Recipes By Mark Bittman
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Melon Soup
Shortcut Tortilla Soup
This simplified version of the classic Mexican soup calls for storebought tortilla chips and employs the use of the broiler to char the chiles.
Jean-Georges's Minimalist Rhubarb Soup
Sparkling Pineapple Soup
Grated fresh pineapple and sparkling wine are the main ingredients in this cold, refreshing soup. A garnish of toasted coconut continues the tropical theme. It’s vacation as dessert.
Stir-Fried Pork and Pineapple
This recipe, an adaptation from “The Hakka Cookbook” by Linda Lau Anusasananan, came to The Times by way of Mark Bittman in 2013. The Hakka people are sometimes thought of as the Jews of China, because they’re dispersed all over the place. But the Hakkas cannot even point to an original homeland: you can find them everywhere. “Some people call us dandelions, because we thrive in poor soil,” says Ms. Anusasananan, who was born in California. Hakka dishes like this one, chow mein and pretty much anything in bean sauce, have defined Chinese-restaurant cooking for nearly everyone. This lively stir-fry comes together in about a half-hour and is easily doubled or tripled for a crowd. To make it more family- and weeknight-friendly, substitute sliced bell peppers for the fungus and canned pineapple for the fresh, and leave out (or greatly reduce) the chile peppers.
Cherry-Cornmeal Slump (or Grunt)
Juicy cherries are right at home in this little-known riff on cobbler that’s cooked on the stove instead of in the oven.
Classic Prime Rib for a Small Crowd
This scaled-down version of the traditional holiday roast is incredibly easy to prepare. In addition to the beef, you need only red wine or stock, garlic, salt and pepper. Serve it for Sunday dinner alongside a pile of fluffy mashed potatoes and something green. If you're feeling ambitious, use the beef drippings to make Yorkshire pudding.
Thai Style Crab Cakes
This is a formidable crab cake in a style that mimics tod mun, the Thai fish cake that, when made right, packs astonishing flavor. These cakes require shrimp purée as a binder; scallops will also work in place of the shrimp. Just stick a few in a small food processor and whiz for a few seconds, or chop and mash by hand.
Grits and Shrimp
This recipe, adapted from the chefs David Chang and Joaquin Baca of Momofuku Noodle Bar, came to The Times in 2006. Here, the yolk from soft egg bleeds into a bed of grits. A bit of chopped bacon adds smokiness, while the chopped scallion lends brightness. You'll want to use good quality grits here over cornmeal or polenta, as both Mr. Chang and Mr. Baca suggest. The result is luxurious and creamy, without any cream.
Shrimp Deviled Eggs
“Deviling” an egg usually refers to seasoning the cooked yolk with mustard or anything else that is spicy but not necessarily hot. Then you add your favored flavorings. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be the deviled egg with shrimp. In this preparation, a fairly basic combo is jazzed up with chopped shrimp and olives; I like green, sometimes even pimiento-stuffed, for this.
Profiteroles With Raspberries
This dessert is on menus of many fancy restaurants, but this isn’t a fancy dessert. It is a dessert that looks good enough, though, that you could fool a few people. Profiteroles are a lot like popovers, and you bake them the same way, at 425 degrees for about 20 or 25 minutes until they are nicely browned. They’re light and crisp. Here they’re served with ice cream and raspberry purée.
Citrus Aspic With Honey And Mint
Master Shortbread Recipe
If you use half a pound of butter in a batch of cookies, it becomes “short” — because “short” means, historically, pastry with a high percentage of fat. Thus shortbread cookies are — when correctly made — rich, crumbly and impossible to resist. In their simplest form, they taste mostly of sweet and sweetened butter, so the best butter you can lay your hands on will make a difference here. I like that side-of-the-tongue tingling presence of saltiness, and so I tend to use a little more salt than is strictly necessary, hence the range in the recipe.
Master Recipe for Tiny Pancakes
Some months ago, I remembered something I learned in Madrid called a tortillita, which inspired me to produce a kind of eggy pancake — or, if you like, a floury omelet — laced with shrimp, parsley and onion. Thus began my season of tiny pancakes. The options are endless.
Mark Bittman’s Mint Julep
A classic Southern drink for sipping on a hot afternoon. Be sure to have lots and lots of mint. If it seems to be too much, it’s probably just right.
Denesse Willey’s Fresh Plum Cake
Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche
Ceviche is a perfect summer appetizer: light, refreshing and cooking-free. Citrus — sometimes lemon or bitter orange, but in this case lime — does the “cooking” for you. It doesn’t get much simpler than this: a few minutes of chopping, a few seconds of stirring and a quarter of an hour of doing absolutely nothing.
Raw Butternut Squash Salad With Cranberry Dressing
People aren’t accustomed to eating raw butternut squash, but when it’s grated, it has a wonderful, crunchy quality, and it’s also very pretty. Here, a jumble of grated squash is tossed with a dressing made out of fresh cranberries, honey, orange juice and fresh ginger. It's a lively, fresh twist on the traditional mashed and heavily-buttered treatment.
Quick Whole Wheat and Molasses Bread
Roast Pork With Applesauce
Mostarda
Moroccan-Style Pumpkin (With Lentils)
The pumpkin — or those squashes whose non-English names translate as “pumpkin” — is a staple the world over, turned into substantial dishes celebrated for their sweetness and density. So-called sugar pumpkins, which are smaller and more flavorful than anything you might carve, are the best for cooking and available even in supermarkets. But you can tackle the big boys too. This recipe uses cubes of pumpkin flesh. Admittedly, getting at the good stuff is the tricky part. And of course you can use any orange-fleshed squash in any pumpkin recipe. But given the season, let’s assume you’re working with a pumpkin. Start just as if you were carving a jack-o’-lantern: cut a circle around the stem, then pull up on the stem and discard it. Using the cavity as a handle, peel the pumpkin with a sturdy vegetable peeler. Yes, it will take a while. Then cut the pumpkin in half and scrape out the seeds with an ice cream scoop or heavy spoon. You can discard the seeds or roast them. (More on that in a moment.) Cut or scrape off any excess string and cut the pumpkin into approximately 1-inch cubes. (A 4-pound pumpkin will yield about 8 cups of cubes.)
Turkey In Almond Mole
