What's for Dinner Food Collection

[LadyLionness]

simple shrimp stirfry

 


1-2 lbs of large shrimp, shelled, deveined w/ tail-on and patted dry (this is important)
evoo
garlic
white onion, diced or sliced (used 1/2 of the onion)
roma tomato, big slices
salt
soy sauce
black pepper
some cajun seasoning if you have any
green onion and cilantro
 
 
1.heat up wok (or pan) with evoo until it starts to smoke
2. add garlic and white onion, sautee for a few mins
3. add tomato, cook 1-2 mins
4. add shrimp and rest of seasonings.  cook shrimp until slightly pink.
5. turn off heat and add in green onion and cilantro. Serve immediately.
 
you can certainly add in different vegetables, but I was too lazy that night.  At some other times, I've used white button mushrooms or those straw mushrooms, with bell peppers, and other times, I've add oyster sauce for a creamier taste. 

What is evoo?

[go-go]

eggplant, tomatoes, & bacon salad

 
This dish was just something that I threw together that night.  Other than the bacon, everything was from our little garden that summer.  I had a lot of eggplants and tomatos that year and I didn't know what to do with them, so threw them on the grill, and add some crispy bacon to it.  It makes a nice side dish.
 
what you'll need:
evoo
eggplants, peeled and sliced in half
tomatos, sliced in half
whole anaheim peppers (you can sub with green bell peppers)
bacon, cooked as crispy as you like
salt
pepper and/or black pepper
 
1.  heat up the grill while you get the vegetables ready
2. take the eggplants, tomatos and anaheim peppers and evenly coat with evoo, sprinkle some salt and put on grill
3. when cooked, transfer to a cutting board and slice them and put them in a mixing bowl
3. add in the cooked bacon, add salt and black pepper to your preference.  you can add some hot chili peppers too.  Toss and serve.
 
The following year, we grew cherry tomatos and that actually tasted better in this dish than the regular large tomatos (which was what I used in the pic above).
 

[LadyLionness]

And what is... galangal?

[go-go]

What is evoo?

extra virgin olive oil
but you can always use other grades of olive oil or any other oils as well...I just prefer extra virgin olive oil (evoo) as my go-to oil

[go-go]

And what is... galangal?

an herb that is from the ginger family, it enhances flavors, but doesn't give it that ginger taste like a ginger normally would.  You put them in soups and other asian dishes but you don't normally eat them (I don't) because they are tough and fibrous.
 
It looks like this

[LadyLionness]

Thank you, dear.  Before long... I will become a decent cook... keep this thread going.

[go-go]

spicy beef salad

This is my version of a thai dish that I ate a long time ago.  As always, when I like something, I try to replicate it at home, and so my version is always going to be different than the actual dish itself.  I've made this for many years and it's become one of my signature dish. 
 
beef sirloin
salt
lime juice
black pepper
roasted rice powder
roma tomatos, roasted, peeled and sliced
cucumbers, peeled and sliced
carrots
Green onions and cilantro, chopped
Jalapeño peppers and thai chili peppers, chopped
Mint leaves
 
1. Preparing the beef:  Grill or oven roast to medium (or whatever your preference).  Let beef rest in a mixing dish for 5 minutes, then slice across the grain as thinly as you can, putting all the beef back into this dish (to retain as much juice as possible)

Another option is to slice first (thinly and evely across the grain as if for a stirfry), then pan fry them quickly, but do not let the juices evaporate.  When finished, transfer everything from the pan to a mixing dish.  This method will give you the most juice.
 
2.  Preparing the tomatoes:  Grill or oven roast whole tomatoes until the skin starts to peel off.  Do not slice until you’re ready to use to retain as much juice as possible to add to the dish.  You can also microwave them too to save on time (but it won’t have a deep roasted flavor).
3.  Add salt, black pepper and lime juice.  Mix well.  Taste test.  Aim for an acidic, robust flavor
4.  Add roasted rice powder. mix and taste test.
5.  Cut up tomatoes.  Add to the bowl.  Add cucumbers and carrots. toss gently.
6.  Add the rest of the herbs.

 

 

[LadyLionness]

looks so yummy...

[August Night]

my food photo collection to share

shrimp lotus root salad


spicy garlic shrimp and clam


bo bun hu soup with ox tail


papaya








chicken laab


sweet pork


yummy blue crabs


home baked sweets














zaub kib with baby ribs


jeow bong




pho


fresh rolls


rice rolls


crabmeat rangoon


grilled pork vermincelli


banh mi


roasted whole pork


homemade sushi


hamachi kama


sesame oork balls




babyshower food










Thanksgiving






pickled veggies with pepper


fish filet in Szechuan sauce


beef tendons & tripe in garlicky pepper oil

[go-go]

AN, I will eat everything you make twice except for the last dish.  Ugggh I hate tripe. 
 
HPA, you always eatin' good....that last picture of the chicken and tofu is mouth-watering!!  Do you prefer homemade tofu or store-bought?  I made tofu with my mom when she came out to visit me back in Jan and it was the best tofu I had in a long time (usually we just get a pack from the store). 

[LadyLionness]

thajyeeb, thank you for all the recipes... I am now inspired to learn to cook Hmong gourmet foods...

[greenie]

aw, man! I knew i shouldn't have clicked on this thread..... i'm so hungry now. lol.

[snwbrdjunkie]

I'm having this tonight. It's quick and easy. What are you having?

[acuratl_guy]

ramen noodles shrimp and eggs, quick and easy too

[Wi_sweetguy]

Had this at a Thai Rest. in Milwaukee.  Best place to go eat out. Volcanoe duck was great, but pricey.