On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:12:37 -0700, aem wrote:


> I was surprised how fast this list went together. No doubt, as you
> say, it would be different next week. In no particular order:
> -aem
>
> 1. Beef with mushrooms, peapods, and oyster sauce. Stirfry.
> 2. Shrimp with chili-garlic paste. Stirfry.
> 3. Red-cooked chicken ("loo"), thighs or drumsticks or wings. Picnic
> fare.
> 4. Sichuan eggplant in fish sauce (means spicy sauce for fish, not
> made of fish).
> 5. Rabo encendido--Cuban-style braised oxtails.
> 6. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob. -- It's the
> gravy that makes it.
> 7. Coq au vin, prepared as Julia taught.
> 8. Charcoal grilled steak. Usually New York strip. I make do with a
> gas grill and wood chips. Twice-baked potato, or French fries.
> Creamed spinach or spinach salad.
> 9. King or silver salmon, grilled, basted with mixture of maple syrup
> and soy sauce. Pilaf.
> 10. Spaghetti with homemade "Italian gravy". Pork shoulder/butt in
> long-cooked tomato sauce.
>
> Honorable mention: pork spareribs, marinated overnight in standard
> Chinese sauce--soy, rice wine, ginger, garlic, dried red chiles,
> pre-cooked in oven at 225°F until near done, then finished on grill
> with smoke, basted with soy sauce and melted butter.


Great list! I love oxtails.. aka.. swinging tenderloin.