What you need (makes twelve canelés) milk, eggs, butter, cake flour, vanilla bean paste/ vanilla bean extract, rum, and sugar What you do In a saucepan, combine 500ml of milk, 25g of vanilla bean paste, and 20g of butter. Heat the mixture over medium heat until about two-thirds of the butter has melted. Remove from heat…
Crispy Apple Fritter Donuts
What you need (makes ten mini donuts) apple, all-purpose flour, bread flour, corn starch, sugar, butter, instant yeast, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and cinnamon powder (optional: apple cider vinegar, milk). What you do In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 30g butter. Add ½T vanilla extract, 1 diced apple, ½T sugar, and ¼T cinnamon powder. Stir…
Chewy Artisan Batard
What you need all-purpose flour, instant yeast, dutch oven, What you do In a bowl, mix 224ml warm water with two pinches of instant yeast until dissolved. Add 320g all-purpose flour and stir until well combined. Cover and let it ferment at room temperature for 10-16 hours (until it reaches its peak rise before collapsing)….
Tender & Juicy Japanese Hamburger Steak
What you need (serves two) 200g ground beef, 100g ground pork, onion, any oil of your choice, milk, egg, black pepper, mushrooms, any white wine of your choice, ketchup, worcestershire sauce/steak sauce/soy sauce, sugar, and butter What you do In a bowl, mix the chopped half onion with 1T oil and microwave for 1 minute…
Tuna Tataki
What you need tuna steak, olive oil, and sesame seeds What you do Lightly sprinkle oil and salt on both sides of the tuna steak. Coat the tuna evenly with sesame seeds, pressing them gently to adhere. Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add a little oil to prevent sticking. Sear the tuna for 30…
Pork & Shrimp Dumplings
What you need 300g ground pork, 400g shrimp, half a block of tofu, 300g bean sprouts, 50g glass noodle, an egg, half of an onion, green onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, salt, pepper, cooking wine, oyster sauce, and corn starch What you do For the pork dumplings, In a bowl, combine 300g…
Chewy Pumpkin Injeolmi (Korean Rice Cake)
What you need pumpkin puree (I used canned pumpkin), glutious rice flour, sugar, salt, and dessert shells What you do In a bowl, combine 200g pumpkin puree, 250g glutinous rice flour, 30g sugar, and 0.5T salt. Mix well until the mixture forms a dough. In a steamer, bring water to a boil. Line a steaming…
Addictive Soy Sauce Eggs
What you need 6 eggs, soy sauce, sugar, half of an onion, (optional; jalapenos) What you do Boil water and cook the eggs for 6 to 6.5 minutes. Rinse the eggs under cold water and let them sit for a moment. In a storage container, 100ml mix soy sauce, 100ml water, 50g sugar, and chopped…
Ma Hwa Cookies (Chinese Twisted Fried Cookies)
What you need (makes around 100 small cookie sticks) all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and 1 egg What you do Mix 150g all-purpose flour, 40g sugar, 1/2t baking powder, 1/8t baking soda, and 1 egg (optional: 1T black sesame seeds). Gradually add a little water and mix to form the dough. Cover with…
Crispy & Juicy Korean Style Soy and Honey Fried Chicken
What you need 1 pound (450g) of chicken (I used chicken thighs), salt, sugar, vinegar, pepper, green onion, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, chili powder, garlic powder, and baking powder What you do (Warning! The chicken needs to marinate for 6-12 hours before cooking) In a bowl, mix 1.5L of water, 1.5T salt, 1T sugar, 1T vinegar,…