May 31, 2016 In All recipes, Dairy, Noodle/Pasta/Rice

THE EGG YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEED – PART I, CARBONARA 2.0

[ezcol_1third] I understand what it's like.  It's totally okay.  Happens to everyone. We venture into unfamiliar, "exotic" markets coming from strange corners of the world, seeing bewildering ingredients for the very first time of our small existence, feeling intrigued, curious, excited even, and then at the end of a good thorough lap we walk out of the markets with our sparkly eyes wide open and our shopping bags, utterly empty.  Hey, I do it all the time, like last week in an Indonesian grocery store, and then again yesterday in this "sports goods" shop?  It's no fault of our own, actually if anything, only human nature, to take caution with unfamiliarities.  It's survival instinct 101.  As far as I know, no one has ever died from tomato sauce in a jar or freezer-section pizzas, right?  I guess I'm just trying to say, I can relate. [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] NESTED WITHIN, IS A JEWEL, DENSE AND COMPRESSED WITH THE ESSENCE OF ITSELF, HIDDEN TO BE EXCAVATED FROM THE BLACK SALTED EARTH A RED DIAMOND [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] But growing up from two distinctively different backgrounds and cultures also means that, I too, relate to the other side, perhaps from your perspective, the scary side, the side that is teeming with strange and unfamiliar ingredients, flying pig-parts

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December 7, 2015 In All recipes, Dairy, Meat, Noodle/Pasta/Rice

SPICY CURED YOLK RICE BOWL

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] PRECIOUS, SALTY, SPICY LUMPS OF LAVA-LIKE LIQUID-GOLDS [/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] OK, so if you also read this article from not-so-long ago, and a little naughty idea got wrapped around your head like the most annoying holiday jingle, I'm here to tell you, the resistance is futile.  Cured yolks.  Thickened, jam-like, salty and sticky cured yolks. Does it work?  Yes.  And it's easy. Look, obviously, the idea of dehydrating a yolk for 10 to 12 hours until it becomes the consistency of its soft-cooked self, infused with the deep savouriness of soy sauce and whatnots, is only going to entice the most devoted of yolk-fanatics.  But even if you weren't previously a follower of this particular cult - sunny side up, poached, soft boiled, and none of it did the trick - this particular recipe might just be the one that finally converts you to the other side. For one, it's extremely easy to make.  On top of that, infinitely adaptable. [/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] The process involves nothing more than whisking a handful of ingredients together as the "curing liquid", then leaving the yolks inside this "love potion" to make their magic.  The curing liquid can be, as suggested by NYTimes, a combination of soy sauce, konbu

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