David and Nicole's Recipes

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Grilled Butterflied Chicken

  • 1 chicken, butterflied
  • 3 tbsp fresh rosemary
  • the juice and husks of 1 lemon
  • 1 onion, cut in wedges
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp sirracha
  • kosher salt
  1. Combine the rosemary, lemon, onion, and olive oil.  Rub into the chicken and chill overnight.
  2. Heat the grill and remove the chicken from the fridge to come to room temperature.
  3. Slather with sirracha and season generously with the salt.
  4. Place on the grill, cut side down, and cook over indirect heat for about an hour and a half.
  5. Let rest 10 minutes.
  6. Serve.

Spicy Lime Pork Kebabs

  • the juice of 2 limes
  • 1/4 cup peanut oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 serrano pepper, minced
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 1 lb boneless pork, cut in 1" cubes
  • cherry tomatoes
  • mushrooms
  • sliced onions
  1. Combine the lime juice, oil, garlic, pepper, scallions, fish sauce, and sugar.
  2. Stir in the salt and pepper and then add the pork.  Mix well.  Chill overnight.
  3. Add the tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms and let stand outside the fridge for 20 minutes.
  4. Skewer alternating.
  5. Grill until cooked, about 10 to 12 minutes, turning once.

Chinese Hot Pot

  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • soy sauce
  • sambal oelek
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • water
  • 6 small dried chilis, stemmed, minced
  • 3 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1/4 cup chili paste
  • 1 1/2 tbsp black bean garlic paste
  • 2" ginger, peeled, minced
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup dry sherry
  • 1/2 lb thinly sliced good quality beef (you can marinate the night before in soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and scallions)
  • 1/4 lb mushrooms, stems trimmed
  • 2 cups green cabbage, sliced
  • 1/4 lb tofu, cubed
  • steamed white rice
  1. Combine the peanut butter, with 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp water, and 1 tsp sambal oelek.  Set the sauce aside.
  2. Combine the mayo and 1 tsp sambal oelek.  Stir well.  Set aside.
  3. Heat the peanut oil in a large stock pot (or preferably a pot designed for hot pots that can work with an electric element).  Saute the dried chilis until fragrant.
  4. Add the ginger and stir 20 seconds.
  5. Stir in the chili paste for 30 seconds.
  6. Add the black bean paste and stir well.
  7. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
  8. Add the dry sherry.
  9. Have the remaining ingredients pre-sliced and on the table.
  10. Transfer the pot to an electric element on the table.  Cook the food by dipping in the pot.  Serve with the sauces.

Turkey Burgers

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup panko
  • 1 scallion, minced
  • 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 egg
  • the juice of half a lemon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • ciabatta, toasted
  • lettuce
  • sliced pickles
  • mayonnaise
  • mustard
  • blue cheese, crumbled
  1. Heat the grill.
  2. Combine the turkey with the panko, scallion, worcesterwhire, egg, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and cayenne.
  3. Mix well and form into 4 patties.
  4. Grill until cooked.
  5. Meanwhile take the toasted bread, and spread with mayo and mustard.  Add the remaining ingredients.  Lay the patties on top.
  6. Serve.

Thai Turkey Cabbage Salad

  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1/4 lb rice noodles
  • 3 cups chopped green cabbage
  • 1 cup arugula
  • the juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp thai basil, roughly chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, minced
  • 1/2 tomato, diced
  • 1/2 carrot, peeled, cut in matchsticks
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  1. Cook the rice noodles in hot water.  Drain.  Set aside.
  2. Combine the cabbage, arugula, jalapeno, tomato, carrot, and basil.
  3. Add the noodles.
  4. Heat a skillet with the peanut oil.  Saute the turkey until cooked.  Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Add the lime juice, fish sauce, and peanuts to the cabbage.
  6. Add the turkey and toss well.
  7. Serve.

Thai Shrimp and Tofu Soup

  • 1/2 lb shrimp, shelled, deveined, butterflied
  • 1/2 cake soft tofu, cut in small cubes
  • 2 thai chilis, seeded, minced
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • 5 cups chicken stock
  • the zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp sambal oelek
  • 2 tbsp cilantro, minced
  1. Bring the chicken stock to a simmer and then add the chilies, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice and sambal oelek. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add the tofu and simmer 3 minutes.  Add the shrimp, cover, and remove from the heat.  Let stand for 10 minutes.  Add the cilantro and check the seasoning.Serve.

