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 […]
Butter Chicken
Butter chicken is inherently delicious—even in its most streamlined and simplified form, it's tasty. But with just a little more effort, it becomes superlative. The goal of this recipe is to hit all the characteristic notes of butter chicken—mildly spiced tomato-based sauce; tender, charred chicken pieces; a mother’s love’s worth of butter and cream folded […]
Woodman’s-Style Clam Chowder
After tasting the award-winning New England clam chowder at the immensely popular Woodman's of Essex in Massachusetts, we wanted to see if we could bring a recipe inspired by their version to home kitchens everywhere. At Woodman's, the team uses freshly shucked clams, relying on the quality of those bivalves to set their chowder apart. […]
Stir-Fried Lo Mein With Charred Cabbage, Shiitake, and Chives
While stir-fried lo mein is typically noodles with some vegetables for flavor and color, this version comes out with veggies and noodles in almost equal proportions. That means it’s packed with more flavor, in this case cabbage charred until sweet, along with meaty shiitake mushrooms, and big stalks of chives.
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 […]
Mulligatawny Soup
Mulligatawny is a classic Indian recipe whose name originates from the Tamil words miḷagu, and taṇṇi; literally, "pepper-water". It’s still incredibly popular in India and has spread throughout western Europe and into the United States.While this soup has been adapted to include more ingredients, at its heart it is simple and delicious and definitely a […]
Pasta with Caramelized Onions, Pecorino Romano, and Black Pepper
This quick pasta gets its bold flavor from a handful of simple ingredients. Caramelized onions provided complex sweetness. We accented that sweetness by blooming coarsely ground black pepper in butter before stirring it into the onions, and we finished the dish with sharp and savory Pecorino Romano and fresh-tasting parsley.
Greek-Style Baked White Beans in Tomato Sauce (Gigantes Plaki)
Gigantes plaki, or Gigante beans baked in tomato sauce, is a Greek classic. The delicious version we tasted at Manousakis Winery on the island of Crete had us eager to re-create the dish ourselves. But we quickly learned that dried Gigante beans, a type of large, white runner bean—they are not lima beans, contrary to […]
Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza
You know Chicago deep‑dish pizza. Now meet its slimmer, crunchier sibling. The trick for making an ideal Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza—a thin, crisp alternative to its doughy cousin—at home was to make the dough in a food processor. Because of the high speed of the blade, the processor brought the dough together quickly, which prevented […]
Vegan Baja-Style Cauliflower Tacos
We thought that battered cauliflower bites, drizzled with a cool and creamy vegan sauce, were the perfect stand-in for the fish. We wanted to avoid the mess of deep-frying, so we cut the cauliflower into large florets and roasted them. To boost their flavor, we dunked the pieces in canned coconut milk seasoned with garlic […]
Cauliflower and Bean Paella
Paella de verduras—a common, versatile approach to the beloved rice dish that's prepared throughout Spain—showcases vegetables rather than merely using them to flavor the rice. This hearty version features green and butter beans—tributes to the vegetables Valencians often add to paella de verduras—plus chunky cauliflower florets. In lieu of a meaty fond that lends a […]
Japanese Steakhouse Steak and Vegetables
We wanted to deliver all the savory-sweet appeal of a hibachi steakhouse dinner at home. To mimic the powerful heat of the flattop, we chose to cook in a large cast-iron skillet; we avoided overcrowding by cooking the steak and vegetables separately. To give the vegetables a super-flavorful start, we added them to the […]
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, […]
Fried Shrimp Tacos with Salsa Roja
At Mariscos Jalisco, Raul Ortega’s food truck in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, the tacos de camarón, or shrimp tacos, are the main attraction, and for good reason. Ortega stuffs a perfectly seasoned shrimp filling into tortillas and fries the tacos to golden brown crispness before finishing them with tomato salsa and avocado. […]
Mall Chicken Teriyaki
Our recipe for the quintessential chicken teriyaki you love to get at malls across America. Make our mall chicken teriyaki at home, with just 9 ingredients!
Gōngbǎo Jīdīng (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken) for Two
Gōngbǎo jīdīng is a Sichuan classic said to be named after a Qing Dynasty official who was particularly enamored of the dish (gōngbǎo refers to his title, while jīdīng means diced chicken). The stir-fry is often referred to as kung pao chicken on Chinese restaurant menus. We started our version of the spicy, tingly […]