23 en using Recipes

you will need a rack that fits inside your dutch oven. we find it easiest to use tongs and a sturdy, flat spatula to transfer the ramekins into and out of the pot. the eggs can overcook quickly so check them often after 5 minutes of cooking. if you are serving this dish for company, you may want to practice once or twice to get your timing down.

bacon , cut into 1-inch pieces, sirloin tip steaks (i use the thin sliced sirloin and while still partially frozen, slice it into 1-inch pieces) or 2 lbs top round beef, sliced thinly and into 1-inch pieces (i use the thin sliced sirloin and while still partially frozen, slice it into 1-inch pieces), tomatillos (large cans, do not drain), cilantro stems, and leaves, garlic cloves, salt, canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained, fresh lime, sour cream, diced onion, chopped cilantro, flour tortillas or corn tortilla

tilapia fillet (such as turbot, sole, etc), yukon gold potato, very thinly sliced, zucchini, very thinly sliced, olive oil, thyme, sea salt, ground black pepper, sriracha sauce (or other hot pepper sauce), minced ginger (i use the stuff in the tube), minced lemongrass (i use the stuff in the tube), minced garlic, curry powder, lime juice, fresh thai basil, thinly sliced, thai chile, thinly sliced

olive oil, onion, chopped fine, chicken stock or 4 cups fish stock or 4 cups vegetable stock, goya recaito (cilantro cooking base), tomato paste, coconut milk (or whatever size your can is, they vary), littleneck clams , thoroughly washed, mussels , thoroughly washed and debearded, shrimp (tails intact optional), lobster tails , snipped in half lengthwise before serving, red pepper , strips add with shellfish if using, green pepper strip, add with shellfish if using, fresh cilantro or fresh parsley, lemon wedge, lime wedge, chili oil ( )

cream, queso fresco, sugar (or more to taste), chopped walnuts, pomegranate (or more about 1/2 cup, more if you wish, for garnish), cilantro (for garnish ), white onion, finely chopped, cooking oil (enough to coat bottom of pan), ground beef (or ground pork, or use cooked shredded pork), blanched slivered almonds or 1/2 cup other nuts, cinnamon, cumin, raisins (soaked in hot water if hard, discard water), sliced pitted green olives, diced dried fruit (such as apples, dried apricots, dried or candied pineapple, or mexican cactus candy dulce de biznaga), poblano chiles, toasted, peeled , slit down the side and seeded, eggs, separated, flour, vegetable oil (for frying )

salmon fillets, blue cheese (i like stilton but use any creamy ), soft butter, lemon , juice of, head white chicory or 1 head fresh spinach, sheets puff pastry

frozen puff pastry dough (see note below ), organic chicken breasts, fresh baby spinach, shallot, minced, unsalted butter, olive oil, zest of 1 small lemon, freshly grated nutmeg, boursin cheese (i used garlic & fine herbs), marsarpone cheese, sweet red bell peppers , roasted, peeled and seeded, more than gourmet roasted chicken demi-glace, egg wash : 1 egg and a little water, beaten, kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper, white pepper

eggs, milk, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated, kosher salt, balls fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced, white bread, peanut oil, for frying (if you have a nut allergy, use canola or a neutrally flavored oil), all-purpose flour, olive oil, garlic cloves, smashed, crushed red pepper flakes, lemon, juiced, capers, finely chopped, butter, kosher salt, chopped italian parsley, toothpick

pork sausage (i used a lb), water, half-and-half, stone ground corn grits, gruyere, grated, eggs, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

salmon fillets, skin on (can remove the skin if you do not like it), baby spinach (or normal english spinach), button mushrooms, sliced into 1/2cm pieces (normal mushroom), red chile , cut lengthwise (leave stem attached for easy discard at the end), asparagus spears, thick ends removed (you can use more if you like asparagus like i do), cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, grated, shaoxing rice wine (but can substitute with sherry, sake, cooking wine), mirin, soy sauce, black pepper

whole broiler-fryer chicken, cut up, garlic cloves (i use more ), paprika (i prefer choricero or smokey), oregano (or more to taste), thyme (to taste), sea salt, olive oil (about), white wine (or a splash of red wine vinegar), pepper (optional), oil (for frying )

raw shrimp, butter, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, tomato sauce, ketchup, light brown sugar, red wine vinegar, mustard, chili powder, paprika, cumin, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt & pepper (to taste), fresh chives (optional), cooked rice (i use jasmine)

herb flavored cheese (recommended : boursin), minced crabmeat (may use imitation), uniform sized mushrooms, stem removed, phyllo pastry (will need at least 18 sheets), butter, melted, salt and freshly ground pepper, egg, beaten

i have made this many times and the recipe comes from a french/belgium restaurant i worked in once again no written recipe , but i will try and explain how i did it., we bought the escargots (ok, snails) in a a 1 or 2 lb. tub, they came frozen and cleaned, no shells. we had shells we could stuff them in, if needed., i took a small pyrex ramekin and filled it half full of a clarified unsalted-butter, parsley and a small bit of garlic mixture. i put in 6 snails and covered the top with a puff pastry sheet. i would cut the pastry to fit the ramekin with a little hanging over the sides of the ramekin and coat with a egg wash (egg white and water) and made sure it sealed, use egg wash to make sure, pastry could shrink if not sealed good ., i put in a 425 degree oven and browned the pastry. i would make some kind of design on the pastry from a small cutters, before i browned it. i served this on a small white plate with a small paper doily on it. this dish we sold for $9.95 and sold a bunch nightly., a few sliced button mushrooms would be an option

clarified butter, shallots, peeled, each cut into 3, fat bacon, cut 1/2-inch pieces, garlic, crushed , plus 2 cloves for browning bread, all-purpose flour (1 1/2 oz), burgundy (12 fl oz), beef bouillon (8 fl oz), lump sugar, bouquet garni (1 bay leaf, 4 sprigs parsley, 1 sprig thyme, 3-inch piece celery), tied with string, or if using dried herbs, tie in muslin bag, freshly ground salt, freshly ground black pepper, red wine vinegar, butter (1 3/4 oz), white bread, cut in rounds, eggs, freshly chopped parsley

bacon, oysters, shucked, toast, skewer (if using bamboo skewers , soak for an hour before using)

shredded italian cheese blend, divided use, spam, sliced into 1/2 chunks, sun-dried tomato , in oil, diced red onion, dozen uniform mushrooms , about 1 1/2 in diameter, sheets phyllo pastry , 1 box of frozen dough, thawed, melted butter, beaten egg, water

softened butter, chopped parsley, chopped garlic, chopped lemon zest, french tomato sauce (or use your own ), cooked snails , if from a can please rinse thoroughly, salt and pepper, disk of puff pastry, egg, beaten