Milanese Risotto
Milanese risotto is mixed with risotto rice, saffron, broth, butter and Parmesan. The rice should be soft but still have a light bite in the core.
Recipes
Milanese risotto is mixed with risotto rice, saffron, broth, butter and Parmesan. The rice should be soft but still have a light bite in the core.
Sambal Udang combines shrimp with a hot sambal sauce of shallots, garlic, chilli, tomato, kecap manis and lime. Shrimp cook only briefly.
Bakso is an Indonesian meatball soup with elastic beef balls, clear broth, noodles, pak choi, spring onions and sambal.
Soto Ayam is an Indonesian chicken soup with turmeric, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, glass noodles, egg, sprouts and lime.
Rendang is a slow-braised beef dish with coconut milk, lemongrass, galangal, chilli and spice paste. The sauce reduces until it is dark and concentrated.
Mie Goreng are Indonesian fried noodles with vegetables, egg, kecap manis, soy sauce and sambal. The noodles are pre-cooked and then fried in a wok.
Nasi Goreng works best with chilled rice from the previous day, kecap manis, sambal, egg and briefly fried vegetables. The rice should remain loose and not steam in a wok.
Rogan Josh is an aromatic braised dish made from cashmere, classic with lamb, yoghurt, Kashmiri chilli, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fennel.
Aloo Gobi is a dry Indian potato and cauliflower dish with turmeric, cumin, ginger, tomatoes and garam masala. It should not become mushy.
Biryani is layered with basmati rice, marinated meat or vegetables, spices, roasted onions and saffron. It is only pre-cooked and steamed.
Chana Masala is a strong chickpea curry with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, garam masala, cumin and amchur or lime.
Dal Tadka is made of soft boiled lentils and a hot spice taka made from ghee, cumin, garlic, chilli and spices. The taka brings the main flavour.
Palak Paneer is an Indian spinach dish with paneer, ginger, garlic, onion and spices. The spinach is blanched briefly and not boiled to death.
Chicken tikka masala combines grilled or spicy fried marinated chicken with a strong tomato spice sauce and some cream or yoghurt.
Butter chicken is cooked with marinated chicken, tomatoes, butter, cream, garam masala and kasuri methi. The sauce is supposed to be mild, creamy and spicy.
Fasolada is a Greek bean soup with white beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery and olive oil. The beans are boiled until soft and the soup is calmly seasoned.
Stifado is a Greek stew dish with beef, lots of small onions, red wine, tomatoes, cinnamon, bay leaf and allspice. It takes time.
French onion soup gets its taste from slowly caramelised onions, broth, white wine, thyme and gratin cheese baguette.
Bouillabaisse is a Provencal fish soup with fennel, tomatoes, saffron, fish, seafood and rouille. Fish and shrimp cook only at the end.
Ratatouille is a Provencal vegetable dish with eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil and herbs.
Boeuf Bourguignon is a classic beef stew with red wine, bacon, mushrooms, carrots and pearl onions. It is cooked slowly until the meat is tender.
Coq au Vin is a French stew dish with chicken, red wine, bacon, mushrooms, pearl onions and herbs. The sauce takes time to become dark and round.
Wantan soup consists of stuffed dumplings in clear broth with ginger, spring onions, pak choi and sesame oil. The Wantans are gently cooked.
Chow mein with vegetables are fried egg noodles with crisp vegetables and a short sauce of soy sauce, oyster sauce or vegetarian alternative and sesame oil.
Mapo tofu is cooked with soft tofu, doubanjiang, fermented black beans, minced meat, chilli oil and Sichuan pepper. It is said to taste spicy and slightly numbing.