Foods

Gluten-free Filipino garlic fried rice

Ingredients:

• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups cold cooked jasmine rice
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil/lard with a high smoking point

Cooking:

1. Heat 2tbsp of avocado oil, lard, or other oil with a high smoking point in a large pan, on medium heat.
2. In a bowl, combine and mix the minced garlic and rice - salt and pepper to taste.
3. Once hot, add the sliced garlic and cook until edges begin to golden: 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the rice, toss for a minute to coat in oil, then spread it evenly in the pan. Cook until a golden crust forms on the bottom: 7-10 minutes. Then, toss and serve.

Gluten-free Filipino fried chicken

Ingredients:

• Oil with a high smoke point (lard or avocado oil)

Marinade:

• 10 finely minced garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2tbsp lemon juice
• 1tsp kosher salt
• 1tsp ground pepper

Coating:

• 1 cup all-purpose rice flour
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 1tsp each of:
  • kosher salt
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
• 1/2tsp each of:
  • paprika
  • white pepper
  • cayenne

Cooking:

1. Combine and mix all marinade ingredients in a bowl with 3lbs of chicken. Store in a ziplock bag in a fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight, making sure all of the chicken is soaking, flipping routinely if necessary.
2. Combine and mix all coating ingredients in a bowl. Take each piece of chicken and coat it in the mixture.
3. Fill a sauce pan with about an inch of oil. Heat on medium-high to 175C.
4. Shake off excess coating and drop chicken into the oil. Don’t overcrowd the pot. Fry until golden brown (15-20 minutes), turning once.
5. Place cooked pieces on a wire sheet to drain off excess oil. Let rest before serving.

Drinks

Glühwein (Mulled Wine)

Sort of based off another recipe.

Tools:

• Sauce pan or pot with a lid
• Strainer
• Thermometer

Ingredients:

• 3l wine (Costco boxed Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Grigio)
• 1/2 cup Grand Marnier
• 2 whole oranges
• 12 whole cloves
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 8 tbsp maple syrup (or agave or honey, but then it’s a different amount)

Quantity adjustments:

If you base this off less or more wine, the rest of the ingredients don’t scale the same. For example, here is the list for 750ml:

• 750ml wine (Costco boxed Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Grigio)
• 1/4 cup Grand Marnier
• 1 whole orange
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 tbsp maple syrup

Cooking:

1. Cut oranges into six slices each, do not peel
2. Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan or pot
3. Heat on high to 70C while stirring occasionally, then immediately reduce to lowest heat
4. Simmer on lowest heat for 1-2hrs. Do not let it heat past 70C to avoid losing precious alcohol!
5. Taste test, add maple syrup/honey and Grand Marnier to taste
6. Filter out and discard the solids. Keep the orange slices if you’ll eat them - I do!
7. Drink!