King Crab Beef Tenderloin Surf &Tur...

King Crab Beef Tenderloin Surf &Turf. When the King crab and AAA tenderloin are the Valentine featured at the grocery store and after inspection find it fresh and worthy. It’s time for a nice surf and turf dinner at home. I picked out some nice split legs of crab with a few meaty joint parts along with a 300 gram angus tender which was spit to make two 6 oz. filets. I put the steamer together and got the butter heating along with some vegetables to steam. Crusty Rolls and nice  simple side salad. These items pare nice with a chilled bottle of Sparkling Wine....

2022 Chinese New Year Dim Sum

Year of the Tiger! thekitchenman loves to go for Dim Sum but being Chinese New Years it’s gotta be extra special. I have been blown away with many top notch restaurants in BC. It sometimes becomes difficult to experience the best Dim Sum in an untried new all Asian language restaurant. Thank Google for checking out menu items. You get intimidated by the language barrier or the service with attitude approach. Now living here in Ontario the only one so far to a lover of good small exotic portions of simple or complex Chinese dim sum was in Guelph. The waiter took over...

Beef Stroganoff

Today I’m doing a Beef Stroganoff in my Insta- pot. I trimmed a small sirloin tip roast with some marble just under a KG. I started by sautéing on high some of the beef trim and fat with 1 lg. chopped onion, 1 big shallot and 3 bulbs of Russian Garlic. Stir-Stir 10 minutes and then added the seasoned beef with pepper salt. Stir-stir. The butter will start to brown and then I deglazed with 8 oz. good red wine. To some freeze dried toasted onion flakes with some beef bouillon, good shot of worcestershire 8 oz. more wine 8 oz. water mix, and pour over the beef. I then...

Tequila Lemon Spotted Prawn Appie!

Tequila Lemon Spotted Prawn Appie! Nothing makes a party go El Grande more than these mouth watering Tequila Lemon/Lime Jalapeno Spotted Prawns! 16/20 shrimp or prawns peeled and deveined soaked in ice water with sea salt for 10 minutes to crispen up then rinsed thoroughly. Couple tablespoons of chopped green onion and chopped minced garlic. Crumbled up a 1/2 cup sheep feta cheese. Fresh squeezing of lemon/lime juice. Tbs. each 3 tbs. unsalted butter dash of olive oil, tabasco, all placed in a skillet and on high heat. Now quickly stir fry the onion and garlic without...

Steamed Shanghai Dumpling’s

Steamed Shanghai Dumpling’s Like a perogy, these stuffed dumplings may take some effort to make, but get the family together sitting around a table and the chore is made easier. It’s a great way to get the family involved. and is surprising how each dumpling takes on the personality of it’s creator. The best thing is that it brings families closer together. The round pot sticker wrappers are commercially made and are commonly called Shanghai Dumpling wrappers. Similar to wonton wrappers, but they are thicker and best to be used. For the stuffing you will need. 3/4...

Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad with Zesty R...

Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad with Zesty Raspberry Orange Dressing. I love making this fresh young baby beet salad. It’s so tasty and makes for such a beautiful presentation. The young tender beets are just arriving here at the market. Grab a few bunches of the different varieties and follow these simple recipe directions. Here is what you need; 2 lbs. of mixed coloured beets Preheat the oven to 350°. Wrap the beets in foil or parchment paper and roast for about 1 1/4 hours, or until tender. Let cool, then peel the beets and cut them into irregular chunks and bite...