momofuku pork belly

January 30, 2018 by romain In american, appetizer, japanese, korean, meat, pork, vietnamese 56 Comments

Momofuku pork belly is so good a restaurant empire was built on it. Melting tender and deeply flavoured. And this is how they do it. For real. I asked. At the restaurant.

punjabi dal makhani

January 26, 2018 by romain In indian, main course, pulses, restaurant style, sides and stuff, Vegetarian 9 Comments

Punjabi dal makhani is a wondrously rich lentil curry from Northern India. This is the restaurant version. You can make it in ten minutes once your lentils are cooked. The traditional version can take a whole day.

bo kho – vietnamese beef stew with egg noodles

January 22, 2018 by romain In main course, meat, noodles, vietnamese 6 Comments

Bo kho is beef stew with a delicious Vietnamese twist. Wonderful, rich beef stew with the haunting flavours of lemongrass and star anise. Seriously, seriously tasty.

thai red chicken curry

January 18, 2018 by romain In global curries, main course, poultry, thai 6 Comments

Thai red chicken curry is on the menu of every Thai restaurant everywhere outside of Thailand for a reason. It’s just damn tasty. Everybody loves it. You will too.

vietnamese sate sauce

January 14, 2018 by romain In sides and stuff, vietnamese 6 Comments

Vietnamese sate sauce is a garlicky, spicy flavour bomb you can throw at any Asian braise, soup, stir fry or noodle dish. Or smear it on chicken and grill. It’s loaded with big, bold southeast Asian flavours.

indian restaurant hariyali chicken curry

January 10, 2018 by romain In indian, main course, poultry, restaurant style 4 Comments

Hariyali chicken curry is a green curry with big mint, coriander and green chili flavours. It’s not your run of the mill Indian restaurant curry. It’s different. For when you want to mix things up.