Mom’s Italian Beef Barley Soup Recipes

The best beef barley soup. Thickens with just the barley. Tastes best in the slow cooker. Serve topped with parmesan cheese and with a salad.

Prep: 10m | Cook: 5h | Ready In: 5h 10m

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds cubed beef chuck roast
• 5 cups water
• 4 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1(8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup uncooked pearl barley
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, bouillon, onion, tomato sauce, barley, salt and pepper.
Cover, and cook on Low for 5 hours.

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David Sumidas Kim Chee Fried Rice With Watercress Recipe

I met the legendary David Sumida on the set of Cooking Hawaiian Style.  I was so excited to meet him as his family has been providing watercress for the state of Hawaii since the 1920’s.  I was also happy to have David join us as he works extremely hard and hasn’t had a day off in years.  Since the taping of the show, we have been in touch and every now and then, I see David posting an awesome recipe using watercress.   I’m hoping that he continues to send me more of his ono recipes.  This is food from our past…and we need to ensure that it continues to serve our future. Mahalo David for all that you and your family are doing to feed the people of Hawaii!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked rice, chilled
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons Aloha shoyu
• 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 2 lup cheong, thinly sliced
• 1 cup hot Korean kim chee, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup watercress, cut into 1 inch lengths
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped

Cooking Process:

Add oyster sauce to rice and gently mix. Set aside.

For the shoyu omelet:

• In a bowl, whisk eggs, shoyu and green onion.
• Heat a large pan or wok over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add egg mixture and make a thin omelet. With a spatula, gently roll it, plate and thinly slice it. Set aside.
• Turn up heat to high, add remaining oil and add lup cheong. Stir fry 1 minute, then add rice and stir fry 1 minute. Add kim chee and watercress and stir fry 1 minute.
• Add sliced omelet, pineapple and cilantro and toss until heated through.

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Top 5 Popular fish recipes in Hawaii

In Hawaiian food course, fishes make a great item. They are abundantly available all over the island, and are so easy to cook. Moreover, there are more than 1000 fish varieties that Hawaiians relish to have on their food platter.

So unique is the Hawaiian style of fish cooking, that we just could not hold our top 4 Hawaiian fish recipes for any event.

1.  Lomi Lomi/ Salmon salad:

A popular side dish in Hawaii, Lomi Lomi is essentially a cold served Salmon fish in tomato salad. It carries the Mediterranean essence owing to the presence of a lot of fresh European colonial ingredients like onions, Brussels sprouts, peas and onions. Salted salmon fillets are mixed with finely chopped tomatoes and green onions. Hawaiian onions are used whenever available. Lomi Lomi derives its name from the marinating technique that resembles message. The fish juice and tomatoes mix to give a rather invigorating aroma. 

How to serve:

It complements traditional Hawaiian dishes like ahi tuna, kalua pig, poi and other ethnic items.

2.  Grilled Mahi mahi:

Hawaiian population loves this common dolphin fish. Also called Dorado, mahi mahi is served like a sushi, but its true taste is revealed when it is marinated in coconut milk, tamarind sauce and chilli sauce. Grilled till it looks smoked from the outside, Mahi Mahi is a popular barbeque item, often beating the best of beefs and pork grilled items. 

How to serve:

Grilled Mahi mahi is swerved as a starter, and trails a series of stick chops platters. Fillets of mahi mahi are separated by exotic fruits and local vegetable slices, placed neatly on stick, and coated by caramelised brown sugar, and sprinkled black pepper, cayenne pepper and mayonnaise.

3.  Crimson jobfish patties:
Locally known as Hawaiian pink snapper, this colourful item is very popular as a party recipe. It is often cut into thin slices, and rolled inwards after filling it with ginger garlic paste, capsicum slices, diced tomatoes and fresh goat cheese.  The patties also contain finely grated shrimp meat and tomato juice.

How to serve:

Neatly rolled into flower shaped patties, this item is served along with coriander sauce, red chillies sauce and crab soup.

4.  Tempura:

An iconic Japanese dish, Hawaiian Tempura is an amazing mix of ethnic taste and aroma. It is a healthy blend of seafood, consisting of sea weed algae and fishes. Deep fried till it gains a crispy texture, Tempura batter is made of soft corn flake, eggs, starch, and spices. Thin slices of vegetables and seeds are added over the batter, and then deep fried in hot oil. 

Hawaiians prefer to use Canola oil for frying purpose, and that is what gives Hawaiian Tempura its flavour. Common ingredients used in Tempura are shellfish, bass, crabs, Hawaiian snapper, Dorado, blanched squid, salmon, watercress, algae, bell pepper and eggplant.

How to serve:

Crispy Tempura fritters and chips are served with noodles, steamed rice and tempura soup.

Enjoy the cold fish varieties, molluscs, crabs, shrimps and squids served as raw delicacies, while steamed, roasted and even pot-cooked under earth recipes are equally delicious.

