12 steamed black see Recipes

water-packed soft tofu (see notes ), chinese black-bean garlic sauce (see notes ), shaoxing rice wine (also called shaohsing wine) or dry sherry, sesame oil, soy sauce, dark soy sauce (see notes ) or 1 1/2 tsp. regular soy sauce mixed with 1/2 tsp. molasses, minced garlic, sugar, skinned halibut or salmon fillet, about 1/2 in. thick, peeled fresh ginger slivers, green onions , cut in 2-in.-long slivers

pork spareribs, cut into 1-inch lengths (have your butcher do this!), light soy sauce, dry sherry or 1/4 cup rice wine, garlic cloves, minced, fermented black beans, rinsed and mashed (dow see), brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic and red chile paste or 1 tbsp hot bean paste, cornstarch, green onions, green pepper , cut into julienne strips

flavor of this stew really depends on good fresh corn. don tsp forget to scrape the pulp out of the cobs (see below) or the stew will be watery and a little bland. this homey dish is usually served with a crusty, rustic loaf of bread to help sop up the sauce and plenty of hot sauce; you can also serve this over plain steamed rice., ears corn , husks and silk removed, bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (8 to 10 thighs), trimmed, salt and ground black pepper, vegetable oil, kielbasa sausage , sliced 1/4 inch thick, red bell peppers , stemmed, seeded , and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, onions , minced, celery ribs , minced, cayenne pepper, garlic cloves , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 4 tsp), minced fresh thyme leaves , or 1/4 tsp dried, low-sodium chicken broth, bay leaves, minced fresh cilantro leaves, removing corn kernels and pulp from the cob, hold the cob on its end inside a large wide bolw and cut off the kernels using a paring knife., once the kernels are removed , firmly scrape the pulp and milk out of the cob using the back of a butter knife.

potatoes, chopped, carrots, chopped, water , to steam vegetables, chicken stock powder, cucumbers, salt , for cucumbers, onions , sliced see instructions, water , to cover onions see instructions, mayonnaise (200 ml), salt , to taste, ground black pepper , to taste

ears corn, husked, mussels (see note ), water, tomato (about 8 oz), cored, seeded, and cut into small dice (about 1 1/2 cups), red onion , cut into tiny dice (about 1/2 cup), yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into small dice (about 1/2 cup), chopped cilantro leaves, olive oil, garlic, minced, serrano pepper, minced, lime, juiced, kosher or fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

hindquarter piece of young goat, guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, and deveined, garlic, unpeeled, cider vinegar, ground cumin, freshly ground black pepper, salt, sugar, masa harina mixed to a paste with 1 cup, plus 2 tbsp hot water, ripe tomatoes , roasted (see note), dried oregano, crumbled, white onion, cut into 1/8-inch dice, cilantro, leaves only, finely chopped, limes, quartered, cooked white rice , for serving

vegetable oil, duck leg quarters, cut in 1/2, salt, freshly ground black pepper, dark brown roux, see how to roux, recipe follows, chopped onions, chopped celery, chopped bell peppers, smoked sausage , such as andouille or kiebasa, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, browned in a skillet, and drained on paper towels., salt, cayenne, bay leaves, chicken stock, boneless chicken meat, cut into 1-inch chunks, bayou blast , recipe follows, chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped green onion tops, steamed white rice , for serving, hot sauce , for serving, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

olive oil, onion, coarsely chopped, eggplants, red bell pepper, de-seeded, cut in 1-inch squares, green bell pepper, de-seeded, cut in 1-inch squares, green beans , ends snapped, cut in half and steamed for 3 minutes, mushrooms, sliced thickly or quartered, tomatoes, skin removed, cut in cubes (see note ), garlic, thinly sliced, dried marjoram, dried thyme, sea salt, black pepper, ground, fresh basil leaf , torn in pieces (a handful)

onion, chopped, gingerroot, peeled, stalks lemongrass, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, salt, fresh ground black pepper, fresh hot red chili peppers , as -serranos, seeded & stemmed, red curry paste, see recipe, duck, coarse chopped, corn oil or 1/2 cup peanut oil, taro root or 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed or 2 lbs yams, bay leaves or 2 curry leaves, coconut milk, water, thick coconut milk, sugar, green onions (to garnish ) or 1/2 cup cilantro, -leaves (to garnish), steamed rice or french bread

diced bacon (about 3 slices; 3 oz. total ), olive oil, fresh chanterelle or common mushrooms, rinsed, tough stem ends trimmed, and cut into 3/4-inch chunks (see notes), garlic, peeled and thinly sliced, unsalted butter or margarine, dry white wine, tomatoes, rinsed, stemmed, and cut in half , or 3 firm-ripe roma tomatoes (about 10 oz. total), rinsed, cored, seeded, and diced, pitted calamata or oil-cured black olives (see notes), in. long) fresh thyme, rinsed, clams in shells , suitable for steaming, well scrubbed under cool running water, lemon (about 4 oz.), rinsed and cut lengthwise into 6 wedges