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Last Sunday I made the Superior Stock from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s The Wok cookbook.
The hardest part was acquiring and using pig’s trotters. Getting them fresh and pre-sliced at Super H Mart would have made that much easier.
Ate at Pepper Roost. The heat here is honest. They were out of the Flaming Rooster, so I got the Very Hot, and it was very hot! I’ll go Hot or Medium next time. Additionally, the chicken was fresh out of the fryer and very crunchy.
Yesterday I made the Everyday Chicken and Ginger Stock recipe from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s The Wok cookbook. This was in preparation for the Egg Drop Soup recipe.
I like his suggestion to use a whole chicken, saving the raw breast meat and the cooked dark meat for other uses.
Monday I made J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s Chicken and Ginger Soup with Rice Cakes recipe from The Wok.
My parents were visiting for this one. Most at the table enjoyed it. I think Megan would have appreciated punchier flavor.
Last week I made J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s Springfield-Style Cashew Chicken from his The Wok cookbook.
This fried chicken dish is different from the General Tso’s-based previous ones, and was disappointingly better without the sauce. 2 stars ★★☆☆☆