643 eight treasure ming tsai Recipes

rock or sea salt, for baking, dozen mussels, shucked, garlic, picked flat leaf parsley, extra virgin olive oil, fleur de sel and black pepper, to taste, panko, lemon, halved

duck , halved lengthwise, washed and dried, kosher salt, ground palm sugar, shallots, halved and sliced, garlic, minced, kaffir lime leaves , 1/16 inch ribbon, stalks lemongrass, white part only, minced, ginger, minced, thai bird chiles, minced, coarse ground black indonesian peppercorns, coarse ground coriander seeds, coarse ground fennel seeds, thai or vietnamese fish sauce, cilantro, coconut oil or peanut oil, or a mixture of both, root vegetable mash , recipe follows, warm exotic fruit salsa , recipe follows, sambal oil , recipe follows, total taro , potatoes, cassava, yams, and other root vegetables, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes (the cassava should be cut into 3-inch cubes because it cooks more quickly), garlic, peeled, butter, sliced scallions, cream, salt and black pepper, onion, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice, minced ginger, thai bird chile, minced, minced lemongrass, white part only, pineapple, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice, mango, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice, papaya, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice, grapeseed oil, to cook, salt and black pepper, sambal oelek, coconut or peanut oil, naturally brewed soy sauce, sliced scallions

hanger or skirt steak cut into 2 by 2-inch pieces, diced red onions, diced carrots, diced stalks of celery, fermented black beans, minced ginger, heads of garlic , cloved, quartered shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, shaoshing wine, dark soy sauce, salt and black pepper to taste, canoga oil to cook, russet potatoes, peeled and quartered, minced garlic, heavy cream, butter, salt and pepper to taste

leftover stew without the liquid, wonton skins, eggwash (1 egg with 1/2 cup water), white truffle oil, chive batons for garnish, sliced yellow onion, sliced shallots, sliced scallions, red wine, chicken stock, minced fresh thyme, canoga oil to cook, salt and black pepper to taste

dungeness crab, shell off (save shells), claws cracked and body chopped up into 2-inch pieces, cornstarch , for dusting and to make a slurry with 1 tbsp, peanut oil, rinsed fermented black beans, chopped, bruised ginger, garlic, thinly sliced, scallions, chopped into 2-inch pieces, shaoxing ( cooking wine), naturally brewed soy sauce, chicken stock, salt and white pepper, to taste, pot cooked chinese rice

canola oil, to cook, blue crabs, shell off (save 4), prepped (gills removed) and cut in half, lotus, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices, cornstarch, fermented black beans, rinsed and chopped, garlic, minced, ginger, minced, jalapenos, de-stemmed and sliced, scallions, cut into 1/2-inch lengths, shaoxing wine, white wine, naturally brewed soy sauce, hot long grain rice, salt and black pepper, to taste, lemons , zest (minced) and juiced, dijon mustard, honey, extra virgin olive oil, picked lump meat, avocado, fine diced, chives, chopped, ripe tomato , cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, fleur de sel and black pepper, to taste, chive batons, for garnish

dozen small clams , like manila, shucked, reserving the bottom shell, butter, fermented black beans, rinsed and minced, garlic, minced, shallots, minced, chinese ham, cut into 1/8-inch dice (or smithfield ham), panko bread crumbs, lemon, juiced, canola oil, to cook, whole pink peppercorns, for garnish, sea salt or gros sel, to coat baking hotel pan/tray

fresh lychees or canned (drained), peeled, and de-pitted, strongly brewed black lychee tea, limes juiced , with 8 halves reserved to be hollowed out and used to present the granite, limes , zested, reserve 1 tsp for garnish

ginger slices, peeled (1/8-inch thick ), sugar, water, blue curacao, champagne or sparkling wine

chopped garlic chives (regular chives can be substituted), packs (1 1/3 oz each) mung bean noodles, soaked soft and cut into 1/2-inch strands, re-hydrated black mushrooms, de-stemmed and finely diced, minced ginger, minced garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, egg, all-purpose flour, salt, cold water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sliced scallions, sesame oil, sambal

minced ginger, minced garlic, butter, chopped bok choy, lobster stock, lobster knuckle meat from 4 lobsters, salt and black pepper to taste

canola oil, to cook, minced ginger, fermented black beans, minced thai bird chiles, garlic, peeled, chopped, diced red onions, carrots , 2-inch pieces, stalks cut celery , 2-inch pieces, heads fennel, cored and thickly sliced, shaoxing wine, red wine, sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered, yukon gold potatoes, peeled, quartered, chick peas, bay leaves, fresh thyme, dark soy sauce, vegetable stock, to cover, baby bok choy, split, salt and black pepper, to taste, sliced scallions, for garnish, leftover veggies au vin , from above, creme fraiche, leftover eggplant puree , from another recipe from this show

garlic, minced, lime zest, minced, broccoli stems, peeled, finely diced , 1/16-inch, heavy cream, milk, kaffir lime leaves , sliced lengthwise to remove stem, eggs, separated, cornstarch, salt and black pepper, to taste, canola oil to cook, parmesan, shirred egg dishes or small oval baking dishes, buttered and floured, broccoli florets , salt blanched and re-freshed, limes, juiced, shallot, minced, dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper to taste, shaved parmigiano reggiano

cooked turkey carcass, divided into parts, rendered turkey fat , plus 1 tbsp, garlic, yellow onions , rough cut, carrots, peeled and rough cut, ribs celery , rough cut, thyme sprigs, whole black peppercorns, turkey stock, cleaned, stemmed and quartered shiitakes, leeks, sour cream, lime, juiced, chives, chopped

roasted garlic , pan seared brown in olive oil works too, anchovy fillets, optional, nicoise olives, pitted, pommery mustard , whole grain, soft tofu, lemons, juiced, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper, to taste, baby heads romaine, washed

beef tenderloin, canola oil, coarse sea salt, coarse ground black peppercorns, coarse ground white peppercorns, coarse ground green peppercorns, coarse ground pink peppercorns, coarse ground szechwan peppercorns, lemon, juiced, japanese soy sauce, grapeseed oil, baby spinach leaves, freshly grated wasabi or wasabi paste, creme fraiche (may substitute sour cream), sushi rice , recipe follows, nori sheets, copyright , 2000, ming tsai, all rights reserved, sushi rice (calrose/short grain), water, up to mount fuji, rice wine vinegar, mirin, sugar

dark chicken meat, 1-inch dice, all-purpose flour, for coating, canola oil, to cook, minced ginger, garlic, thinly sliced, red onions, diced, carrots, diced, stalks cut celery, diced, paris (white ) mushrooms, cut in half, red wine-pinot noir, yukon gold potatoes, peeled, diced, bay leaves, fresh thyme, dark soy sauce, chicken stock, to cover, salt and black pepper, to taste, egg noodles

canola oil, cubed steaks (top or bottom round ends), salt and black pepper, to taste, all-purpose flour, dried thyme, dried basil, chicken fat or vegetable oil for frying, vidalia onions, sliced, paris mushrooms , prepped and sliced, dry red wine, naturally brewed soy sauce, chicken stock, chives, chopped for garnish, yukon potatoes, washed , baked in the oven until a fork comes cleanly off, 350 degrees, about 45 minutes