Morimoto Goma Ae

So I’d been thinking of vegan offerings for a hassun or possibly even a sakizuke course. One of the things that came to mind was Iron Chef Morimoto’s Ingen no Goma Ae offering from his Mastering The Art Of Japanese Home Coooking (p. 226, 227). So instead of regular string beans, I thought “why not […]

A breakfast sandwich

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/nobu-creamy-spicy-scallops-dynamite/ A long time ago when I was working in Manhattan, I used to grab a ‘Manhattan’ bagel breakfast sandwich at a deli sitting on W32nd St/Broadway…….fast forward years into the future….Recently, the weather was rather rainy here and I didn’t feel like going outside to grab some breakfast. Fortunately […]

Carbonara, Morimoto-Style

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2023/08/25/fernand-point-sole-duglere/ * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2023/04/15/savory-custards/ * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/dashi-soy/ I’m not as big a pasta person as my wife is, but I will occasionally indulge in a decent bowl of ramen or carbonara when I got out to eat.  That being said, I was thinking about making carbonara at home and then I came […]

Nobu Creamy Spicy Scallops “Dynamite”

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/bluefish-and-creamy-spicy-sauce/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/on-chili-garlic-sauce/ Given the recent scramble in replacing a number of my store bought chili products, it occurred to me the best way to test my microbatch of Nobu Miami chili garlic sauce recipe would be make Matsuhisa-sama’s Scallops With Creamy Spicy Sauce from Nobu: The Cookbook (p. 36,37). In […]

On Chili Garlic Sauce

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com –* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/nobu-steamed-bass-with-vegetables-and-spicy-garlic-sauce/ Recently my wife alerted me to some issues with chili peppers from Asia. Essentially, we ended up dumping all of our Korean chili flakes (gojugaru) and chili paste (gojujang). Moreover, she was extremely suspicious and also wanted to dump our jar of Lee Kum Kee chili garlic sauce which I’d […]

Bouchon Poule Au Pot (sans Farci)

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com –* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2020/12/07/beef-roasted-a-la-matignon/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/a-simple-chicken-stew/ ..don’t think about it as the recipe we’re giving you today, think about how you can make it your own recipe… -Thomas Keller (Lamb Matignon youtube presentation) During the 2023 holidays, a request got made about making a chicken stew that was lighter than I normally make. So, I started […]