The term ragout refers to a main-dish stew. (The etymologically related Italian ragù is a sauce such as Bolognese used typically to dress pasta). The basic method of preparation involves slow cooking over a low heat. The potential ingredients are many; ragouts may be prepared with or without meat, ..

The best way ta extract the intense flavor carried in shrimp heads is ta make a broth, which can then be used as the base far shrimp soups and stews. The broth can be frozen far months or kept refrigerated far up ta 5 days (hailing every 5 days will allow you ta keep it in the refrigerator ..

Ling is defined as any of various marine food fishes related to or resembling the cod, especially Molva molva of northern European waters.

The Chicago Dog is a Windy City classic, and a big favorite with sports fans! The frank must be all-beef, the bun must be poppyseed, the ingredients must be piled onto the bun in the order specified. And whatever you do, don't spoil the splendor with ketchup!

Make this dish near the end of the summon when perfect tomatoes are in season. Makes 4 main-course servings.

Here’s a delicious, Mexi-inspired steak just in time for grilling season! New York strip steaks or rib-eyes would be a good substitute if you can’t find flatiron steaks (adjust the cooking time to the size of steak you use). Flatiron steaks are best cooked to medium-rare and sliced across the ..

This tart manages to taste intensely of butter and apples at the same time. You will also feel a delightful delicate crunch when you bite into a piece. If you are making puff pastry just for this tart, you need to give it only four turns instead of the traditional six (this is a good opportunity to ..

For Japanese cooks, dashi is a universal solvent that ends up in all manner of sauces, soups, and stews. Once you get a hold of the requisite ingredients—which keep well—dashi is by far the easiest and quickest of all broths to make. You bring kombu (dried giant kelp) to a simmer in water, pick ..

Eggs Benedict is a dish that consists of a half of an English muffin, topped with bacon or ham, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce.

This is a model far a soup, rather than a replica of something traditional. The list of ingredients is long, but you can use as few as three vegetables with good results.

Skate cheeks are the edible portions of the skate. When cooked, the flesh separates into little fingers of meat that have a distinctive, rich, gelatinous texture accompanied by a mild flavor similar to that of scallop meat. Raw skate meat is slightly off-white, sometimes pinkish. When cooked, the ..

A party at my house means a barbecue. Fun and simple. Virtually everything is cooked on the grill. No messy pots and pans. And I’ve adopted an easy approach I want to share with you. I make a meal out of appetizers. Rather than serving a big main course that requires a lot of work at once, I grill ..

Linguine (also spelled 'Linguini') is a form of pasta - flat like fettuccine and trenette, but narrow like spaghetti. The name linguine means "little tongues" in Italian, where it is a plural of the feminine linguina. A thinner version of linguine is called linguettine.

Grill-roast the peppers and peel them so they would be sweet and tender. Make a balsamic vinaigrette and use it as a marinade for the onions, to give them a boost of flavor before they go on the grill. Blend softened butter with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs to slather on the grilled corn.

In Veracruz, this versatile sauce is served with appetizers, as well as with grilled meats, chicken and fish. Zarela Martinez eats it like a lighter, spicier guacamole.

This frosting is made by heating egg whites with sugar and corn syrup and then beating the mixture. It is nearly identical to Italian meringue in appearance and flavor, but unlike Italian meringue, it doesn’t require soft ball-stage sugar syrup.

A kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split from tail to head, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold smoked.

Once you’ve made one Bavarian cream, you can make them all; just substitute different fruit purees, chocolate, coffee, or even exotic ingredients such as spices. Bavarian creams made with berries are especially impressive because they barely hold together and melt on your tongue with a burst of ..

The most famous of these dishes is risotto Milanese (saffron risotto) with osso buco, but stuffed cabbage is another that I have always loved. When my grandmother made this dish, the smell would fill the whole house. When I came home from school, I knew what was cooking as soon as I opened the ..