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Chile-Garlic Fried Chicken
By stancec44
Michael Solomonov has consumed more fried chicken and doughnuts in the past few months than most of us eat in a lif...
- Chicken
- 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 to 4 pounds), cut into 8 bone-in pieces (two thighs, two drumsticks, each breast cut in half lengthwise)
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt, divided
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- Chile-Garlic Sauce
- 1/4 cup garlic-chile sauce, such as Huey Fong Chili Garlic Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Seared Flanken Style Short Ribs (for Taco Filling)
By stancec44
Ask your butcher for thinly sliced cross-cut short ribs, a
- 2 pounds cross-cut short ribs (flanken or Korean style), each sliced lengthwise about 3/4-inch thick
- Kosher salt, ground pepper
- 1 white onion, finely diced
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
CHEESE AND BEAN PUPUSES (SALVODORAN STUFFED, GRIDDLED TORTILLAS) WITH CABBAGE SLAW
By stancec44
Like its kissing cousin, the Mexican gordita, Salvadoran pupusas are a stellar corn flour pancake stuffed with fill...
- Masa Dough:
- 1 recipe masa dough (see below)
- 1 recipe Refried Beans, cooled (see below)
- 2 cups shredded queso Oaxaca or mozzarella
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 recipe quick curtido (Mexican slaw - see below)
- Hot sauce and lime wedges, for serving (optional)
- 3 1/2 cups masa harina
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup lard or vegetable shortening, melted, or vegetable oil
- 2 1/4 cups warm water
- Refrieds:
- 1/2 pound dried pinto or black beans
- Water
- 2 sprigs fresh epazote (see notet above) or oregano
- 1 medium white onion, 1/2 minced (about 1/2 cup), 1/2 left whole
- 2 medium cloves garlic
- Kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons lard, bacon drippings, vegetable oil, or butter
- Curtido:
- 1/2 small (2-pound) green cabbage, cored and very thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
- 1/2 medium white onion, peeled and very thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 carrots, peeled and shredded (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 small jalapeño, ribs and seeds removed, minced (optional)
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Chipotle-Lime Butter
By stancec44
For summer's corn on the cob
- 1/2 c. salted butter, softened
- Juce of 1/2 medium sized fresh lime
- 1 Tbsp. minced shallot
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp. (or to taste) canned minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauced, drained
Open-Faced Grilled Cheese with Smoked Avocado and Tomato Compote
By stancec44
1. Make the tomato compote: Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat
- For the Tomato Compote:
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium shallot, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 7 medium heirloom tomatoes, scored, blanched, skinned and finely chopped
- Salt, to taste
- For the Smoked Avocado:
- 2 tablespoons applewood chips
- 2 avocados, in their shells, halved and pitted
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- For the Sandwich:
- 4 slices brioche, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- 1/2 pound Comté cheese, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup tomato compote
- 1/2 cup smoked avocado
- 1 teaspoon roughly chopped thyme
Chrain
By stancec44
What’s chrain, you ask? It’s a heck of a memorable condiment traditionally found on the holiday table come Pass...
- 3 medium beets, unpeeled but scrubbed
- 1-by-3-inch piece fresh horseradish, peeled and roughly chopped, or more to taste (may substitute prepared horseradish to taste)
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar (or substitute balsamic vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 garlic clove, peeled (optional)
BBQ Pork Burgers
By stancec44
The editors at Gourmet have the following to say about how to buy the best ground pork: “Although most of the gro...
- For the slaw
- 1/4 cup store bought or homemade mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
- 1/2 cup very finely shredded carrot
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced chives or scallions
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- For the barbecue pork burgers
- 1/2 cup your fave store-bought or homemade barbecue sauce (tomato-based)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Olive oil, for the grill rack
- 4 buns or kaiser rolls or soft squishy breadstuff of some sort, split and toasted or grilled
Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
By stancec44
Small wedges of this luscious, super chocolaty cake go a long way
- 12 oz. 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into chunks
- 6 large eggs
- 1 c. (packed) brown sugar
- 1/2 c. Frangelico or other hazelnut liqueur, divided
- 1 c. finely ground hazelnuts, about 5 oz. (ground in processor)
- 1 tsp coarse kosher salt
- 1 c. chilled heavy whipping cream
- Chopped, toasted hazelnuts for garnish
Chorizo-FIlled Dates Wrapped in Bacon
By stancec44
This timeless tapa from Spanish cookbook author Penelope Casas has everything going for it—it's sweet, smoky and ...
- 1 small Spanish chorizo sausage (about 2 ounces), casing removed
- 24 Medjool dates, pitted
- 12 slices of bacon, halved crosswise
Leite's Super Moist Apple Cake
By stancec44
This apple cake defies description in a lot of ways, blurring the line between traditional cake that’s quite nice...
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (6 oz), at room temperature, plus more for the pan
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch kosher salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 medium baking apples (see LC Note above), peeled, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon