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Oh My Darling Clementine Caramel Sauce
By stancec44
This citrus-based caramel is fruity and delicate, but with the mellow sweetness of classic caramel
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup fresh strained clementine or tangerine juice (from about 6 clementines or 3 tangerines)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon cold, unsalted butter (optional; see headnote)
- 1/2 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional)
spinach and gorgonzola tartlets
By stancec44
For Crusts: In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, walnuts and salt; pulse until nuts are coarsely chopped
- Ingredients
- CRUSTS
- 1 1/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup walnut pieces
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- FILLING
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound baby spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 ounces gorgonzola cheese
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces, roughly chopped
- SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: 6 (4-inch) fluted tart pans with removable bottoms; parchment paper; pie weights or dried beans
Hummingbird Cake
By stancec44
This hummingbird cake honors the legacy of the Southern cook Edna Lewis
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 cups flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple,
- juice reserved
- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- (about 5 bananas)
- 1 cup canola oil
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1" cubes,
- chilled
- 3 8-oz. packages cream cheese,
- cut into 1" cubes, chilled
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Baked Fish and Chips
By stancec44
Crispy, crunchy, salty, vinegary (in a great way)--fish and chips are kinda the best
- Fish
- 1 1/2 pounds cod or pollack, cut into 3-by-1 1/2-inch strips
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
- Chips
- 4 or 5 large Russet potatoes, washed, dried and thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Kosher salt
Leite's Bacon-Infused Bourbon
By stancec44
Noticed bacon-infused bourbon on the cocktail menu at trendy bars? Then you already have an inkling of just how kne...
- 8 ounces smoky bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch (6 mm) slivers
- One (26-ounce) bottle bourbon or whiskey (use your favorite or try Maker’s Mark, Knob Creek, Blanton’s, Wild Turkey bourbon, or a Tennessee whiskey like Jack Daniel’s)
- Maybe serve with piece of bacon in the glass (and dip tip of bacon in melted dark chocolate?)
Curried Beef Stew
By stancec44
CURRY PASTE In a mortar, pound chiles and salt with a pestle until pulverized, about 5 minutes
- CURRY PASTE
- 6 dried puya or 3 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 lemongrass stalk, bottom 4' only, tough outer layer removed, cut into 1' pieces
- 2 tablespoons sliced peeled fresh galangal
- 2 tablespoons sliced peeled fresh turmeric
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots
- 1/4 cup halved garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon Thai shrimp paste
- STEW
- 2 pounds trimmed beef chuck, cut into 1 1/2'–2' cubes
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce, preferably Thai thin soy sauce (such as Healthy Boy)
- 2 tablespoons ground dried Thai chiles
- 9 cups beef broth, preferably low-salt
- 1 cup halved shallots
- 3 medium carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1/4'-thick half-moons (about 1 cup)
- 6 fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Thinly sliced Thai basil
Gourmet's Buffalo Hot Wings
By stancec44
You can deep-fry these wings à la Anchor Bar, where Buffalo wings originated, but they're just as delicious hot of...
- For blue-cheese dressing:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese (about 1/2 cup)
- For the wings:
- 4 celery ribs
- 3 pounds chicken wings (12 to 14)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (if grilling) or 6 cups vegetable oil (if deep-frying)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 to 4 tablespoons hot sauce such as Frank's or Goya
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Full English Breakfast
By stancec44
English breakfasts, or fry-ups—hearty assemblages of meat, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, and baked beans—are tradi...
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 cup canned tomato purée
- 1 tsp. sugar
- One 14-oz. can navy beans, drained
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 oz. black pudding, cut into 1-inch-thick coins
- 8 slices English “rashers” (loin bacon)
- 4 links Cumberland sausage
- 12 shiitake or cremini mushrooms, stemmed
- 4 vine-ripe tomatoes, cored and halved crosswise
- 8 large eggs
- Toasted white bread, for serving
Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake
By stancec44
With a streusel topping and pie-like dough, this Rosh Hashanah apple dessert is half cake, half pie
- 2 cups (9 oz.) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (7 oz.) sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, plus more for greasing
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 lb. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch wedges
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup walnut halves, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
Spiced Indian Cake Balls (Roti Laddu)
By stancec44
This buttery confection is a quick and simple treat commonly given to small children in India
- 5 7-inch roti, roughly torn
- 3 tbsp. melted ghee
- 1⁄3 cup (1 ¾ oz.) crumbled jaggery
- 1 pinch ground cardamom
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- Salt