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Short Rib Ragu

2tsp Vegetable Oil
3pds boneless short ribs, cut into 3″ pieces
course salt and ground pepper
1 medium yellow onion
1 large carrot (diced small)
28 oz can diced tomatoes, lightly pureed (maybe try tomatoes juice: made by skinning then pureeing grape tomatoes)
2 sprigs of rosemary or oregano (or a bit more dried stuff).

In large skillet, heat oil over med-high. Season ribs with salt/pepper. In batches, cook till browned on all side. Transfer to crock pot. Add 1 tbsp of fat from browning back to pan. Add carrot and onion to pan, stir until soft. Add vegables and liquid to crock pot. Add herbs.

Cook for about six hours.

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Almost No-Knead Bread

Makes 1 large round loaf. Published January 1, 2008. From Cook’s Illustrated.

An enameled cast-iron Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid yields best results, but the recipe also works in a regular cast-iron Dutch oven or heavy stockpot. (See the related information in “High-Heat Baking in a Dutch Oven” for information on converting Dutch oven handles to work safely in a hot oven.) Use a mild-flavored lager, such as Budweiser (mild non-alcoholic lager also works). The bread is best eaten the day it is baked but can be wrapped in aluminum foil and stored in a cool, dry place for up to 2 days.

Ingredients
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (15 ounces), plus additional for dusting work surface
1/4 teaspoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water (7 ounces), at room temperature
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mild-flavored lager (3 ounces)
1 tablespoon white vinegar

Instructions

1. Whisk flour, yeast, and salt in large bowl. Add water, beer, and vinegar. Using rubber spatula, fold mixture, scraping up dry flour from bottom of bowl until shaggy ball forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 8 to 18 hours.

2. Lay 12- by 18-inch sheet of parchment paper inside 10-inch skillet and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface and knead 10 to 15 times. Shape dough into ball by pulling edges into middle. Transfer dough, seam-side down, to parchment-lined skillet and spray surface of dough with nonstick cooking spray. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until dough has doubled in size and does not readily spring back when poked with finger, about 2 hours.

3. About 30 minutes before baking, adjust oven rack to lowest position, place 6- to 8-quart heavy-bottomed Dutch oven (with lid) on rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees. Lightly flour top of dough and, using razor blade or sharp knife, make one 6-inch-long, 1/2-inch-deep slit along top of dough. Carefully remove pot from oven and remove lid. Pick up dough by lifting parchment overhang and lower into pot (let any excess parchment hang over pot edge). Cover pot and place in oven. Reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees and bake covered for 30 minutes. Remove lid and continue to bake until loaf is deep brown and instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 210 degrees, 20 to 30 minutes longer. Carefully remove bread from pot; transfer to wire rack and cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.

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Cook’s Illustrated’s Foolproof Pie Dough


Serves one 9-inch double-crust pie

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1/2 cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces
  • 1/4 cup cold vodka
  • 1/4 cup cold water

Directions

  1. Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and sugar in food processor until combined, about 2 one-second pulses.
  2. Add butter and shortening and process until homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds and there should be no uncoated flour).
  3. Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade.
  4. Add remaining cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses.
  5. Empty mixture into medium bowl.
  6. Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture.
  7. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together.
  8. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into 4-inch disk.
  9. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.

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Taco Seasoning Mix

Mix together and store in an air tight container:

  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp dried onion
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
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YakiSoba Sauce

  • ¼ cup Japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
  • 1½ tbs Japanese rice vinegar
  • 1 tbs sake
  • 1 tbs mirin
  • 1 tbs tomato sauce
  • 1 tbs oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp soft brown sugar
  • Chili to taste
  • Ginger to taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Can add shiitake soaking water to increase volume.

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Omy-Soba Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Soba Noodles
  • Yakisoba sauce
  • 2 eggs (Added with soy sauce, salt/pepper)
  • Sliced ginger
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Sliced chicken/pork, seasoned (with soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper)
  • Tonkatsu Sauce
  • Seaweed Flakes
  • Bonito flakes
  • Mayonnaise

Cook Soba noodles in boiling water.

