Category: Recipes

Chinese Barbecued Pork

Chinese Barbecued Pork
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS For a Chinese barbecued pork recipe suited to the home kitchen, we started by slicing a boneless pork butt into strips. Our marinade of soy sauce, sherry, hoisin sauce, five-spice powder, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic introduced traditional Asian flavors, especially after we...

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Thick-Cut Oven Fries

Thick-Cut Oven Fries
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS When traditional French fries are fried, water is rapidly driven out of the starch cells at the surface of the potato, leaving behind tiny cavities. It's these cavities that create a delicate, crispy crust. Since oven fries don't heat fast enough for air pockets to form, we instead...

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Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Canned pumpkin puree often lends a raw, metallic flavor to pumpkin bread. We cook down the puree to eliminate those off-putting flavors. Instead of dirtying more dishes, we mix the quick bread right in the pot, adding cream cheese and buttermilk for their tangy flavor. A quick-to-assemble...

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Vegan Ranch Dressing

Vegan Ranch Dressing
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS A combination of vegan yogurt and vegan mayonnaise creates the smooth base for this vegan ranch dressing, while yogurt, herbs, and seasonings round out its fresh flavors. INGREDIENTS ½ cup vegan mayonnaise 2 tablespoons unsweetened plain coconut milk yogurt 1 teaspoon white...

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