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If you love fresh, vibrant Mediterranean cuisine, don’t miss reader favorites Greek meatballs, Greek chicken marinade, baked Greek chicken, Mediterranean CAVA bowls recipe. souvlaki, dill salmon, lemon garlic shrimp and orzo, lemon chicken orzo soup, chicken souvlaki, Gyro pizza. PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER Lamb burger recipe Summer is the season of burgers! We love great burgers around here from Hawaiian burgers, Asian Burgers, Best Burgers, BBQ Crispy Onion Burgers and Korean Burgers, so it was only a matter of time before these Greek Burgers (biftekia) made their debut....

Boom! Easy enough, my friends! Use it to add zest and zing and HUGE flavor to so many different meals. Guajilo sauce is slightly earthy and rich with flavor, and it’s ideal for any number of recipes and Mexican food. I like to swirl it into soups and stews for a big flavor burst, and just let it simmer a while in the pot. I also heat it up and spoon it over all of my quick taco dinners and lunches, or use it in place of taco seasoning....

Ground beef recipes make for quick and easy favorites. Don’t miss Ground Beef Stroganoff, Ground Beef Baked Tacos, Ground Beef Enchiladas, Crockpot Chili, Spaghetti Bolognese or Honey Buffalo Meatballs. Watch: How to make Loco Moco Hawaiian Loco Moco Recipe ingredients The Loco Moco consists of pretty basic ingredients that come together to form an explosion of flavor and texture. The recipe may look lengthy, but many of the ingredients are simply whisked together to create the gravy....

Hiroshima Castle (広島城) is located not far from the Hiroshima station. Like most castles in Japan, it is not an original. The current castle made of concrete was rebuilt in 1958 after the original castle being destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945. My children love visiting Japanese Castles. One of the most amazing and grandest castles we visited was Himeji Castle, and we highly recommend you to visit when you’re in Japan....

If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #ChiliPepperMadness on Instagram so we can take a look. I always love to see all of your spicy inspirations. Thanks! – Mike H. There are numerous artisan blends from smaller brand hot sauce makers, along with the big names like Texas Pete’s, Crystal Hot Sauce, Valentina, Melinda’s, Frank’s, and the biggest name of all when it comes to Louisiana Hot Sauce – Tabasco....

Let’s talk about how to make pickling spices, shall we? Pickling is a great way to preserve your peppers so you can use them throughout the year, but also because of the flavor. Pickling uses a salty brine to preserve your foods, which imparts a tasty tart-vinegary punch, but you can really upgrade that flavor with a great Pickling Spice combination. Pickling spices help give your preserved pickled peppers, pickled vegetables and other pickled foods an additional, multi-dimensional flavor....

Each type of paprika has a unique flavor and different heat level which makes it best for use in certain dishes and applications in particular. Here, we will be talking about Hot Paprika. Regular Paprika is typically the sweet variety of paprika, often called sweet paprika or Hungarian sweet paprika. This is the most commonly found and used type of paprika and is pretty mild when it comes to the spice level....

Smooth the edge of daikon, carrots, and potatoes before cooking. If the pieces have sharp edge then they are likely to break into pieces during the cooking process (from bumping into each other).

Today, let me teach you how to fold gyoza or Japanese pan-fried potstickers at home! I’ve been folding gyoza since middle school and probably can make them with my eyes closed. My mom and I spent many evenings wrapping gyoza in her kitchen and I have a fond memory of our time. I hope you get to have those kitchen moments with your family and friends. This simple task brings us together and it’s a wonderful way to connect them....

If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! – Mike H. There are many great brands on the market, but I find it best to make my own when I need a small batch, or even to give as a gift, and to really customize what I’m looking for....

One of my cooking dreams was to make baby back ribs at home. I’m not a big meat eater, and on a daily basis, I eat more vegetables than meat. However, I have a soft spot for Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) and fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs smothered with a sweet-savory delicious sauce, which I discovered when I came to America. Since our good friend John makes killer smoked baby back ribs, Mr....

