Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 22 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups cooked day-old jasmine rice, cold and fluffed 1 can (12 oz) Spam Classic, diced 1/4 inch 3 large eggs, lightly beaten with a pinch of salt 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 3/4 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 ahi (yellowfin) tuna steaks, 6 oz each, about 1 inch thick 1/2 cup furikake 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 tbsp neutral oil (canola, avocado, or grapeseed) 1.5 cups short-grain […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 12–24 hours marinating) Cook Time: 60–70 minutes Total Time: 13–26 hours Quick Ingredients 3 lb (1.36 kg) boneless pork shoulder/butt, cut into 3 long strips (about 2–2.5 in/5–6 cm thick) 1/3 cup (80 ml) hoisin sauce 1/3 cup (80 ml) shoyu (soy sauce) […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8–10 servings (9-inch pie) Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 blind-baked 9-inch pie shell (homemade or store-bought) Chocolate layer: 1 cup whole milk; 1 cup full-fat coconut milk; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients Guava nectar 3 cups (710 ml), reduced to 1 1/2 cups Cake flour 2 cups (240 g) Baking powder 2 1/2 tsp; fine salt 1/2 tsp Granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups (250 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 oz (113 g) long rice (glass/bean thread noodles) 1.5 lb (680 g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced Marinade: 1/4 cup low-sodium shoyu (soy sauce), 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours 40 minutes Total Time: 15 hours 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb beef (boneless short rib or top round), cut into 1-inch-wide strips 1/2 cup shoyu (soy sauce) 2 tbsp packed brown sugar 1 tbsp mirin 1 tbsp rice vinegar […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups medium-grain white rice (Calrose) + 2 1/2 cups water 8 oz elbow macaroni; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup whole milk; 2 tsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 cup […]
Squid Luʻau (Hawaiian Taro Leaves Simmered in Coconut with Tender Squid) Classic Hawaiian comfort food: lūʻau (taro) leaves simmered low and slow in rich coconut milk until silky, then finished with tender squid. The result is lush, gently sweet, and savory—and perfect with sticky rice or poi. Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (16–20 skewers) Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 2 hours marinating) Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb beef sirloin or flank, thinly sliced (1/8–1/4 inch) 20 wooden skewers, soaked 30 minutes 1 cup shoyu (soy sauce) 2/3 cup packed light brown […]