Recipes: Lotus grill

Preparation:  Preparation time: 20 min Cooking time: 40 min Serving: 8 Ingredients: ●     2 1/2 cups glutinous rice (long grain or short grain sticky rice) ●     4 tablespoons unsalted butter ●     2 large shallots, sliced (or 1 onion) ●     8 to 10 (about 0.7 oz / 20 g) dried shiitake...

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: 20 min Cooking time: 10 min Serving: 4 Ingredients:   Curd ●     1/2 cup (120 g) mung bean starch ●     3 cups water, divided   Sauce ●     2 tablespoons soy sauce ●     1 tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar ●     1/4 teaspoon salt ●     1 tablespoon sugar ●     3 cloves...

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: 15 min Cooking time: 30 min Serving: 2 Ingredients:   Chicken ●     2 (1 to 1.5 lbs / 450 to 680g) bone-in skin-on chicken legs ●     1 thumb ginger, sliced ●     2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry) ●     1/2 teaspoon salt   Sauce ●     1 1/2...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 1hrs 30 min Cooking time: 30 min Serving: 10 Ingredients:  Dough ●     530 g (about 4 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour ●     1 packet (7 g) active dry yeast (or instant yeast, see footnote 1) ●     2/3 cup (180 ml) whole milk ●     25 g (2 tablespoons) dry...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 50 min Cooking time: 10 min Serving: 6 Ingredients: ●     60 g (1/2 cup) toasted black sesame seeds ●     50 g (1/4 cup) brown sugar (or regular sugar) ●     85 g (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened ●     200 g (1 1/2 cup) glutinous rice flour, and extra...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 1 hrs Cooking time: 10 min Serving: 6 Ingredients: ●     1 pack of super thin wonton wrappers, thawed (*see footnote 1)   Wonton ●     11 ounces (320 grams) headless shell-on shrimp, peeled and deveined, chopped into 1/2 cm (1/16 inch) pieces (*see footnote 2) ●     5 ounces...

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: 5 min Cooking time: 10 min Serving: 4 Ingredients: Rice ●     4 cups chicken broth ●     3 green onions, chopped, white and green parts separated ●     1 slice ginger ●     1/4 teaspoon white pepper powder ●     1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt (or to taste) ●     4 teaspoons...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 2 hrs Cooking time: 30 min Serving: 8 Ingredients: ●     500 grams / 17 ounces all-purpose flour *see conversion to cups ●     1 cup boiling water ●     1/2 cup room temperature water *see footnote 1 ●     4 tablespoons peanut oil or lard or chicken grease ●     1...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 1hrs 30 min Cooking time: 18 min Serving: 8 Ingredients: Dough ●     300 g (2 1/2 cups) bread flour ●     140 ml (1/2 cup) whole milk ●     7 g (1 packet / 1 teaspoon) active dry yeast ●     30 g (2 1/2 tablespoons) sugar ●     5 g...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 5 min Cooking time: 10 min Serving: 1 Ingredients: ●     1/2 cup rice vinegar ●     1/2 cup granulated sugar ●     1/2 cup water ●     2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry for gluten-free) ●     1 tablespoon light soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free) ●     3 Thai bird’s...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 20 min Cooking time: 15 min Serving: 5 Ingredients: ●     8 oz (227 g) flank steak (or skirt steak) , thinly sliced against the grain ●     8 oz (227 g) fresh Hong Kong pan fry noodles (or other type of thin noodles) (Footnote 1) Meat & Marinade...

Preparation:  Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 5 min Serving: 8 Ingredients: ●     2 to 4 (24 oz/700 g in total) ataulfo mangoes , peeled and diced, and extra for garnish (or 1 to 2 large common overripe mangoes) (*Footnote 1) ●     6 tablespoons coconut sugar (or to taste) ●    ...