Recipes By Florence Fabricant
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Osso Buco Alla Milanese
Among hearty stew-like recipes, Italian osso buco ranks as a classic. Meaty veal shanks simmered with white wine and vegetables and served with risotto is to Milan what beef in red wine is to Burgandy. Osso buco means ''bone with a hole.'' The shank bone is hollow, filled with delectable marrow. It is traditional to serve long, slender marrow spoons with this dish to facilitate removing the marrow and enjoying it (cocktail forks are adequate substitutes). Gremolata, a garnish of minced lemon peel, garlic and parsley, is another requirement.
Classic Pesto
How to Cook Salmon
Salmon is versatile and delicious. Florence Fabricant shows you how to cook it perfectly every time.
Broccoli Rabe, Shakshuka Style
North African shakshuka, eggs baked on a vegetable stew, is popular throughout the Middle East and has become a brunch staple in New York. Traditionally, it’s a tomato-based mixture, reflecting the Mediterranean market. But there are no rules. Here’s an earthy green version made with broccoli rabe, potatoes and peppers. Tomato sauce alongside would not be a mistake, nor would slices of garlic sausage tucked throughout.
Orecchiette With Cherry Tomatoes and Arugula
Orecchiette are formed by kneading the dough, letting it rest, then breaking off portions to roll by hand into long skinny ropes. These are cut into pieces, formed into rounds and given the classic cup shape between the index finger and thumb, then flipped inside-out to expose the slightly more textured surface that will “grab” the sauce.
Bourbon Brûlé
I mixed bourbon, ginger liqueur and sherry with a little fresh orange juice. And in a moment of inspiration, I gussied up the orange garnish by caramelizing the slices before placing them afloat in the drinks. I loved the way it looked and how it tasted. The sweet seared orange perfumes every sip.
Nor’easter
Sean Josephs created this spicy-sweet cocktail of bourbon, maple syrup, ginger beer and lime juice to serve at his now-closed barbecue restaurants, Maysville and Char No. 4. It’s great on its own or alongside a pile of spicy barbecue pulled pork. If you prefer your drinks on the not-so-sweet side, add just a touch of maple syrup, taste, then add more as needed.
They Didn’t Burn Rome in a Day
La Canadiense
Fettuccine With Lobster and Zucchini
Feta cheese gives a briny edge to this quick pasta dish, with fresh zucchini, tomatoes, herbs and lobster. Add the lobster off-heat at the end to guard against overcooking; it will warm just enough as it is gently tossed, putting all the ingredients on speaking terms. If you are entertaining guests and do not prefer last-minute preparations, don’t hesitate to serve the pasta at room temperature, glossed with an extra glug or two of good olive oil.
Fettuccine With Zucchini
Beautiful, glossy zucchini from the farm stand are to be treasured. Here they are diced, sautéed until tender, bolstered with garlic, pine nuts and Grana Padano, and mingled with fresh pasta.
Sweet Potato Soup
This sweet potato soup could take on several roles at Thanksgiving. It may be your first course, one that’s deeply flavored but not dense and heavy. Or you could ladle it into small cups for guests to sip as an hors d’oeuvre before they are seated. The garnish of lightly toasted mini-marshmallows is a shout-out to classic holiday sweet potato casserole.
Eggplant and Squash Alla Parmigiana
This parmigiana is well suited to red wine and the brisk weather of late September, when eggplant, zucchini and summer squash are still in the farmers' market. The dish can be prepared in advance and reheated.
Eggplant Baked With Tomatoes and Ricotta Salata
I have always loved eggplant parmigiana, but the first time I tried preparing it at home, I found the standard recipe daunting: too much frying and too much cheese. I've been simplifying it ever since. This recipe is more pared-down than most. I baked the eggplants with a simple tomato, eggplant and garlic topping bolstered with fragrant herbs. I used ricotta salata, but other cheeses, including shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano, fontina or mild pecorino, would be fine. Though the dish can be served hot from the oven, I prefer to let it cool somewhat, to let the flavors bloom. If made well in advance but not refrigerated, it can be reheated in a 300-degree oven for 20 minutes. And it makes for a handsome and delicious buffet dish.
Linguine With Asparagus Pesto
Asparagus dresses this spring pasta in pastel green. Use the stems to make a finely ground pestolike mixture with garlic, olive oil and cheese; reserve the tips for quickly cooking and then tossing into the skillet with the linguine and sauce just before serving.
Fettuccine With Asparagus and Smoked Salmon
Fresh pasta, asparagus and smoked salmon are tossed with shallot cream sauce in this elegant weeknight dinner that can be prepared in well under an hour.
Spicy Sichuan Noodles
This recipe for spicy peanut noodles is adapted from Ken Hom, the chef and cookbook author best known for his BBC television show "Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery." It is incredibly easy to put together on a weeknight, yet loaded with complex flavors and textures.
Spicy Korean Temple Noodles
This dish, which clamors for a beer, is a simple tangle of noodles, each strand glossed with a ruddy, vibrant mix of seasonings. The method for cooking the noodles is unusual: very gentle and very effective. I’ll wager it works with angel hair.
Korean Meatballs and Noodles
This kalbi meatball recipe, adapted from the cookbook “Koreatown,” is easy and quick enough to consider for midweek dinner. It offers the sweetly peppered, deeply satisfying flavors typical of many Korean dishes, and gives new personality to everyday spaghetti and meatballs. My favorite utensil for making ground meat mixtures, by the way, is an old-fashioned potato masher. The book suggests wrapping the meatballs in lettuce, but I tossed them with noodles in a sauce that exploited the brown bits left in the cooking of the meatballs.
Quinoa Salad With Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese
This versatile salad, or pilaf, may be construed as a home cook’s answer to a fast-casual lunch bowl. But it does not need to be piled high with a freewheeling array of additional ingredients. As it is, this could be a stand-alone first course, a lunch dish or a side to serve alongside meat or seafood. Serve it hot, warm or at room temperature. The quinoa adapts well to advance preparation, and letting the salad sit before serving improves the texture. In summer, this dish is prime picnic material.
Walnut Bread
The affinity of walnuts and whole wheat plays out well in this fairly simple loaf. I ramped up the walnut component by mixing in toasted pieces, including ground nuts along with the flour and even adding some walnut oil to the dough. Making this bread is straightforward enough for the home cook to master, and using a mere pinch of yeast will give the dough a nice rise. This dough would also welcome raisins, olives or pieces of figs along with the walnuts. I have found that the best way to introduce ingredients like these is to knead them in after the first rise.
Maple White Bread
Slices of this white bread form the basis for tartine au sucre, an exquisitely simple rustic Québécois dessert.
Moroccan-Style Cornish Hens with Couscous
Couscous with onions and raisins and seasoned with cumin delivers many levels of flavor with rich little Cornish hens, massaged with spices. How many birds you need for four guests will be determined by their size (the birds’ and perhaps the guests’, too). Whether you grill or roast them depends on your mood, your kitchen and the weather. The couscous could even be stuffing for smaller hens, one per person, roasted at 375 degrees for about 50 minutes.
Couscous With Mussels and Shrimp
This one-pot mixture of seafood and coarse-grained couscous offers echoes of paella, and a bottle or two of rosé alongside makes for a happy summer dinner.