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Ono Bacon Wrapped Kim Chee Wings Recipe

A nice twist on the buffalo wing, this is my simple Kim Chee wing recipe wrapped with bacon.  For the seasoning, I use Noh Foods Kim Chee seasoning and a few other ingredients.

Ingredients:

• 1 - 1/12 lb chicken wings
• 1 package Noh Kim Chee Seasoning
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• Bacon strips cut in half
• Oil for frying
• Kim Chee Base Sauce (optional)

Cooking Process:

• Put chicken wings in a bowl.  I prepared mine lollipop style, but to keep it simple, just use regular chicken wings.  Sprinkle kim chee seasoning onto wings, season with salt and pepper and drizzle sesame oil.  Mix well and allow to marinate for 30+ minutes.  If mixture is too dry, add just a little bit of water.
• Heat oil to 375.  Take pieces of bacon and cut in half.  wrap each wing with a piece of bacon.  Insert toothpick to hold bacon to wing.  Fry wings in 2-3 batches for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.  Repeat until all wings are cooked.

Optional: If you like your wings dripping with sauce, you can toss cooked wings in dashi kim chee base just before serving or use base as a dipping sauce.

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Red Snapper Veracruz Style Recipe

I love red snapper for this, but any white, flaky fish will work. By the way, many Veracruz style fish recipes call for pickled jalapenos, but I think there’s plenty of acidity in this from the lime and tomatoes, so I like the fresh pepper a little more.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 white onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1 tablespoon caper juice
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/3 cup pitted, sliced green olives (such as Castelvetrano)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 (7 ounce) red snapper fillets, cut in half
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• 2 limes, juiced

Cooking Process:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until onions begin to turn translucent, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Cook and stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add capers and caper juice; stir to combine.
• Stir in tomatoes, olives, jalapeno pepper, . Cook and stir until jalapeno pepper softens and tomatoes begin to collapse, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in oregano.
• Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil into a small baking dish. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of the tomato-olive mixture. Top with 1 snapper fillet, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Top with more filling and juice from 1 lime. Repeat with remaining snapper fillet, seasoning, and lime juice in a second baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish is flaky and no longer translucent, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Top 6 Hawaiian Ingredients: A Culinary Delight that Can’t Go Wrong

What could be more alluring than munching crispy crab meat and relishing glass full of coconut coolers along the shoreline of Hawaii!!! But, Hawaiian style of cooking is more than fishes, shells and exotic delicacies. It is also about each ingredient used in the recipes which exude a character of its own and still remains oblivious to the world.

Here are 6 ingredients used in the Hawaiian recipes that many chefs from world over just love experimenting with.

1.  Ohi'a 'ai:
For the world, it is the fiery red Hawaii Mountain Apples that feature in exotically flavoured ice-creams, pastries and yes, shaved ice toppings. Native to South East Asian countries, this stirring fruit was introduced in the Caribbean first and then passed to the legacy of Hawaiian kitchens much later.

Hawaiian recipes like rose pickles, Hawaiian delights, and poi use it sparingly to create a mix of sweet and tangy taste.

2.  Kukui nuts:

Also called candlenut, kukui is a very important ingredient in the Hawaiian style of cooking.  Roasted Kukui Nuts are mixed with salts and consumed as snacks with drinks like ale and rum. It is not to be consumed raw, as some varieties are ranked poisonous.

In Hawaii, the tree is respected and worshipped. From leaves to its bark and leaves, every part is used in Hawaiian livelihood. Fishing nets, boats, umbrellas and even funeral pyre are made out of this tree that produces bitter sweet Kukui Nuts.

3.  Limu seaweeds:

A kind of algae, used exclusively in Hawaiian cuisines, there are more than 50 different varieties of Limu. It has a refreshing taste which often turns bland soups into delicious potions. It is added to taro stew, sweet potato broth and bread fruit.

Along with Kukui nuts, Limu is added to produce one of the most fantasised seasonings associated with Polynesian cooking styles. The seasoning- Inamona, is a mixture of Limu and Kukui and is used in almost every known Hawaiian preservative as a food additive or a condiment.

4.  Purple yam:
Used extensively in preparing ice-creams and pickles, this colourful vegetable is a startling addition to the colourful food culture of Hawaii. Hawaiian desserts recipes use a lot of purple yam flavours in rolls, tarts, ice creams, cakes and pastries. Even chocolates are decked with shreds of dried purple yam and Kakui nuts.

5.  Jabong:
Also known as Pomelo, Jabong is a popular fruit dessert ingredient in Hawaii. Similar to apple from the outside, it tastes like a citrus fruit. Eaten raw as well as sprinkled in salads, Hawaiian chefs prefer adding the fruit as a seasoning it its dried form.

Marmalade and purees of pomelo are stacked along with other herbs and added to crab syrup, shrimp soups and often cooked with tamarind juice.

6.  Squid pickle:

Made from the extracts of the Hawaiian bobtail squid, seasoned dried meat is a relatively unknown ingredient to most parts of the world. Used in making scolopes, squid pickle is a regular thing in Korean and Caribbean lau recipes.

Try these ingredients and give your home-made dish a zing...

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