Subj : Re: Chinese, curry, hard times
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sun Oct 19 2025 08:26:42

  Re: Re: Hunter's Stew
  By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Sun Oct 19 2025 04:16 am

DD> And just when I was feeling smug learned that
DD> there were also Hunan and Peking styles to sample/experience.
DD> Oh, my ever expanding waistline.

LOL!

I remember liking Hunan and Szechwan styles for their spice levels.

DD> Pull a gun on Sam Sifton - the editor. Not me.

Ha!  Maybe the selection is wishful thinking.  The way some people
turn to a pint of ice cream for comfort.

DD> I wish people who do curry recipes would specify *which* curry spice
DD> is to be used. There is as wide a variance in curry as there is in
DD> chile.

I remember we had this conversation before.  I suggested that if unspecified then it should be the generic yellow stuff found in the grocery store spice
aisle.  I find that yellow stuff serviceable but it's not my favorite ever.
I generally stick with Indian styles and like them all.

You're the one who taught me the distinction between chile powder and
chili powder.

Speaking of chile powder, i'd probably want to add some to this recipe:

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      Title: Jim's Maple Barbecue Sauce
 Categories: Sauces
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
    1/2 c  Vinegar
      3 tb Worcestershire sauce *
    3/4 c  Maple syrup **
      1 cl Garlic; crushed
 
  * Soy sauce may be substituted for the Worcestershire sauce.
  
  ** Use 1/2 cup if you want a more sour taste.
  
  Crush garlic clove in blender. Add remaining ingredients and blend.
  Let stand at least 2 hours. Keeps 2 weeks or more in the refrigerator.
  
  Note:
  
  Sauce should be injected in ham, chicken, or beef roasts and basted on
  outside only in the last 5 minutes of barbecuing, use a large bore
  needle and syringe such as is made for cooking. These needles and
  syringes are also found in farm supply stores. If basted before the
  last 5 minutes the sauce will probably burn and taste burned.
  
  Recipe by Jim Bodle
 
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