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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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  • Strawberry Ice Cream

    60 to 90 minutes
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    Ingredients For the strawberry purée 1 ½ pints strawberries (3 cups), preferably organic, hulled and halved or quartered 4  Tbs. sugar 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar ½ to ¾ cup Bonne Maman Strawberry preserves For the ice cream base Glucose syrup (5%) 50g | ¼ cup Brown Sugar (15%) 150g | ¾ cup Cream (30%) 300g | 1 […]

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  • Mocha Espresso Ice Cream

    1 ½ hrs
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    Makes between 1 and 1½ quarts ice cream Ingredients Whole Powdered Milk 90g | 1 ⅓ cups Espresso (2 double shots) 300g | 1 cup Dark chocolate (13%) 130g | 4 ounces, chopped Milk chocolate (3%) 33g | 2 ounces, chopped Cocoa powder (2%) 20g | 3 tablespoons Kosher or sea salt 3g | ½ […]

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  • Spicy Italian Sausage

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    Ingredients 7 pounds well marbled pork shoulder or boneless country ribs 60 grams kosher salt 52 ½ grams sugar 30 grams toasted fennel seeds 9 grams cracked black pepper 6 grams ground nutmeg 1 ½ cup minced fresh parsley 1 head garlic, peeled and chopped 1 ¼ cup dry sherry ⅓ cup sherry vinegar Instructions […]

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  • Chicken Meatballs With Romesco Sauce

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    Ingredients 1 lb. ground chicken or turkey 1 large egg, beaten to blend ⅓ to ½ cup panko 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. paprika ¼ cup finely chopped parsley, plus more coarsely chopped for serving ¾ tsp. kosher salt, plus more 2 Tbsp. plus ¼ cup olive oil ½ cup […]

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  • Chicken Thighs with Pancetta, White Beans, and Rosemary

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    Ingredients: 8 (5- to 7-ounce) bone-in chicken thighs , trimmed Salt and pepper 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra for drizzling 2 ounces pancetta , chopped fine 5 garlic cloves , peeled and smashed 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans , rinsed 1 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon chopped fresh […]

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  • Dak Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Chicken)

    30 minutes
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    One great joy of bulgogi, marinated grilled beef that translates to “fire meat,” is that you can prepare it in advance and, when you’re ready to eat, have dinner on the table in under 10 minutes. This stovetop chicken variation, dak bulgogi, provides the same workday convenience and savory-sweet flavors, thanks to soju, an alcohol […]

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  • Grilled Mojo-Marinated Skirt Steak

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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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