Unlike meat stock, vegetable stock doesn't benefit from hours of cooking. After about 40 minutes of simmering, the vegetables have yielded all of their flavor.
Grilled shrimp marinated in soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil. Jumbo shrimp on the barbie with an Asian-inspired glaze that caramelizes over hot coals.
Flexible vegetable stock you can customize with whatever fresh veggies or leftovers are lurking in your crisper drawer, ready in 90 minutes with zero food waste.
Creamy potato chowder loaded with smoky bacon, skin-on new potatoes and celery, thickened to a velvety spoonful and finished with a splash of dry sherry. A hearty one-pot chowder for cold nights.
Orange beef with sun-dried tomatoes: a Chinese-Italian fusion stir-fry with brandy-marinated flank steak, candied orange zest, sun-dried tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and jalapeno. Restaurant-style technique at home.
Beef chuck chili with Tabasco, green chiles, cumin, and chili powder simmered for 90 minutes. A no-bean, no-tomato Texas red from the family behind the famous hot sauce.
Pinto beans simmered in beer and chicken stock with rendered bacon, sliced jalapeños, garlic, onion, and fresh cilantro. A smoky, spicy Tex-Mex side known as frijoles borrachos that pairs with anything off the grill.
Pasta and potato stew with elbow macaroni, red potatoes, kidney beans, and Roma tomatoes in a red wine vegetable broth. A hearty Italian-inspired vegetarian stew thickened by pureeing.
Broiled salmon steaks with citrus vinaigrette: orange and lime juice, garlic, and fresh cilantro doubling as marinade and finishing sauce. Bright, light, and broiler-quick on a busy weeknight.
No-cook peanut garlic sauce blended with fish sauce, red curry paste, and chicken broth. A quick Thai-inspired dipping sauce for satay, noodles, or grilled chicken.
Gujarati-style green beans with popping mustard seeds, garlic, and dried red chili. A quick Indian side dish that's savory, slightly sweet, and full of aromatic spice.
Garlic marinated olives with lemon, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, and sherry. A make-ahead antipasto jar that gets better every day in the fridge.
Tandoori murgh marinates chicken in yogurt, ginger, garlic and warm spices like garam masala, cumin and coriander, then grills to a smoky charred finish. Classic North Indian home cooking.
Spicy black bean salad dressed with lime, champagne vinegar, jalapeños, cayenne, and fresh mint. A make-ahead vegan side with bright heat from dried beans cooked from scratch.
Skirt steak with radishes in mustard sauce braises whole radishes and their peppery greens in a quick pan sauce, topped with broiled steak, tarragon, and whole-grain mustard.
Hunter's chicken braised with rosemary, white wine, wine vinegar, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts. An Italian-style pollo alla cacciatora with a rich amber pan sauce.