A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
Some of you may remember my search for the best “Chili Rabbit” in town. It’s a Peruvian dish, on menus generally just referred to as Ajiacco con conejo, although that’s really shorthand for Ajiacco de papas con conejo, because the ajiacco dish is really the way of preparing the potatoes, and the rabbit, or sometimes chicken, or really… Read More Plate-by-Plate: Spicy Potatoes
January 2-6 – 2018 – 2-6 de Enero Sandperch Ceviche with Passionfruit – sandperch cured in lemon, lime, and passionfruit juices with rocoto chili, olive oil, ginger, salt, black pepper; fine dice of mixed color bell peppers; sweet potato cubes caramelized in sweet wine and smoked mustard; toasted corn, red onion, cilantro, limo chilies.… Read More 2018 Menu #1
December 28-30 – 2017 – 28-30 de Diciembre Last menu of the year! / Último menú del año! Sole & Black Tomato Ceviche – sole cured in a puree of lemon and lime juice, rocoto chili, ginger, garlic, black tomato, cilantro, mint, and salt; salad of rocoto chili, avocado, red onion, black tomato; toasted… Read More 2017 Menu #47
December 26-27 – 2017 – 26-27 de Diciembre “Lonely” Shrimp – salad of potato, peas, corn, tomato, black olives, red onion, rocoto chili, parsley, oregano, gouda, and shrimp in a dressing of shrimp stock, black vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper; arugula oil. Solterito con Camarones – ensalada de papas, arvejas, maíz, tomate,… Read More 2017 Menu #46
I promised a couple of months ago a step-by-step recipe for preparing a Peruvian Seco. Here I’m using cabrito, or baby goat, but it’s the exact same process for cordero (lamb) or carne (beef), or, I suppose, for pollo (chicken), pato (duck), or whatever other meat you may care to make into this dish. This is going to look long and… Read More Seco de… Meat
December 22-23 – 2017 – 22-23 de Diciembre Amazon Salad – tomatoes roasted with basil and olive oil; palm hearts lightly charred with chili oil; amaranth; spicy avocado puree; black garlic mayonnaise; tomato, lemon and shallot vinaigrette. Ensalada Amazónica – tomates asados con albahaca y aceite de oliva; palmitos ligeramente quemado con aceite de… Read More 2017 Menu #45
This is probably my favorite spicy Chinese dish out there, and I’m on the hunt to track down places that offer it. Suggestions welcome! (And what better post for a good Midwestern Jewish boy to put up on Christmas Day?) For those not familiar with the dish, it comes under a variety of names,… Read More Spicy Szechuan Peppercorn Chicken
December 19-21 – 2017 – 19-21 de Diciembre Sole Tiradito – sole cured in lemon and lime juices, ginger, garlic, rocoto chili, salt; use some of the curing liquid to make a black garlic mayonnaise; charred corn, limo chilies, soy preserved ginger, nira, cilantro, lumpfish roe. Tiradito de Lenguado – lenguado curado en jugos… Read More 2017 Menu #44