Kitchen
Recipes
Family recipes, test-kitchen projects, things worth making twice. Living at 6300 feet I also find I need to make adjustments, things just don't work the way they do close to sea level. I'm adding notes as I learn to adjust.
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"Oh Boy" Waffles
This is the recipe I grew up with. My grandfather made it, my mom made it. I believe it originates in one of the classic recipe books like Betty Crocker or Red Book. Preheat waffle …
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Apple Betty
I might actually like this more than apple pie. It’s certainly a whole lot easier to throw together. Oven: 190°C/375°F 4 cups Apple pieces ¼ cup Orange Juice (see note) 1 cup …
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Arthur Treachers
These days who ever even heard of Arthur Treacher’s? This was a British style fish and chips place that was brought to the US. It expanded very rapidly during the 70s and oddly …
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Banana Bread
There are banana bread recipes everywhere but they aren’t this one. I’m not sure why the recipes I find on the internet are not good, but they tend to be worse. This …
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Beef Braciole
This is one of those love/hate recipes for me because the amount of effort is very high for something that is delicious but you can get the same flavor profile on easier things. …
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Beef Stroganoff
2 (0.25 ounce) packets unflavored powdered gelatin (about 5 teaspoons) 2 cups (475ml) chicken stock Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons (6g) mild paprika 4 …
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Benihana Ginger Salad Dressing
One of the best things about Benihana, back when it was a place I’d go to on biz trips, was the little salad. This is a perfect recreation of the dressing, the rest of the …
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Better No-Knead Bread
“No knead” bread was a revolution when it went mainstream, or whatever passes for it. It’s still pretty magical and requires almost zero skill. 300g (10 1/2 …
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Bolognese
Bolognese, like pizza, comes in infinite varieties. 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small yellow onion, finely diced (about 1 cup) 1 small carrot, peeled and finely diced (about 1/3 cup) …
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Bolognese (Lidia's)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, minced (about 1 cup) 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely shredded (about ½ cup) ½ cup minced celery, with leaves Salt 1 …
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Bolognese (Marcella Hazan's)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 tablespoons butter, plus 1 tablespoon for tossing the pasta 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1/2 cup carrot, chopped 3/4 pound ground …
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Braised Daikon with Miso
Spicy Miso Sauce: 1 cup aged brown miso 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 3/4 cup mirin (sweet cooking wine) 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sake (rice wine) 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 to 2 …
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Burger Stuff
Special Sauce two quarters of a medium sweet onion 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish 2 teaspoons yellow mustard 1 tablespoon ketchup 2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 …
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Butter Swim Biscuits
I haven’t actually made these yet but they have been very buzzy and look good, so tagging here for future. 2 ½ cups (312.5 g) all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 …
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Cacio e Pepe
Such a simple but satisfying way to indulge in some carbs. Serves 2 to 3 4 tablespoons (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, to taste …
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Caramel Popcorn
Good luck having more than half of this survive the cooking process after you ‘sample’ every time you stir. Maybe double it. 😉 Oven: 120°C/250°F 1 cup butter 2 cups …
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Chashu
Ingredients: Pork belly ½ cup mirin ½ cup soy sauce 1 cup water 1 tbsp brown sugar ¼ cup sake garlic or ginger or green onion (optional) Steps: Preheat the waterbath to 154F. Sear …
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Chicken Bryan (Carrabba's)
I like this so much I would have a hard time ordering anything else at Carrabas. I no longer live anywhere near one so I find this copycat version very satisfying. 2 boneless …
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Chicken Cacciatore
Classic 2-3 chicken breasts flour to coat chicken 1 onion, chopped 1 cup of chopped pepper, bell or small sweet olive oil butter 1/2 cup wine, red or white 28 oz can crushed or …
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Chicken Schnitzel
Decadent. I make clarified butter for this, super decadent. 2 quarts plus 2 tablespoons cold water, divided 1/3 cup kosher salt 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, tenders …
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Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad
A summer recipe to have on repeat. Fresh oregano is essential, this recipe is a reason to have a little bush of it. For the Chicken: 2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast, …
