Fish Fumet, Concentrated Fish Stock

24. July 2006 Soups, Stocks + Sauces 0
Whenever I buy a whole fish, I ask the fish monger to have it cleaned but I also ask to keep the fish head and the bones. If I’m lucky, Blue Moon Fish from Mattituck, Long Island at the Union Square farmers’ market gives them away for free. My dad especially likes using them for ...

Nepal: Stuffed Chataamari

24. July 2006 Chicken, Pasta + Noodles + Rice 3
Ubin gave me a lecture about the Newar people of Nepal when he gave me this recipe. They are the indigenous people of Kathmandu and the largest ethnic group according to the 2001 Nepalese census. He grew up eating chataamaris–what he would translate as rice crepes–and drinking San Miguel beer to match. He claims that ...