Soba Salad

1 tsp sesame oil 3 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tsp brown sugar 1/2 lb soba noodles, cooked in salted water, drained, cooled 1/3 of a cucumber, julienned 2 tbsp chives, minced 1 chili pepper, seeded, minced 1 tbsp sesame seeds Combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and brown… Continue reading Soba Salad

Chicken Noodle Bowl

1/2 lb vermicelli rice noodles 1/2 lb chicken breast, cut in thin slices salt and cracked pepper olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 leek, white part only, minced the juice of 1 lime 2 tbsp sugar 1 pickled thai chili, minced 3 tbsp fish sauce 2 cups bean sprouts lettuce, chiffonaded roasted peanuts, ground… Continue reading Chicken Noodle Bowl

Pork Lo Mein

1/2 lb fresh lo mein noodles sea salt soy sauce 1/2 lb pork tenderloin, cut in thin strips 1 tsp cornstarch canola oil 2 tbsp oyster sauce 2 tbsp gin 1/2 cup chicken stock 1/2 onion, minced 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 thai chilies, minced 2 scallions, minced 1 tomato,diced 3 tbsp basil, chopped roughly… Continue reading Pork Lo Mein

Bacon and Mozzarella Pasta

1/2 lb fresh mozzarella, cubed 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 shallot, minced 1/4 lb bacon, diced small sea salt and cracked pepper dried chili flakes 1 ripe tomato, diced 15 oz. canned tomatoes, with juice 1/3 cup chicken stock 3/4 lb fettucine In a dutch oven saute the bacon until crisp and then set it… Continue reading Bacon and Mozzarella Pasta

Thai Beef Noodle Bowl

dried rice vermicelli lettuce, sliced in a chiffonade bean sprouts 3/4 lb beef, thinly sliced 3 lemongrass stalks, minced garlic 1 shallot, minced fish sauce sugar 1 thai red chile, minced sea salt and cracked pepper 1 lime Combine the beef, lemongrass, 6 cloves garlic, sliced, 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, and… Continue reading Thai Beef Noodle Bowl