Momofuku pork belly is so good a restaurant empire was built on it. Melting tender and deeply flavoured. And this is how they do it. For real. I asked. At the restaurant.
spicy thai beef salad
Spicy Thai beef salad. Beef. Lime. Chili. Mint. Cilantro. It all comes together in one big flavour bomb. Almost too much but it works. And it works well.
chicken noodle soup from scratch
Make chicken noodle soup from scratch at least once in your life. There’s something almost magical about it. Depth of flavour that brings you back to your childhood. This is serious comfort food.
chicken shashlik
Chicken shashlik is a great way to kick your chicken tikka up a big notch. Tandoori chicken on a bed of Indian spiced onion, green and red pepper. Simple ingredients. Explosive flavours.
curried carrot soup
This is a simple, yet elegant curried carrot soup. It’s carrot with a hint of curry so will work nicely with just about any entree you pair it with.
beef tataki
Beef tataki with simple ponzu sauce is a great Japanese dish to share with friends. Even if they don’t like Japanese they will like this.