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Honey Walnut Shrimp

1. Devein shrimp with tail off. Butterfly shrimp and remove guts. Pat dry. 2. Add egg white to the shrimp and mix with your hands to lightly coat the shrimp. 3. In a small bowl, add some mochiko powder. Add a littel bit of corn starch. 4. Dredge the shrimp in the powder mix and deep fry on each side, about 1 minute per side. Honey Sauce - 1/4 cup japanese mayo - 2 tablespoons of honey - 1 tablespoons of condensed milk - 1 tablespoon of lemon

Chicken Pho

- rock candy - 1 large onion (or 2 small/medium onions) - 1 whole chicken and two chicken carcuses - fish sauce - salt - chicken bouillon 1. Toast onion and ginger (large knob, about 4-5 inches) in toaster oven at 375 for about 7-10 minutes. Smash the ginger so it softens (may have to cut it as well). 2. Boil water in a large pot. Add the chicken carcuses, onion, ginger, when boiled and let it boil again. Add 4 spoons of salt and 1 spoon of chicken bouillon. Add rock candy (about 5-6 large 1-2 inch chunks) 3. When boiled, reduce to a high simmer, about level 3 for about 2-2.5 hours. 4. Bring to a boil again, add whole chicken and cook for about 20-30 minutes (check for doneness) then remove chicken. 5. Re-season with salt (about 1/2-1 spoon), fish sauce (about 3/4-1 ladle), and sugar (about 1/2-1 spoon). Add mom's alcohol mixture (about 1/4 of a ladle).

Shrimp soup with spinach

Cut up spinach Cut up shrimp pieces into 2-3 pieces, gently pound in a ziplock bag Add chicken bouillon 1. saute minced red onion + shrimp until light pink 2. boil water + add shrimp 3. add salt, sugar, chicken bouillon, and fish sauce to taste 4. then add spinach

Pork Porridge

1 cup jasmine rice + 1.7-1.8L water 1/2 lb pork - cut into slices add some chicken bouillon mince red onion 1. saute red onion then add pork - until almost done 2. add pork to rice with water 3. add about 2 metal spoons chicken bouillon, 1/2 spoon sugar, 1/2 spoon salt 4. porridge on instapot - about 30 minutes 5. when complete, add eggs + fish sauce to taste 6. add ginger and onion at end

Sukuyaki

Sukuyaki broth 2 cups water 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup mirin 1/4 cup sake 2-3 tablespoons sugar (start with 2) add more soy sauce or sugar prn add seawood

Thai Coconut Soup

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger 1 Tablespoon red curry paste 1 stalk lemon grass, cut lengthwise into 2-3 inch chunks 4 cups chicken broth 4 tablespoons fish sauce 1.5 tablespoon light brown sugar 1 (13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk ½ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1/2 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined (or about 1-2 handfuls) 1-2 chicken thighs chopped into chunks 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice salt to taste ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro Directions Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add ginger, curry paste, and lemongrass; cook and stir in the hot oil for 1 minute. Gradually stir in chicken broth, then stir in fish sauce and brown sugar and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn heat to medium heat add coconut milk and mushrooms and chicken; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Add a LOT of mushrooms because they get really small. Add shrimp; cook until no longer transluc

Lasagna

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/ Ingredients 1 pound sweet Italian sausage ¾ pound lean ground beef ½ cup minced onion 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste ½ cup water 1 tablespoons white sugar 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil leaves 1 ½ teaspoons salt, divided, or to taste 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon fennel seeds ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes Extra tube squeezes of tomato paste 12 lasagna noodles 16 ounces ricotta cheese x 2 1 egg x 2 ¾ pound mozzarella cheese, sliced ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese Directions Gather all your ingredients. a top down view of all ingredients to make lasagna gathered on a kitchen countertop. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS Cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium heat until well browned. ground bee