13 tsai sweet Recipes

canola oil , plus additional for deep frying, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, serrano chiles, stemmed and finely chopped, ground pork (may substitute ground turkey), shredded chinese cabbage, bamboo shoots, rinsed and julienned, soy sauce, black mushrooms, soaked and julienned, shaoxing wine, cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry), salt and pepper, chopped scallions , both white and green parts, bean threads , soaked in warm water to cover until soft (10 to 15 minutes), drained well, and cut into 2-inch pieces, egg roll wrappers, egg beaten with 1/4 cup water, for egg wash, sweet and sour sauce , recipe follows, spicy mustard , recipe follows, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, shaoxing wine, fresh pineapple juice, brown sugar, white sugar, red chile flakes, pineapple , cut into cubes, mango , cut into cubes, red and green peppers, 1/2 inch dice, cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water ( slurry), dry mustard, mixed with 1/4 cup water, dijon mustard, sugar

sweet (sticky ) rice, following, all 1/4-inch dice, dried lotus seeds (soaked ), dried lichee, dried dragon eye, (soaked ), dried orange peels , chiffonade, dried mango, toasted almonds, candied ginger, golden raisins, red bean paste, sweetened, butter, fresh mandarin or other oranges, segmented, grand marnier

calamari or octopus, luau leaves, hawaiian salt, baking soda, butter, onions, diced, coconut milk, cooked and diced taro, cooked and diced sweet potato, salt, sugar, crispy moi , recipe follows, farm-raised moi, cornstarch, vegetable oil , for shallow frying

basic pantry, garlic, onions, chicken stock, flour, eggs, butter, sugar, milk, cream, vanilla, basic spices- whole , inc. chili and curry powder, spice grinder, salt, pepper, olive oil, canola oil, rice- short grain and long grain, spaghetti, wonton wrappers, carrots, celery, ginger, fresh herbs : flat leaf parsley, thyme, oregano, chives, tarragon, rosemary, red and white wine, cognac for flaming, pot of boiling water, champagne, beers, spice grinder, blender, food processor, hand blender, two cutting boards, blow torch, kitchenaid, whole duck, mussels, chinese eggplant, beets, chunk of semi sweet chocolate

canola oil, for frying, taro, peeled , julienned (french fries), soaking in ice water, sweet potatoes, peeled , julienned (french fries), soaking in ice water, baking potatoes , like russets, julienned ( french fries), soaking in ice water, rice flour, ground white pepper, sesame seed oil, white sesame seeds, very cold english bitter, cod fillet, cut into long 2-3 oz pieces, fleur de sel, for seasoning, seasoned salt (3 parts salt, 1 part ground toasted cumin, 1 part ground toasted coriander, 1/2 part ground thai bird chiles), egg yolks, minced garlic, canola oil, chinese vinegar, balsamic vinegar, salt and black pepper, to taste, chopped chives , save a little for garnish

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

canola oil, plus additional for deep-frying, sliced onions, chopped fresh thyme, chopped fresh sage, chopped fresh rosemary, salt and freshly ground white pepper, mirin (japanese sweet sake), toasted nori sheets, salmon fillets, about 4 oz each, lightly pounded to 1/4-inch thick, rice flour, club soda, wasabi soy-honey dipping sauce , recipe follows, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, wasabi powder, honey, toasted sesame oil

baby back rib rack , brined overnight, ponzu sauce or 1 cup rice wine vinegar, minced ginger, red onions, sliced, cranberries, washed, dried, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, canola oil

ground turkey, chipotle, egg, cream, chopped butter, sliced green scallions, salt and black pepper to taste, wonton skins, sliced yellow onions, smashed garlic cloves, chicken stock, salt and white pepper to taste, english peas or frozen peas (simplot brand), spinach leaves, butter (optional), ground red chile (ancho, chimayo or pasilla), ground cumin, canola oil, salt

canola oil, minced thai bird chiles, minced garlic, minced ginger, fermented black beans, red onion fined diced, hoisin, ground beef, shaohsing , chinese white wine, salt and black pepper to taste, cucumber, peeled and julienned, carrots julienned, bean sprouts

cornstarch, boiling water, taro, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch slices and steamed soft (about 20 to 25 minutes), virginia (smithfield) ham, julienned, chopped scallions, duck fat or lard, cornstarch, for coating, salt and black pepper, to taste, chicken breasts (with drumette attached), slightly pounded out, canola oil, for cooking, red onion , 1/4-inch slices, carrot , 1/4-inch bias slices, garlic , 1/16-inch slices, minced ginger, serrano chiles, minced, pineapple, 1/2-inch dice, mango, 1/2-inch dice, oranges , zested and juiced, lemon , zested and juiced, salt and black pepper