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Country Omelet
Gotham Bar And Grill Hamburger
“I use freshly ground trimmed ends from strip steak or chopped sirloin,” Alfred Portale, the chef at Gotham Bar & Grill, told Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey of The Times in 1987. “The meat,” he continued, “must be seared well so that it is crisp on both sides and moist in the center. We serve the hamburgers on so-called hard — not spongy — buns with a sesame topping and with sliced tomato, onion and leaves of bibb lettuce.” The side garnishes were classic dill pickles, pickled green tomatoes and French fries. Portale used 9 ounces of meat for each hamburger. That’s a lot. But you can’t argue with the finished dish.
Grilled Tuna Burger With Ginger Mayonnaise
Clam Frittata
Tarte Flambée
Traditionally, this onion and bacon tart was a baker’s treat made from dough scraps leftover from bread baking. The scraps were rolled out, topped with raw onion, bacon and fromage blanc (a soft, yogurtlike cheese) and baked until the dough puffed and the onions singed at the edges. Now you’re as likely to find this savory tart at a restaurant or coming straight from someone’s kitchen as at a bakery. This version, adapted from the chef Gabriel Kreuther, uses a biscuitlike crust made with baking powder instead of the usual yeasted dough. Since you don’t have to let the dough rise, you can have a tarte flambée on the table in under 45 minutes. Serve this as an appetizer, a light main course, or for an unusual brunch offering. This recipe is part of The New Essentials of French Cooking, a guide to definitive dishes every modern cook should master.
'21' Club Hamburger
When the “21” Club reopened in the spring of 1987, the new menu — not to mention the new décor — was the talk of both the food world and the society that considered the place home. The principal question in food circles about the menu had nothing to do with such elegant fare as breast of guinea hen or lobster. No, it was the direction of the restaurant's “new” hamburger that stirred the most curiosity. Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey went to investigate, and the result was this marvelous, butter-rich recipe for hamburger, one that should take its place in your repertory.
Omelette Nature (Basic Omelet)
Updated Funeral Potatoes
Chilled Fennel Soup
Lee Bailey's Egg Salad Sandwiches
Peppers Stuffed With Rice, Zucchini and Herbs
I used a medium-grain rice that I buy at my local Iranian market for these peppers. The package says that the rice is great for stuffing vegetables because it doesn’t swell too much, and it’s right. It goes into the peppers uncooked and steams in the oven, inside the peppers (so it’s important to cook them long enough and cover the baking dish). Make sure that you spoon the sauce left in the baking dish over the rice once the peppers are done. These are good hot or at room temperature. I like to use green peppers.
Hard-Cooked Egg and Basil-Butter Sandwich
South Indian Eggplant Curry
Eggplant is good steamed or fried, but try making it in the microwave. The timing is forgiving in this recipe from reader Roopa Kalyanaraman, and the texture of the eggplant is mind-blowingly good, soft and not at all oily or soggy. Like steaming, but better.
Peruvian Ceviche
Ceviche is Peru’s national dish. Walking the streets of Lima, it is hard to go three blocks without finding a cevicheria serving up the popular delicacy. Versions are also sold from mobile vending wagons pushed along the dusty streets of the capital's shantytowns and at fine eating establishments in the most affluent residential areas. This one, with its spicy red peppers and tart lemon juice, would go well with corn and sweet potatoes, a light and refreshing meal.
Mediterranean Fish Soup
Vico's Marinated Eggplant With Tomatoes And Mozzarella
Shredded Oxtail Salad With Mustard and Shallot
Whole Wheat Matzo Latkes
Whole grains add flavor to pancakes, and they do the trick with latkes too. Beaten egg whites make these light as clouds, as long as you eat them right out of the pan. A sprinkle of sugar adds a crunchy contrast for breakfast, or leave out the sugar from this recipe and serve them as a side dish for roast chicken or brisket.
Flamiche Aux Poireaux (Leek Tart)
Pecan Rice And Chicken Salad
Yellow-and-Red-Pepper Yin-Yang Soup
Potato, Asparagus And Mussel Salad
Oyster Stuffing Cakes
When you get your hands on ice-cold oysters straight from the Chesapeake Bay, it would be foolish to do anything beyond shuck and slurp. But in the 19th century, oysters were so plentiful in eastern Virginia and Maryland that they burrowed their way into the region's cooking traditions. Most were smoked and salted, roasted over fire, dropped into chowders and stews and used in stuffings. The chef Peter Woods at Merroir in Topping, Va., serves this crisp, savory treat in fall and winter as an appetizer, or as a main course with a big winter salad of bitter greens, pears or dried fruit and toasted nuts.Try to buy the oysters for this recipe at a fish store with high turnover and have the counterman shuck them for you; if you can't, even packaged shucked oysters will do fine. They are chopped up small in this recipe so they melt into the bread and herbs, and their briny liquor binds the mixture. You taste umami and butter and salt, but nothing screams "Oyster!"