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Classic. Delicious. How can you go wrong. I usually ‘cheat’ and use a spice mix that you can buy in large canisters, which is fine because that’s what your …
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Chili
Basic but what I grew up with. I’m more likely to make something from the J. Kenji Lopez repertoire these days. Crockpot: Low 1-2 Italian Sausages 1 lb Ground …
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Cinnamon-Buttermilk Muffins
These are amazing, they taste like cinnamon doughnuts. For the muffins: 98g butter or margerine, at room temperature 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. …
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Cointreau
I make my own triple sec. It’s so much better than anything you can buy. Whenever I have a bunch of oranges I peel them carefully, avoiding taking any of the pith as much as …
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Cowboy Coffee Cake
A true classic in my household. Grandpap made it whenever we would visit. Oven: 375 F 290g (2-1/3 cup) flour 470g (2 cups) brown sugar 1/2 tsp salt 115g (1/2 cup) margarine (soft) …
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Cranberry Sauce
I grew up on canned cranberry sauce (smooth, not ‘chunky’) like most of Gen X. It wasn’t until one of my daughters made this very basic recipe as part of a school …
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Crispy Crostini with Balsamic Roasted Cranberries and Creamy Brie
Ingredients: 1 baguette, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces Olive oil, for brushing 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup 8 oz Brie cheese, …
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Egg HB
Requires planning, but they keep for a bit and are worth it. FOR THE MARINADE ¾ cup mirin or Aji mirin ¼ cup regular soy sauce ¼ cup dark soy sauce if you can’t find this, …
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F-Factor Cookie
cookies on repeat because they keep getting scarfed down by the whole family before I can get to them. We didn’t have a bunch of the ingredients from the original recipe (and am …
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Fluffy Pancakes
Mildly fiddly because of the room temp ingredients, but worth the effort. Just put very hot water in a bowl to warm it up then dump and put the milk in to warm to room temp, put …
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Fondant Potatoes
Untried but held against future need: If you are looking for a showstopper potato dish, fondant potatoes are for you. Fondant potatoes are a traditionally French potato dish where …
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French Toast
Per person: 2 slices thick sandwich bread (i.e ‘Texas Toast’) or 3-4 slices baguette 1 egg 1 tbsp sugar ¼ cup milk ½ tsp vanilla extract ¼ tsp cinnamon Butter or margarine Mix …
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Fried Rice
Another Benihana favorite; japanese steak house style fried rice. Honestly the steak and chicken served at places like this are nothing to rave about. But like the simple salad, …
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Frozen Moscow Mule
Frozen Moscow Mule Recipe | Epicurious Makes 2 The classic Moscow Mule is made with vodka, lime, and ginger beer—but it’s even better with a kick of fresh ginger. This version …
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Frozen Rosalita
Frozen Rosalita Recipe Recipe | Epicurious Makes 2 This frozen margarita with a touch of bracing bitterness is adapted from the Rosalita, created by Dylan O’Brien for Prizefighter …
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GF Dough (King Arthur)
Oven 425 Rise 30 + 30 , Bake 8-10 + 10-15 One 12"-14" crust 1 1/2 cups (234g) King Arthur Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour* 2 tablespoons (18g) buttermilk powder or 2 …
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Ginger Beer
1 ounce ginger juice 2 ounces fresh lemon juice, finely strained 2 ounces simple syrup 11 ounces warm water (cold if using the soda siphon) Try using brown sugar simple syrup …
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Grilled Beef Galbi
Grilled Beef Galbi (Korean-Style Marinated Short Ribs) Recipe Active: 20 mins Total: 90 mins Serves: 4 servings Beef galbi is one of the iconic cuts of meat used in Korean …
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Grilled Naan
Grilled Naan Active: 60 mins Total: 6 hrs Makes: 12 pieces 22 ounces (about 4 cups) bread flour 0.25 ounces (1 packet, about 2 teaspoons) instant or rapid rise yeast 0.44 ounces …
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Gyoza
For the Dumplings: 1 pound finely minced Napa cabbage (about 1/2 a medium head) 1 tablespoon kosher salt, divided 1 pound ground pork shoulder 1 teaspoon white pepper 1 tablespoon …
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Gyudon
Simple and satisfying. ½ lb/230g beef 2 long onions 1 bundle shirataki ½ cup/60g sugar 3 tbsp mirin ½ cup/120ml soy sauce Cut beef into thin slices, or use ground beef. Cut long …
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Hard Boiled Eggs
Altitude version that works every time. Getting HBE right at altitude is annoying because the boiling point of water is significantly lower. Using a pressure cooker makes it …
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Homemade Grenadine
