Ginger beef, chayote and spinach soup
Cubes of beef short plate are browned, sauteed with ginger and onion, seasoned with fish sauce and simmered until tender. Wedges of chayote and spinach complete this soothing soup.
Recipes with beef
Baked macaroni with Mornay sauce
Slow cooker beef ragu, pasta and Mornay sauce are assembled in an oven-safe dish and baked until bubbly. It’s the ultimate mac and cheese. Meaty. Cheesy. Lovely.
Thai-style dry beef curry
It’s curry with no sauce and it’s one of the most famous dishes in southern Thailand. Called khua kling in the local language, dry curry is cooked with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and chili.
Cheesy gyudon
A heap of shredded cheese on top of gyudon is torched until melted. It’s our home version of a beef rice bowl preparation popularized by Japanese gyudon chain Sukiya.
Arroz a la Cubana
A dish with four components: rice, fried egg, fried saba bananas and beef picadillo. It’s comfort food for my generation.