Home Recipes
A personal recipe catalog: smoking, curing, meat, fish, cheese, side dishes and successful kitchen experiments.
Categories
Smoking
3Hot- and cold-smoked food.
Curing
2Dry-cured and aged food.
Sausages
0Homemade sausages and charcuterie.
Beef
4Recipes based on beef.
Poultry
3Chicken, turkey, goose and other poultry.
Fish
0Fish recipes and smoking experiments.
Cheese
1Cheese recipes and smoking methods.
Side dishes
3Vegetable sides and accompaniments.
Soups
1Soups, stews and warming bowls.
Sauces
0Sauces, marinades and glazes.
Recipes
Armenian Basturma
Homemade Armenian-style basturma: dry-cured beef coated with chaman made from fenugreek, garlic and spices, then air-dried until firm and aromatic.
Balinese Chicken Sate Lilit on Lemongrass Stalks
Spiced Balinese chicken and coconut patties shaped around lemongrass stalks and cooked on the grill.
Chili con Carne
A thick beef chili with beans, tomatoes, fresh chilies, spices and a small amount of dark chocolate added at the end.
Cold-Smoked Cured Goose Breast
Goose breast cured with nitrite salt, cold-smoked and slowly matured in the refrigerator until firm, aromatic and sliceable.
Cold-smoked Suluguni
A successful cold-smoking cheese experiment. Suluguni worked better than Tzfatit, Imeretian cheese and Halloumi.
Double-smoked Chicken Halves
Chicken halves cured with nitrite salt, cold-smoked for a deep smoke flavor, rested overnight and then hot-smoked until juicy and fully cooked.
Georgian-Style Lobio with Tomatoes and Walnuts
A quick Georgian-style lobio made with cooked red beans, tomatoes, cilantro, walnuts and warm spices.
Hot-Smoked Turkey Breast for Cold Slicing
Juicy turkey breast injected with a nitrite curing brine, hot-smoked and chilled overnight for thin cold slices.
Ratatouille-style Vegetable Stew
A simple vegetable side dish with eggplant, zucchini, onion, garlic and carrots, cooked slowly in a deep pan.
Sabzi Dal Masala
A warming Indian-style lentil soup with vegetables, coconut milk, ginger, garlic and aromatic spices.
Smoked Shaitel Roast with a Spiced Crust
A whole shaitel roast, gently smoked to medium rare and finished with a fast sear in a ripping-hot skillet. Smoky paprika gives the crust a bold, savory bite while the center stays tender and juicy.
Spicy Mexican-Style White Bean Soup with Smoked Beef
A thick and spicy soup with white beans, smoked beef, tomatoes, chipotle and smoked paprika.
Spicy Tomato Salad
A fresh and spicy tomato salad with green hot pepper, red onion, lime and mint.