Asian Wings sauce

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup chili-garlic sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced

Directions

1. Dissolve corn starch in rice wine vinegar in a small bowl and set aside.
2. In a small sauce pan combine remaining ingredients.
3. Add corn starch and rice wine vinegar mixture and stir well.
4. Heat mixture on low/medium heat, stirring often until sauce reaches a boil and thickens.
5. Remove from heat, allow it to cool then cover it and chill it until ready to use.

Sakoo Paik // Thai Tapioca Desert

Ingredients:

1/2 cup small tapioca pearls
1/2 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup coconut cream scooped from the top of chilled Fresh Coconut Milk 

1 cup cut-up assorted fresh or canned fruits such as young coconut, jackfruit, longan, lychee, mango, mangosteen, palm seed, papaya, and rambutan

Directions:

Place the tapioca in a fine-mesh strainer and quickly rinse under cold running water.

Drain well, then transfer to a saucepan. 

Add 1 1/2 cups water, the sugar, and salt and stir well. 

Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. 

Reduce the heat so that the tapioca barely simmers and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tapioca turns translucent and is tender when tasted, about 15 minutes.

Remove from the heat.

Stir the coconut cream into the warm pudding and set aside to cool to room temperature, or cover tightly and refrigerate until chilled.

To serve, stir the fruits into the pudding

 

Simple Lasagne

 

 

Ingredients

• 2-15 oz containers ricotta cheese
• 4 cups mozzarella cheese Shredded
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 box lasagna noodles, cooked al dente
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh curly parsley
• 1/2 tsp chopped fresh basil
• 2-15 oz jars tomato sauce (or homemade Marinara)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook pasta, drain, and cool. Brown meat, drain, add tomato sauce, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix ricotta, Parmesan, garlic, parsley, and basil. Spread 1/4 of meat sauce on bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. Cover with 4 lasagna noodles. Spread 1/3 ricotta mixture, 1/4 sauce, 1/3 mozzarella. Repeat layers twice. Bake 40 minutes. Cool 10 mins. Serves 10–12.



**Tip: Ground beef can be substituted or mixed with pork, turkey or Italian sausage...

Baked Spring Rolls

Ingredients

• 10 large spring roll wrappers (refrigerated)
• 1/2 lb extra-lean ground meat (turkey, pork, or beef)
• 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, peeled & minced
• 1-2 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups cabbage, shredded
• 1 large carrot, peeled & grated
• 1 Tbsp water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Shred cabbage, peel and grate carrots, peel and mince ginger. In shallow frying pan, saute w meat in 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil with ginger and salt until well cooked. Transfer meat to large mixing bowl, and pour off excess oil. Return pan to heat, adding cabbage, carrots, and water, and cook until all the water has evaporated, and cabbage is clear. Toss cabbage and carrots with meat. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick, zero-calorie cooking spray. Separate spring roll wrappers carefully, and brush each with sesame oil. (This can be done as you go.) Spoon a small amount (one tenth of the mixture) into a diagonal line across one corner of a single wrapper, then fold up the top and bottom and roll into a cylindrical shape. Place finished rolls on cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes on each side, or until golden brown, spraying with zero-calorie cooking spray upon turning. Serve hot with plum or sweet-and-sour sauce.

Grilled Eggplant n Peppers w/Feta

You Will Need


2 large eggplants, ends trimmed, sliced into 1-inch-thick rounds
Salt
1 each red, yellow, green, and orange bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced lengthwise into 8 pieces
1/3 cup olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1⁄3 cup Feta cheese, crumbled (3 oz.)
1 tbs. minced fresh marjoram, oregano, or basil, or a combination
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon


What to Do




1. Place eggplant on wire rack and sprinkle with salt on both sides. Set rack aside until eggplant begins to "sweat," about 15 to 20 minutes. Blot eggplant dry with clean paper towels.
2. Preheat grill to medium-high. Arrange eggplant and bell pepper slices on large baking sheet, and brush both sides of all pieces with olive oil. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Transfer eggplant and peppers to grill, in batches if necessary, and cook, turning occasionally to promote even browning, until softened and nicely marked, 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Transfer eggplant to platter and top with pepper strips. Garnish with Feta and marjoram. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Serve warm or at room temperature.





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