February 2017 – Page 2 – Full Sauce Food

February 20, 2017

Sambal Kacang (Indonesian Dish)

This is one of my favorite vegetarian dishes. Mom said that her father used to bring lots of dried beans home that he used as samples for his business. Her nanny would soak the beans for a long time and then make dinner out of …

Asian - Southeast, Indonesian, Mains

by Dave

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February 20, 2017

Salerno-Style Spaghetti

European - Western, Italian, Mains

by Dave

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February 20, 2017

Red Lentil Soup

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Red Lentil Soup

A very delicious and satisfying lentil soup.

Author: Dave

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup Red Lentils
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 Large Yellow Onion
2 Tbsp Ground Coriander
2 tsp Ground Cumin
2 tsp Ginger fresh peeled and grated
1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric
1 pinch cayenne pepper
6 cup water, vegetable stock, or chicken stock
1 can peeled, seeded, diced, tomatoes 15-25oz
2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
salt
Black Pepper
mint or cilantro

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
Add the onion and saute, stirring occasionally, until tender and translucent, 8-10 min.
Add the coriander, cumin, ginger, turmeric, and cayenne and stir to mix well.
Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, to release the flavors of the spices, 2-3 minutes.
Add the lentils and then gradually add the water or stock, stirring constantly.
Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low, cover partially, and simmer until the lentils are very soft, 30-45 min.
Stir in the tomatoes and lemon juice and cook until heated through.
Season with salt and pepper.
To serve, sprinkle with mint or cilantro.

Middle Eastern, Soups

by Dave

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February 20, 2017

Red Curry with Chicken & Bamboo Shoots

AKA: Gaeng Phed Kai Sai Nawmai. This is an excellent Thai red curry that I had at my buddy Chris’s. It’s an excellent red curry so I told him he needed to give me the recipe. So I’m posting it before he does to make …

Asian - Southeast, Mains, Thai

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February 20, 2017

Perfect Roast Chicken

Perfectly roasting a chicken, crispy golden crust… tender and moist in all parts of the bird (including the breast, which is notoriously difficult to keep moist) isn’t actually at all difficult when adhering to a few simple steps. I picked up this recipe partially from …

American - North, Mains, US

by Dave

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February 20, 2017

Peanut Sauce

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Peanut Sauce

Accompaniment to Sate Ayam

Author: Dave

Ingredients

2 tsp oil
2 birds-eye chilies
3 cloves garlic minced
200 g unsalted peanuts dry roasted and skinned
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
250 ml hot water

Instructions

Heat the oil in a small saucepan.
Cook the chilies and garlic over low to medium heat, stirring frequently until soft, about 5 minutes.
Put into a food processor with the peanuts, salt, kefir lime and palm sugar or brown sugar, and process briefly so that the peanuts are still chunky.
Add the hot water and process briefly to make a thick sauce.
Transfer to a serving bowl.

Asian - Southeast, Indonesian, Sauces

by Dave

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February 20, 2017