brown rice syrup, cane juice, sea salt, vanilla, cinnamon.

Thin bars resembling tightly packed bird seed.

Just enough sweetness to hold things together.

 

 

I like a chewy bar. This is not something you can sink your teeth into.

Slight aftertaste that lingers.

Energy bar for the cubicle as there is a tendency to crumble.

Will try the other flavours out of curiosity, but will also wait for a sale, like this one.

 

NB: Keep the dental floss handy.

 

Made In USA so I haven't scored any points for eating locally.