976 route recipes

A hearty healthy barley risotto is cooked with winter vegetables and fresh greens, definitely will bring some refreshing taste into your Thanksgiving dinner and a good appetizer for a start.

Fettuccine with shrimp and scallions in a ginger-chili-soy sauce spiked with pecans and sesame oil. A 25-minute Asian-Italian fusion pasta.

Spiced Indian potato and pea curry with cumin, mustard seeds, and fresh coriander. A warming vegetarian stew ready in 30 minutes using pantry staples.

Tandoori duck marinated in spiced yogurt with cumin, cardamom, and cayenne, then grilled and served over red lentils. Skinned for less fat, the yogurt marinade keeps the meat juicy and tender.

Salt-smothered chicken buried in a bed of red-hot rock salt with ginger, tangerine peel, and Szechuan peppercorn marinade sealed in the cavity. An ancient Cantonese technique that steams the bird to silken tenderness.

General Tao's Chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, fresh orange zest and Sichuan peppercorns. A lighter, restaurant-style recipe that skips the heavy batter for a punchier version served over white rice.

Egg white-battered chicken chunks fried crisp in peanut oil, tossed with roasted peanuts in a spicy sauce of garlic, ginger, dark soy, sesame oil, and red vinegar. Sichuan-inspired heat at home.

Thai tom yum shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and enoki mushrooms in a hot-sour broth. Fragrant, spicy, and ready in 30 minutes.

Chinese popcorn shrimp with a cornstarch crust, tossed in sweet-and-pungent sauce with ginger, garlic, red pepper, and citrus zest. Crackling-crisp bite-sized shrimp.

Steamed open dumplings (siu mai) with ground pork, ham, ginger, and sesame oil in wonton wrappers. A classic dim sum favorite you can make at home with a simple steamer setup.

Tomato ginger upside-down cake with fresh grated ginger, molasses, brown sugar, and sliced tomatoes baked under a spiced buttermilk batter. Serve warm with whipped cream.

Sai Grog: ground pork mixed with red curry paste, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, coriander root, and fish sauce, grilled in natural casings. Authentic Thai spicy sausage in 40 minutes.

Fiery Caribbean pepper sauce blending mango, habaneros, ginger, turmeric, and mustard with vinegar. Fruity heat that keeps in the fridge for 6 weeks. No cooking required.

Madras beef curry slow-simmered with whole cloves, cardamom, green chilies, ginger, and tamarind. A fiery South Indian-style curry with tender braised beef cubes.

Indian yam curry with deep-fried yam cubes simmered in a spiced tomato-yogurt sauce loaded with cumin, cardamom, and fresh ginger.

Sichuan pork stir-fry with chewy cloud ear mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts in spicy sauce. Quick, fiery, and full of texture, ready in an hour with soaking time.