Makes 1 quart sauce Beurre blanc is a classic French sauce, made creamy thanks to the emulsion formed between the fat (butter!) and the liquid (wine). The key to not breaking an emulsion is patience and an even, moderate cooking temperature, so take your time adding the butter and take […]
Chicken Breast With Fines Herbes Sauce
Makes 4 servings
Grappa with Berries
Makes 6 servings This recipe can be made with any fruit that is in season. The recipe makes six portions, but you can make as much or as little as you like. Keep replenishing the fruit as you use it so that you’ll have a supply on hand whenever you […]
How to Make a Pan Sauce Without a Recipe
Just like you, we’re not making fully formed extravagant dinners every night of the week. Sometimes a basic pan-cooked protein + side is as good as it gets, like a sautéed chicken breast or seared pork chop. But just like the foundations of French cooking tell us, nothing makes a […]
Paniscia (Risotto With Vegetables, Beans, & Salame)
Serves 4 to 6
Tronçon de Turbot aux Champignons Sauvages (Seared Turbot Steaks with Wild Mushrooms)
Makes 4 servings A tronçon is a fish steak cut at a 90-degree angle from half of a flat fish (usually a turbot or halibut). It traditionally includes the bone and skin. A cut across a round fish, such as salmon, is called a darne. They’re both referred to as […]