Insane? Maybe. Homemade is so much better though. Quinine Tincture 6 grams powdered cinchona bark 150 ml Everclear or similar For the botanicals 20 grams citric acid 20 grams …
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Improved Greek Salad
The method for marinating the feta in this salad is also a good trick for other fresh cheeses—try goat, mozzarella, or paneer. 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 small …
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Irish Pin Oats
Breakfast staple. You can easily do as an overnight prep, just get it as far as adding the water, put on lid, and turn off the heat. Continue in the morning. 3 tablespoons butter, …
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Lasagna - Old School
Major comfort food. Oven: 375°F 1 batch Marinara Sauce (above) 1 lb ground chuck/veal and sausage(approx) 10 oz lasagna noodles 1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated 2 eggs 3 cups fresh …
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Lasagna Napoletana
Active90 mins Total5 hrs Serves8 to 10 servings 3 pounds pork spare ribs (about 1/2 large rack), cut into three to four chunks Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 …
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Lemon Pepper Chicken
2 (11 - 12 oz each) chicken breasts, each sliced in half through the thickness to create two thinner portions 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning 1 tsp coarse …
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Lentil soup
Winter staple that is comfort food but reasonably healthy too. 2 cups lentils (dry) 2 slices bacon ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped celery ½ cup chopped carrots 3 tbsp fresh …
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Mandarin Minced Chicken (Larb)
This recipe is not in any way Chinese, it is named for the Mandarin hotel in Singapore where I first had this dish. It is a sort of Larb variant. 60g shallots, minced 10g red …
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Mapo Tofu
This version is closer to what the original Chinese version is like, but still toned down for non Sichuan pallets. Mabo Dofu Sauce 2/3 cup chicken stock 1 tablespoon mirin 1 …
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Mapo Tofu / マーボー豆腐
The Japanese version of a Chinese dish. The Chinese version is extremely spicy, depending on pepper for the main punch of the dish. This version is much milder and has a rather …
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Meatballs - Italian-American
“The Best Italian-American Meatballs” 1 packet unflavored gelatin 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock 3 ounces (85g) crustless fresh white bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes …
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Miso Nikomi Udon 味噌煮込みうどん
3 cups stock 2 green onions 1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) (or 2 small aburaage pieces) 1 chicken thigh (7 oz, 200 g) 2 servings udon noodles (1.1 lb, 500 g frozen or …
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New York Style Pizza
INGREDIENTS: Pizza Dough: 2.5 cups plus 1.75 tablespoons (617g) lukewarm water 1.5 tablespoons (14g) instant yeast 6 cups plus 1/3 cup (950g) all-purpose flour 3.25 teaspoons (19g) …
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One Gallon of Margaritas
What it says on the tin. Margaritas for a cookout. 6 cups tequila (you’ll need to buy a handle for this) 2½ cups triple sec 2½ cups fresh lime juice 2½ cups fresh lemon juice …
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Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough
535g (18.9 ounces; about 4 cups plus 3 tablespoons) high protein all-purpose flour, such as King Arthur (Baker’s percentage: 100%) 2g (0.07 ounce; 1/2 teaspoon) instant dry yeast, …
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Oven Beef Stew
There are more complicated beef stew recipes I’m more likely to follow these days, but this is what I grew up with and what my kids grew up with. Oven 375 1 lb chuck 1 tbsp …
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Paloma - Force Carbonated
If you like to make cocktails and other from scratch beverages, having a carbonation setup is a real game changer. The below is a work in progress. Paloma #1 12 oz. agar-clarified …
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Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Rosemary Pan Sauce
So good and relatively easy. Quick too if you’re reasonably skilled. 2 whole ‘airline’ chicken breasts or boneless skin-on chicken breasts (6 to 8 ounces each) …
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Patatas Bravas
Patatas Bravas With Aioli Recipe Excerpt Crisp-fried potatoes with garlicky aïoli: What’s not to love? 2 pounds russet potatoes, cut into 1- to 3/4-inch cubes 2 tablespoons …
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Pepper Tomato Sauce
Take 3 large Italian sausages, one onion, one red pepper, one can of tomato paste, 1 large can of san marzano. Sautee sausages until brown, remove, add diced onions and pepper and …
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Pilafian Rice
50g Butter 1 handful (50 grams) Fine egg noodles 1 clove (large) Minced garlic 25g (100 ml) Chopped onion 200g White rice (regular uncooked) 500 ml Chicken broth 1tsp Salt 70 grams …
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Pork soboro
Pork soboro: That dark brown ground pork? It’s mega easy. This one uses sweet bean paste, but miso is fine, or you can omit it entirely. Ingredients: 1 tsp vegetable oil ½ white …
