r/DamnTasty

I love having Gochujang (Korean fermented chili paste) in my fridge. 

With chicken thighs and soft Chinese-style buns on hand, this dish just made sense. The Gochujang sauce brought that perfect sweet, spicy kick, while fresh cucumber balanced everything out beautifully.

This is traditional Korean mixed thin noodles. Simple, comforting, and perfect any time of the year. It’s like Korean mixed rice, Bibimbap, but in noodle form.

Just like Bibimbap, we mix all the ingredients together before eating.
I added my own twist to it, and it turned out even better than I expected!

I love mixing cuisines and seeing what happens, and this one turned out beautifully.

Asian-inspired spaghetti that’s full of flavour.

Pork and potatoes, so much potential. With Gochujang sitting in the fridge, I was convinced to make something slightly spicy and sweet.

This marinade uses simple pantry staples, but it always delivers big flavour.

It’s definitely worth a try! and even better served with rice.

Crispy, sticky, sweet, spicy pork belly burnt ends made entirely in the air fryer. No smoker, no all-day cook — just ridiculously good BBQ-style pork belly with a hot honey glaze and crispy edges. Honestly one of the best things I’ve made in the air fryer lately.

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Copper State Bread is a special place I stumbled upon seeing a video on IG , Myself and Matt from Arizona Pizza Lovers and also Let's Taco Bout it Facebook groups went with me on the first visit and this one as well. They were only doing pizza the first Saturday of each month just now it is on their regular menu every !! If you have never had sour dough pizza you need to check this out ASAP !! It is a top 5 pie in my opinion in AZ. Also ask for some Black gold dust if he has it , it's fire roasted burned to ashes onion dust and sprinkling it on the pizza is something I've never done on any pizza anywhere it enhances the pie and it doesn't taste burnt ... Also check out his sourdough bread offerings and his croissants that are amazing as well !!! This place is special and I can't wait until my next visit back 🤙🏼🤙🏼

This muffin turned out way better than I expected. I didn’t think much of it when I started baking, but the result completely surprised me.

The mozzarella adds a crispy, chewy layer on the outside, while the inside stays soft and moist like a perfect muffin. Highly recommend giving this a try!

Jalapeno Dragon might be the best spot for Mexican Sushi in the valley ?!! They definitely have one of the best plates anywhere with their namesake Jalapeno Dragon Roll 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 if you like some kick this is a must 12 rolls for $15. We also tried the Chipotle Roll which was amazing as well, 12 rolls for $14.50. I also ordered their Land Lubber Roll 12 pieces for $13.25 and comes breaded and deep fried. This place is special and a must check out spot if you're into Mexican Sushi or what they call Mexican Japanese fusion lol imo 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

I marinated some country style ribs in blood orange juice, lime juice, garlic, scallions, ginger, serrano pepper, black pepper, salt & sugar. Country style ribs typically come from just the shoulder or where the loin & ribs meet the shoulder & they are usually cut into chops, I had both variations. I cooked the country style ribs on the middle rack of my “Weber Smokey Mountain” smoker using a blend of lump charcoal, cherry wood & mesquite wood at 275F for 30 minutes (no water pan). As I was cooking I made sure to have the country style ribs coming from just the shoulder over hotter coals than the chops coming from the rib/loin/shoulder area. The meat was flipped & basted every 6 minutes in equal parts red wine, orange Juice, & lime juice with some sugar, salt, black pepper, crushed garlic & a serrano pepper. At the 30 minute mark the rib/loin country style ribs had reached 140F internal temperature & were pulled to rest, the remaining meat was placed directly over the coal box, flipping as necessary until the meat reached 180F internal temperature which took about 5-7 minutes. It tasted great, the heat, citrus & garlic really came through in the best way. The last picture is the sliced pork with a loaded baked potato.

Super crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, this chicken dish turned out incredible. Paired with a rich, flavour-packed honey chili mayo sauce, It completely elevated the dish!

Last weekend was Mother’s Day, so we went out for a family meal and tried “steamed abalone with passion fruit” at a Cantonese restaurant in Shenzhen.

It sounded like a very unusual combination. Passion fruit has not been widely used in China for very long, but in recent years it has become a popular ingredient in fruit teas and drinks. Since this was one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, we decided to give it a try.

When the dish arrived, there were six abalones on the plate, each one served as if it were taking a bath in passion fruit. There was even a tiny cocktail umbrella in the middle.

The abalone meat seemed more tender than it would be if simply steamed or boiled. I think the acidity of the passion fruit helped soften the texture, similar to how pineapple can tenderize the pork in sweet and sour pork. But the abalone’s natural chewiness was still there, so it remained pleasantly firm when you bit into it.

That said, the flavor of the abalone itself was almost completely covered by the passion fruit. I could barely taste the seafood, but the aroma of passion fruit was very strong. It was definitely a creative and novel approach.

For my personal taste, the passion fruit was slightly too sour. I think the dish might work even better with a richer, fuller sauce such as oyster sauce to accompany the abalone.

Still, the whole dish was a Mother’s Day special and cost only 11 RMB, about 1.50 USD.

Grilled Salmon meal: added greens and sweet potato. Oh and the two, two hush puppies. Guess there was a shortage of the litter.