Salmon en croute is a salmon fillet wrapped in a pastry. While making this dish, you can either make your own pastry or buy short crust pastry from the store. Ingredients: For the pastry 550 gm of puff pastry Flour (for dusting) For the salmon 1lb 8 oz salmon fillet, skinned and sliced into 4 cm slices Six ounces of basmati and wild rice, cooked, rinsed, and cooled Two ounces of unsalted butter Three...

Miso salmon is broiled salmon prepared Japanese style. Although an oriental cuisine, this dish is great with a light salad. Ingredients: 2 salmon fillets, skinned 1 cup miso paste 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 teaspoon sesame oil ¼ cup sake 3 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar ½ cup prepared soy-ginger salad dressing ½ cup brown sugar Instructions: Fill a large skillet with about 1 inch of water and bring...

A spicy dish, it can be quite enjoyable nevertheless. Try making the shrimp curry at home. It will be a wonderful addition to your repertoire of shrimp recipes and will quickly become a family favorite. Ingredients: Two cups shrimp, cooked ½ cup onion, minced Eight tablespoons flour Two tablespoons curry powder Two teaspoons granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon ginger Two cups milk One cube chicken bullion Two teaspoons...

A wonton is a dumpling common in Chinese cuisine. Wonton wrappers can be home made, but are also available in ready-made blocks of individual wrappers. Wonton wrappers are thin and can turn brittle in a matter of hours if left exposed. Thus, it is needed for them to be stored in a cold and moist place. Here is a recipe for wonton soup: Ingredients: For the wonton: 1 egg, beaten 1/4 cup onion, finely...

Yummy, deep fried wonton wrappers that is filled with crab meat, cream cheese, and lots of flavorful seasonings Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces flaked fresh crab meat (8 ounces drained and flaked, canned crab meat) 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce 1 teaspoon chopped red onion 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper 1 1/2 piece finely sliced green onions 1 large clove...

Generally speaking, Spanish cooking roughly can be described as a cuisine relying strongly on olive oil and garlic. These two basic ingredients can be found in a wide variety of dishes and are regarded as two main elements in the Spanish recipes and flavors. However, in terms of typical flavors and ingredients, Spanish cooking may classified into different areas with its own food characteristics, for example,...

Soul food is an American cuisine, a traditional cuisine of African-Americans of the Southern black communities. In the mid-1960s, "soul" was a common adjective applied to describe African-American civilization, and thence the name "soul food" was gained. Many ingredients used in preparing soul food recipes originated in Africa, for example, okra, black-eyed peas, watermelon, yams and many...

Italian food is regarded as a prime example of the Mediterranean diet, and is imitated all over the world. Italian cooking is diverse, and each area has its own proud specialties, primarily at a regional level, even at a provincial level. Italian cuisine is not only highly regionalized, it is very seasonal. The high priority placed on the use of fresh, seasonal ingredients distinguishes the cuisine of Italy...

What do you think of when someone talks about Indian cooking? Curries and spices are so hot that will set fire in your mouth. Do you have the same feeling? To tell you the truth, Indian cooking is far more than that. The food involves more around flavor than pure heat. In the world of cooking, Indian cuisines are generally given the title of being ‘exotic food’. They are cooked in rich spices, garnished...

The art of Chinese cooking is not as complicated and difficult as people expect. Most Chinese dishes do not require a complex processing and equipment as Peking duck does. In fact, simplicity is the key to Chinese cuisine as evidently shown in their various cooking methods. When you have the ingredients, seasonings and marinades ready, you can use one of the following methods of Chinese cooking. Firstly, it...