Intermediate
Take your cooking skills to the next level! These recipes invite you to explore more involved preparations, coordinate multiple steps, and practice techniques that bring greater depth, flavor, and creativity to your cooking. A rewarding choice for confident home cooks looking for a satisfying challenge.
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Cranberry-Flavored Fluid Gel
Cranberries are naturally full of pectin, and when we blend the jellied sauce, we create a fluid gel—albeit a weak one. A little xanthan gum thickens it, stabilizing…
Roasted Garlic Duchess Potatoes
Want to make a fancy presentation and don’t have a pastry bag? A 1-gallon zip-top plastic freezer bag will do the trick. Simply snip a small hole in…
Chicken Tamale Soup
Ingredients For Chicken Stock 3 pounds, bone in, skin-on chicken pieces (thighs, breast or drumsticks mixed) 2 carrots, roughly chopped 2 stalks celery, roughly chopped 1/2 white onion…
Bloomin’ Baked Potato
Ingredients 2 potatoes 1/2 cup olive oil Sea salt (or other coarse salt) 4 tablespoons cheddar cheese, shredded 2 tablespoons bacon bits Preparation Preheat oven to 425 degrees.…
Chili
Bust out the Dutch ovens: it’s getting “chili” in Texas. The origins of the robust dish Texans fervently claim as their own are, as food writers are wont…
Croissant Turkey Giblet Gravy
Old wisdom says “Waste not, want not.” Using giblets in the gravy prevents waste and adds flavor. Ingredients 4 cups day-old croissants, cubed 1 teaspoon canola oil 1/2…
Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce
This easy salted caramel sauce will change your life! It’s perfect to keep in the refrigerator for ice cream sundaes, or package it up and give it as…
Poutine
The province’s gastronomic achievements may reach dizzying heights, but Quebec may forever be known as the place where poutine began. An unabashedly savory collage of french-fried potatoes, beef…
Fried Mashed Potato Balls
Ingredients: 4 cups mashed potatoes 2 cups cooked picadillo, sausage, Mexican chorizo or cheese cut into small cubes 2 eggs 2 tablespoons hot sauce 2 cups finely ground…
Orange-Cranberry Pork Stew
prefer a thicker stew, reduce the broth to 3/4 cup, or simmer on the stove after baking. Ingredients 1 medium orange 1 1/2 teaspoons dark sesame oil 1…
