4 mean chef chili Recipes

brown sugar, maple syrup, kosher salt, heads garlic, cloves separated, not peeled, bay leaves, fresh ginger, unpeeled, chopped, dried chili pepper flakes, soy sauce, fresh thyme, water

oxtails , cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces and trimmed of fat, gingerroot, unpeeled (3 inch), onion, halved and unpeeled, nuoc nam (fish sauce), whole star anise, cinnamon sticks, fennel seed, bay leaves, rice noodles (1/4 inch), scallions, sliced thin, tightly packed fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped, parsley, roughly chopped, basil , whole fresh plants, mung bean sprouts, limes, cut into wedges and red chile paste (optional) or 3 large sliced fresh hot chili peppers (optional), filet mignon , trimmed of fat and sliced very thin

ginger, minced, garlic, minced, scallion, thin sliced, chinese chili sauce, dried shrimp , soaked in hot water and drained, soy sauce, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, water, corn or 4 -5 tbsp peanut oil, chinese eggplants , tipped and roll-cut into nuggets about 1 inch long, sliced scallion, for garnish