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DIY Tianjin

DIY Tianjin

I went to Liverpool a few months ago working and invaded the “Chinese Quarter” I bought a bottle of Tianjin with not the slightest idea what it was. So……. Google is our friend & we like Lacto Fermenting….

Give it 3 weeks in a warmish dark place… This is probably so far from a traditional recipe and  it’s possibly very un-cool. But I’ll bet it works. This is a sweet brine, which is a bit different for me. Also the Tomato Puree has Citric Acid added so I used Bicarb to kill it.

Ingredients:-

1 Swede, cut into thin strips
1 Tub of Tomato Puree
1 tsp of Sodium Bicarbonate
1 Onion, quartered
2 tbsp Chilli Flakes
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Salt
450ml Water

The water and salt need to be pretty rigid, as you want a 2% brine (Or over). Everything else can be cobbled!

Method:-

(1) Heat the Water, Salt and Sugar in a pan until both Salt & Sugar have dissolved.
(2) Set aside to cool to room temperature.
(3) Mix your Tomato Puree and Bicarb in a bowl and allow 20 minutes for the Bicarb to kill the Citric Acid.
(4) add everything to a Kilner type clip top jar and give it a good shake.
(5) After a day open to check it’s bubbling. If so it’s alive and working!
(5) Hide it at the back of a cupboard for 3 to 4 weeks.
(6) Enjoy!

 

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Magical Rice Noodles

As part of the filming we did last week we took up the challenge to produce a three course meal for around our usual daily budget. We normally just have one large main course each and pick at leftovers.

So although nobody will be interested in me typing up yet another stir-fry recipe. I thought it might be fun to let you into a little secret we discovered. There are quite a few starch based dry goods with will behave like Popadums if you throw them into your deep fat fryer. One of our favourites are Glass Rice Noodles from the local Asian Supermarket. They added a bit of visual interest and crunch, but also bulked the dish out for a few pence.

Method:-

(1) Pre-heat the fryer to 170c.
(2) Once the Oil is hot test your noddles by throwing a short length in. If it puffs and pops up dramatically all is good.
(3) Fry small batches and drain over kitchen paper.
(4) Use to dress the top of Asian dishes and sprinkle with a little Paprika for colour.

 

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