BLONDItalian soffritto
1on hand
2needed
PREP
Prep for the meals we chose.
Core bases are permanent infrastructure. Mid-bases multiply them. This week decides what you actually make.
THIS WEEK'S PREP
6 things need topping up.
Only prep what the current week needs. The rest stays in the library.
DUXMushroom duxelles
0on hand
1needed
GOLDBhuna masala
0on hand
1needed
REDNeutral tomato base
1on hand
2needed
LAKSALaksa paste
0on hand
1needed
HARISSAHarissa
0on hand
1needed
CORE BASES
~130–150 dinner directionsEight mothers. The backbone.
Neutral tomato base
Deep cooked tomato kept herb- and chilli-free so it can move between Italian, Middle Eastern, Spanish and Mexican directions.
Italian soffritto
Slow sweet onion, carrot and celery for risotto, soups, ragù, pale sauces and European braises.
Bhuna masala
North Indian onion-tomato-ginger-garlic foundation cooked to oil separation for fast curries, dal, paneer and keema.
Sambal tumis
Cooked Malaysian chilli-shallot-belacan paste fried to pecah minyak for seafood, eggs, greens and fried rice/noodles.
Malay/Nyonya rempah
Mild cooked aromatic paste of shallot, lemongrass, galangal, turmeric and candlenut for coconut curries, laksa and rendang branches.
Light chicken stock
Unsalted gelatin-rich stock that adds body to soups, noodle bowls, stir-fry sauces, risotto and Japanese curry.
Brown jus / gel
Roasted unsalted brown stock reduced hard for pan sauces, braises, gravies and deep European flavour.
Caramelised onion
Deep mahogany jammy onion for French onion soup, Japanese curry, biryani, mujaddara, gravy and korma branches.
HOW IT MULTIPLIES
All 16 mids →Mother → mid → dinner
REDNeutral tomato base
HARISSAHarissa
CHIPOTLEChipotle adobo
BLONDItalian soffritto
PESTOPesto Genovese
DUXMushroom duxelles
GOLDBhuna masala
MAKHANIMakhani
SAAGSaag
KORMAKorma
SAMBALSambal tumis
No dedicated mid required
REMPAHMalay/Nyonya rempah
RENDANGRendang concentrate
LAKSALaksa paste
CLEARLight chicken stock
LAKSALaksa paste
WOK-BChinese brown stir-fry sauce
WOK-WChinese white stir-fry sauce
JP-CURRYJapanese curry roux
GOCHUGochujang sauce
DARKBrown jus / gel
DUXMushroom duxelles
ONIONCaramelised onion
KORMAKorma
JP-CURRYJapanese curry roux
A mid can link to more than one mother. KORMA uses GOLD + ONION, LAKSA uses REMPAH + CLEAR, JP-CURRY uses ONION + CLEAR, and DUX uses BLOND + DARK. That many-to-many relationship is the point.
PLANNED MEALS
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