Walnut Shrimp Sushi roll

Walnut candy:

Using a nonstick pan on high heat, add in about ½  tbs butter.  When the butter melts, add the walnuts making sure they all get evenly coated with butter.  Add in about ½ tbs of sugar, then 1 tbs of honey. Stir evenly and turn off the heat. Let it sit to cool down for about an hour.

Shrimp:

Mix about 1 lbs of devein shrimp and 1 egg white together.  Once mixed, add some starch.  Now deep fry the shrimp and set them aside.  In a big bowl, add ¼ cup of Japanese mayo (if you don’t have Japanese mayo, use any mayo you like), 1 oz. of honey, and half a lemon.  Add sugar as needed to sweeten the sauce.  Now mix the fried shrimp with the prepared sauce.

Christmas 2011!

Food bought and made from families.

Turducken!!

 

Shrimp Ceviche

Ingredients:
-raw shrimp
-cucumber
-tomato
-cilantro
-red onion
-jalapeno
-lime
-orange
-green bell pepper
-garlic
-salt
-black pepper
-sugar
-fish sauce

Stay tuned for Video!

Crescent stuffing

 Artichoke vinaigrette salad with bacon and pear.

What did I make in the summer?

Crawfish

 Spaghetti

Oysters

3 hours braised pork belly (in other words Thit kho)

Mash potato puff (yam, potato,  mozzarella, polished dog, salt, pepper and milk)

Fried squid

Mixed potato and radish

Chinese celery with beef (rau can)

Vietnamese Loofah (muop xao)

How to clean geoduck/horse clam

 

Horse clam

 

Geoduck

For the horn, I thinly sliced it to eat it as sashimi.  For the body,  you can make porridge or any soup you desire.

 The horn

Giant Surf Clams

Check out my sister's blog for recipes at http://ickybinky.blogspot.com/

Thai Papaya salad

Once again, I have to give my sister credit for introducing me to this dish.  I didn't plan on making this dish until a friend asked me to show her how to make it because she wanted to surprise her boyfriend. This is a wonderfully tasty dish and it's simple to make.  I challenge you to make this for your boy/girlfriend.

My take on Thai Papaya salad

Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients:
-about 2 lbs of freshly shredded papaya (this means buying a whole papaya and shredding it yourself)
-1 *TBS* shrimp paste
-1 *TBS* fish sauce
-1 tsp sugar
-1 hot pepper
-about 20 cherry tomatoes
-1/2 cup dried shrimp
-6 oz of water with about 2-3 oz of tamarind
-2 gloves garlic
-1 lime
-basil for garnish
-add peanuts as desired

What to do with leftovers

It was a beautiful Easter Sunday and kids were hunting for eggs in my in-law's jungle backyard while I was BBQing.  Everyone had a great time enjoying all the great food.  Unfortunately, there were a lot of leftovers.  Normally, I would just microwave the leftovers but this time I decided to spice it up a little by sauteing it with whiskey and butter.  I hope you enjoy the video.

Creme Brulee

The first time I ever had Creme brulee was when I was at my sister's house for dinner.  Her husband took out this torch and started to torch sugar that was sprinkled on the creme brulee.  Boy, that first bite was amazing!  So creamy and rich.  Thanks sister.  It's time to make my own.   Now here is my recipe on how to make creme brulee.

Ingredients:

- 6 large egg yolks

- 1/4 cup and 2 tbs of sugar

- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

- 3 cup heavy cream

- 6 to 8 (5 to 6 oz) ramekins

- don't forget the torch

Instructions:

Preheat oven at 325 degrees.  On medium heat, pour the heavy cream in a saucepan.  Once you see bubbles on the edge, turn off the heat.  In a bowl, whisk the eggs, vanilla extract, and sugar.  When you think you've blended all the ingredients, slowly pour little by little the heavy cream while whisking everything.  Then, fill the ramekins with the mixture.  Place the ramekins in a large cake pan then pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Before you put it in the oven, my friend Jimmy recommended that I use the torch to get rid of any bubbles.  Now place it in the oven for 30 minutes.  Remove the ramekins from the pan and refrigerate for at least 4 to 6 hours. Here comes the best part...