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Thai Basil Chicken
Chicken is stir-fried with basil, peppers, garlic, shallots, and mix of fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. I based this recipe on two or three I saw online, so here goes: Thai Basil Chicken (Serves 2)——————1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small pieces1 tbsp canola oil4 cloves garlic2 thai chili peppers1 shallot2 tbsp […]
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Halibut Veracruz
Holy mackeral (er, halibut) this was delicious. This fish recipe comes from Healthy Latin Cooking. The book calls for snapper, but we opted for halibut instead. The sauce, which you cook while the fish marinates in lime juice, includes tomatoes, onions, garlic, capers, olives, and a bunch of good spices. Once the sauce thickens, you […]
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Salmon Moqueca
I found this variant of the Brazilian Fish Stew Moqueca on Elise’s site. Salmon is marinated in lime, garlic, and spices for a couple of hours, then cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, and coconut milk. The stew is then served over rice. The only modification I made to the recipe, other than cutting it […]
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Mujadara with Chicken Skewers
If you’re a fan of caramelized onions, here’s a dish for you. Mujadara is a rice and lentil dish that’s heavily flavored with onions. We love how sweet the onions turn after slowly browning. The rice and lentils are cooked with vegetable broth, garlic, more onions, allspice, cumin, and cinnamon. It’s a very fragrant dish […]
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Chicken, Crab, and Andouille Jambalaya
We adapted this recipe from the “Bourbon Street Jambalaya” in Great Bowls of Fire — the version in that book uses clams (Lisa’s not a huge fan) instead of crab. Also, I had forgotten how much I enjoy fresh-outta-the-oven cornbread muffins!