Soy-Braised Beef Short Ribs

24. November 2018 Beef 0
I rarely watch food and travel shows because I dislike how I feel after—like I haven’t been anywhere at all, or eaten anything good ever. With the exceptions of the earlier Anthony Bourdain shows and David Chang’s Asian experience peppered in Ugly Delicious, most shows have the same formula and get boring after a while. ...

Beef Sesame Stir-Fry with Broccoli and Snap Peas

27. September 2018 Beef 0
Post-yoga quick stir-fry dinner because I am so, so tired and sleepy. Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 1 pound chuck or rib steak, thinly sliced against the grain 1 small knob of ginger, peeled and sliced red pepper flakes 1 head broccoli, cut into small florets ...

Shanghainese Sticky Pork Belly Recipe

24. September 2018 Pork 0
What do you feed a boy who just biked 108 miles with an elevation gain of 6,421 feet? Ingredients: 2 pounds pork belly, skin on, in a single piece 2 tbsps vegetable oil 2 tbsps brown sugar 1/2 inch knob ginger, peeled and finely sliced 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced 2 scallions, white part only, ...

Eggplant and Corn Salad

12. July 2018 Vegetables + Salads 0
For July 4th, we had an awesome time at my friend’s farm in New Jersey. We had all our barbecue items ready until it started raining–the eggplants and corn didn’t make it to the grill. We ended up boiling the corns on the cob and put away the eggplants for later use. I then used ...

Sancocho, Colombian Chicken and Plantain Soup

30. June 2018 Chicken, Soups, Stocks + Sauces 0
It’s World Cup time again and I made the bold choice of picking Colombia going all the way since neither the Netherlands and the United States made it. During the first stage when Colombia played Poland, I invited my Colombian neighbors to watch the match in my apartment. They brought their family and we ended ...