Comments on: A Simple But Elegant Grilled Lunch

By: j

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:57:39 +0000

I prefer to use Mirin (Japanese sweet cooking wine) myself, when in need of something sweet. In fact I do not use white sugar for cooking…I substitute molasses, maple syrup (the real stuff and yes maple syrup, and if I can’t find anything sweet last resort would be brown sugar. Sugar tends to be a little too sweet without imparting any real flavor, but then that’s my preference…

By: flor

flor — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:02:52 +0000

Thanks for featuring simple recipes like this. Looks great! I’ll try it out! ‘coz here in Syria they only have beef, chicken and lamb, but they have a lot of fresh herbs and spices. Hope you had fun in Istanbul….

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:06:14 +0000

Liz, wagyu is the generic name of the cow that eventually results in the more famous “kobe beef.” I have a post on it in the archives…

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:23:17 +0000

What is a Wagyu beef? What if that is not available, what is another cut of beef comparable to wagyu?

By: Glecy

Glecy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:07:27 +0000

Tricia,
Try Kangkong. Make sure to dry it well with clean cloth towel.Stir fry using peanut oil until crisp then add oyster sauce. ENJOY!

By: Quillene

Quillene — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:14:15 +0000

Hi Tricia!

Try this…

fry some eggplant until golden brown and take it out of the frying pan when done. drain the oil and to the pan add oyster sauce. Put back the talong and stir so the oyster sauce coats the veggies.

then serve. Sarap with good rice and bagoong! :)

By: gemma

gemma — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:02:00 +0000

did the same marinade with thinly sliced rib eye last sunday and “grilled” it on my cast iron skillet (high heat on the stovetop). ate the meat with iceberg lettuce bunched like lumpia. although it took me a couple of days to air out my apartment, it was worth it as it tasted like i used a weber grill. paired the beef with a shrimp salad with mayo-based dressing and a few drops of lemon juice.

the price for wagyu beef in manila is far cheaper compared with new york city prices!!! pre-recession, i’d thank my stars if i get to have the cheapest cut of wagyu on sale for $50/lb (a rare treat) as they usually retail for $85 per pound and up. nowadays, with skyrocketing food prices everywhere, i no longer look at the wagyu cuts. i now limit myself to stuff on sale and i thank the heavens for my grocer (fairway), i still get to have prime cuts ( not as well marbled as wagyu) sold as weekend specials at rock bottom prices.

By: Martine D.

Martine D. — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:10:05 +0000

This is definitely on my menu for next weekend. I love surf and turf. Eating with chopsticks is second nature to hubby and I! Although, would it work to just serve a fresh salad, maybe mixed greens? We tend to favor veggies as raw as they can be…

By: sometime_lurker

sometime_lurker — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:11:06 +0000

I just did that with my shabu-shabu-cut beef fillets last week! Not wagyu, and used caramelized onions, though, to sweeten, and stir-fried. But very, very good…

My rationale about chopsticks is that it makes me feel full faster than I can chomp via a spoon/fork, so a good tool during a food binge, hehe.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:59:31 +0000

Lei, Koreans often add grated pear or apple to their meat marinades to add a touch of natural sweetness, and I suspect the acid helps as well. The sweetness is more subtle than adding white sugar. Zak, they sell kosher salt at Metro Market!Market! It is coarse and very dry. Local organic (non-iodized) rock salt works too, but adjust amounts to taste. I really like osher salt as an everyday seasoning agent… I think I have gotten used to the saltiness calibration with this salt. Kasseopeia and toehrs… the wagyu at Santis might be a lot pricier than at the market. lojet, actually the pieces are about 3 square inches, big enough so they don’t easily fall through thte grills if you are reasonably careful. Tricia, take a nice veggie like chinese broccoli or some regualr broccoli and stir fry it in some oil then add a touch of oyster sauce (bottled) and its pretty much done.