Chicken Paprikash
Spices lose their flavor over time but few as quickly as paprika, which starts out tasting of pepper and sunshine but deteriorates in but a few months to sawdust and bitterness. For this recipe, get some new at the market: sweet or hot Hungarian paprika is best, but the generic article isn’t terrible and the […]
Greek Meatballs with Tomato Sauce (Soutzoukakia)
Known as soutzoukakia, these cigar-shaped meatballs are seasoned with cumin and garlic, then simmered in tomato sauce. The dish has origins in Smyrna, a former Greek settlement and now the Turkish city of Izmir on the Aegean coast. Our recipe is based on the soutzoukakia we learned from Alexandra Manousakis and Afshin Molavi of Manousakis […]
Beef Chili Colorado Tacos
Carne en chile colorado is a Mexican classic, and one of the delicious offerings that appear on the rotating menu at Walter Soto’s El Ruso taqueria trucks that operate in a couple locations in and around Los Angeles. “Colorado” translates from the Spanish as “red-colored,” an apt name for the succulent, stewy dish of meat, […]
Billy Parisi’s Coq Au Vin
Coq au vin translates from French to English as a rooster in wine. While roosters are a little hard to find in America, the female hen is most often used in this recipe here. The process of this recipe is marinated and seared chicken that is then braised with vegetables in wine and stock.
One-Pot Chicken Jardinière
We wanted to retain all the elegance and refinement of this classic light braise of chicken and vegetables while dispensing with traditional time-consuming steps such as breaking down a whole chicken and making stock. So we started by browning bone-in chicken pieces, which helped build a rich base for the sauce; peppery pancetta, onion, and […]
Short Rib Beef Stroganoff
Today we make the beef stroganoff recipe that I wish my mom made me as a kid. Beef stroganoff was always a little bland but anything over noodles I love. We fix all the issues today by using the braising technique and instead of using steak, we use short ribs and some high-quality mushrooms. […]
Chicken Kapama
I have my mother and aunt to thank not only for feeding chicken kapama to me as a child but also for teaching me how to make their grandmother’s recipe. It’s a simple dish, but somehow nothing smells better than cinnamon sticks in melting butter, and every time I make it, I think of the […]
Cider-Braised Chicken With Apples, Onions & Thyme
Here at Catbird Cottage, this dish is in regular rotation for top-notch comfort food: cider-braised chicken, apples, and onions, all in a savory-sweet, thyme-infused sauce. This recipe brings fall’s greats together—picking apples and roasting dinner—creating a meal so good, you likely won’t have leftovers. The secret lies in deeply browning the elements in a skillet […]
Coconut and Ají Amarillo–Braised Chicken
A couple of special ingredients can be all you need to transform a simple one-pot meal into a complex and flavorful dish. This braised chicken utilizes two distinctive pantry items: ají amarillo paste and canned coconut milk. Ají amarillo is a bright orange chili native to Peru that tastes as radiant as it looks. It's […]
The Best White Chili with Chicken Recipe
To be frank, I'm not 100% certain where this dish of tender chicken and white beans bound in a creamy, fresh green-chili sauce topped with shredded cheese comes from. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the recipe actually originated on the back of a wrapper from a can chopped green chilies. But our […]
Stewed Tuscan Beans
For even cooking, the beans should be soaked before cooking for 10 to 12 hours in 3 quarts of water mixed with 1½ tablespoons salt. The beans taste great on their own, drizzled with olive oil and served with crusty bread, or enriched with diced tomatoes, blanched kale or baby arugula or spinach. For a […]
Guinness Beef Stew with Cheddar Herb Dumplings
We chose beef chuck for our Guinness beef stew recipe for its beefy flavor and its succulent texture after braising. Using Guinness as the sole liquid for braising produced an overly bitter stew that lacked backbone. We found balance in using just one 12-ounce bottle of Guinness along with some chicken broth (beef broth […]
Lamb and Butter Bean Curry
Short Rib Ragu with Pappardelle
Short ribs with pappardelle is the ultimate comfort food that is perfect for cooler nights when all you want to do is cozy up with a warm bowl of pasta. Beef short ribs are braised in a tomato and red wine sauce then tossed with pappardelle ribbons and topped with Parmigiano Reggiano. This is the […]
Short Rib & Pumpkin Chili
An ideal chili for fall's cooler weather (and it stays true to its one-pot claim). It's smoky, but each ingredient still shines through—and it's stick-too-your-ribs hearty.At first glance, this thing looks daunting. But once you've assembled the ingredients, it really is pretty straightforward. I've taken more than a few liberties on traditional chili. I've used […]
Babgulyas a Hungarian Bean Goulash
Babgulyas is a Hungarian bean goulash recipe, rich in paprika and featuring beef & bacon this dish is an easy one-pot wonder. This recipe is gloriously old school and is influenced by the dish that is served up every year at our village festival. It features instructions for both stovetop and Instant Pot.Hungarian goulash is […]