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Pan-Seared Filet Mignon - ATK
By norsegal8
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- 4 center-cut filets mignons, 1 1/2 inches thick, 7 to 8 ounces each, dried thoroughly with paper towels
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- Salt and ground black pepper
Chocolate Bundt Cake - ATK
By norsegal8
Natural (or regular) cocoa gives the cake a fuller, more assertive chocolate flavor than does Dutch-processed cocoa
- Cake Release
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- Cake
- 3/4 cup natural cocoa (2 1/4 ounces)
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- 3/4 cup water (boiling)
- 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), room temperature
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar (14 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting
Pub-Style Burger Sauce
By norsegal8
Whisk all ingredients together in bowl
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 1 teaspoon)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Couscous - ATK
By norsegal8
Heat butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups couscous
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- Ground black pepper
Crab and Corn Soup
By norsegal8
Some Vietnamese dishes clearly demonstrate the influence that the French had on local food
- 3 quarts chicken stock
- 2 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels, coarsely chopped with cobs reserved
- 12 ounces fresh-cooked crabmeat
- kosher salt
- toasted sesame oil
- ground white pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions, white and light green parts onlys
Stir-Fried Broccoli with Hoisin and Five-Spice
By norsegal8
1. Whisk broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, and five-spice powder together in small bowl
- 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds broccoli, florets cut into 3/4-inch pieces, stalks trimmed, peeled, and cut on 45-degree bias into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
Tomato Sauce with Porcini Mushrooms
By norsegal8
Toss this sauce with spaghetti or fusilli and serve with grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1 rib celery, minced
- 1 small carrot peeled and minced
- 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rehydrated, strained, and chopped coarse; soaking liquid reserved
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes (preferably plum), packed in juice, drained, seeded, and chopped
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
Vanilla Cream Cheese Pound Cake
By norsegal8
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
- Baking spray with flour, such as Baker's Joy
- 3 3 3 tablespoons demerara or turbinado sugar, such as Sugar in the Raw
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 8 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 6 6 6 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 scraped from 1 vanilla bean
- 3 3 3 cups sifted cake flour (measured after sifting)
- 1 1 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Mushroom Bisque - ATK
By norsegal8
Tying the thyme sprig with twine makes it easier to remove from the pot
- 1 pound white mushrooms, trimmed
- 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed
- 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, chopped fine
- 1 sprig fresh thyme, tied with kitchen twine
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 4 cups water
- 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2/3 cup heavy cream, plus extra for serving
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Chopped fresh chives
Carrot Cake
By norsegal8
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- CAKE:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 ounces grated carrots
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 6 ounces plain yogurt
- 6 ounces vegetable oil
- FROSTING:
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted