Category Archives: Mains

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How to build a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich

(Apologies for being late with this post. If you’re out of Thanksgiving leftovers, bookmark this post for next year.) Our Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich follows a precise formula to get the ideal balance of textures and sweet/savory flavors. We verified this … Continue reading

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Recipe: Breakfast Sausage Patties with Ginger and Sage

Breakfast Sausage Patties with Ginger and Sage is a modification of the recipe in Ruhlman and Polcyn’s Charcuterie. No need to deal with sausage casings and stuffing when you have access to fresh pork with a high fat content (like … Continue reading

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Recipe: Doenjang Jjigae (Korean Fermented Soybean Stew)

Doenjang jjigae is a savory, filling stew you can make in almost no time once you assemble the ingredients. Doenjang, or fermented soybean paste, is often compared to miso (which drives Korean crazy) but arguably this recipe is superior to … Continue reading

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Recipe: Smoked Salmon Omelet with Everything Bagel Seasoning

A local supermarket occasionally has smoked salmon scraps at a steep discount, which inspired the Smoked Salmon Omelet with Everything Bagel Seasoning. The salmon pieces are too lumpy to serve on a bagel, but work fine chopped in an omelet. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Tuna Salad with Cherries and Walnuts

A place in town makes a Tuna Salad with Cherries and Walnuts but they use chicken. That’s fine, and canned salmon is also an option. Result: turns a boring but reliable sandwich staple or salad into something much more interesting. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Tonkatsu (Japanese breaded pork cutlet)

Katsu or Tonkatsu? The helpful UPB Foods site informs us that katsu was introduced to Japan at the turn of the 20th century as part of Emperor Meiji’s drive to open the country to modern/Western influences. The original dish resembled … Continue reading

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Recipe: The Bear’s Braciole

Chef Courtney Storer, sister of the show’s producer, generously shared a recipe for this Italian “family meal” dish which was prepared before our eyes in the 6th episode of The Bear. I’ve made some tweaks which I humbly believe will … Continue reading

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Recipe: Good Frickin’ Chicken

There was a place in San Francisco called Goood Frickin’ Chicken (note the extra O; we’re not stealing anybody’s name here) that served an addictive middle eastern grilled chicken that had been heavily marinated in spices, oil and acid. Sadly, … Continue reading

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Recipe: Easy Thai Curry

We made this with shrimp, but you could use just about any protein. The key is the readily available Mesri Thai Green Curry Paste. Adapted from this recipe. Serves 4. Ingredients: 1 T coconut oil or neutral vegetable oil 1 … Continue reading

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Recipe: Instant Pot Al Pastor

Al Pastor pork is marinated in citrus juice and it’s our favorite taco meat next to lengua. In Mexico, the product is cooked on spits rotated next to an open flame so the meat carved off is crispy on the … Continue reading

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