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Mustard Green Chili Shrimp
Mustard Green Chili Shrimp
This is the first Bangladeshi recipe on Stoned Soup! The food of Bangladesh is influenced by Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and obviously Indian cuisine. Being on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, fish and seafood is the main source of protein in Bangladesh. Bhapa chingri, aka mustard green chili shrimp, is a popular and easy to prepare dish. Shrimp are marinated in ground mustard, green chilies, chili powder, and turmeric. The shrimp are then steamed in the same bowl that they have been marinating in. Serve the shrimp with steamed rice.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- mortar and pestle
- metal bowl
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 tsp brown mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/4 cup white onion finely chopped
- 2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 3 tbsp mustard oil or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Grind the mustard seeds in a mortar.
- Mix the mustard seeds with the onions, chilies, chili powder, turmeric, salt, oil, and water.
- Add in the shrimp and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Bring water to a boil in a large pan with high edges.
- Place the bowl with the shrimp in the boiling water. Place a cover on the bowl.
- Steam the shrimp for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size. Give in a stir every few minutes to ensure even cooking.
Graham Truffles
Graham Truffles
Do you ever want there to be more graham cracker pie crust when eating pie? How about nothing but graham cracker pie crust? While not technically a truffle, I am going to call these truffles anyways. Graham truffles. Sounds a lot better then graham balls. Graham cracker crumbs are held together by sweetened condensed milk and table cream, rolled into balls, and rolled in more graham cracker crumbs. These are guaranteed to be the hit of any party.
Equipment
- Blender or food processor
- cookie dropper
Ingredients
- 7 cups graham crackers pulverized into crumbs
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup table cream
Instructions
- Mix 6 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs, the sweetened condensed milk, and table cream together in a bowl.
- Using a cookie dropper, scoop all of the dough into equal balls. Roll them until those balls are smooth.
- Roll the balls in a 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs.
- Placd on a baking sheet lined in parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
Calamansi Chicken
Calamansi Chicken
While this isn’t technically authentic Filipino cuisine, that doesn’t mean that it’s not going to be anything short of deliciousness. This chicken is very much inspired by Chinese/American takeout sweet and sour chicken, orange chicken, and lemon chicken. The calamansi juice has become the main flavor component to the sauce, giving the chicken it’s Filipino twist.Calamansi are indigenous to the Philippines exclusively, hence why you’ve probably never have heard of or seen one. They look like a large lime with the interior flesh of an orange. They lack any type of sourness; almost similar to a pineapple in taste. You can find frozen canned calamansi juice at Asian markets or powdered extracts online.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 2” pieces
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp cooking wine
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- vegetable oil for frying
Calamansi Sauce
- 1/2 cup calamansi juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cooking wine
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
Garnish
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken in the soy sauce and cooking wine for 30 minutes. Drain the excess marinade.
- Mix together the egg whites and cornstarch.
- Mix together the chicken with the egg white/cornstarch mixture.
- Heat up 1/2” of cooking oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the chicken in batches, making sure to not overcrowd the pan.
- Fry for 3-4 minutes a side until golden brown and crispy.
- Drain the grease from the chicken on a wire rack.
- Mux together the sauce ingredients.
- Bring the sauce to a boil over medium heat and simmer for 15 minutes until reduced.
- Whisk in the cornstarch slurry to the calamansi sauce. Simmer for a minute until thickened.