Add about 1 tablespoon of oil to the wok, and heat it with medium heat. Next, add in ginger and fry, followed by the carrots and cabbage. After frying vegetables, add in meat followed by yaki soba.

On a frying pan, add in the egg, turn to slow-medium heat. When the egg is still a little runny, add in the yakisoba close to one side and use a pair of chopsticks/spoon to fold the omelette (don’t worry too much about it if it gets broken or anything). Now that you’re almost done, get a plate, and flip the frying pan over it, and there you go, the holes are covered and you get a pretty decent-looking omusoba! If there’s still some noodles leftover, you can add it at the side.

Now the fun part! You can decorate the omelette with tonkatsu sauce, sprinkling some bonito flakes or seaweed flakes over it and what-not. And well, (attempt) to make it in a heart-shape, like what I’ve (destructed) below. You can also add some mayonnaise.

From http://foodoishii.blogspot.com/2008/06/omusoba-recipe.html

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Sauted Herb Chicken with Cream Sauce

Serve with plain rice.

2 TBsp flour
1/4 tsp each ground sage + dried thyme
4 chicken breast halves
2 Tbsp butter
1 can cream of chicken and/or mushroom soup
1/2 cup water

Coat chicken lightly with flour+herbs mixture
In skillet (sided and with a lid for later), melt the butter over
med-high heat.. Cook chicken until browned on both sides. Push chicken
to side.

Stir in can of soup and water stirring and scraping to remove
fronding. Reduce heat to low. Cover, simmer 5 minutes until chicken is
done.

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Lemon Caper Chicken

From Cook’s Illustrated: Sep & Oct ’07

This goes nicely with something like bow-tie pasta or rice.

Saute 4 chicken cutlets (half a chicken breast, halved) in vegatable
oil until browned, then set aside. Reuse pan with the little browned
bits sticking to it.

2 teaspoons vegatable oil
1 medium shallot, minced, about 3 tablespoons
1 teaspoon all purpose flour
3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
salt and pepper to taste

Add oil to used skillet, heat on low.
Add shallot and cook until softened 1-1.5 minutes
Add flour and cook 30 seconds
Add broth, increase heat to boil and scrape pan bottom to free browned
bits. Continue to simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup. 2-3 minutes.
Stir in chicken juices that accumulated in the set aside chicken cutlets
cook 30 seconds.

Add capers, parsley and butter. Add lemon juice last. add salt and
pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over cutlets and pasta/rice.

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General Tso’s

Ingredients:

* 2 pound chicken thighs, boneless
* 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
* 2 egg, lightly beaten
* freshly ground black or white pepper, to taste
* Cornstarch, as needed
* Sauce:
* 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
* 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
* 4 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
* 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
* 6 tablespoons chicken broth or water
* 2 tablespoon minced ginger
* 4 teaspoons minced garlic
* 4 teaspoons cornstarch for thickening sauce, optional
* Other:
* 6 green onions (spring onions, scallions)
* 10 to 20 small dried red chilli peppers, according to taste

Preparation:
1. Cut the chicken into 1-inch cubes. Combine the chicken cubes with the egg, soy sauce, and pepper. Add enough cornstarch to nicely coat the chicken, using cooking chopsticks or your fingers to mix it in.
2. Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Set aside. Thinly slice the green onions.
3. Heat the oil in a wok to between 350 and 360 degrees Fahrenheit (175 – 180 degrees Celsius). Drop the chicken cubes into the hot oil, a few pieces at a time, and deep-fry until crispy (3 to 4 minutes). Remove the chicken cubes and drain on paper towels.
4. Drain and clean out the wok. Heat 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the sliced green onions and the dried chili peppers. Stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds).
5. Add the deep-fried chicken cubes back into the wok. Stir-fry until the chicken cubes are browned (about 1 minute).
6. Push the chicken up to the sides of the wok. Give the sauce a quick restir and add into the middle of the wok. If you added cornstarch to the sauce, stir it continually for 1 – 2 minutes to thicken.
7. Mix the sauce with the chicken. Cook and stir for another 2 minutes, stirring, until the chicken is nicely coated with the sauce. Serve immediately.

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