Recipes: Charcoal hk

Preparation:  Preparation time: 8 min Cooking time: 8 min Serving: 2 Ingredients: ●     1/4 cup Chinese sesame paste (or unsweetened natural peanut butter or tahini)  ●     1/4 cup water (or warm hot pot broth)  ●     1 block red fermented bean curd ●     2 to 3 teaspoons Chinese fermented leek flower...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 15 min Cooking time: 1 hr 15 min Serving: 12 Ingredients: ●     2 kilograms (4.5 pounds) duck legs with thigh ●     30 grams (1.4 ounces) scallions, chopped ●     20 grams (3/4 ounces) ginger, sliced ●     1 tablespoon peanut oil (or vegetable oil) ●     1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 30 min Cooking time: 3 hrs Serving: 10 Ingredients: ●     20 to 30 sheets of dried or fresh bamboo leaves (or reed or banana leaves) (*see footnote) ●     2 cups (400 grams) glutinous rice ●     1 cup homemade red bean paste (or a packaged one from a...

Preparation:   Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 10 min Serving: 3 Ingredients: Quesadilla 3 large Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup kimchi, drained and chopped 1 zucchini, sliced 2 (8” / 20 cm) flour tortillas 1 1/2 cups (a 6 oz. bag)...

Preparation:   Preparation time: 20 min Cooking time: 40 min Serving: 6 Ingredients: 4 pieces duck breast (12 oz / 340 g per piece) 1/2 teaspoon salt   Marinade 1/4 cup hoisin sauce 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry) 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder 1 thumb ginger, sliced 4 cloves garlic,...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 30 min Serving: 4 Ingredients:   Braising ●     1 cup raw skin-on peanuts (*Footnote 1) ●     2 green onions, cut into 2” (5 cm) long pieces ●     2 slices ginger, sliced ●     1 clove garlic, smashed ●     1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns ●     2...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 2 hrs Cooking time: 3 hrs   Serving: 16 Ingredients: ●     The Night Before – Soak the Rice and Bamboo Leaves ●     2 cups (1 lb / 450 g) short-grain sticky rice (glutinous rice) ●     1 tablespoon alkaline water (or homemade Kansai) ●     1 tablespoon vegetable oil...

Preparation:  Preparation time:15 min Cooking time: 35 min   Serving: 6 Ingredients: ●     2 to 3 lb (1.4 to 1.8 kg) beef shin bones (*see footnote 1) ●     2 lb (1 kg) untrimmed beef flank, brisket, or round roast (*see footnote 2), cut into 3” (7 cm) pieces ●     2...

Preparation:  Preparation time:10 min Cooking time: 15 min   Serving: 2 Ingredients: ●     2 (4-6 oz/113-170 g per piece) salmon fillets ●     Pinch of salt ●     1 tablespoon olive oil ●     1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half ●     1/2 English cucumber, thinly sliced (or 1 Persian cucumber) ●     1...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 2 hrs Cooking time: 1 hrs Serving: 4 Ingredients: ●     1/2 cup (50 grams) dried scallop ●     1/3 cup (100 grams) rice ●     8 cup water ●     8 to 10 (100 grams) shrimp ●     1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine (or Japanese sake) ●     1/2 teaspoon ginger, minced ●    ...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 1 hrs 30 min Cooking time: 25 min Serving: 16 Ingredients: Water Dough ●     1 1/2 cups (220 g) all-purpose flour ●     7 tablespoons (100 g) chilled unsalted butter , cubed ●     4 tablespoons (50 g) sugar ●     1/4 teaspoon (1 g) salt ●     1 large egg...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 30 min Cooking time: 15 min Serving: 12 Ingredients: ●     200 g (1 and 1/2 cup) all-purpose flour ●     115 g (1/2 cup) water , cool to room temperature ●     4 g (1 teaspoon) baking powder ●     2 g (1/2 teaspoon) baking soda ●     6 g (1...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 15 min Cooking time: 15 min Serving: 4 Ingredients: ●     1 block extra-firm or firm tofu (14 oz / 400 g block) ●     3 to 4 green onions, coarsely sliced to fill the marinade (*Footnote 1), reserve green parts for garnish (Optional) ●     Vegetable oil for pan...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 15 min Cooking time: 7 min Serving: 4 Ingredients: ●       8 dried shiitake mushrooms ●       1 block of firm tofu, cut into 1/3” (0.8cm) squares (*Footnote 1) ●       3 tablespoons peanut oil ●       1 can (8-oz) water chestnuts, cut into 1/3” (0.8cm) pieces ●       2 green onions,...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 15 min Cooking time: 25 min Serving: 4 Ingredients: ●     600 g minced pork ●     300 g prawns (minced) ●     150 g water chestnuts (finely chopped) ●     100 g carrot (peeled and finely chopped) ●     2 spring onions (finely chopped) ●     1 soft bean curd skin sheet...