Thursday, February 3, 2011

The best combo

I've been all over this lately - ginger + shallots + garlic.

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{shallots + ginger - garlic not pictured yet}

All finely minced, quickly sauteed in a bit of vegetable or sesame oil. Tossed with green veggies.

I love using this treatment on bok choy (blanch the bok choy first, drain and then toss in the skillet with the g/s/g saute and add a splash of soy sauce to deglaze the pan).

But it's also good on broccoli (steam broccoli, then toss in the skillet with the g/s/g saute, adding a wee bit of extra oil if needed).

And seriously excellent on green beans (same drill as the bok choy).

It's nice to have a really easy go to combo, especially because we normally keep all three on hand.
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19 comments:

  1. milk tea + polkadotsFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Mmm...sounds delicious and easy!

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  2. MarieFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    I love that combo and love it even more with fresh red chilis added too! Always feels very healthy to me.

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  3. erinFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    shallots make everything better. and they're beautiful. no?

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  4. MICHELLEFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    Yes, yes, yes. And so good for you! Your body is thanking you right now. I love shallots, mostly because I love mini things, and shallots are like mini onions to me.

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  5. MeaghanFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Shallots are a gift from heaven. I feel like my life before shallots was flavorless by comparison.

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  6. CassieFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Now this sounds good and fresh. Husband grew up eating a lot of soy sauce and bok choy and I love it and hope to learn to cook with them more. :)

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  7. LaurelFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    thanks for the idea. i have fresh ginger and broccoli in my fridge waiting to be combined.

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  8. An InvitationFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:38 AM

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  9. An InvitationFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Thanks for sharing! I love reasons to use ginger in the winter, it somehow makes a dish feel warm and cozy :)

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  10. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    oooooooh thanks for the inspiration. this sounds amazing!
    ~Andrea

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  11. AmandaFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Mmmhmmmm. I like throwing a little fresh jalapeño in there too.

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  12. VanessaFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Delicious, I love that combo, too! Anything with ginger makes me very happy. I made a ginger & clementine cake for Christmas... Almost died.

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  13. MariaFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    My mom loves garlic, she makes everything with it.

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  14. Ana DegenaarFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    It sounds simply delicious! Need to try it out!

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  15. the handmade hipsterFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    I'd add that to a brown sugar/soy glaze to marinate chicken in and serve over rice. Num

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  16. BreFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I love ginger! And I love great Asian flavors, bok choy sounds delicious right about now.

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  17. the southern hostessFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    This is happening. Tonight.

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  18. KristyFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    I'm a big fan of garlic + shallots + veggies. Add some sliced serranos or jalapenos, or maybe just some red pepper flakes, and I'm really happy.

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  19. GiovannaFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    i second the addition of red pepper flakes. mmm, sounds so good right now.

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