23 reck recipes

Herb-roasted rack of lamb crusted with rosemary, thyme, and garlic, then carved into chops and served with a glossy red wine pan sauce. An elegant Easter and holiday roast that's far simpler than it looks.

Rack of lamb painted with Dijon mustard, soy sauce, garlic, and rosemary, then roasted to rosy medium-rare. A 25-minute, hands-off centerpiece for special-occasion dinners.

Quick, easy and tasty! The stir-fried cabbage can be served with steamed rice or crusty bread.

Homemade salted eggs brined in rock salt water for three weeks until the yolks turn firm, golden-orange, and richly savory. Just three ingredients and patience. Serve quartered with rice or congee.

Preserved grape vine leaves for making dolmades all year. Fresh-picked early-summer leaves get bundled, blanched in salted water, then packed into jars with rock salt brine for long-term pantry storage.

Basic rack of lamb: a French-trimmed rack marinated, then roasted hot to a rosy medium-rare and carved into elegant double-bone chops. The foundation technique for an impressive special-occasion main.

Roasted rack of lamb with fresh thyme and rosemary, seared then oven-roasted to medium rare with a white wine and lamb stock pan sauce. A classic French masterchef recipe.

Prime rib roasted in a rock salt crust that seals in every drop of juice, producing fork-tender, deeply seasoned meat. A showstopping Old English technique you crack open with a hammer.

Salt-roasted shrimp with a scampi beurre blanc dipping sauce. A showstopper appetizer where shrimp cook shell-on over a bed of rock salt and get served with a buttery white wine dip.

Grilled baby back ribs with a peach preserves and honey mustard glaze. Sweet, tangy, and charred on a hot grill with no precooking needed.

Rack of lamb coated in coarse-grain mustard and rosemary, crusted with cracker crumbs, and roasted hot and fast. Looks like a showstopper, takes 30 minutes flat.

Roast rack of lamb under a crisp mustard-and-herb breadcrumb crust of parsley, rosemary and garlic. An elegant medium-rare centerpiece that looks impressive but comes together simply.

Roasted rack of lamb seared then oven-finished to a rosy medium-rare, served over greens with a fresh mint and balsamic vinaigrette. An elegant, restaurant-worthy main built on a simple pan sauce.

Rich homemade chicken stock built from gizzards and necks simmered for over 2 hours with onion, carrot, garlic, and peppercorns. Yields 2 quarts of liquid gold for soups, sauces, and braises.

Baked oysters with garlic pine nut butter: fresh oysters baked in their shells under a compound butter of toasted pine nuts, garlic, shallots, fresh herbs, brandy, and lemon. A restaurant-grade appetizer.

Oysters Thomas bakes fresh oysters on the half shell topped with lump crab meat, bearnaise sauce, and cream sauce under golden bread crumbs. An elegant appetizer.