Tag: ingredients
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Hoisin Sauce
Hoisin sauce is used in Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, either as an ingredient in the main dish or as a dipping sauce. It has a lovely bean taste that builds to a slightly spicy plummy after taste. I use it in a number of ways: in sauces for stir fries as a condiment alongside Pho…
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Komatsuna
This really easy to grow leafy green will add that bit of special to your salads and stir fries. Use it as a substitute for spinach or along side. It is also called Japanese mustard spinach and is heavily used in Japan and throughout Asia. I grow grow both green and red varieties (plants are…
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Ketjap Manis (kecap manis)
This distinctly Indonesian take on soy sauce is not salty but is instead sweet, aromatic and full of umami goodness :). I think the taste is surprising the first time you try it but there is no denying what it brings to nasi goreng and Indonesian style satays. Related Links: see recipes using this sauce…
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PK’s Essential Pantry Cupboard Contents
Welcome to the first in a series of posts dealing with lists of essential items for getting the most out of your growing, catching and cooking journey. This particular post is all about the kitchen pantry. Whilst a work in progress I aim to present the bare minimum essential items that must be in my…
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Sriracha Hot Sauce
This spicy yet tangy sauce from Thailand is a new favourite of mine. It smells like someone bottled a volcano but it doesn’t taste that hot and in fact has quite a complex flavour. I use it a lot because my family doesn’t like chili and this is a way for me to spice meals…
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Snow Peas
Snow peas are one of my favourite edible plants to grow in my working garden. This annual flowering vine produces crisp edible pods and peas bursting with colour and flavour. My boys love picking the pods with me when we pop out to get fresh ingredients for salads, stir fries and curries. Taste/Aroma: Raw pods…
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Radishes
Many varieties of this crisp and crunchy edible root can be grown all year round in Perth, Western Australia. They are very easy to grow and my children love watching their rapid growth and asking where Peter Rabbit is :). You can have fresh radishes all year round by simply planting a new batch every…
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Radishes: Grow And Eat
Many varieties of this crisp and crunchy edible root can be grown all year round in Perth, Western Australia. They are very easy to grow and my children love watching their rapid growth and asking where Peter Rabbit is :). You can have fresh radishes all year round by simply planting a new batch every…
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Fish Sauce
South-east Asian fish sauces are generally made from fermented anchovies, lots of salt and water. They have a dark amber colour and exhibit a mild fish smell and a sharp almost metallic taste of fish and salt. This sauce is so versatile and can be used to enhance the flavours of many dishes due to…
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Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is one of those plants that everyone recognises on sight. I grow it because I love the look of it. The thick fleshy leaves have little white barbs that look like teeth but this has to be one of the friendliest and useful plants. Aloe extract pops up in all sorts of beverages,…
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