218 ming Recipes

chicken legs, rinsed and patted dry, chicken thighs, rinsed and patted dry, breasts with the wing attached, rinsed and patted dry, yogurt (may substitute with buttermilk), sambal, garlic, finely minced, ginger, finely minced, honey, naturally brewed soy sauce, coarse ground black pepper, lemons, juiced, panko bread crumbs, togarashi, paprika, sesame seeds, cumin, salt for seasoning, canola oil for frying, dijon mustard, egg yolks, salt and black pepper, to taste, canola oil, mustard seed soaked in the juice of 2 lemons , 1 hour, head cabbage, de-cored and shredded, head red cabbage, de-cored and shredded, sliced green scallions

black peppercorns , plus ground pepper, dijon mustard, soy sauce, red wine, thyme, chopped garlic, canola oil, lamb racks , about 1 lb each, chine bone removed, chopped chives, for garnish

cranberry sauce, half-and-half, vanilla bean , preferably tahitian, pure vanilla extract, egg plus 8 yolks, granulated sugar, heavy cream, cold, superfine sugar (see tip )

segments of 1 lime, fish sauce (3 crab brand), brown sugar, pea sprouts, thai basil leaves, rice papers , 6 to 8-inch diameter, steamed lobster tails, chilled and sliced, ripe mango, sliced in long strips

canola oil plus additional for cooking, red onion, roughly chopped, chipotle in adobo, limes, juiced, sugar, minced sage, salt and black pepper to taste, chayote slaw, lemon, juiced, limes, juiced, dijon mustard, grapeseed oil (or sunflower), peeled chayote , julienned, chopped chives, salt and black pepper to taste

russet potatoes, peeled and quartered, heads of garlic, heavy cream , reduced by 50, butter, horseradish, wasabi paste, salt and black pepper to taste

romaine , banana or napa cabbage leaves for steaming, dozen shucked oysters, ginger , fine julienne, scallions, finely sliced, lime, juiced, fresh coarse cracked black pepper, curry oil (1/4 cup curry powder, water to make a paste and 1/2 cup canola oil, whisk together and let stand for 2 hours. use only the top yellow oil.), rock salt , for plating

canola oil, minced shallots, chanterelles, quartered shiitakes, morels, fresh minced thyme, white wine, butter (optional), fine diced pumpkin, five spice, honey, vegetable stock, vegetarian risotto, salt and black pepper to taste, truffle oil for garnish, shiitake chips, for garnish, sliced shiitakes, salt to taste

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

canola oil, garlic, thinly sliced, baby spinach, chinese vinegar, salt and white pepper to taste

sliced shallots, minced garlic, harissa, honey, toasted ground cumin, eggplants , roasted with skin on at 375 degrees for 45 minutes until meat is soft, pulp scooped out, butter, salt and black pepper, to taste, scallions, cilantro, couscous, virgin olive oil, sliced scallions, green and white, dried currants, boiling water, salt and black pepper, to taste

madras curry powder, lemon, juiced, mayonnaise, diced turkey breast meat, pears, peeled and cut 1/2 inch dice, scallions, sliced, salt and black pepper, romaine lettuce hearts, washed, dried , and cut into large chiffonade

red wine, shaohsing wine , may substitute with 1 cup dry sherry, soy sauce, water, or enough to cover duck, whole duck, head off , eviscerated, chinese rock sugar or 2 cups brown sugar, ginger sliced, head of garlic, sliced in half, scallions, star anise, thai bird chiles, cinnamon sticks, bok choy, halved , decored and cleaned, sliced scallions, for garnish

pommery mustard , whole grain, shallots, roughly chopped, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, canola oil plus 1 tbsp, minced garlic, sliced shiitakes, ears corn, shucked and corn taken off of the cob, heads frisee , picked and washed, salt and black 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, red onions, sliced, banana leaves (parchment paper and/or aluminum foil would work), eggplant, sliced and grilled, cooked jasmine rice , other rices would work, thai basil leaves, tomatoes, sliced, skate wings, sliced scallion, salt and black pepper to taste, chili paste (recipe to follow)

apple cider, star anise, cinnamon stick, ginger, rice wine vinegar, canola oil, fuji apples, chopped chives , save a little for garnish, salt and black pepper to taste