Tag Archives: Low-Sodium

Zab-Zab Dust

Photo by Julia Gartland. Prop Stylist: Amanda Widis. Food Stylist: Anna Billingskog. Prep time 2 minutes Cook time 25 minutes Makes about 1/4 cup Author Notes In Isan, a region in northeast Thailand, “zab” is used to describe a Captain Falcon–strength jolt of flavor to the mouth. Toasted and ground sticky rice (khao khua) is…

Perfect Apple Pie Recipe

Why It Works Braeburn or Granny Smith apples have the most balanced flavor.Pouring hot water over the apples and letting them sit for 10 minutes ensures perfect apple pie filling texture. This is the final entry in my three-part primer on Apple Pie. The first dealt with the science of pie crust, along with a…

Homemade Hot Fudge Recipe

Hot fudge is the king of ice cream toppings, and this homemade version is such a snap that you’ll never need to buy it in the jar again. 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup (3/4 ounce) cocoa powder 2 tablespoons unsalted butter…

Kimchi Butter Recipe

Why It Works Combining spicy-tart kimchi with butter creates the world’s simplest sauce for grilled seafood, meat, and vegetables. A simple compound butter flavored with kimchi. Use it on grilled meat, vegetables, or seafood. 1 stick unsalted butter (4 ounces; 115g), softened 1 1/2 ounces (45g) kimchi with liquid, chopped Combine butter and kimchi in…

Homemade Mayonnaise for Pommes Frites

Advertisement Directions Instructions Checklist Step 1 Combine oils in a glass measuring cup. Place egg, mustard, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Blend until mixture is foamy and pale, about 1 1/2 minutes. Advertisement Step 2 With the machine running, add the oil, drop by drop, through the feed tube, until the…

Sauced: Tahini Paste

I was never quite happy with the hummus and baba ganoush coming out of my kitchen until I decided to take tahini into my own hands. Making it is actually really simple. I’ve never looked back to the bottled stuff. Tahini is a paste of Middle Eastern origin made from grinding sesame seeds and oil…

Easy Pan Gravy

Easy Pan Gravy I’m a “gravy” girl. It all started when I was little girl and I was dipping Italian bread into my Nana’s sauce. Seeing as I don’t eat a lot of bread these days, I still love dipping all kinds of different food in gravy. When making chicken, I use chicken broth in…

Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

This image courtesy of Shutterstock Spoon it, smear it, spread it on bread: there isn’t a wrong way to eat gianduja, the Italian blended spread of toasted hazelnuts and rich chocolate. Essentially, you make your own chocolate sauce and your own hazelnut butter, and then combine the two. Unlike the popular commercial brand Nutella, a…

Cured Pork Belly Recipe

Make four days prior to assembling joong. Learn more about joong here. 1/2 pound boneless pork belly, rind removed 1/2 cup kosher salt Rinse belly under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Rub salt into pork, coating every surface. Place in heavy-duty zipper-lock bag and allow to cure for at least four…

10-Minute Parmesan & Mustard Pinwheels

Photo by Bobbi Lin Makes about 40 Author Notes This is a great, simple hors d’oeuvre to throw together for last-minute entertaining. —Merrill Stubbs Test Kitchen Notes This recipe is featured in our video series One Host, Two Ways, brought to you by our friends at Basil Hayden®—we love to serve it with a Bourbon…