Hainanese Chicken Rice is a favorite hawker lunch in Malaysia and Singapore, and a Chinese dish found in related forms all over Southeast Asian (see Thai Chicken Rice) 1 fresh chicken, cleaned but with the pads of fat found inside the body cavity intact ¼ onion 2 cloves garlic 1-in (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger root, [...]
Never use a thawed frozen duck for this princely dish! 1 fat fresh duck (about 4 lb/2 kg) cleaned but with its neck still attached if possible ½ teaspoon five-spice powder 2 teaspoons salt 2-3 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 lb (500 g) fresh bean sprouts Syrup 2 tablespoons honey ½ cup (125 ml) water 2 [...]
Ingredients For the stuffing * 1 tbsp olive oil, * 1/2 onion, finely chopped * 20 g almonds, * 10 dates, pitted and roughly chopped * 3 tbsp mint leaves, * 1/2 lemon, finely grated zest and juice * 1/2 tsp ginger, * 1/4 tsp harissa, * 25 g butter, diced For the mackerel * [...]
Ingredients * 200 g almonds, * 1 onion, quartered * 1 egg, hard-boiled and shelled * 5 garlic, chopped * 1 apple, * 100 ml olive oil, * 0 salt, * 1 small baguette, sliced, crusts trimmed To garnish: * 0 oil, * 0 ham, Method 1. Place the almonds, together with their soaking liquid, [...]
Ingredients * 8 tbsp almonds, * 400 g canned chopped tomatoes, * 1 yellow pepper, chopped * about 7.5cm cucumber, chopped * 1 spring onion, chopped * 2 tbsp coriander leaves, * 1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, or to taste * 0 black pepper, Method 1. Heat a dry frying pan over a moderate heat. Add [...]
Ingredients * 250 g bread, * 2 garlic, peeled * 50 ml olive oil, * pinch of salt, * 30 ml sherry vinegar, * 100 g almonds, * 600 ml water, * 250 g grapes, halved and seeded Method 1. Sprinkle the bread with water, then squeeze dry. 2. Place the bread, garlic, olive oil [...]
Ingredients For the soup * 1 sprigs rosemary, * 1 sprigs thyme, * 200 g chickpeas, soaked in water for 24 hours * 50 g chickpeas, soaked in water for 24 hours * 2 leaves sage, * 2 bay leaves, * 2 cloves garlic, left whole * 1 sticks celery, finely chopped * 1 carrot, [...]
