Felt like vermicelli bowl today. Haven’t found a decent Vietnamese restaurant so will do it myself. In Canada I’d oven roast a beef tenderloin for this, in Taiwan I’ll try wok roasting pork loin.
Step 1: Marinade. I tried to make a paste with these ingredients (that’s star anise and hua jiao) but got bored of pounding so it is pastish. Packed it around the meat and put it back in the fridge. Will keep you posted
Yes. I would cut the peppers into bite sized pieces. Also, chop up som garlic and spring onion. Heat some oil, add the garlic and white root half of the onions. When chicken is mostly cooked separate onto a plate but keep the oil. Add veggies to the oil, when veggies are mostly cooked add rice, mix thoroughly. Put chicken back on the lot, add salt and soya sauce. Can also add sesame oil if it is sticking to the pan, or oyster sauce if it is too runny
When the rice is ready to your liking, you’re done
First time cooking with achiote. made some chicken for the family. I tasted a bit. not too bad, but it’s off. I used lime juice (that common large green glass bottle here). Want to try with the orange juices next time.
Much better at a restaraunt! but I like the spices, want to improve with this. anyone have experience with this type of flavor?
I assume there’s some other stuff in there besides achiote/annatto? Achiote seeds themselves don’t have too much flavor IMO (I guess it’s mostly just “earthy”, similar to turmeric), even when freshly ground. I probably wouldn’t rely on them as the main flavor component, personally.
Did you buy some kind of paste or make it yourself? I usually grind the seeds at home, but you need quite a robust grinder.
No, this is actual achiote paste ,with spices. Not annatto powder. premade and I added the liquids. it tastes fine, but my wife just asked me why I have cut up garlic on the counter…damnit. Aside from forgetting the garlic, I feel the acid I’m using isnt that ideal. have you ever found the orange juices for cooking in taiwan? kind of bitter. want to try that. Maybe some different kinds of fruit vinegars.
I tasted a bite of the chicken. I used WAY too much. so I have a basis for round 2
I guess so! I bought the same pack several years back.
I think in Wellcome or RT-Mart, but it might well have been PX Mart too. (If I’m not mistaken, 小磨坊 is just a common herb brand not something specific to a given store.)
If you’ve seen the movie Parasite then you might remember the quick ramen dish “ram-don.” I found a recipe online. It’s actually called 짜파구리 jjapaguri in Korean and it’s delicious!
The ingredients are basically two kinds of Korean instant noodles, Jjapagetti 짜파게티 and Neoguri 너구리, plus good quality beef like ribeye or similar. I bought the ramen on Shopee, but maybe you can find it at Carrefour or other stores with imported items.
Table is hinged to the wall, came with the apartment. But the fixtures in that apartment are fantastic, the owner originally bought and finished it for himself and his family owns a furniture factory. After his second child was born he was sad to have to upgrade to a larger apartment, but I got lucky!
