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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Potato Gnocchi
Gnocchi should be made in one continuous process: cook the potatoes, make the dough, form the gnocchi. Ingredients 4 large (about 2 pounds) Idaho potatoes, scrubbed 2 tablespoons…
Chicken Gnocchi Veronese
Ingredients 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 small Vidalia onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, sliced (julienned) 1/2 zucchini, sliced, (julienned) Salt to taste 4 chicken breasts,…
Fried Grits Patties
Terrific breakfast. From The Evolution of Cajun and Creole Cuisine by John Folse. Even better with cooked Jimmy Dean hot sausage! Ingredients 1 1⁄2 cups grits 5 cups…
Potatoes Anna
This classic French dish can be baked up to eight hours ahead. Let it cool completely, then cover loosely with foil, and refrigerate. To serve, reheat in a…
Sriracha Sauce
This homemade version of the insanely popular Thai hot chile-garlic sauce is thinner and fresher-tasting than store-bought. It needs a few days to ferment at room temperature, but…
Onion Rings
Ingredients 2 large yellow onions (about 2 pounds total) 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1 1/2 cups cornstarch 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 1/2 teaspoons onion powder…
Buttermilk-Battered Onion Rings
The challenge with onion rings is making the coating stick to the onions so you get both onion and crisp outer shell in every bite. The solution is…
Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Caper Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients Salmon 1 pound skinless salmon fillet Olive oil, for drizzling Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Patties 1 large egg, beaten 1/3 cup (1/2-ounce) chopped fresh…
The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce
Ragù Bolognese is the undisputed king of meat sauces, and this is the best way to make it. When it comes to meat sauces, ragù Bolognese is the…
Brandied Fruit
An innovative use of yeast in fermenting favorite fruits for a sauce used on desserts, meats and many other foods. Many people prepare Brandied Fruit Sauce in decorative…
