Mao’s Spicy Sausage and Greens Soup

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Mirepoix: white, red and yellow onion, red bell pepper, celery. Roasted franks, mystery greens, chopped pistachio, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, sambal oelek, ghee, sesame oil.

Wonderful contrast of acid and heat.

Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.” Mao Zedong. Sounds like how I make soup.

Chinese Turkey Chili

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery. Ground turkey, sauteed crimini shrooms, straw shrooms, broccoli, black beans, tomato, hoisin sauce, garlic, turmeric, ginger, Thai basil, sugar, fish sauce.

Not gonna say anything about those straw mushrooms.

The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table.” Confucius