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Spicy Garlicky Beef Marinade
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- Total
- 15 min
Instructions
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1
Combine olive oil, lime juice, jalapenos, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cilantro, elephant garlic, sugar, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper in a large glass bowl. Add whatever meat you are planning on marinating, cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours. The meat will lose it's bright red color as it marinades in the acidic juice.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 35 min
Instructions
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1
Bring oil, shallots, garlic, star anise, and cinnamon to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Continue simmering, swishing oil around occasionally, until garlic and shallots are browned, about 20 minutes.
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2
Mix red pepper flakes, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, mushroom powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
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3
Strain shallot mixture through a fine mesh sieve over red pepper flake mixture. Let garlic and shallot pieces cool in the sieve, then stir them back into the infused oil. Discard star anise.
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4
Pour into a glass container with a secure top; chill until ready to use.
- Prep
- 60 min
- Cook
- Total
- 4500 min
Instructions
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1
Quarter each head of cabbage; remove and discard the cores. Chop cabbage into 1-inch pieces. Transfer in batches to a large salad spinner. Fill with water, agitate with your hands, drain and spin. Repeat with remaining cabbage.
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2
Peel and trim carrots. Cut into 1-inch lengths, then julienne cut.
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3
Divide cabbage and carrots evenly between 3 large anti-reactive bowls. Sprinkle 1/3 of the salt over each bowl, then massage with your hands until cabbage is well coated and starting to soften. Fill bowls with cold water to cover. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit on the counter for 2 to 3 hours.
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4
Drain cabbage and carrots in a strainer. Reserve 1 to 2 cups brine in a sealed container.
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5
Meanwhile, trim scallions. Cut dark green parts into 1-inch lengths and set aside. Cut off white parts (the bottom 3 to 4 inches), cut into 1/2-inch pieces, and place in a food processor. Set light green parts aside for another use.
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6
Add chili paste, miso, garlic, and ginger to the food processor. Process until fully blended; it will be thick.
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7
Transfer cabbage and carrots back to the bowls and add dark green scallions. Spoon 1/3 of the chili paste mixture into each bowl. Use food-safe gloves and massage it all over until vegetables are completely covered.
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8
Pack kimchi into six sterilized pint-sized jars. Cover with a 2-piece lid and screw partway to keep lid in place but not to seal.
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9
Transfer jars to a rimmed baking dish and let sit at room temperature until bubbly and fragrant, about 72 hours. Every 24 hours, open the jars and slide a clean chopstick or knife down all 4 sides of each jar to release air bubbles. Press veggies down with a spoon so they are submerged in liquid, adding a spoon or two of reserved brine if necessary, but veggies do release a fair amount of liquid. Because the lids are not sealed fully, there may be some overflow. That's okay, just wipe the jars and continue on with the process. It just means the fermentation is very active.
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10
After the 72 hours, clean outsides of jars and inner rims as necessary. Seal lids tightly and store in the refrigerator.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- Total
- 5 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Stir mayonnaise and Sriracha together in a bowl until the color is consistent; add lime juice and stir.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- Total
- 5 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Mix mayonnaise, Sriracha, lemon juice, and black pepper together in a bowl until well combined. Serve immediately or keep refrigerated.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- Total
- 5 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Whisk miso paste into rice vinegar in a bowl until smooth.
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3
Stir honey, ginger, sesame oil, lime juice, and sesame seeds into the miso-vinegar mixture until well combined.
Spicy Asian-Style Wing Sauce
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
Instructions
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1
Heat olive oil and sesame seeds in a small saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until seeds are slightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, and vinegar; whisk until brown sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
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2
Mix ginger paste, ground mustard, and red pepper flakes into soy sauce mixture; whisk until sauce is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Bring sauce to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes more.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- Total
- 30245 min
Instructions
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1
Place a rice cooker in your garage or on an outside porch if possible; the garlic will release a very strong odor as it cooks. Place garlic in the rice cooker. Cover and cook on the Keep Warm setting for 2 weeks, without opening the lid.
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2
After 2 weeks, check garlic. It should be soft, fermented, and black in color. If not, continue to cook on the same setting, checking weekly, 1 to 4 more weeks.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- Total
- 10 min
Instructions
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1
Combine garlic and ginger in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until blended, adding small amounts of olive oil to facilitate blending until a smooth paste is formed. Transfer to an airtight container; refrigerate or freeze.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 10 min
Instructions
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1
Whisk water, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, chili powder, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a medium saucepan.
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2
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce begins to bubble and thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; use to coat your favorite stir-fried ingredients.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 20 min
Instructions
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1
Gather the ingredients.
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2
Cut egg roll wrappers into 1-inch strips.
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3
Heat a wok over medium heat until very hot. Pour oil into the hot wok and heat until shimmering. To test the heat, lower the tip of a wooden chopstick into the oil; if it bubbles vigorously, the oil is ready.
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4
Gently place 2 to 3 strips into hot oil; cook until beginning to brown on one side, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Gently flip and cook until crisp and golden brown all over, 30 seconds to 1 minute more.
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5
Use a slotted spoon to transfer fried strips to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat to fry remaining strips.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 95 min
Instructions
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1
Mix brown sugar, soy sauce, white sugar, water, white wine vinegar, rice vinegar, and ground ginger in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until reduced by half, about 30 minutes.
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2
Let glaze cool until thickened, at least 1 hour.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 20 min
Instructions
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1
Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add hot water, peanut butter, and lemon juice to the saucepan; stir until smooth. Stir chili sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into the peanut butter mixture.
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2
Reduce heat to low and cook sauce at a simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add red pepper flakes; stir.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- Total
- 30 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Beat egg in a medium bowl. Mix in 1/3 cup water.
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3
Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and slowly pour in egg and water.
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4
Mix well. If the mixture is too dry, increase the amount of water 1 teaspoon at a time until a pliable dough has formed.
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5
Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until elastic.
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6
Cut dough into two separate balls. Cover dough balls with a damp cloth for a minimum of 10 minutes.
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7
Cut each ball into four equal pieces.
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8
Roll the pieces into 10 ½ x 10 ½-inch squares. Then cut each square into nine 3 ½ x 3 ½-inch squares for a total of 72 wonton wrappers. Use in any wonton recipe.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 2930 min
Instructions
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1
Combine mango slices and 3 tablespoons salt in a large bowl. Let sit, about 15 minutes.
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2
Combine remaining 1 tablespoon salt, 3 cups plus 3 tablespoons water, and sugar in a large pot; bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolved. Off heat, pour in vinegar. Let brine cool about 15 minutes.
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3
Drain mango slices; place in large jars. Add cooled brine to cover. Seal jars; refrigerate until mango turns yellow, about 2 days.
How to Make Homemade Sriracha Sauce
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 4355 min
Instructions
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1
Place jalapeño and serrano peppers into a blender with water, garlic, brown sugar, and salt. Pulse several times, them blend until smooth.
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2
Transfer puree into a large glass jar or pitcher. Cover container with plastic wrap and place into a cool dark location for 3 to 5 days, stirring and scraping down the sides once a day. The mixture will begin to bubble and ferment. Rewrap after every stirring and return to a cool, dark place until the mixture is bubbly.
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3
Pour fermented mixture back into the blender; add vinegar and blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a saucepan, pushing as much of the pulp as possible through the strainer into the sauce. Discard remaining pulp, seeds, and skin left in the strainer.
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4
Transfer sauce into a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often, until reduced to your desired thickness, about 5 to 10 minutes.
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5
Let sauce cool to room temperature. The sauce will thicken a little when cooled. Transfer sauce to jars or bottles and store in the refrigerator.
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6
Enjoy!
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- Total
- 10 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Beat egg whites in a chilled bowl until frothy.
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3
Gently stir flour and cold water into egg whites until flour is just moistened. It's ok to have some lumps in the batter.
Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
Instructions
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1
To make a marinade: Stir soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, sesame seeds, garlic, and ginger together in a bowl until well combined.
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2
To make a sauce: Pour marinade mixture into a small saucepan and warm over medium-high heat. Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; add to marinade mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer sauce, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Combine 1 cup water, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, ginger, and garlic powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until nearly heated through, about 1 minute.
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3
Mix cornstarch and 1/4 cold water together in a cup; stir until dissolved. Add to the saucepan.
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4
Cook and stir sauce until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
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5
Enjoy!
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 20 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Pour water and vinegar into a saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in sugar, ginger, chile pepper, ketchup, and garlic; simmer for 5 minutes.
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3
Place cornstarch in a small bowl; mix in water until smooth. Whisk cornstarch mixture into chili sauce.
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4
Remove the saucepan from the stove; let cool. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until needed.
Seitan Wheat Meat (Vegan Meat Substitute)
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 70 min
- Total
- 100 min
Instructions
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1
Stir wheat gluten, 1/2 cup broth, liquid aminos, nutritional yeast, oil, and garlic together in a bowl until ingredients come together into a ball. Knead until dough has a rubbery texture. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces and shape into 1/2-inch-thick patties.
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2
Combine remaining 4 cups vegetable broth, water, and tamari in a large pot; bring to a boil. Carefully lower patties into boiling broth; cover the pot and return to a boil. Set the lid slightly askew to vent steam and reduce the heat to low. Continue simmering, turning occasionally, until patties are firm, about 1 hour.
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3
Remove from the heat and uncover the pot. Allow patties to cool in broth for 15 minutes before serving.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- Total
- 10 min
Instructions
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1
In a blender, combine onion, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar. Process until smooth. Serve at room temperature.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Place sugar, water, vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and ketchup in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir continuously until mixture has thickened.
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3
Enjoy!
Trishie's Chinese-Style Salad Dressing
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- Total
- 10 min
Instructions
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1
Whisk the red wine vinegar, olive oil, hoisin sauce, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Store in refrigerator. Shake well before use.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- Total
- 10 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Whisk soy sauce, peanut butter, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, hot sauce, garlic, and pepper together in a large bowl until well combined.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- Total
- 15 min
Instructions
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1
In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and mayonnaise. Mix in the wasabi powder, jalapeno pepper, vinegar and salt. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes to let the flavors develop. If you want to add more wasabi, add a little bit, and then refrigerate for about 5 minutes. The wasabi will get hotter upon sitting.
Chinese Restaurant-Style Hot Mustard
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- Total
- 5 min
Instructions
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1
Whisk mustard, water, and white pepper together in a bowl until smooth.
Pacific Rim Barbeque Sauce
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 20 min
Instructions
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1
Gather the ingredients.
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2
Mix ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, sherry, hoisin sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic, ginger, 5-spice powder, and pepper in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until flavors combine, 10 to 15 minutes.
Anko (Sweet Red Bean Paste)
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 115 min
- Total
- 120 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Place beans in a saucepan and cover with 2 cups water; bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
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3
Drain beans and transfer to a clean saucepan.
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4
Cover with 2 to 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, adding more water as needed, until beans are soft and can be crushed between your fingers, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
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5
Drain beans and return to the saucepan. Add sugar and set over medium-high heat.
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6
Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and beans form a loose, shiny paste, about 10 minutes.
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7
Immediately transfer paste to a container to cool.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- Total
- 65 min
Instructions
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1
Stir together ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, garlic powder, and pepper in a small bowl until well combined. Cover and refrigerate before serving to blend flavors, at least 1 hour.