Fried Cauliflower and Romesco
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
- 16 oz jar roasted red bell peppers
- 4 garlic cloves
- ½ cup (80g) toasted almonds
- 2 Tbsp (39g) tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp (9g) smoked paprika
- 1 tsp (2g) cayenne powder
- 1 Tbsp (10g) sherry vinegar, plus more to taste
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Water, as needed
- ½ cup (120ml) extra virgin olive oil
Cauliflower:
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into 2” florets
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced
Budae Jjigae 100,000 Scoville
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Sauce:
- 5-10 bird’s eye chilies, stem removed and roughly chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp fine sea salt
- 2 Tbsp (23g) gochugaru
- 1.5 Tbsp (33g) gochujang
- 1 Tbsp (15g) granulated sugar
- 2.5 Tbsp (36g) mirin
- 1.5 Tbsp (24g) soy sauce
Assembly:
- 1 can SPAM, cut into ½-" slices
- ½ block firm tofu, cut into ½-" slices
- 4 oz (113g) shiitake mushrooms, cut into ½-" slices
- 1 bunch enoki mushrooms, root end removed
- ½ cup (79g) kimchi, roughly chopped
- Homemade Budae Jjigae sauce
- 4.5 cups (1L) chicken stock
- 4 oz (110g) instant ramen noodles
- 1.5 cups (90g) Korean rice cakes (soaked in cold water for 15 mins)
- 2 slices American cheese
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
Seven Pot Gochujang Chicken- 1,250,000 Scoville
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Seven Pot Gochujang Chicken:
- 8 chicken wings
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 2 tsp (10g) fine sea salt, plus more to taste
- ½ tsp (2.5g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp (8g) freshly grated ginger
- 1 cup (130g) cornstarch
- ½ cup (75g) all-purpose flour
- MSG, to taste (optional)
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced (for garnish)
Sauce:
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp (3g) toasted sesame oil
- ¼ cup (68g) honey
- 3 Tbsp (44g) ketchup
- 2 Tbsp (50g) gochujang
- 2 Tbsp (20g) soy sauce
- 2-5 seven pot chili peppers, stems removed
Curry From Hell - 9,000,000 Scoville
Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 30 minute marinade time)
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Curry Paste:
- 5 Tbsp (35g) Kashmiri chili powder
- 3 tsp (8g) toasted cumin seeds
- 2 tsp (5g) toasted coriander seeds
- 1 tsp (5g) toasted fenugreek seeds
- 3 whole cloves
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 2 tsp (5g) ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp (4g) granulated sugar
- ½ tsp (3g) freshly ground black pepper
- 3 T-Rex dragon’s s breath chilies
- 2 chocolate moruga scorpion chilies
- 12 cloves garlic
- 1" knob fresh ginger
- ⅓ cup (78ml) white distilled vinegar
- 2 cups (473ml) water
- Kosher salt, to taste
Curry:
- 1.5 lbs (680g) beef chuck roast, cut into 1-" cubes
- 1 white onion, finely chopped
- 1" knob ginger, peeled and grated
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- ¼ cup (40g) ghee
- 2.5 Tbsp (38g) tomato paste
- 2 cups (473ml) beef stock
- Kosher salt, to taste
- ¼ tsp (2g) Mad Dog Plutonium 9 extract, (optional for added extreme spice)
- 10 curry leaves
- Cilantro leaves, to garnish