OK, I did my best to fill in the blanks in my memory of dishes that were added throughout the week to our Asian rotation in Cuisine across Cultures. The two dishes in quotes...well...I forget entirely what they were called. We were working outside of our recipe packets sometimes so I don't have anything to reference to try and remember them.
Dim Sum and Shrimp Tapura qualify as the appetizers in this group. By the end of the four-day cycle I have had Dim Sum poached (in chicken broth), steamed and fried. All are delicious in their own right. Tempura is just a light batter used in the Asian style of frying. Sweet and Sour Pork? General Tso? Shrimp...uhh...Tempura? All of these dishes use the same batter. Tasty.
I didn't get into either of the soups. I have had Sweet Sour Soup before (good stuff), but I just forgot to get around to the Shiru. The Dashi in the Shiru Soup was also in the dipping sauce for the Tempura, so I have an idea of the flavor profile.
Side note about Dashi-- think making seaweed and "fish flake" tea. Sounds delicious doesn't it? Mix in enough soy sauce and white vinegar and it is-- trust me.
The rest of the dishes taste pretty much as you would expect. The Lemon Chicken (a favorite of mine) was a good recipe, and all of the vegetable/pork/chicken/beef stir fries turned out equally tasty.
Side note about the Lemon Chicken-- the bubbles around the chicken are there because the sauce was poured on a smoking hot sizzler to create some "action" for the dish (think fajitas at Chili's if you must). Carrying an aromatic, steaming hot plate of that out into the dining room would turn some heads, for sure. Good stuff.
I think we head to the Mediterranean region next, so check back for pics from that. I'm still working on watching some documentaries here and there for that post I mentioned previously, as well as a post on my first trip to PNC Park for a Pirates game.
Oh, I MUST mention that, after losing game one, the Pens are now up, 2-1, in their opening NHL Playoffs series against the Senators. Fingers crossed they put the squeeze on the Sens in Game 4 and take the series back in PIT Thursday. GO PENS!!!
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Haha glad you clarified what the quotes were. I was thinking it was like how Chinese food should be identified at a buffet.
"Yes, this is 'Kung Pao Chicken' ... nothing shady here ..."
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