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Black Pepper Pork Chop Ingredients: Pork Chops 5 slices thick cut Sweet Yellow Onion 2 sliced Fresh Grounded Black Pepper Garlic 4 cloves minced Shallot 1 minced Oil 3Tsp Oil 1tsp Pork-Chop Marinate: Fresh Grounded Black Pepper ~1tsp Salt 1tsp Five Spice 1/2tsp Black Pepper Sauce Seasoning: Fresh Grounded Pepper 1/4tsp Sugar 1tsp Salt 1/4tsp Oyster Sauce 1Tsp Dark Soy Sauce 1/2tsp (optional) Cooking Wine 1Tsp Corn Starch 2tsp and Water 2tsp Water 200ml Method: Rinse and padded dry the pork chop. Cut slits on the outer edge of pork chop to avoid cutlet to cured up when cooking. Marinate the pork chops with a generous amount of freshly grounded pepper, 1tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of Five Spice.  Set aside. Add 2 Tsp of oil to frying pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced sweet yellow onion into the pan and stir-fried over medium heat for approximately 7 minutes or until soft in texture. Remove onion onto a plate.  Set aside. In the same pan, add 2 ...

Mussels with Saffron and Mustard Moules Au Safran Et A La Moutrade By Bouchon Make 4 servings Ingredients: 12 Tsp (6 oz) Unsalted Butter 1/2 Cup Minced Shallots 24 cloves Garlic Confit 1 Tsp + 1 tsp Minced Thyme 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt 1/4 tsp Fresh Ground White Pepper 1/4 cup Dijon Mustard 2 cups Dry White Wine such as Sauvignon Blanc 4 pinches Saffron Threads 4 lbs Small Mussels 1/4 cup + 2 Tsp Minced Italian Parsley Freshly Grounded Black Pepper Method: Melt 12 Tsp or 6oz of unsalted butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup of minced shallots, 24 cloves of garlic confit, 1 Tsp of thyme, 1/2tsp of salt and a 1/4tsp of white pepper and reduce the heat to low. Cook gently for 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add 1/4cup of Dijon Mustard and 2 cups of wine and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes Add 4 pinches of saffron and cover the pot. Remove from heat. Let the broths steep for at least 5 minutes up to few hours...

Korean Spinach Side Dish (Sigeumchi-namul 시금치나물) Ingredients: Spinach 8oz Oil 1 Tsp Seasoning: Minced Garlic 1 clove Chopped Green Onion 1 bundle Soy Sauce 1 1/2tsp Sesame Oil 1 1/2tsp Sesame Seeds 2tsp Korean Dried Red Pepper (optional) Method: Wash spinach and rinse Bring a pot of water to boil. Prepare the ice bath with cold water and ice to shock cooked spinach later. Add 1 Tsp of oil in boiling water and add the spinach in to blanch for 30 seconds. Do not cover with lid. Remove spinach from the pot and rinse under cold water. Drain spinach and add spinach into the ice bath Squeeze spinach into a ball by hands to remove access water. Cut spinach ball into quarter or bite size. Mix 1 clove of minced garlic, 1 bundle of chopped green Onion, 1 1/2tsp of soy sauce, 1 1/2tsp sesame seed oil, and 2tsp of sesame seeds. Add a dash of Korean dried red pepper to garnish (optional). Ready to serve with rice.

Japanese Soba Cold Noodle and Men-Tsuyu (multipurpose sauce)  Serve 1 Ingredients: Soba Noodle 1 bundle Green Onion 1 bundle chopped Nori 1 piece Men-Tsuyu (multipurpose sauce) for cold noodle or tempura Ingredients: 2:2:1 Soy Sauce: Mirin: Sake 1/2 cup Soy Sauce 1/2 cup Mirin 1/4 cup Sake Handful of Bonito Method to Make Ten-Tsuyu: Mix all ingredients together in a small pot. Bring it to a boil and turn off the heat. Cover the pot and let it cool completely before draining the bonito. Ready to use or store in a container up to a week. Before serving with cold noodle, mix 1 part men-Tsuyu with 2 part water. Method to make Cold Noodle: Follow the soba noodle package instruction to cook 1 bundle of soba. Prepare diluted Men-Tsuyu for dipping use. Add chopped green onion in the dipping sauce. Add shredded nori on top of cold soba. Ready to serve.