Recipes with monosodium glutamate

Hawaiian mochiko chicken marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sweet rice flour, then fried until golden and crispy. A local favorite with a crunchy coating and tender, juicy bite.

Portuguese-style fresh tuna marinated in vinegar and garlic, pan-fried with a whisper-thin flour crust. Served the Azorean way with stale sourdough dipped in warm pan marinade.

This is a flavorful and mildly spicy chili recipe. Best served with a side of bread!

Restaurant-style Szechuan shrimp flash-fried in peanut oil and tossed in a fiery chili-hoisin sauce with ginger, garlic, and dried chilies. An authentic Chinese wok recipe with serious heat.

Authentic General Tso's chicken with dark meat deep-fried in cornstarch batter, tossed in a sweet-sour-spicy sauce with dried chili peppers. Restaurant-quality Chinese takeout at home.

Honey glazed pork shoulder with a savory dry rub and a finishing glaze of honey, ginger, and horseradish brushed over a diamond-scored fat cap. Sweet-spiced crust over rich, slow-roasted pork.

Loaded with scallops, shrimp, crab and clams over saffron-kissed yellow rice, this one-pot seafood feast comes together in just 40 minutes. Pure coastal comfort food.

This recipe is very tasty with an interesting texture. Unless you're a fan of hard work, use a food processor. The pate was originally pounded to the proper consistency in a mortar and pestle... It can be used all sorts of ways - made into balls for soup, sliced after cooking and added to lettuce or rice paper rolls, served with shrimp chips for munchies - whatever inspires you. The cinnamon flavor is discernible but not overpowering. I've actually made this recipe and found it to be a keeper.

Customizable noodle bowls with savory pork sauce, fresh vegetables, and egg strips. This interactive Chinese dish lets everyone build their perfect bowl, served hot or cold.

C.V. Woods' legendary three-meat chili: chicken, pork, and flank steak slow-simmered with beer, green chilies, and Monterey Jack. Rests overnight for deep, layered heat.

Retro microwave hamburger casserole with ground beef, cream of mushroom and chicken soups, rice, soy sauce, and crunchy chow mein noodles. Classic 1970s weeknight comfort food.

Become a seafood lover and try this unique and scrumptious dish made with garlic, tomatoes and fresh squid.

Filipino pancit, a stir-fried noodle dish with rice sticks, shredded cabbage, carrots, and your choice of pork, chicken, or shrimp. Bright with soy sauce and a finishing squeeze of lemon.

Cantonese beef chow fun with wok-seared wide rice noodles, marinated flank steak, fermented black beans, and oyster sauce. Smoky wok hei flavor in 25 minutes flat.

When in a hurry, try this scrumptious dish that's easy to prepare and will feed your appetite.

Hawaiian-Portuguese fresh tuna (aku) marinates ahi loin in garlic vinegar, dredges in flour, and pan-fries golden, served with stale sourdough dipped in the boiled marinade. Island family recipe.