Ego's and Burrito's

Ryan McClure Harris

what food a person eats says a lot, so listen to their story and what has become their favorite food. learn from their experiences and learn to cook some great meals

Episodes

  1. 04/26/2020

    Ego's and Burrito's: Chris Ripple

    Ingredients 3taro tubers 2breadfruit 4sweet potatoes 2whole chickens ¼ cup(60 ml) sweet soy sauce coconut palm Palusami 1large onion, diced 1 cupdesiccated coconut 20young sweet taro leaves, stems removed 1 cupcoconut milk Instructions Dig a square (1 metre x 1 metre) in the ground and place rounded stones on the bottom (don’t put one on top of the other). Reserve the dirt. Build a wood fire on top of them. Once it is set, light and allow to burn until the wood turns into charcoal. There will now be some charcoals and non-burnt woods, so take a spade or a fork and get the wood out. There should only be the heated stones left in the hole. Meanwhile, clean the taro tubers by scraping off the dirt and small roots with the back of a knife. This process is not peeling, just removing all the debris until it’s down to the flesh. Clean the breadfruit with the back of the knife, removing the scales. Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes, the taro tubers and breadfruit. Set aside. Freshly wash the chickens and place in a bowl. Add enough sweet soy sauce to lightly coat the chicken. Lay out the coconut palm and place the chicken at the end where the palm was cut from the tree. Braid the individual leaves around the chicken. Continue braiding past the chicken to the very end. To prepare the palusami, combine onion and desiccated coconut in a bowl. Take a square of aluminium foil and place approximately 4 taro leaves layered in the centre (use 1 big leaf and 3 or 4 smaller leaves). Pick it up and cup it in your hand, and add some of the coconut and onion mixture. Add ¼ cup coconut milk, and then carefully fold the taro leaf inward followed by the aluminium foil. Repeat with remaining leaves, onion mixture and coconut milk. Place the vegetables, breadfruit, chicken and palusami on top of the palm leaves. Cover the food with banana leaves and coconut palm fronds. Cover the banana leaves and palm ferns with the reserved dirt. Cook for 45 minutes ­­­­– 1 hour, then slowly uncover. When the leaves are a nice yellow-brown colour, it is cooked. Serve chicken, vegetables and breadfruit with palusami.

  2. 04/17/2020

    Ego's and Burrito's: Lindsey Bradley

    Panang curry paste  Ingredients *TSP-teaspoon *TBSP-tablespoon -5 dried red spur chilies, seeded and soaked -1-2 cloves of garlic or 4-5 cloves Thai garlic -1-2 medium-sized shallots -1/2-1 TBSP lemongrass -1 TSP of galangal  -1 TSP coriander root -1/2 TSP turmeric -1/2 TSP kaffir lime rind -1/2 TSP peppercorn -1/2 TSP coriander seeds roasted -1/2 TSP cumin roasted -1/2 TSP salt -1 TBSP salt - 1 TSP shrimp paste Preparation  1) In a mortar, pound roasted dried herbs; coriander seeds, cumin, and peppercorn until finely ground 2) add remaining ingredients except for shrimp paste. pound until well combined 3)add shrimp paste, continue pounding until the mixture forms a smooth and fine paste Panag Curry  Ingredients -2 TSP Panag curry pasta -200g chicken breasts/thigh cut into bite-sized pieces (vegetarian option: tofu) -1 TBSP cooking oil -150 ML coconut milk -kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced -sweet basil leaves -4-5 red chili, sliced diagonally5-8 pea eggplants -1 TSP palm sugar -1TBSP fish sauce (vegetarian option: 1 TBSP slat) Preparation 1) in a skillet or pan, over medium-low heat, combine cooking oil and curry paste, stirring frequently 2) add chicken, let simmer until no longer pink 3)add coconut milk, stir well and let simmer a few minutes 4)turn the heat to medium, add eggplant and cook till tender 5)add palm sugar and fish sauce to combine 6)add kaffir lime leaves, sweet basil leaves, and red chili, remove from heat and serve

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what food a person eats says a lot, so listen to their story and what has become their favorite food. learn from their experiences and learn to cook some great meals