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Omani-Style Lamb
Fried Soft-Shell Clams
Pasta With Anchovies and Arugula
The original version of this recipe, which I wrote in 2000 to accompany a column about the many wonders of anchovies, is one of the rare Minimalist recipes I wasn’t entirely happy with when I re-examined it. The problem was the proportions of the ingredients. My thinking about pasta dishes has evolved, and the more-sauce-less-pasta approach that’s emerged is one that’s pretty brilliant, if I do say so myself. So, it was a bit of a shock to look back at my original recipe and find that, for four people, I called for a full pound of pasta but only two cups of arugula. The resulting dish is delicious, thanks to garlic and anchovies, but uniformly starchy and a bit lacking in textural and flavor contrast. You can barely even taste the arugula when there’s only a half-cup in each serving. So I decided to do a little tweaking. My new version contains almost equal parts cooked pasta and raw arugula. Thanks to the increase in greenery, Pasta With Anchovies and Arugula 2.0 is lighter and more interesting than the original, though no less satisfying.
Cheese Fettuccine, With Wild Mushrooms
Country Omelet
Stir-Fried Brown Rice With Red Chard and Carrots
A lush bunch of red Swiss chard that I got at the farmers’ market was the inspiration for this stir-fry. The stems, which stay nice and crunchy, are an important ingredient in the stir-fry, so look for chard with nice wide ribs.
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.
Linguine With Spring Vegetables
Grilled Tuna Burger With Ginger Mayonnaise
Pasta With Clams and Jalapeño
Jalapeño adds a welcome kick to this otherwise simple clam pasta. Ready in less than 30 minutes, it's a perfect weeknight meal for the height of summer, paired with a crisp, dry white.
Braised Duck With Olives
Cold Omelets
Clam Frittata
Cumin-Spiced Lamb Burgers
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.
Scrambled Eggs With Bay Scallops And Bacon
Omelette Nature (Basic Omelet)
Icelandic Lamb Loins
Icelanders eat lamb at an impressive annual rate, as Jason Epstein noted in his 2002 Times magazine article. While there, he and his friends prepared a few pounds of lamb loin, browning them in butter and finishing them in the oven. “It was an evening I shall never forget,” he wrote, “and one that I have since recreated many times, omitting the sugary potatoes and adding a dab of rosemary-infused demi-glace in a red-wine reduction to the lamb.” He shares that recipe here, and while he recommends the delicate Icelandic variety, domestic lamb will also suffice.
Lee Bailey's Egg Salad Sandwiches
Omelet With Pork and Wild Greens
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.
Curried Duck Legs With Ginger and Rhubarb