Asian

Ingredients for marinating the ribs • pork ribs (about 1.7 kg) • sea salt • soy sauce • Chinese oyster sauce • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • sesame oil • vegetable oil • ketchup (60 ml) • Chinese Shaoxing wine (60 ml) • granulated sugar •

firm tofu, cut into three slices (250 grams) • peanut or vegetable oil, for frying tofu • green beans, trimmed (250 grams) • Japanese eggplant, sliced into 1/8-inch rounds (300 grams) • peanut or vegetable oil, for frying eggplant • red bell peppers, cut into medium squares (about 110 grams) • peanut or vegetable oil • sesame oil • peeled and chopped ginger • chopped garlic • chicken broth (120 ml) • Chinese rice wine •

peeled and deveined shrimp • vegetable oil • onion, diced • minced ginger • garlic, minced • sesame oil • shiitake mushrooms, sliced • Chinese eggplant, sliced • green bell pepper, diced • red bell pepper, diced • green onion, thinly sliced • shrimp stock (made from shrimp shells) •

Japanese eggplants, unpeeled • Chinese rice wine • soy sauce • hoisin sauce • sesame oil • sugar • paprika • fresh ginger, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • sesame seeds • green onion, thinly sliced on the diagonal • red bell pepper, julienned

chicken thighs (I remove the skin, but the original recipe uses skin-on chicken) • daikon radish (about 500 grams) • mirin (a sweet rice cooking wine) • pisco (I like the flavor it adds and it replaces sake, which is a rice wine) • soy sauce (such as Kikkoman) • Salt and pepper to taste • water (about 480 ml)

boneless chicken breast • large scallion • garlic • Oil for sautéing • Black pepper • Ginger • salt • apple cider vinegar • soy sauce • sugar • boiled water (about 100 ml) • cornstarch •

vegetable oil • sesame oil • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • cauliflower florets, blanched (about 340 grams / 12 oz) • Chinese eggplant, thickly sliced (about 230 grams / 8 oz) • carrot, sliced • red bell pepper, diced • sugar snap peas or snow peas • napa cabbage, chopped • hoisin sauce • Chinese oyster sauce •

/ 29 oz. skinless chicken thighs • soy sauce • cornstarch • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • onion, diced • carrots, cut into thin sticks • / 11 oz. Japanese eggplant, sliced • cremini mushrooms, sliced • toasted sesame seeds • small packs rice noodles (160 grams / 2 oz each) •

beef, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 450 grams) • Chinese noodles (lo mein noodles) (about 225 grams) • vegetable oil • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • fresh ginger, minced • white wine (240 ml) • pork broth (from cooked pork) (240 ml) • Chinese soy sauce • hoisin sauce • oyster sauce • beef bouillon cube •

egg roll wrappers • cooked chicken breast, cut into thin strips or small cubes • bok choy or Swiss chard, thinly sliced • red bell pepper, julienned • yellow bell pepper, julienned • carrot, julienned • (about 60 g) green onions, thinly sliced • (about 70 g) cabbage, julienned • finely minced ginger • finely minced garlic • oyster sauce • hoisin sauce •

Shaoxing rice wine • soy sauce • oyster sauce • hoisin sauce • paprika • honey • five-spice powder • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • cornstarch • water • cinnamon •

wheat noodles (Japanese-style noodles) • chicken breast or pork loin, cut into thin strips • cabbage, chopped • fresh green onion, sliced • bean sprouts • carrot, cut into matchsticks • green or red bell pepper, cut into strips • garlic, minced • sesame oil • Salt and pepper • toasted sesame seeds • nori seaweed (to crumble on top) •

cinnamon • star anise • fennel seeds • whole cloves • whole peppercorns

grated cauliflower • sesame oil • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • minced ginger • shallot, diced • diced red bell pepper • egg, cooked as a flat omelet and diced • cooked green peas • bean sprouts • shrimp shell powder • sliced green onions •

fillet fresh cod or haddock, 12 oz. (about 340 g), cut into strips • Salt and pepper to taste • Oil for frying • all-purpose flour (about 90 g) • cornstarch (about 90 g) • paprika • salt • ground black pepper • very cold beer • shredded red cabbage (about 210 g) • carrots, grated or julienned • chopped fresh mint •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • beaten eggs • ice-cold water (about 120 ml) • salt • cornstarch (about 30 grams), for dusting between sheets

