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// STEW RATIONS
24 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Maah di Dal (ਮਾਂਹ ਦੀ ਦਾਲ) — Punjabi Whole Black Urad Dal
Maah di dal is the everyday black dal of Punjabi homes and gurdwara langars: whole black urad soaked overnight…
Rogan Josh (रोगन जोश), Kashmiri Pandit Style
Rogan josh is Kashmir's defining braise: bone-in lamb or goat cooked slowly in whisked yogurt and mustard oil taken…
Sarson da Saag te Makki di Roti (ਸਰ੍ਹੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗ ਤੇ ਮੱਕੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ)
Sarson da saag is the winter dish of rural Punjab: mustard greens braised down with bathua and spinach, ginger…
Chu Hou Braised Beef Brisket (柱侯牛腩)
Chu hou brisket is the great slow braise of Hong Kong's noodle shops and dai pai dong: fatty, tendon-laced beef…
Choucroute Garnie à l'Alsacienne (Alsatian Garnished Sauerkraut)
Choucroute garnie is the flagship dish of Alsace: lacto-fermented cabbage braised for hours in goose fat and dry…
Bouillabaisse with Rouille (Bouillabaisse Marseillaise)
Bouillabaisse is the fishermen's soup of Marseille: a broth built from whole Mediterranean rock fish, saffron…
Old-Style Veal Blanquette (Blanquette de veau à l'ancienne)
Blanquette de veau is France's great white braise: veal simmered gently in its own aromatic broth with no browning…
Castelnaudary Cassoulet (Cassoulet de Castelnaudary)
Cassoulet de Castelnaudary is the parent version of the great slow-baked bean dish of the Southwest: lingot beans…
Beef Burgundy (Bœuf Bourguignon)
Bœuf bourguignon is the archetypal French brown braise: chuck beef marinated in red Burgundy, seared in lardon fat…
Fuzhou Red Lees Chicken (红糟鸡)
Hongzao ji is the Fuzhou household braise built on hongzao, the crimson lees left behind when red yeast rice wine…
Mao-Style Red-Braised Pork Belly (毛氏红烧肉)
Hongshao rou is cooked all over China, but the Shaoshan version associated with Mao Zedong is the Hunanese one: no…
Mapo Doufu (麻婆豆腐)
Chengdu's defining dish: cubes of soft gypsum-set tofu simmered in a fierce red sauce built on Pixian chilli-bean…