This is a take on chef Roy Choi’s Dynamite rice. Two important notes: 1) I’ve never had the real dish at his restaurant; what I made is based on the numerous copycat recipes floating round online, and 2) I used teriyaki chicken instead of uni. The one time I had uni in Japan it tasted…
Panda Express Orange Chicken Copycat
First post of 2025. Happy New Year! I’ve never had the “real” Panda Express orange chicken, but I’m sure the chicken is pre-battered and frozen and the sauce comes out of a 5-gallon bucket. Such is the necessary way of fast food. I’m also sure that it tastes really good. So, having nothing to compare…
Beef Brisket Braised in Vietnamese Sate Sauce
For my wife’s birthday some weeks back, we went to a small, well-respected restaurant called Ngon Bistro. The chef presents a wide variety of modern French-Vietnamese dishes, which are to die for. I ordered beef brisket braised in a Vietnamese sate sauce and served over stone-ground grits. It was by far the best meal I’ve…