Pickled Salmon
To serve 12 as a first course 2 cups white distilled vinegar 2 cups water 1/4 cup olive oil 2 small onions, peeled, sliced into ¼ inch-thick rings 2 medium-sized bay leaves,crumbled 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 2 teaspoons whole cloves 2 teaspoons…
Corn Tortillas
To make 12 Corn Tortillas 2 1/4cups instant masa harina (corn flour) 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups cold water In a mixing bowl, combine the masa harina and salt, and gradually pour in 1 cup of water, stirring constantly. Knead the mixture with your…
Yellow Chili Paste
Chile Amarillo Molido con Aceite YELLOW CHILI PASTE To make about 2/3 cup 24 fresh yellow guero chilies, each about 3 to 4 inches long, or substitute other fresh, mild, yellow chilies like Hungarian Wax 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon…
Red Chili Paste
Aji Molido con Aceite RED CHILI PASTE To make about 2 cups 1 cup tightly packed dried hontaka chilies 2 cups boiling water 6 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup boiling beef or chicken stock, fresh or…
Salsa Guasacaca
SPICY AVOCADO SAUCE To make about 11/2 cups of sauce 1 small ripe tomato 1 large ripe avocado 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon red chili paste or very finely chopped, seeded, fresh hot chili 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon…
Ceviche
FISH MARINATED IN LIME AND LEMON JUICE Peruvian Version To serve 6 1 cup fresh lime juice 1 cup fresh lemon juice 4 dried hontaka chilies, seeded and pulverized with a mortar and pestle 2 red onions, sliced 1/8 inch thick and separated into rings…
Oxtail Stew
Do you know that phrase, "lip smacking good"? This Oxtail Stew recipe transforms the humblest ingredients into a lip smacking good meal. The science behind all that smacking of lips, is the slow cooking of all the connective tissue and gristle until it…
Wood-Fired Pizza
I stumbled upon a blogger who questions whether Wood-Fired Pizza is inherently any better than the more typical baked product. In our experience (which is mostly in Italy), the thin-crust perfect pizza is almost always wood-fired. Here are a some shining…
Food Network Tipping Point
I was just commenting to Mrs Chabernet that Food Network appears to have been hijacked by Guy Fieri who ordered them to run all his episodes back-to-back. Lo and behold, Salon Magazine has just published a story titled "How one man destroyed the Food…
Sourdough Baguettes
Inspired by Julia Child. From my Sourdough Bread Recipe with Sourdough Starter.