Put the shiitakes In a small bowl and add enough warm water to cover. Leave them to soak for about 15 minutes, until soft. Then trim off and discard their stems and cut the caps into 1/4-inch-wide slices. In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil with the... - 44.5183

Cooking Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Plunge bok choy into boiling water for 5 minutes or until softened. Rinse under cold running water and drain well. Cut each bok choy in half lengthwise and set aside. In a large pot of boiling water, cook... - 40.8132

MAKING 1) Take a large bowl and place the duck in it. 2) Allow a pot of salted water to come to a boil and cook the haricots verts for about 3 minutes in it until just soft. 3) Drain the haricots under cold water and dry gently. 4) Mix this with the duck... - 45.6436

Cook in boiling water until al dente (firm to the bite). Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, prepare sauce. Saute ingredients in large skillet. Add and saute for 2 minutes. Add and simmer approx 5 minutes. Add to sauce to thicken and cook for approx 2... - 40.2508

In a skillet over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low and cover, simmer 15 to 20 minutes until very soft. Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stock, wine, mushrooms, and duck. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add basil,... - 40.3379

1. Soak the mushrooms in the sherry for 1 hour, or until they swell to original size. 2. Cook 6 strips of lasagne pasta for 4 minutes. Drain in colander which sits in another pan in order to catch the water for reuse. Carefully transfer each strip to cotton... - 31.3685

Cut the boned fowl into small cubes. Bring the stock in which the fowl was poached to a boil, and cook the noodles very al dente. Remove the pasta with pasta tongs, shaking off excess stock but leaving the noodles with a film of the poaching stock. In a bowl,... - 35.6148

MAKING 1) In a large pan, bring at least 3 pints of water to a boil and add in a dash of oil in addition to a generous pinch of salt. 2) Add the pasta, take the pan off the heat, cover it and allow to stand for 6 minutes. 3) In the meantime, brush the duck... - 46.9284

GETTING READY 1) Take out pieces of confit from the container and peel off as much flesh as possible. Chop the flesh in small pieces. MAKING 2) Take a frying pan and heat 4 tbsp of duck fat. Stir in garlic and mushrooms and saute for about 2-3 minutes. 3)... - 36.9042

Process the pasta and cut into linguine noodles. Season the duckling with a little salt and pepper. Place in a roasting pan and pour the broth and wine over the duckling. Zest the rinds of 3 oranges and 1 lemon. Squeeze the juice of the zested fruit over the... - 44.2467

Cut the duck meat into 1/2" (1.5 cm) cubes. Medium dice the vegetables. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven. Add the duck and vegetables and saute until the duck has cooked through. Add the tomato, seasonings and Worcestershire. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 1/2... - 43.8166

1. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil; add bok choy and carrot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until cabbage is wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp, bean sprouts, 2 tablespoons of the cilantro, the scallions, water... - 35.482

In a large stock pot bring the stock to a slow boil. Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat the olive oil and saute the celery, onion and red pepper until the vegetables are only slightly firm. Add the scallops, tomatoes and tomato juice. Season with salt, pepper... - 36.8532