Pan Seared Steak Smoky Miso Butter Watercress Salad
In this recipe, big bold flavor is introduced only after cooking—we dot the just-cooked steaks with a compound butter made by mashing softened butter with miso, dry mustard and smoked paprika. As the meat rests, the juices mingle with the melting butter, creating a luscious, umami-rich sauce. Rather than serve the steaks as large hunks […]
Panang Curry Beef
Panang is a popular classic Thai curry with a rich and luscious peanut sauce over tender beef that is super quick to make. I also share how to make semi-homemade panang curry paste using store-bought red curry paste as a base. An easy, delicious, gluten-free weeknight meal!
Black Pepper Beef and Celery Stir-Fry
Consider this recipe a love letter to the humble black peppercorn—one of those often-used but underappreciated spices. Chunks of beef are marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, and freshly ground pepper, then seared all over, building flavor for the stew from the ground up. Then they’re simmered until tender while the liquid cooks down to a […]
Beef Chow Fun
Today, let’s make a Cantonese classic: beef chow fun. Juicy, tender beef, soft and chewy stir-fried rice noodles, and that smoky, charred flavor from the wok-it’s a dish that everybody loves! And the best part of this dish is that it’s incredibly simple and easy to make, so give it a try. Something magical will […]
Pan-Seared Strip Steaks
How do you pan-sear strip or rib eye without making a grease-splattered mess and setting off your smoke alarm? First, forget everything you know about steak cookery. Pan-searing strip or rib-eye steaks usually leads to a smoky, grease-splattered kitchen—but it doesn't have to. To devise a fast, mess-free method for achieving deeply seared, rosy meat, […]
Vietnamese Beef Pho
Pho is considered Vietnam’s national dish, and it has many regional variations. To produce a broth with the flavor and complexity of the traditional broth in less time, we start by blanching ground beef in water. To the broth, we add fish sauce, ginger, cinnamon, sugar, star anise, cloves, salt, and peppercorns to bring complex […]
Creamy Steak Fettuccine
There is without a doubt nothing finer than a perfectly cooked steak. Slicing it into perfect slithers it’s almost impossible not to sneak the odd chunk away for “testing”. Naughty! The silky, creamy pasta with the perfect tang of tomatoes and aroma of garlic makes this into the most luxurious mid-week dinner you’ll ever eat.