Asian Turkey Roll Ups

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 8 whole, carefully washed green cabbage leaves, separated
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 scallion, minced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 serrano chili, minced
  • 3/4 cup diced water chesnuts
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  1. Combine the salt, sugar, and cornstarch with the turkey and mix well.  Let stand 10 minutes.
  2. Heat a large skillet and add the peanut oil.
  3. When the oil is hot add the shallot, garlic, scallion, and chili and saute until fragrant.
  4. Add the turkey and the water chesnuts and saute until coloured.
  5. Add the sauces and mix well and continue to saute until fully cooked.
  6. Serve the mixture hot, with the whole cabbage leaves.  Place a generous spoonful on a leaf and roll up.  Munch away.

Steak and Poblano Tacos

  • 1/2 onion, roughly chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 limes
  • 1/2 tsp dry cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 lb skirt steak
  • 2 poblanos
  • pepper jack
  • soft flour tortillas (home made if possible)
  1. Combine the onion, garlic, the juice of 1 lime, cumin, and salt. 
  2. Rub into the steak and chill overnight.
  3. Heat the grill.  Remove steak from the fridge to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  4. Grill the whole poblanos until blistered.  Peel, seed, dice.
  5. Shred the pepper jack.
  6. Grill the onions and the steak until cooked to your liking.  Let rest 5 minutes.  Thinly Slice. Squeeze with lime juice.
  7. Serve the steak, onions, poblanos, and mozzarellas with warmed tortillas and assemble at the table.

Spicy Sea Bass with Seaweed Rice

  • 1 cup short grain Japanese rice, well rinsed
  • 4" square of nori, julienned
  • sea salt
  • sugar
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 fillets sea bass, skin removed
  • cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 inch ginger, peeled, minced
  • 2/3 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp sambal oelek
  • 1 tbsp dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • white pepper
  1. In a saucepan combine the rice and 1 1/4 cups cold water.  Add the nori and cover.
  2. Bring to a boil and cook on medium high for 2 minutes.
  3. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Reduce the heat to the very lowest setting and cook 15 minutes.
  5. Uncover and then cover with a clean dishtowel.
  6. Let rest 15 minutes.
  7. Combine 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tsp sugar, and 3/4 tsp sea salt.
  8. Pour on the rice and fluff with a fork without mashing.
  9. Meanwhile, season the fish on both sides with salt.  Dust generously with corn starch.
  10. Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet.
  11. Add the fish and brown lightly on both sides.  Remove from the pan.
  12. Add the scallions, ginger, and garlic and saute 30 seconds.
  13. Pour in the chicken stock.
  14. Add the sambal oelek, dry sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, and white pepper.
  15. Bring to a simmer and return the fish.  Cook for 3 minutes.
  16. Serve the fish on the rice with the sauce from the pan.

Asian Chicken Salad

  • 3 cups water
  • scallions
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 inch ginger, peeled, chopped
  • salt
  • sugar
  • 3/4 lb whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sambal oelek
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • cracked pepper
  • 3 tbsp chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp dry sherry
  • 2 cups ice berg lettuce, washed, shredded
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 1/4 lb rice noodles, cooked, drained, cooled
  1. Combine 3 cups water with 2 scallions, diced, 1 onion, the ginger, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp sugar.  Cover and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat and simmer 15 minutes.
  2. Add the chicken, cover and cook on medium low heat for 7 minutes.
  3. Let cool in the liquid.
  4. Meanwhile combine the soy sauce, the tahini, vinegar, cracked pepper, 1 tsp sambal oelek, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 scallion, minced, the garlic, sesame oil, cracked pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, chicken stock, and dry sherry.  Mix well.
  5. Toss in the lettuce and bean sprouts and noodles.
  6. Chop the chicken and toss with the salad.  Serve
  7. Chop the chicken and toss with the salad.
  8. Ser

 

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