Banh Xeo, Vietnamese Sizzling crepes, is super addicting and great to eat at anytime because of the insanely amount of fresh and crisp veggies that accompanies the whole banh xeo eating experience. I normally make salad wraps with my banh xeo and dip it in prepared fish sauce, but recently saw lots of people online … Continue reading Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes)
I had tons of leftover Japanese rice from the other day and recently just bought a big 'ol jar of kimchi from Costco that I wanted to use so I decided to freestyle it up and make some Spam Kimchi Fried Rice..because I always have Spam in the pantry. The fried rice turned out great … Continue reading Spam Kimchi Fried Rice
I love carne asada steak/beef tacos, especially when the beef is grilled over mesquite lump charcoal at the taquerias. However, we don't always have the time or ability to grill delicious mesquite-smoked beef at home and some of the best taqueria tacos I've tasted have been cooked over a griddle, so this recipe will ensure … Continue reading Taqueria Style Beef Tacos
The air quality in San Jose has been really bad and I haven't had a chance to do much BBQing. The other day I woke up and the air quality index looked really good so I took out some chicken wings to thaw and wanted to BBQ for dinner. By noon, the air quality worsened … Continue reading Double-Fried Fish Sauce Chicken Wings
It's been a wild week for us in Northern California. We experienced a week-long heatwave that triggered power outages and internet outages all over town, a random lightning storm that sparked wildfires all over the Bay Area causing evacuations, and the first full week of kid's school online. With all the craziness going on around … Continue reading Pan-Seared Shrimp with Garlic Noodles
On restaurant menus, I've seen Korean Spicy Pork identified with various names like Jeyuk Bokkeum, Dweji Bulgogi, and even just Spicy Pork Bulgogi. I would love to know the actual name of the dish if anybody knows! Whatever the name of this amazing dish is, Korean spicy pork is probably my favorite Korean dish of … Continue reading Korean Spicy Pork (Jeyuk Bokkeum)
As long as you have the right technique to cook chicken wings, there ain't no limit on how you can dress and sauce your wings..or eat it naked and plain. Last week, I shared a technique I learned, called the Bullseye technique, which involved putting lit coals in char-baskets in the middle of the Weber … Continue reading Korean BBQ Chicken Wings
We love eating all the different kinds of yummy curries from different cuisines at our house....Thai Curry, Vietnamese Curry, Indian Curry, and even Steph and Ayesha Curry! My youngest daughter Taylor recently declared that Japanese Curry is her favorite curry to eat. She explained that she loves it more than other curries because 1) it's … Continue reading Chicken Japanese Curry
I couldn’t decide on the protein braised dish I wanted to pair with the Stir-fried Water Spinach with Garlic last night, so I decided to add shrimp to my braised pork ribs and quail eggs recipe for some epic surf and turf action with all the protein hanging out in the pool of braising liquid … Continue reading Braised Pork Ribs and Shrimp with Quail Eggs (Suon Tom Ram Man)
Man, I'm super excited to show you all this new indirect cooking technique on the Weber that I have been using for chicken wings to get the skin extra crispy without frying! It also looks super dope and is very visually appealing as well. When I normally do indirect cooking on the Weber, I usually … Continue reading High Heat Indirect BBQ Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
