Gong Bao Tofu
Gong Bao Tofu is the vegetarian variant of Kung Pao: crispy fried tofu, chilli, Sichuan pepper, peanuts and a spicy sour sauce.
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Gong Bao Tofu is the vegetarian variant of Kung Pao: crispy fried tofu, chilli, Sichuan pepper, peanuts and a spicy sour sauce.
Fry chicken breast and then cook with rice, zucchini, broth, lemon juice and abrass in a pan. Cover the rice with low heat and return the chicken to the ready-cooking stage so that it remains juicy.
Grilled corn is cut from the plunger and mixed with avocado, tomatoes, red onion, lime and coriander. Cut avocado only at the end and put it in; let maize cool before mixing so that it does not become soft.
Spicy chicken breast is fried, cut into strips and rolled into tortillas with Romanasalate, Parmesan, Caesar-dressing and Croûtons. Let the chicken rest for a while and sparingly dose the dressing; add croûtons just before rolling.
Risoni are cooked tender but firm, lukewarmly marinated with lemon dressing and after cooling mixed with chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumber and parsley. Drain the small noodles well and add cucumber later so that the salad remains loose instead of watery.
Long cut aubergines are grilled, coated with a ricotta cream of dried tomatoes and basil and rolled up with pine nuts. Cut aubergines slices evenly thinly, salt and pat well dry so that they become bendable and get roasted aromas.
Trout fillets are fryed crispy on the skin side and served with a cool cucumber salad made of yoghurt, dill and lemon. squeeze dry cucumber and salt late; turn trout only once and take it out of the pan as soon as it is cooked.
Small potatoes are cooked in the shell, marinated still warm with white wine vinegar and after cooling mixed with pesto, tomatoes, rucola and pine nuts. First pull pesto under the lukewarm potatoes and add rocket immediately before serving to keep it fresh.
Watermelon and cucumber are pureed cold with lime, mint and olive oil; crumbled feta comes on it only when served. Remove seeds and pre-cool all ingredients; dose salt sparingly because feta already brings strong spice.
Grilled cheese and nectarine clefts are briefly fried and served warmly with rucola, cucumber and lemon honey dressing. Grilled cheeses are finally roasted and served immediately, while the nectarines are only supposed to get strong barbecue traces.
Lemon-cooked chicken breast is fried and filled with tomatoes and a tzatziki of yoghurt and squeezed dry cucumber in warm pita breads. squeeze dry the cucumber thoroughly and let the chicken rest briefly after roasting, so that neither Tzatziki nor meat soak the pita.
Burrata-Panzanella combines roasted bread, ripe tomatoes, grilled peppers, basil and creamy burrata. The bread salad is to be pulled, but not muddy.
Focaccia sandwich with antipasti is a fast Italian sandwich with pesto, grilled vegetables, mozzarella and rucola. Important is a juicy but not dripping filling.
Gnocchi salad with tomatoes and mozzarella is better if the gnocchi are fried briefly. So they get bite and do not water the salad.
Salmon, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs are gently cooked with olive oil in tightly closed grill packets. Place the packets not directly above the strongest gluten and after a short time check whether the salmon is still juicy inside.
Boiled zucchini are filled with boiled couscous, chickpeas, tomatoes, feta, lemon and parsley and cooked in the oven. Fry the boiled zucchini meat and do not stir the couscous filling too moist to keep the ships stable.
Jasmine rice is cooked with coconut milk and vegetable broth, after which fried zucchini, peppers, peas, lime and roasted cashews are added. Cook coconut rice at low heat and loosen after swell; add lime juice only at the end.
Toasted ciabatta cubes are mixed with ripe tomatoes, red onion, basil and balsamico and served with burrata. Let bread and tomato dressing be pulled only briefly; open burrata on the plate so that the bread still has crispy edges.
Shrimps are briefly seasoned with lime and paprika, hot fried and served in warm tortillas with red cabbage, mango salsa, lime yoghurt and coriander. Cook shrimps only to the very opaque middle and fill the moist components at the table to keep the tortillas stable.
Melon wedges are served with prosciutto, rucola and basil and drizzled with lime-honey dressing. Cool melon well and cut just before serving; do not leave prosciutto and dressing lying on it for long.
Peppers, cherry tomatoes, feta, garlic and olive oil roast first in the casserole and are then mixed with bite-resistant pasta and basil. Cook the pasta briefly and hold back some cooking water so that a creamy sauce is produced from feta and roasted vegetables.
Avocado, cucumber, yoghurt, lime juice, dill, water and olive oil are finely pureed cold and then tasted thoroughly. Pre-cool all ingredients well and add only so much water that the soup remains creamy; lime at the same time protects the green colour.
Chicken and potatoes are cooked with honey-mustard marinade first on the sheet; peppers and zucchini are added with a delay. Potatoes and chickens need a head start, while honey residues must not burn on the empty sheet; they must be completely cooked.
The courgettes are thinly sliced and marinated with lemon, olive oil, capers, parmesan, pine nuts and mint. Marinate the courgette slices only briefly and salt on the plate to make them flexible but not watery.
Halved peaches are briefly grilled on the cut surface and warmly prepared with burrata, rucola, pistachios, basil and lemon honey dressing. Use ripe but firm peaches and add burrata on the plate to keep fruit and cheese texture.