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Ramen Noodles
Basic Ramen for Philips Pasta Machine Flour 200 g bread flour / 2 g salt Fluid 65 g water Quantity of pasta / noodle ~200 g Tokyo Style for Philips Per portion: measure everything …
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Ramen Noodles - Gluten Free
A reasonably good version without gluten. I usually just use GF dried noodles though. 3 portions 2 cups (280 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if …
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Ramen Tantanmen
I’ve covered a lot of styles over the past year or so, but one style I continue to get asked about is Tantanmen. Based on dan dan noodles from China, tantanmen is an interesting …
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Rice - Chipotle Copycat
When Chipotle appeared on the scene it was a big deal. People forget. It has become a punch line thanks to some of the lows they have been through. This rice though… 2 cups …
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Rice - Spanish
4 Roma tomatoes cored and quartered 1 onion peeled and quartered 1/4 cup olive oil or vegetable oil 2 cups long-grain white rice 2 cloves garlic minced 2 cups chicken broth or …
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Risotto Milanese
This is originally a recipe that came with the Breville risotto rice cooker. Super simple and delicious. I have had no trouble making it in an Instant Pot as I no longer have the …
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Pre-heat oven with heavy baking sheet in it 3 pounds (1.4kg) Brussels sprouts, bottoms trimmed, outer leaves removed, split in half (see notes) 8 medium sweet onions, sliced thinly …
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Roasted Mushrooms
I’m no fan of the fungus, but I make this for people who are and they rate it highly. I recommend tarragon in particular for this as it is less common and makes the dish more …
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Rosemary Agrodolce for Pizza
This is so good. It adds a whole new dimension to the flavor of pizza. It’s especially great on a simple sausage pizza. Fresh rosemary is essential. You have a little …
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Rosemary Simple Syrup
100 grams sugar 100 grams water 25 grams rosemary Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. While it heats, fill a container with ice water. With a long pair of tongs, hold …
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Salsa - Dallas Restaurant Style
Untried but grabbed for future need. I’m not a fan of typical jar salsas. My preference is for smooth restaurant style and there just aren’t a lot of options at the …
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Sangria
So simple to make. Just think ahead an hour, or a day. I’m not actually a fan of the chunks. I’m more likely to use a bit of apple juice and freshly squeezed orange …
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Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Manchego Cheese
Serves: 4 Total time: 20 minutes Dressing: 1 shallot, minced Zest of one lemon Juice of one lemon 1 tbsp of whole grain Dijon mustard 1/4 cup of either white wine or champagne …
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Shepherd's Pie
Who doesn’t like a shepherds pie? Really this isn’t because it isn’t lamb. I’ve made it with lamb and personally prefer beef. For the Mashed Potatoes: 3 1/2 …
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Shrimp and Grits
I don’t eat shrimp myself, but I’m told by people who appreciate it that this came out great 🤷♂️ Total 2 hrs 45 mins 5 3/4 cups (1.4L) chicken stock, divided 1 pound …
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Shrimp Scampi
1 pound (450g) large shrimp, peeled and split down the back, veins removed Kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 4 tablespoons (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more as …
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Sicilian Pizza Dough
This was the first pizza dough that I had success with at altitude. The high amount of fat helps it not be too dry. For the Dough: 500 g bread flour (17.5 ounces; about 3 1/2 cups) …
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Sous Vide Hainanese Chicken Rice
I lived in Singapore for a couple years and among the many easy-to-obtain there foods that I miss this ranks pretty high. It’s complicated to make at home because it works …
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Sous Vide Turkey Legs
After you make them this way why would you bother with any other method. 3 sprigs fresh thyme per thigh/leg piece Set up an immersion circulator and preheat the water bath to 150°F …
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Spaghetti with Butter Roasted Tomato Sauce
1 - 28 ounce can, peeled whole tomatoes 4-6 cloves garlic - crushed 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes kosher salt/black pepper 4 tablespoons unsalted butter - cubed 1 pound spaghetti …
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Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria
Apple Cider Sangria Fall is in the air but it’s still hot as an August sweaty day. The urge to go pumpkin hunting with a Pumpkin Latte in hand is strong but so is floating in the …
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Steak au Poivre
4 (6- to 8-ounce; 170 to 225g) boneless medallion steaks, such as filet mignon Kosher salt 1 ounce (30g) whole black peppercorns, plus more as needed, divided 3 tablespoons (45ml) …
