Soups

Tutorial: Mama Fury’s Wontons Recipe

Posted by on Aug 11, 2009 | 32 comments

Tutorial: Mama Fury’s Wontons Recipe

My mother may not be the most fantastic cook (shh!) but she has three killer specialties:

1) Winter lamb brisket stew
2) Chinese barbecue pork (Cha-Siu 叉燒)

and the third is her wontons.

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Cry Baby Soup Recipe: Roasted Garlic, Cauliflower, Parsnip, Leek

Posted by on Jun 19, 2009 | 15 comments

Cry Baby Soup Recipe: Roasted Garlic, Cauliflower, Parsnip, Leek

Those tweeting me might know that I’m having my wisdom teeth surgically removed tomorrow. A week ago, my gums began to throb badly and before long, my cheek and jaw became sore and swollen.

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Bouchon’s Lentil Soup Recipe: Complete

Posted by on Jun 12, 2009 | 11 comments

Bouchon’s Lentil Soup Recipe: Complete

Soupe Aux Lentilles

In my last post, I explained two of Thomas Keller’s basic techniques: how to cook pearl onions and how to create a bouquet garni or sachet. As promised and without further b-poo, here is how the rest of the lentil soup came together.

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Bouchon’s Lentil Soup Recipe: Pearl Onions and Sachet

Posted by on Jun 8, 2009 | 14 comments

Bouchon’s Lentil Soup Recipe: Pearl Onions and Sachet

Soupe Aux Lentilles

It sure has been a while since I posted a Bouchon recipe. With my new hectic schedule, I rarely have time to cook, let alone to follow Keller’s often intricate recipes.

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