5 min scallion-fat noodle

[ezcol_1fifth]  [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] WHEN I'M REALLY BUSY. THIS IS WHAT I EAT. [/ezcol_3fifth] [ezcol_1fifth_end]  [/ezcol_1fifth_end] [ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] Serving: 1 Extremely easy and addictively satisfying, this is a beloved comfort-food in Chinese cuisine, with each region having their own twisted interpretations.  The use of bacon is of course, a Western adaption, but you could also use pancetta or salted pork as substitute.  Whatever you use, you will be amazed at how much flavour and depth you can extract with just these simple ingredients, plus the technique of deeply caramelizing/almost charring the scallions in pork-fat.  It transform the fresh scallion flavour into something, intensely aromatic and worlds-away. With Asian recipes, I try to provide the exact brand of condiments I used whenever possible.  But this time, I couldn't find the exact Asian black vinegar I have, so I provided a link to a similar product.  If you already have a favourite brand, or even just regular balsamic vinegar, they should be able to work as good replacement in this particular case. Thin, fresh Asian noodles work best with this recipe, but if unavailable, dried wheat noodles can work, too. [ezcol_1half] Ingredients: 1 serving (7 oz/200 grams) of fresh thin Asian noodle, or equivalent amount of dried noodle 2 strips of fatty bacon, thinly sliced

hot spring egg (revisited) soba

I just got home from a short family trip to the Izu Peninsula in Japan, where they proudly call the home of "onsen", means hot spring.  As usual at times like this, I will leave you with a swift post and a recipe that I have featured before but thought some of you may be interested in an easier technique. A hot spring egg is an egg that is cooked in a constant low temperature and when it's cracked open, the entire egg slides out as one medium-rare perfection.  In my previous post, I talked about how to do this by stationing by the stove and meticulously monitoring the water temperature.  Submerging the eggs in 158ºF/70ºC water for 21 minutes will give you the perfect result, which then I realized is a lot more work than what people are willing to invest in terms of cooking an egg. So here is an easier way

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