red jasmine rice (about 135 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • vegetable oil (about 22 ml) • onion, finely diced (about 40 grams) • celery, diced small (about 60 grams) • carrot, diced small (about 40 grams) • yellow bell pepper, diced small (about 40 grams) • green bell pepper, diced small (about 40 grams) • green onion, thinly sliced

chicken broth (60 ml) • rice wine or regular white wine • chicken breast, cut into thin strips (750 grams) • soy sauce • cornstarch (60 grams) • Vegetable oil • red onion, sliced into strips • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • shiitake mushrooms, sliced (300 grams) • red bell pepper, cut into chunks • Napa cabbage, chopped (about 300 grams) •

peeled and deveined shrimp (about 1/4 kg) • flounder or another firm white fish like sea bass (about 125 grams) • Chinese rice noodles • vegetable oil • garlic, finely chopped • ginger, finely chopped • crushed red chili pepper (such as chile de árbol) • yellow bell pepper, diced • fresh snap pea pods • oyster mushrooms or other mushrooms • cabbage, chopped into squares • soy sauce •

vegetable oil • sesame oil • minced ginger • minced garlic • shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped (270 grams) • shiitake mushrooms, diced (200 grams) • cornstarch • cold water • Napa cabbage, cut into thin strips (90 grams) • red bell pepper, diced • green bell pepper, diced • carrot, grated •

large shrimp (about 450 grams) • Rice noodles • Oil for frying • chopped ginger • chopped garlic • ground black pepper • salt • water (180 ml) • rice vinegar (60 ml) • crushed hot chili with seeds (such as Thai chili) • garlic, finely chopped • light brown sugar (about 65 grams) •

marinade for the chicken • boneless chicken, cut into cubes • salt • ground black pepper • finely chopped ginger • egg white • cornstarch • Oil for frying • diced red onion • diced red bell pepper • diced green bell pepper • diced orange bell pepper •

large chicken thighs • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • soy sauce • Chinese oyster sauce • sesame oil • vegetable oil • sesame oil • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • onion, diced (about 75 grams) • red bell pepper, diced (about 100 grams) •

Ingredients for the stuffed cabbage rolls • ground pork (from pork leg) (about 640 grams) • ground beef (about 470 grams) • Tomato sauce • large head of cabbage • garlic, minced • finely diced onion (about 80 grams) • chopped parsley • chopped oregano • chopped thyme • salt • ground black pepper •

large shrimp • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • asparagus, cut into sticks (about 130 grams) • onion, diced (about 80 grams) • red bell pepper, diced (about 75 grams) • chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • honey • soy sauce • ketchup (about 60 ml) • mustard • white wine (about 60 ml) •

chicken breast, sliced thin (about 600 grams) • vegetable oil (60 ml) • soy sauce • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • sesame oil (30 ml) • chopped ginger • chopped garlic • shallots, diced • thinly sliced carrots (about 120 grams) • broccoli florets, cut small (about 250 grams) • bok choy, Swiss chard, or spinach (about 250 grams) • chicken bouillon cube •

pork ribs (about 1 kg) • beef bouillon cube • chicken bouillon cube • cornstarch (about 30 grams) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • onion, diced (about 150 grams) • snow pea pods (about 200 grams) • shiitake mushrooms, sliced (about 250 grams) • red bell pepper, diced (about 150 grams) • bok choy, optional (about 150 grams) •

ground beef (500 grams) • sesame oil • garlic, finely chopped • ginger, finely chopped • finely chopped shiitake mushrooms (about 125 grams) • chopped green onions • cayenne pepper • chopped cilantro • soy sauce • salt • cornstarch • cold water •

pork ribs, cut into small pieces • water • salt • cornstarch • peanut or vegetable oil • sesame oil • green bell pepper, cut into squares • red bell pepper, cut into squares • scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal • roasted, shelled peanuts • sesame oil • finely chopped ginger •

pork loin (about 650 grams/23 oz) • finely chopped ginger • salt • soy sauce • beaten egg • cornstarch (about 250 grams) • green bell pepper, cut into squares • red bell pepper, cut into squares • pineapple, cut into cubes • Green onions, thinly sliced • Vegetable oil for frying • vegetable oil •