Asian Chicken on Noodle Nests
/Use a medium curry paste, as it best balances the sweetness of the hoisin sauce.
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I used the Japanese Kuri squash which is a fiery red colour. It roasts well. You can use any drier variety of squash for this curry.
The best Scottish shortbread handed down through my family. Crumbly, sweet and buttery.
This dish has a salty, savoury sauce with a little bit of a kick. If you don't want the spice of the jalapenos, leave it out, and finely diced onion can be used instead of the shallots.
This is the one hors d’oeuvre that I keep being asked for time and time again. It’s crunchy, creamy, spicy and hits all the high spots.
Mushrooms and squash have a real affinity and this soup proves it. I like to use oyster mushrooms, but chanterelles, which I found at the supermarket this week, provide the best flavour.
The fifth taste, umami, has much to do with glutamate, an amino acid found in such foods as prosciutto, soy sauce and a number of cheeses. Umami can show up in your glass, too (fermentation is glutamate’s old friend).
When this recipe originally ran in The Globe and Mail, I received a lovely note from reader Barbara Zuchowicz. This dish reminded her of a wonderful meal she had in Italy: "It brought back joyful memories of a trip to Italy my late husband, an exceptional cook, and I took a number of years ago.
Use a medium curry paste, as it best balances the sweetness of the hoisin sauce.
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Read MoreUse long Asian eggplant for this dish. They are much easier to work with (and they’re prettier, too). You can serve this warm or cold as a first course or side.
Read MoreYou can use Asian glutinous or sticky rice or Japanese sushi rice for this recipe. You will only need half the rice mixture for the capon. Bake the rest separately in a gratin dish for 30 minutes, covered.
Read MoreAn Asian rack of lamb might seem unusual to some, but China’s Hunan province is famous for its lamb dishes. The most well-known is probably a slightly spicy stir fry with loads of green onions.
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