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Pati's Flour Tortillas
By lorik
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and vegetable shortening with your hands, slowly incorporate the lukewarm...
- 1 pound all-purpose flour or about 4 cups plus more to roll out tortillas
- 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 2/3 cup vegetable shortening or lard
- 1 cup lukewarm water
Lamb Burger with Herbed Yogurt and Pickled Onions
By lorik
Recipe from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen
- For the Herbed Yogurt:
- 1 cup whole Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped oregano
- Kosher salt, to taste
- For the Lamb Burgers:
- 1/4 cup sherry vinager
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 hamburger buns, split in half
Steak Kebabs with Quesadillas
By lorik
Preheat a grill to medium high
- 2 cups fresh cilantro (leaves and tender stems)
- 3 scallions
- 2 limes (1 juiced, 1 cut into 8 wedges)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the grill
- 1 1/4 pounds beef tri-tip steak
- 2 burrito-size flour tortillas
- 1 1/2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese (about 6 ounces)
- 16 small romaine lettuce leaves
- 1 mango, peeled, pitted and sliced
Carrot Cake Cookies
By lorik
Makes 24 cookies Grate the carrots using the shredding disk of a food processor or on the large holes of a box gr...
- Cookies:
- 12 ounces carrots, peeled and shredded (2 cups)
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, plus 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces)
- Salt
- 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup packed (7 ounces) light brown sugar
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 large egg plus 1 large yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups walnuts, toasted and chopped coarse
- 3/4 cup golden raisins
- Frosting:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) confectioners' sugar
- 6 ounces cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces and softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Top Hats
By lorik
Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 12 large marshmallows, halved crosswise
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening
- Nonpareils, for decorating
Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
By lorik
Adjust the consistency of the sauce with up to 2 tablespoons of gnocchi cooking water before adding the dumplings
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 4 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
- Salt and pepper
Garlicky Oven Fries
By lorik
Be sure to use potatoes of a similar size and cut them into even wedges so all of the pieces cook at the same rate
- 6 garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 russet potatoes (about 8 ounces each), scrubbed
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Smokehouse Mashed Sweet Potatoes
By lorik
This recipe can be doubled and prepared in a Dutch oven, but the cooking time will need to be doubled as well
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt and pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes (2 large or 3 medium), peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1/2 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese
- 6 ounces bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1 thinly sliced scallion
Charred Carrots and Shallots
By lorik
Peel 3 lbs carrots and cut in half lengthwise
- From Food Network
Meatball Curry
By lorik
For the meatballs: In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, chile, ginger, cilantro and 1 teaspoon salt together using...
- Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 green serrano chile, minced
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- Kosher salt
- Curry:
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil or canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon brown or black mustard seeds
- 4 shallots, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (1-inch piece) ginger, peeled and minced
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 medium tomatoes, finely diced
- 1 (14-ounce can) full-fat coconut milk
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons lime juice (about half a lime)
- Serving suggestions: Rice, Indian bread, such as naan or chapatti or spaghetti