Sous-Vide
Sous Vide Rib Chop
30-day dry aged prime rib cut cooked sous-vide then skillet-torched.
3 min read9 photos
Diary of a shitty chef.
Too vulgar to digest. Wagyu, dumplings, uni and other expensive mistakes from a Los Angeles home kitchen.
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23 posts
Wraps
Lettuce Wraps
Wrapping a variety of expensive AF proteins in lettuce to make myself feel healthier.
2 min read10 photos
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
1 min read4 photos
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.
1 min read5 photos
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.
1 min read7 photos
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.
8 min read29 photos
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.
3 min read10 photos