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Long before I ever made a pot of gravy, I’d been convinced of its difficulty. After all, Heinz had hammered my young brain with the idea that lumpy gravy is pretty much unavoidable. Serious Eats / Liz Clayman This, it turns out, is a lie. Gravy is easy to make. There’s almost nothing to it
Why It Works Marinating the lamb in yogurt and salt adds flavor, increases tenderness, and reduces cooking time. Caramelized onions provide a deep flavor base and a flavorful garnish. Blooming spices in hot oil heightens their aroma and flavor. Par-cooking the rice in acidulated water with oil improves its texture and prevents rice grains from
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Why It Works Grilling the chicken livers gives you the best flavor, but broiling is easier and faster. We let you choose which method to use. Exactly how much you cook the onion will determine the sweetness of the chopped liver. We think schmaltz is the only real choice for chopped liver, but you can
Why It Works Adding egg yolks to the béchamel helps thicken the sauce and contributes to a custardy texture. Allowing for a choice between ground beef and lamb, or some combination of the two, in the meat sauce means home cooks can have it any way they like it. Frying slices of potato and eggplant
Easy peasy carnitas. Alongside barbacoa, tinga, and birria, I think carnitas is the best taco filling you can make at home. Whenever we’re too tired to cook, or just want to have a homemade taco night, carnitas is the answer. What is carnitas Carnitas is juicy and succulent pork that’s been slow braised and confit-ed in
Hello friends! Exciting news: we wrote a cookbook called That Noodle Life! It’s no secret that Mike and I love noodles almost as much as we love each other. Noodles are truly one of the world’s best foods and we’ve written a 252 page love letter to all the noodles of the world. From spaghetti
I was perusing the frozen section at Trader Joe’s last week, as one does, and I noticed that they had frozen kimbap. Of course we had to try it! I didn’t even know frozen kimbap was a thing, but apparently it’s super common in Korea and at Korean grocery stores. We tried it at home
If you’re a fan of spicy food, buldak is for you. It’s fiery hot, spicy red, and so, so good. Think: juicy chunks of tender grilled chicken coated in a spicy sauce that is incredibly addictive. It’s one of my favorite things at Korean restaurants even though it’s so spicy I can’t stand it. I