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  • Crispy-Skin Salmon with Lemon-Caper Brown Butter Sauce

    20 mins
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    Notes to review before you commence: Salmon Quality Check: Ensure salmon smells clean (like the sea, not fishy), looks bright and shiny (not gray or dull), and is firm to the touch (not spongy). Run fingers against the scales to confirm proper scaling. Storage: Store salmon skin-side up in the fridge to allow air circulation […]

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  • Spaghetti alla Carbonara

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    Why This Recipe Works: Another minimalist Roman pasta made from pantry staples (cured pork, eggs, Pecorino), spaghetti alla carbonara is an indulgent dish with a foggy history. While the word carbonaro means “charcoal burner and could point to the dish being eaten by charcoal workers, some think it was dreamed up during the Allied liberation […]

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  • Vanilla Coffee Ice Cream

    60 to 90 minutes
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    Ingredients Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Brown Sugar (15%) 150g | ¾ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 ½ cups Milk (40%) 400g | 2 cups Egg yolks (10%) 100g | about 5 large yolks Cornstarch 10g | 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon, mixed with 40g | 4 tablespoons of cold milk Creme […]

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  • Maple Prune Armagnac Sea Salt Ice Cream

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    Ingredients Prune Armagnac Purée 1 cup (about 6 oz) pitted prunes ⅓ cup Armagnac Ice Cream Base Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Brown Sugar (15%) 150g | ¾ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 ½ cups Milk (40%) 400g | 2 cups Egg yolks (10%) 100g | about 5 large yolks Cornstarch 10g […]

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  • Fresh Pasta With a Cuisinart Food Processor

    2 ½ hours
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    WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS For a pasta dough that could be easily rolled out by hand (but still cook up into delicate, springy noodles), we added seven extra egg yolks and a couple tablespoons of olive oil. In addition, we incorporated an extended resting period to allow the gluten network to relax and developed a […]

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  • Grilled Mojo-Marinated Skirt Steak

    2h 15m
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    WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS For this recipe, we chose the outside skirt steak, which is 3 to 4 inches wide, and avoided the wider, far less tender inside skirt steak. To make the most of this steak’s ample surface area, we submerged it in a citrusy, garlicky mojo marinade. Soy sauce in the marinade seasoned […]

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  • Limoncello With Lemon Extract Ice Cream

    60 to 90 minutes
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    Ingredients Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Brown Sugar (15%) 150g | ¾ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 ½ cups Milk (40%) 400g | 2 cups Egg yolks (10%) 100g | about 5 large yolks Cornstarch 10g | 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon, mixed with 40g | 4 tablespoons of cold milk Limoncello […]

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  • Maple Sea Salt Ice Cream

    60 to 90 minutes
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    Ingredients Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Maple syrup – Grade B is preferred for deeper maple flavor 180g | ¾ cup Brown Sugar (15%) 150g | ¾ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 ½ cups Milk (40%) 400g | 2 cups Egg yolks (10%) 100g | about 5 large yolks Cornstarch 10g | […]

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  • Burnt Honey Ice Cream

    60 to 90 minutes
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    Ingredients Honey 100g | ½ cup Sea Salt 2g | ¼ teaspoon Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Brown Sugar (10%) 100g | ½ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 ½ cups Milk (40%) 400g | 2 cups Egg yolks (10%) 100g | about 5 large yolks Buttermilk 100g | ½ cup Cornstarch 10g […]

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  • Banana Chocolate Ice Cream

    60 to 90 minutes
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    Ingredients For the banana purée 6 ripe bananas For the ice cream base Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Brown Sugar (15%) 150g | ¾ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 ½ cups Milk (40%) 400g | 2 cups Egg yolks (10%) 100g | about 5 large yolks Cornstarch 10g | 1 tablespoon plus […]

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