Ingredients Crust ¾ lb unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup sugar 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 3 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 extra-large egg ¼ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt Almond filling ½ lb unsalted butter ½ cup good honey 1 ½ cup light brown sugar, packed 1 tsp grated lemon zest [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Crispy tempura batter
Posted in Back to Basic, Batter, tagged batter, tempura batter on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ingredients: 3/4 cup beer(do not use a dark beer!) 3/4 cup rice flour 3/4 teaspoon salt vegetable oil seasoning salt Directions: 1. In a bowl whisk beer with the rice flour until very smooth. 2. Add in salt and garlic powder and cayenne (if using). 3. Let sit out at room temperature for 10 minutes. [...]
Homemade Lemon Curd
Posted in Condiments, Fruit Jams, tagged condiment, fruit jams, jam, lemon, lemon curd on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yield four containers of 12 oz. lemon curd Ingredients zest of 4 large meyer’s lemon juice of 4 large meyer’s lemon 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter Directions Melt the butter and set a side for later use. Process the lemon zest and sugar in a food processer [...]
Fried Mackerel Stuffed with Spice Paste
Posted in Mains, Nyonya Cooking, Savory Tastes, tagged fried fish, nyonya cuisine, nyonya food, rempah, rempah fish, stuffed fish on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 hardtail mackerel 3 fresh red chilies 5 dried chilies 6 large shallots 3 stalks fresh lemon grass 1/3 cup yellow ginger 2 kaffir lime leaves (optional) 2/3 tablespoon tamarind pulp, soak in 1/2 cup of water, extract juice and discard pulps 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 1/4 cup oil For [...]
Salmon Fried Rice w/ Fresh Thymes
Posted in Rice, Savory Tastes, Sides, tagged fried rice, salmon on April 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 6-8 Ingredients 4 cups of cooked short grain rice 2/3 lb salmon fillet 2 beated eggs 1 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced to fine strips 1/2 tsp rubbed sage 1/2 tsp ground pepper 2 Tsp freshly chopped sage 5 Tsp fresh thyme leaves 1 1/2 Tsp ketchup [...]
