braise
Beef Bourguignon
Brown everything separately, braise it low for three hours, and add the garnish at the end so it still tastes of itself.
- Time
- 3h 55m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Involved
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23 entries filed under this tag.
Recipes
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braise
Beef Chilli
Chuck cut by hand instead of minced, dried chillies instead of powder, and three hours where you do nothing at all.
- Time
- 3h 30m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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pasta
Ragù Bolognese
Milk before wine, wine before tomato, and three hours at a bare blip. The soffritto is where the patience pays.
- Time
- 3h 40m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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baking
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Browning the butter first trades some chew for a lot of flavour. The dough rests overnight, which is where most of the improvement actually comes from.
- Time
- 12h 37m
- Serves
- about 20 cookies
- Effort
- Moderate
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braise
Braised Short Ribs
Beef ribs in red wine and stock, cooked until the bone slides out. Chill overnight to lift the fat off cleanly.
- Time
- 16h
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate, eggs and a little sugar. No cream, no gelatin — the structure comes entirely from beaten whites.
- Time
- 4h 25m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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baking
Cinnamon Rolls
An enriched dough proved overnight in the fridge, so the baking happens while you are awake.
- Time
- 13h 8m
- Serves
- 12 rolls
- Effort
- Involved
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dessert
Crème Brûlée
A baked custard in a water bath, chilled hard, then blowtorched at the last minute. The contrast only lasts minutes.
- Time
- 5h 55m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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salad
Crunchy Slaw
Salt the cabbage, wring it out, then dress it. Twenty extra minutes buys you a slaw that is still crisp an hour later.
- Time
- 1h
- Serves
- 6 as a side
- Effort
- Easy
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indian
Dal Makhani
Black lentils soaked overnight and simmered for hours until they turn glossy. Butter and cream at the end, not the start.
- Time
- 11h 45m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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breakfast
Granola
One syrup, one fat, and a low oven. Press it flat and leave it alone if you want clusters.
- Time
- 1h 55m
- Serves
- about 8 cups
- Effort
- Easy
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braise
Braised Lamb Shanks
A cheap cut that needs three hours and rewards them. Brown hard, braise low, reduce the sauce at the end.
- Time
- 3h 55m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Moderate
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pasta
Lasagne
Two sauces, assembled in thin layers and rested before cutting. The béchamel is what stops it collapsing on the plate.
- Time
- 1h 55m
- Serves
- 8
- Effort
- Involved
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baking
No-Knead Bread
Twelve hours of time doing the work of ten minutes of kneading, baked in a lidded pot that traps its own steam.
- Time
- 16h
- Serves
- one large loaf
- Effort
- Moderate
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baking
Overnight Focaccia
A wet dough, a cold night in the fridge, and almost no kneading. The oven does the work; you mostly need to be patient in advance.
- Time
- 15h 45m
- Serves
- one 23x33 cm tray
- Effort
- Moderate
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breakfast
Overnight Oats
No cooking at all. The ratio is the recipe, and the chia seeds are what stop it being soup.
- Time
- 8h 5m
- Serves
- 1 jar
- Effort
- Easy
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dessert
Panna Cotta
Cream set with the smallest amount of gelatin that will hold. It should barely stand up and wobble when the plate moves.
- Time
- 5h 25m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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baking
Pizza Dough
Three days in the fridge, a hot stone, and dough shaped by hand so the rim keeps its air.
- Time
- 48h 53m
- Serves
- 4 x 250 g bases
- Effort
- Moderate
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braise
Oven Pulled Pork
A dry rub, eight hours at a very low temperature, and a rest that matters as much as the cook.
- Time
- 9h 20m
- Serves
- 8
- Effort
- Easy
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technique
Quick Pickled Onions
Ten minutes of work and thirty of waiting. They turn bright pink on their own and improve almost anything savoury.
- Time
- 43m
- Serves
- one jar
- Effort
- Easy
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dessert
Tiramisu
No baking at all. A whipped mascarpone cream, a fast dip in coffee, and a full night in the fridge.
- Time
- 12h 30m
- Serves
- 8
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Vanilla Ice Cream
A cooked custard base, aged overnight, then churned. The ageing step is the one everyone skips and the one that matters.
- Time
- 12h 45m
- Serves
- about 1 litre
- Effort
- Moderate
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indian
Vegetable Biryani
Rice parboiled separately, layered over a spiced vegetable base, and steamed sealed so the two finish together.
- Time
- 1h 45m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Involved