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Eggplant Arancini
By stancec44
Eggplant is a persnickety vegetable: It can easily turn bitter or get lost under heavy cheese sauces
- 2 large eggplants (about 2 1/2 pounds total)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
- 8 basil leaves, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, shredded
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- Salt
- All-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup prepared unseasoned breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Marinara sauce, for serving (optional)
Leite's Chocolate & Cinnamon Swirl Meringues
By stancec44
These meringues are big, pillowy sugary treats
- 1 3/4 cups superfine sugar (or just blitz granulated sugar in a blender until finely ground but not powdery)
- 4 to 5 large (5 1/2 ounces) egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa (either natural or Dutch-processed)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Leite's Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
By stancec44
This chocolate covered potato chips recipe show you just how easy it is to make a ridiculously gratuitous, crowd-pl...
- 12 to 16 ounces (340 grams) semisweet chocolate (or substitute milk chocolate), coarsely chopped
- 16 ounces (454 grams) bag thick-ridged or thick-cut salted plain potato chips
- Sprinkles
Tortilla Soup with Wild Rice
By stancec44
The soup and tortilla strips can be made the day before
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 bell peppers, finely chopped
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt & Fresh ground black pepper
- One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup wild rice
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3/4 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 medium ears)
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Six 4-inch corn tortillas, cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 2 lime wedges, plus 4-6 more for serving
- Serve With: Diced avocado, sour cream, fresh cilantro, shredded Monterey jack or crumbled queso fresco.
Chicken Liver Pate
By stancec44
The pâté can be covered with a thin layer of melted butter, then wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 1 ...
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 pound chicken livers, well-trimmed
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1 1 small garlic clove, smashed and peeled
- 1 1 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 2 2 teaspoons Cognac or Scotch whisky
- Freshly ground pepper
- Toasted baguette slices, for serving
Orange and Hazelnut Cake with Orange Flower Syrup
By stancec44
This is a wheat-free cake, very light and fluffy, soaked in a zesty syrup
- 1-1/4 cups superfine sugar
- 2-1/2 Tbs. orange juice
- 2-1/2 Tbs. orange flower water
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- For the cake
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 2-1/4 cups hazelnut flour or meal
- To serve
- 1-1/3 cups Greek-style yogurt
- 2 Tbs. confectioners' sugar
- Pulp of 4 passion fruits
Pan Seared Rib Eye Steak w/Potatoes
By stancec44
1. Start the potatoes: Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and add enough cold water to cover them by 1 inch
- Potatoes
- 3 medium red potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 small garlic cloves
- 1/2 large shallot, halved and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 thyme sprig
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 3 ounces (about 1/2 cup) fresh goat cheese
- Sea salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped dill
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large portobello mushroom, stemmed and chopped
- 1 tablespoon white wine
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Steak
- 3 tablespoons freshly ground mixed peppercorns (or 3 tablespoons black peppercorns)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- One 8-ounce rib-eye steak
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1 rosemary sprig
Samoa Cupcakes
By stancec44
Preheat the oven to 350°F
- CUPCAKE BATTER
- CUPCAKE BATTER
- CUPCAKE BATTER
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 ticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 ticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 ticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 1 1 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1 1 cup shredded coconut
- FROSTING
- FROSTING
- FROSTING
- 1 1 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 4 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 4 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 4 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 2 2 cups toasted coconut
- 2 2 2 cups toasted coconut
- 2 2 2 cups toasted coconut
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup chocolate sauce
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup chocolate sauce
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup chocolate sauce
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
By stancec44
Again, higher altitude: might have to adjust
- STREUSEL
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, chilled cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- CAKE
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1 3/4 cups plain greek yogurt (or sour cream)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled
Hot Fried Chicken-Nashville Style (Overnight)
By stancec44
Carla Hall's fried chicken is all about that crispy, chile-oil-dunked skin
- For the Brine:
- 8 chicken thighs
- 1 cup sliced dill pickles
- 1 cup dill pickle juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 habanero pepper, stem removed
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- For the Hot Chicken:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
- 4 About 4 cups canola oil, for frying
- For the Spicy Oil:
- 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 3 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 cups canola oil
- To Serve:
- 6 to 8 slices white bread
- 1/2 cup sliced pickles
- Toothpicks (optional)