Green Chili with Pork (Chile Verde Con Cerdo)
To make a meaty, vibrant chile verde, we started by salting chunks of fat-and-collagen-rich pork butt roast for an hour, which ensured that the meat cooked up well-seasoned and juicy. Gently braising the pork in the oven allowed the meat’s fat and collagen to thoroughly break down, making it supple. Browning the pork trimmings […]
Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Burnished-skinned, deeply flavored and more than just a little spicy, it’s no wonder that Peruvian chicken has become something of an obsession here in the United States. There are dozens of way to make this dish, but most recipes call for two different kinds of Peruvian chile pastes — aji amarilla and aji panca — […]
Triple Chocolate Beef & Been Chili
Cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate lend darkness and depth to this hearty chili, rounded out with the complex bitterness of chocolate stout beer.
Chicken Stew with Cannellini Beans and Dried Cherries
Frying the chicken skin adds a lot of flavor to the soup, and once it gets crisp, it delivers lots of texture (chicken skin potato chip, if you will). Not into the skin? Fry it for the flavor, then discard. Also, you know the rule about fish sauce, right? Don’t smell it, just use it. […]
Potato & Coriander Soup
The humble potato shines through in this dish, with a little help from green chillies and fresh coriander. They give the soup not only beautiful colour, but also a lovely dose of tangy heat.
Smashed Potatoes with Chili-Lemon Vinaigrette
Mokonuts, a tiny neighborhood café in Paris’ 11th arrondissement, is best known for the chewy, creative cookies baked by Moko Hirayama, who draws on flavors like sesame and miso.But the savory small plates created by her husband, Omar Koreitem—who blends Middle Eastern, French and American influences—deserve as much attention. In particular, his smashed and […]
Oaxacan Refried Black Beans
In Oaxaca, black beans are a part of almost every meal. Though they often are served whole, we especially liked the balanced, complex flavor and smooth, velvety consistency of refried black beans. Lard gives these beans a rich meatiness, but coconut oil is a good vegetarian substitute. The beans can be stored in an airtight […]
Garlic, Ginger, and Five-Spice Roasted Chicken
A fragrant seasoning paste infuses chicken parts with deep savoriness, while a high-temperature roast results in flavorful browning. Deep slashes cut into the chicken ensure that the paste seasons the meat throughout and helps speed the cooking. To round out the meal, serve with steamed or stir-fried vegetables and rice.