Olive oil (1 teaspoon to 2 tablespoons, however much you want to use) 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dry thyme 1 teaspoon salt Fresh black pepper 1/2 cup jasmine rice, rinsed 1/2
lb baby carrots (see comment above) 1
lb cabbage, shredded (about 1/4
of a big
head) 6 cups broth 1 24 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (about 3 cups) 3 tablespoons fresh chopped dill, plus extra for garnish
Chicken with Oyster Mushrooms, Portobellos, & Napa
Cabbage (adapted from Every Grain
of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop) 3 skinless chicken breasts (~ 1.5
lbs without the bone), thinly sliced ~ 1
lb mushrooms (we used 2 big portobellos and 3 big oyster mushrooms), thinly sliced 1 small
head garlic (about 6 large cloves), thinly sliced about the same quantity ginger, thinly sliced 1 napa
cabbage (a bit on the small side), cored, quartered, and sliced into ~ 1/4 ″ thick pieces safflower oil (or any other neutral oil with a high smoke point) 2 scallions, green part only, thinly sliced 1 tsp salt more salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste for the marinade 1 tsp salt 4 tsp Shaoxing rice wine (plus more for deglazing the wok, later on) 4 tsp corn starch 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 tsp ground Sichuan peppercorn
2 tbsp olive oil 1 lg onion, peeled and sliced thinly into half rings 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 heaping tbsp tomato paste 2
lbs ground beef salt and pepper, to taste small
head of cabbage, shredded 1 15oz.
ground beef, ideally chuck (you want an 80/20 meat to fat ratio)($ 8.82) 2 cups polenta or coarse cornmeal ($ 1.69) 1
head celery ($ 1.99) 1 small
head of savoy
cabbage ($ 2.79) 1 can oil - packed anchovy fillets ($ 1.99) 3 lemons ($ 2.97) 5 large, firm apples ($ 3.20) 1/2
lb.