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Easy Spicy Caldereta Filipino Beef Stew!

May 29, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

This page may contain affiliate links. So, I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. Here is a post about the amazingly delicious Filipino Beef Stew called Caldereta!

Beef caldereta with peas, green bell pepper, carrots, and potatoes

What Is Caldereta?

Caldereta, also spelled Kaldereta, is a stew made with goats meat from the Philippines. However, other variations exist and beef is commonly used in this amazing stew. This stew also includes vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, onions, bell peppers, as well as olives. The recipe you find here uses beef.

The meat is stewed with these vegetables along with a liver paste/spread. This spread enriches the taste of this stew like you wouldn’t believe!

“Caldereta” comes from the Spanish word “caldera” which means cauldron. The Philippines were occupied by the Spaniards for many years. The Wikipedia article on caldereta mentions that this dish is similar to meat stews from the Iberian peninsula which were brought to the Philippines by the Spaniards.

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How To Make Korean Soft Tofu Stew!

May 3, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Korean Soft Tofu Stew aka Sundubu Jigae

Jigae is a Korean stew. Sundubu refers to an extra soft tofu. Therefore Sundubu Jigae is a soft tofu stew. Which is absolutely delicious by the way!

In addition to the tofu this stew usually includes some vegetables, gochujang (Korean red pepper paste), and gochugaru (Korean red pepper powder). You can also include some seafood or a bit of meat (usually beef or pork).

It is traditionally cooked directly in the serving vessel, called a dolsot. The dolsot is usually porcelain or ceramic, or made out of stone. It’s so lovely to dine on this dish from the dolsot, which keeps your food piping hot!

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Easy Spicy Thai Chicken Drumettes!

April 26, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Spicy Thai Chicken Drummettes on a white plate with chopsticks

You have come to the right place if you are after some highly flavored and spicy Thai chicken! These are great to serve alongside rice or your favorite Thai noodle dish. These Spicy Thai Chicken Drumettes are also a perfect party finger food!

These drumettes are baked to perfection after marinating for a couple of hours. The result is spicy, a bit peppery, sticky, and sweet, and OH SO FINGER LICKING GOOD!

So let’s make some Spicy Thai Chicken Drumettes!

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The BEST Kimchi Pizza!

April 10, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Kimchi Pizza = GENIUS!

Ok, so I didn’t invent Kimchi Pizza. I also am late to the game. However, better late than never and I have to say this is now one of my FAVE pizzas! Whoever first dreamed up the idea of kimchi added to pizza is a true GENIUS for sure!

If you love kimchi like I do, then you will absolutely be over the moon deliriously happy with this pizza!

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Delicious Melt In Your Mouth Chinese BBQ Spareribs!

April 4, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Chinese BBQ Spareribs garnished with green onions

1,000 Foods To Eat Project

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project.

In this book, the author Mimi Sheraton lists her choices for the 1,000 Foods of the World that you MUST try.

Ms. Sheraton includes delicious Chinese Barbecued Spareribs in her book. They are called Kao-Pai-Ku in the book, and this is food #47 in my 1,000 Foods To Eat Project!

1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die Front Jacket — 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die

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How To Make INCREDIBLE Prawn Sinigang!

March 18, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

What is Sinigang?

Sinigang…where have you been all my life? This AMAZING soup or stew is one of the most popular dishes in Filipino cuisine! It is characterized by being sour, tangy, and intensely savory. This sour taste is usually due to tamarind, although guava is commonly used as a souring agent as well.

Sinigang means “stewed” and the dish consists of vegetables and meat (i.e.pork, beef) or seafood (fish or shrimp). Common vegetables used in this Filipino dish include sitaw (long beans), tomatoes, onions, water spinach (kang kong), okra, daikon radish, long green peppers. The perfect condiment for this soup is fish sauce!

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Tantalizing Melt In Your Mouth Dong Po Rou!

March 7, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

This page may contain affiliate links. So, I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. Here is a post about the incredible Chinese braised pork belly dish called Dong Po Rou!

Dong Po Rou garnished with green onions on a white plate

1,000 Foods To Eat Project

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project.

In this book, the author Mimi Sheraton lists her choices for the 1,000 Foods of the World that you MUST try.

Ms. Sheraton includes the INCREDIBLE Chinese dish called Dong Po Rou (or Dong Bo Rou) in her book. Dong Po Rou is food #45 in my 1,000 Foods To Eat Project!

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The One and Only HOT and NUMBING Chengdu Chicken!

February 6, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

This page may contain affiliate links. So, I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. Here is a post about the wildly addictive Chengdu Chicken!

1,000 Foods To Eat Project

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project.

In this book, the author Mimi Sheraton lists her choices for the 1,000 Foods of the World that you MUST try.

This is how I came across this amazing dish called Chengdu Chicken. Chengdu is the capital of China’s Sichuan province. Sichuan cuisine is characterized by having very big and bold flavors. There is quite a liberal use of garlic, dried chilies, and Sichuan pepper. So if what comes to mind is the phrase “hot and spicy,” you would be right!

Chengdu Chicken is food #43 in my 1,000 Foods To Eat Project!

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How To Make Korean Braised Spicy Chicken (Dak Doritang)

October 31, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about the delicious comforting Korean Braised Spicy Chicken called Dak Doritang!

Allow me to set the scene. It’s cold out, and you are getting hungry for some warming and delicious comfort food. A spicy dish to top it off would be better to up the warming factor. The perfect dish to hit the spot would be Dak Doritang. 🙂

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Learn How To Make Delicious Okra Ohitashi!

October 5, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about the simple and delicious Japanese salad called Okra Ohitashi!

Do you like okra? It seems that this is a fruit, yes FRUIT! that people either love or hate! I’m a member of the lovers of this fruit, and was so very happy to find out about this Japanese salad called Okra Ohitashi!

This dish, Okra Ohitashi, was inspired by a post from my friend @kitchennao. She had written about this dish, and mentioned that she had used red okra for it!

We have been growing red okra in our garden, and as soon as I saw this I knew that I absolutely had to try this simple Japanese salad made with okra!

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