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Steak Italiano
Is this Italian? Not really, but it is yummy and has the right flavor profile. It sort of resembles Steak Pizzaiola. But it is an OG recipe I grew up with and it hits a spot. 2 …
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Steak Kabob Marinades
Super delicious, not terribly time consuming. Make them both for a crowd and you won’t go wrong. 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup honey 2 cloves …
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Steak Pizzaiola
2 8- ounce striploin or sirloin steaks cut in half width-wise. 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 peeled small diced yellow onion 4 finely minced cloves of garlic ¾ cup pinot grigio, …
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Stuffing/Dressing
Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing 1 cup finely chopped celery ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup butter or margarine 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or sage ½ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon pepper 8 cups …
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Sukiyaki
Personally I prefer Kanto-style Sukiyaki where the Warishita sauce is the base of operations and everything is cooked into it. I don’t like feeling like I don’t have …
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Tamagoyaki
2 large eggs 1 1/2 tablespoons (20ml) homemade dashi or hondashi, or more or less as desired (see note) 1 teaspoon (5ml) usukuchi (light) soy sauce, plus more for drizzling 1 …
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Tare
Miso tare is deceptive, but easy if you can find good miso. Please don’t use American miso or miso powder, it’s just not the same quality and you’ll be disappointed. You can get …
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Tavern Pizza
18 ounces (about 3 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 0.25 ounce (about 2 teaspoons) salt 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast 2 tablespoons olive oil 12 ounces lukewarm …
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Thanksgiving Mule
2 oz. liquor of choice (rum/tequila/vodka/etc) 1 oz. crime juice 4 oz. ginger beer For bonus points, serve that shit in a champagne glass, but you can throw it on the rocks Moscow …
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The Best Chicken Parmesan
Total5 hrs 10 mins Prep25 mins Cook45 mins Active60 mins Marinating Time4 hrs Serves 4 to 6 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves 1 3/4 cups buttermilk, divided 2 medium cloves …
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The Best French Bread Pizza
Prep 10 mins Cook 35 mins Active 30 mins Total 45 mins Serves 3 to 4 3 tablespoons (45g) unsalted butter 4 tablespoons (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil, divided 4 cloves garlic, …
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The Ultimate Homemade Green Bean Casserole
1 pound (450g) sweet onions, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick on a mandoline 2 cups (480ml) canola oil Kosher salt 1 1/2 pounds (675g) white button mushrooms, rinsed and spun dry …
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Tonic Syrup
Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Total Time 30 minutes Quinine Tincture 6 grams powdered cinchona bark 150 ml Everclear For the botanicals 20 grams citric acid 20 grams …
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Tonic Water
4 cups water 1 cup chopped lemongrass (roughly one large stalk) ¼ cup powdered cinchona bark zest and juice of 1 orange zest and juice of 1 lemon zest and juice of 1 lime 1 tsp …
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Turkey Gravy
Works great over night in the crock pot with all bits of turkey not used for the sous-vide portions Pick over afterward to save meat for soup Turkey neck, gizzards, and trimmings 1 …
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Turkey Porchetta (Turchetta) Fried and Sous Vide
Try adding butter to filling 1 recipe turkey porchetta, prepared through the end of step 7, skipping wrapping and refrigerating step at end of step 5 1 1/2 quarts (1.4L) peanut or …
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Verasano's Pizza Crust
Ingredient 1 Pie 3 Pies 5 Pies Baker’s % Grams Per Liter of Water Filtered Water 110.00 330.00 550.00 65.50% 1,000 Bread flour or Caputo 00 168.00 510.00 850.00 100.00% …
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Vienna Bread
The name is just something I stuck on this recipe. This was the result of evolving from some basic Italian loaf recipe to try to make something at home that hit the mark I wanted …
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Vodka Sauce
Total 65 mins Cook 65 mins Active 40 mins Serves 4 3 tablespoons (45g) unsalted butter 1 medium (8-ounce; 225g) yellow onion, diced 3 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced Pinch red …
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Wild Rice - Uncle Ben's Style
If you love the original “Uncle Bens” you should note that it is kind of ridiculously expensive. If you have a stocked kitchen that can put this together you can do it …
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Amish Dinner Rolls
Can be made ahead 1-2 days. Needs mashed potato in dough so plan ahead! 2 large eggs 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar 2 teaspoons (12g) table salt 6 tablespoons (85g) butter, …