Cabbage may be one of the most humble vegetables, but it’s also one of the easiest to spruce up into something warm, homey, and comforting — but also worthy of center stage. And what’s the best way you can improve that sad head of cabbage? Frying it, of course. First, there’s lots of butter (all the best recipes have plenty of butter), then bacon, garlic, celery, bell peppers, and onions. We’re building a solid flavor base here. Next is the […]
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Comfort food: for some, that will mean the food we eat alone, standing in front of an open fridge with no one else’s needs to satisfy other than our own. It can be a completely gratifying meal made of picky bits: a hunk of cheddar with a spoon of raspberry jam, say, or a cold leftover roast potato splashed with Maggi sauce and topped with a thick slice of salted butter, or an anchovy and draped over a pickle. However, […]
This is a variation of the perennial favourite, fried rice. It is a take on nasi goreng kampung (village fried rice), a dish I have often had at Malay hawker stalls where ikan bilis (dried anchovies) are a key component. Eating this always takes me back to the Malay uncle pumping out nasi goreng like there’s no tomorrow at the hawker centre at Batu Ferringhi, Penang. To make the recipe vegetarian, simply leave out the ikan bilis and add salt, […]