Every single recipes below has three things in common. They are a delicious, easy, single dish that can feed a lot of people. Hope you will give them a try! Shabu Shabu Quick & Easy Chirashi Sushi Oden White Stew Spaghetti Meat Sauce Okonomiyaki Unagi Don (Unadon) Sukiyaki Chicken Soboro Bouillabaisse Pork Curry Donburi Taiwanese Hot Pot & Homemade Meatballs It’s Time for a Holiday Giveaway!

I often get asked which Japanese dishes are great to serve as a side dish for summer BBQ and potluck. A few of our family favorites include Japanese Potato Salad, Harusame Salad (Japanese Glass Noodle Salad), and Grilled Rice Balls (Yaki Onigiri). Today I’m adding another one to the list. It’s the crowd-pleasing, kid-friendly Japanese Macaroni Salad (マカロニサラダ). Why You’ll Love Japanese Macaroni Salad So delicious, and easy to make!...

It’s the Japanese plum (ume) season! I remember my grandma made plum wine or umeshu (梅酒) and stored it in the cool dark underground storage of her kitchen until they’re ready to be enjoyed. There were several big jars of umeshu from different years. This sweet alcoholic drink was featured on the popular Japanese TV program called “Shinya Shokudo (深夜食堂)” or “Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories” which is available on Netflix....

Japanese sweet potatoes are called Satsumaimo (さつまいも, サツマイモ). With distinct purple-ish or reddish color skin, inside the sweet potatoes are creamy white flesh that turns yellow after cooking. They come in small to medium sizes and are generally rounder with tapered ends. In Japan, sweet potatoes are the signature flavor of fall. Nothing beats the warmth of a freshly roasted Japanese sweet potato when the weather turns cool. The sweet and wonderful aroma fills the air....

Watch How to Make oven baked chicken breast Pound chicken to an even thickness This tenderizes the chicken and helps the chicken cook more evenly. Place the chicken on a cutting board or flat surface and top with plastic wrap. Gently pound the chicken to an even thickness using the smooth side of a mallet, rolling pin, or side of a can. Brine Chicken Combine warm water and kosher salt together in a freezer size bag or large bowl....

Netflix cooking shows I am totally hooked on all the travel-food-related shows on Netflix currently. Ainsley eats the streets, Somebody Feed Phil, A cook abroad, I’ll have what Phil is having, The mind of a chef, etc. I envy those hosts who get to travel all over the world and try out different food and that too for a living! I sometimes wish I could just take off on a similar journey....

An oblong, tubular rhizome that grows underground in water, renkon (蓮根・れんこん) or lotus root resembles thick white sausage links. When sliced, it has symmetrical air pockets patterned into a pinwheel shape. It has a dense and crunchy texture similar to water chestnut or taro. It’s native to Asia and a popular ingredient in many Asian cuisines due to its aesthetics and use in traditional Chinese medicine. What is Lotus Root Lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera) is the edible rhizome of the lotus plant, around 10-20 cm/3....

Let’s talk about how to make Mexican brownies, shall we? They’re super easy. Here goes. Here we have lots of chocolaty goodness and lots of seasonings, and the recipe even includes a bit of heat from the blast of cayenne powder and cinnamon, with a huge flavor addition of ancho powder. We’re talking Mexican Brownies, my friends, and it’s a recipe you’re going to want in your recipe box. I made an extra large batch of these Mexican Brownies recently and gave some to my neighbor....

What was your summer drink growing up? Lemonade, watermelon juice, or maybe Capri Sun? Most Japanese kids enjoy drinking Mugicha (麦茶), chilled roasted barley tea. We carry an insulated bottle filled with cold mugicha and ice to summer activities, camping, and playing in the playground. Cold mugicha is a lifeline to surviving brutally hot and muggy Japanese summers. My children also grew up drinking mugicha and it’s a wonderful drink to keep in your refrigerator all summer long (and we drink it hot in winter too)....