Diary of a shitty chef.
Too vulgar to digest. Wagyu, dumplings, uni and other expensive mistakes from a Los Angeles home kitchen.
Everything else
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Sous-vide charred octopus tentacle
sous-vide charred octopus tentacle served over a roasted red pepper romesco sauce, topped with fried capers and a lemon aioli
Pea shoots, white asparagus
pea shoots, white asparagus, 烏魚子 (mullet roe) in strawberry vinaigrette yolk
Red Seabream Sashimi
Red Seabream Sashimi · Butter Poached Turbot · Tomato Yuzu Mackerel · Cured Pike Mackerel · Baked Sea Bass · Ginger Scallion Tilapia · Prawns · Abalone · Mussels · Octopus
Ocean wiggly boi poached in moo nip milk
ocean wiggly boi poached in moo nip milk with some nice smelling leaf infused oil
Uni, Hamachi, Sake, Ikura
Uni, Hamachi, Sake, Ikura · Wagyu, Scallop, Corn · Red Shrimp, Mentaiko · Morel, Shiitake, Porcini
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Fresh Sashimi Birthday Cake
Fresh Sashimi Birthday Cake - Uni, Toro, Amaebi, Sake, Hotate, Ikura, Masago
Butter poached salmon
Butter poached salmon w/ fennel and grapefruit, sitting in a seaweed clam soup.
Al Pastor Tacos
Al Pastor Tacos with avocado salsa, cilantro cream, onions, queso fresco
Spice dusted chicken wings
Spice dusted chicken wings. Inspired by @vphams after eating at @prettybirdchicken in Salt Lake City. Thanks for the great discussion and Park City tips! 1. Brine chicken wings in a mix of soy sauce, salt, rice wine, garlic salt. 2. Create a mix of cornstarch, white pepper, salt, garlic powder. 3. Brush each wing with butter and coat each piece with the cornstarch mix. 4. Fry in a deep fryer for 7 minutes 5. Remove wings, brush with butter again, and coat with a second layer of cornstarch. 6. Fry again for a few minutes. 7. Create a mix of garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, powdered mushroom and dust over the wings.
Sous vide turkey
sous vide turkey. way better than the dried out oven baked version.
Wagyu 12-hour stewed Taiwanese beef noodle soup
Wagyu 12-hour stewed Taiwanese beef noodle soup with bone marrow chili sauce.
Sous-vide 30-day dry aged rib chop
Sous-vide 30-day dry aged rib chop. Side of broccolini. New blog post up at link in bio.
Sous-Vide
Sous Vide Rib Chop
30-day dry aged prime rib cut cooked sous-vide then skillet-torched.
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Double searing the steak
Double searing the steak with a #searzall torch and an @allclad copper core skillet.
Wraps
Lettuce Wraps
Wrapping a variety of expensive AF proteins in lettuce to make myself feel healthier.
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Steak
Dry Aged Beef Wellington
A fancy ass Gordon Ramsay dish that basically wraps tenderloin and mushrooms in a pastry crust.
2 min read17 photos
Steak
Dry-Aged Prime Rib
Decided to take on dry-aging myself and ended up with a majestic 35 day dry-aged standing rib roast.
3 min read24 photos
Steak
A5 Wagyu & Other Beefs
Japanese A5 Wagyu, Prime Short Rib, Prime Beef Chuck, Beef Tongue
2 min read22 photos
Seafood
Shellfish Platter
Kumamoto Oysters, Miyagi Oysters, Littleneck Clams, Manila Clams, Stone Crab Claws, Tiger Shrimp, Red Shrimp, Sea Scallops
1 min read7 photos
Seafood
Szechuan Lobster Pan Roast
An Asian variation on the classic Las Vegas pan roast. Butter and cream mixed with Szechuan spices.
1 min read10 photos
Seafood
Fried Garlic Crab
A recap on the adventures of Jon Snowcrab and the fate of the rest of his family.
1 min read16 photos
Seafood
Louisiana Seafood Boil
Blue Crabs, Argentinian Red Shrimp, White Shrimp, River Shrimp, Crawfish, and a lot of seasoning.
5 min read19 photos
Fish
Nigiri
slimy raw fish on clumps of rice... how the fuck did the Japanese pull this off
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Fish
Miso Marinated Fish
Black Cod and Salmon, baked them served with tobiko sushi rice. And a bunch of other toppings leftover from last week's meal. I'm a thrifty MF.
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Dumplings
Frozen Dumpling Taste Test
I took common dumpling brands sold in stores, and invited a bunch of people over to figure out which brand is best.
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Dessert
Strawberry Chocolate Dumplings
The half-true untold story of a struggling food hand model.
4 min read15 photos
Dumplings
Porcini Mushroom Ravioli
Porcini Mushroom Ravioli bedded on Coconut Mushroom soup, served with fresh pesto and lemon zest.
3 min read18 photos
Dumplings
小籠包
I have a problem where if there’s a difficulty setting in a game, I’ll always go for the hardest mode - without a challenge I end up getting really bored. The problem is that I always end up punching above my weight and fail miserably. On that note, I decided to go for the holy grail of dumplings this week - the 小籠包 (soup dumpling, xiao long bao, XLB) and *almost* failed miserably.
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Dumplings
Dumplings: 水餃
My recent trip to Taiwan made me appreciate the simple Chinese 餃子, known in English as a dumpling. A staple of home-cooked asian cuisine, they're usually made using a flour wrap around a savory filling.
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