Tag: breakfast
Chapri (Savory Pancakes)
Chapri (Savory Pancakes)
Chapri, sometimes called chapti, are a Bangladeshi-style savory pancakes that are eaten for breakfast. These pancakes are eaten without any type of syrup or sweetener. They are made with wheat flour and flavored with common Bangladeshi kitchen ingredients: green chilies, garlic, turmeric, cumin, and cilantro.
Equipment
- griddle
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups wheat flour
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 cup cilantro chopped
- 1/2 cup white onion finely chopped
- 2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1 cup water
- 3 tsp salt
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Whisk together the egg, garlic paste, turmeric, and cumin.
- Whisk in the flour and water.
- Whisk in the rest of the ingredients.
- Heat up cooking oil on a griddle over medium heat. Ladle 1/2 cup of the batter onto the griddle.
- Cook for 2 minutes a side.
Longanisa Sausage
Longanisa Sausage
Longanisa sausages are a staple of Filipino cuisine. You typically see them eaten for breakfast with heaping mounds of garlic fried rice and fried eggs. They have the flavor of pork tocino, sugary and savory, but inside a hog casing. The ingredients in the sausage are your common everyday ingredients that just about every kitchen has, minus the pork casings. Once they are stuffed and twisted, simmer the sausages in water until it evaporates. Then let the sausages brown in their own fat for a few minutes a side.
Equipment
- sausage stuffer
Ingredients
- 3 lbs coarse ground pork
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp rice cooking wine
- 1 head garlic peeled and minced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp black pepper
- sausage casings
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients together. Mix the wet ingredients together.
- Add the wet and dry ingredients along with the garlic to the ground pork. Mix by hand for a couple of minutes making sure that everything is incorporated. Refrigerate for an hour before stuffing.
- Stuff the sausage into the casings. Twist to either 4” or 6” in length.
- Let the sausage rest for an hour before cutting.
- Add a cup of water to a sauté pan with the sausages. Simmer until the liquid has evaporated.
- Allow the sausages to brown in their own fat for a couple of minutes a side.
Cottage Bacon
Cottage Bacon
There’s no question about it: bacon is king. But have you ever had cottage bacon? The bacon you are used to eating is made from cured pork belly. Cottage bacon is made from cured pork shoulder. The results are even better then I expected. It has the flavor of belly bacon. It cooks up the same way. What makes cottage bacon even better in my opinion, is how meaty it is. It has a larger meat to fat ratio. I love my belly bacon, but I’m starting to think that cottage bacon is the way to go.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
- Probe Thermometer
Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs boneless pork shoulder
Dry Rub Cure
- 3 tbsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp pink curing salts
Wood Chips
- 1/2 hickory wood chips
- 1/2 applewood chips
Instructions
- Mix together the dry rub ingredients.
- Cover the pork shoulder with all of the dry rub.
- Place the pork shoulder In a gallon sized storage bag. Place in the refrigerator for 1 week. Flip everyday so the pork marinates in it’s juices.
- After 1 week, take out of the storage bag. Place on a rack and put back in the refrigerator for 1 day to help dry out the pork to develop a pellicle. When ready to smoke, let the pork shoulder rest at room temp for an hour.
- Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees. Throw the pork shoulder in the smoker. Once the woodchips are smoking, turn the smoker down to 200 degrees. Repeat this step every time you change out the wood chips.
- At the 3 hour mark, take the temp of the pork shoulder. Continue smoking until the internal temperature reaches 150 degrees.
- Let the pork rest until completely cooled. Place in the refrigerator for 1 day before slicing.
- Slice to the thickness of your liking.
- To cook, preheat a skillet or a griddle over medium high heat. Place slices on the pan.
- Cook for 6-8 minutes, flipping the pieces every 2 minutes.
