This crispy sesame rice bowl combines deeply golden, intentionally scorched rice with bright spring vegetables – asparagus, sugar snap peas – tossed in a soy-wasabi-plum dressing. Topped with a baked jammy egg and fresh radish, it’s a balanced, light dinner that comes together in one skillet while eggs roast alongside.
Eric Kim’s Summer Albap is the ultimate no-sweat dinner: warm rice slicked with sesame oil, topped with flying fish roe, and bright garden vegetables quick-pickled in vinegar and sugar. Finished with perilla and cilantro, this light, briny, and refreshing dish comes together in under 15 minutes – perfect for late-summer nights.
This easy sheet-pan LA Kalbi uses flanken-cut short ribs marinated overnight in pear, Sprite, soy, and aromatics. Roasted in a hot oven until caramelized and served over rice, it’s a simple, flavor-packed meal perfect for weeknights or weekend indulgence.
Millie Peartree’s Cajun Shrimp Bowl combines sweet-spicy butter-honey shrimp with cooling cucumber-yogurt sauce, all served over aromatic garlic-coconut rice. This easy weeknight meal balances bold Cajun flavors with creamy coconut and fresh herbs for a perfect dinner that comes together quickly.
This Cantonese Pork Belly Fried Rice features crispy five-spice marinated pork belly lardons cooked to golden perfection. The dish combines aromatic ginger bloomed in rendered pork fat with rice, dark soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and wilted cabbage, finished with fresh scallions for a comforting Chinese classic.
This year, we departed from the German tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut on January 1st, opting instead for the Black tradition of black-eyed peas and collard greens for luck and prosperity. We started with Black-Eyed Peas and Rice which turned out incredibly tasty, thanks to bacon and ham —a new favorite dish!
Book: Diasporican, page 171Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: Spam Pricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe here.
Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: easyStore-Bought Is Fine: jerk seasoning Meatball recipe here. Rice recipe here.