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Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 5 1/4 hr
Makes about 10 cups
INGREDIENTS
1 large banana leaf
6-lb boneless pork shoulder boston roast (boston butt), cut across grain into 6 pieces
2 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
2 1/2 tablespoons [...]
Wong uses Fontina cheese and includes a slice of foie gras in each of these improbably luxurious grilled cheese sandwiches. At the restaurant, they are served with a Martini glass filled with swirled, chilled red
and yellow tomato soups that the waiter instructs you to down in one gulp. Salud!
Active time: 1 hr Start [...]
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs pork loin
4 dried chipotle chiles
2 dried ancho chiles
1 cup crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°; Sprinkle salt and pepper over pork loin; place pork in a baking pan; roast for 1 hour, until cooked through.
When cool enough to handle, tear the meat into bite-sized shreds; set aside.
Put the chiles in a large heatproof bowl and cover [...]
Serves 4.
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 6-ounce package thinly sliced canadian bacon, cut into matchstick-size
strips
1 green onion bunch, chopped
2 tablespoons (generous) drained capers
1/2 pound vermicelli, freshly cooked
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup pine [...]