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The ULTIMATE Ragu Portion for 8-10 people Base Ingredients Extra virgin olive oil 1-2 medium chili, slightly spicy / with seeds removed (depends on how spicy you like) 1 medium red bell pepper finely chopped 5 cloves garlic finely chopped   2 medium red onions thinly sliced 2 medium yellow onions roughly chopped 1 whole celery plant chopped into chunks (1 inch pieces) 3 medium sized carrots chopped into chunks (1 inch pieces) 3 cans whole peeled plum tomatoes (open them before you start cooking) 2 table spoon tomato puree 1/2 bottle dry red wine OR any kind of stock (half litre) 1.5KG minced meat (any kind of meat, can mix, recommend 50% pork 50% beef) Salt and coarsely crushed black pepper to taste Optional Ingredients (every little thing adds up to perfection) 2 slices pork bacon 2 slices sun dried tomatoes 1 packet brown button mushrooms halved (do NOT soak them in water or wash them, simply wipe the dirt off with some water with a clean towel or your fing

This recipe is the simplest and most delicious recipe in the world, you have to try it to realize how good it is.  It's best served accompanied by rice or plain porridge (which I prefer). Portion for 4 people 2 big eggplants / 4 small ones, you can use any kind but I prefer the long ones.  Do NOT do anything to them and just wash them 20 shallots, you can use more, it depends on how much you like them.  Sliced thinly 1-2 big red chili, sliced thinly 2 garlic cloves finely chopped black pepper Any kind of mild tasting oil, I prefer extra virgin olive oil just because I use it on everything soy sauce cooking method: 1) Prepare a large pot of slightly salted water that can fit all the eggplants in and start to boil it, or use a wok (easier).  Put all the eggplants in it (DO NOT CUT them, put them in whole including the stems).  Boil them until super soft.  What I mean by super soft is that usually when they are 'regularly' soft you will still feel some r

FYI I'm living in Malaysia (in an underdeveloped town) so some western / European ingredients are hard to come by or they are very very expensive so sometimes I use local material sourced from local store. There are a lot of similar cooking methods of this dish that you can find on the internet, some of them are great but most of them are rubbish.  You see, this dish is very simple (the simplest and BEST Italian dish ever created) yet it is so hard to achieve perfection because most people OVERDO it. This method of mine is the real thing, with some good tips. Portion for 4 people Cooking Time (from preparation to completion) 30 minutes max for an amateur.  For an experienced cook only 10-15 minutes is needed.  If you exceed this time frame, you are doing something wrong!  Remember: KEEP IT SIMPLE Capelli d'angelo (a.k.a angel hair pasta) or Linguine (because these kinds of pasta will soak up the oil nicely) 8 cloves of garlic (basically 2 clove for each person), cr

泰式香辣肉碎 猪肉碎-400g 九层塔-1把 小辣椒-8条 黑酱油- 半汤匙 蒜茸-半汤匙 鱼露 -2汤匙 香茅-1支(切碎) 长豆-5条(切粒) 幼糖 -1茶匙 黑胡椒粉- 适量 清水-4汤匙 腌料 鱼露-1汤匙 胡椒粉-少许 做法 1)肉碎加入腌料，腌1小时。 2)热油锅，爆香蒜茸，香茅加入肉碎炒至松散，加入切碎的小辣椒，长豆翻炒，加入清水和鱼露及幼糖调味，焖煮一会，加入黑酱油和九层塔炒均匀，即可。 Portion for 2 people 400g minced pork 15 basil leaves 8 hot bird chilli (the hotter the better) cut into quarters with seed 2 cloves crushed and cut garlic 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoon fish sauce (can be replaced with balsamic vinegar if you don't have) 1 lemongrass chopped fine 5-8 long beans (depending on how much you like it) cut into small pieces 1/2 inch 1 teaspoon castor sugar (or white sugar) black pepper (to taste) 4 tablespoon water Pork Marination 1 tablespoon fish sauce (or balsamic vinegar) 2 teaspoon white pepper use these to marinate the minced pork for one hour in the fridge before cooking Cooking Method Heat up the wok (if don't have then a pan would suffice), high heat Brown the garlic Put in

FYI I'm living in Malaysia (in an underdeveloped town) so some western / European ingredients are hard to come by or they are very very expensive so sometimes I use local material sourced from local store. This recipe can be made for vegetarians (just take out all the meat in the recipe, it will taste good no matter what). Portion for 4 people 1 mid sized cauliflower, cut into florets, main stem discarded 1 box of mushroom preferably white button mushrooms (because they taste subtle), Aeon will sell them (usually 1 box is around 20 pieces) cut in quarters or sliced into 3 pieces. 4-5 tablespoon of premium butter (unsalted) depending on how much u like butter (Lurpak if u can afford, don't use butter that is too cheap, around RM9-14 range will be considered premium) 1 red onion and 1 yellow onion (big ones) chopped fine 3 cloves garlic squashed and cut into small pieces extra virgin olive oil salt (to taste) black pepper (to taste) parsley, any kind

FYI I'm living in Malaysia (in an underdeveloped town) so some western / European ingredients are hard to come by or they are very very expensive so sometimes I use local material sourced from local store. Portion for 4 people 3-4 red and yellow bell peppers (preferably big ones, if small ones need to be a bit more) thinly sliced (half an inch in width) 3/4 cup Italian balsamic vinegar 2 red onions cut into big pieces extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon black pepper cooking method: 1) Heat up a pan / wok (I prefer a Chinese wok) to very high heat 2) Add large amounts of olive oil (3-4 swirls) and heat it up 3) Put in bell peppers and onions and coat them in the oil, high heat 4) Put in the 3/4 cup of balsamic vinegar, high heat 5) Put in the salt and black pepper and coat the bell peppers with some intense stirring / flipping with high heat 6) Reduce the balsamic vinegar until it becomes thick like sauce with high heat and occasional sti