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Pomegranate Relish

Pomegranate Relish

4.4

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Juice the pomegranates retaining the seeds and juice.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Saute shallots until golden. Stir in pomegranate juice and seeds, lime juice, salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until slightly reduced. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.
  3. 3 Serve at room temperature.

By Ruth Levene

Red Wine Reduction Sauce

Red Wine Reduction Sauce

4.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook shallot in hot oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Add wine into the saucepan; cook, stirring regularly, until reduced in volume by half, 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in beef broth. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Stir butter and Italian seasoning into the sauce; cook until butter is completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt.

By DesireeChristian

How to Make Bordelaise Sauce

How to Make Bordelaise Sauce

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add shallots and a pinch of salt; cook and stir shallots until caramelized and browned, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. 3 Add red wine and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; cook until wine is nearly evaporated and pan juices are thick and slightly syrupy. Watch carefully as the mixture burns easily. Add veal stock, return to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Pour sauce through a fine mesh strainer set over a container. Tap the strainer with a spoon while straining and squeeze out the last remaining drops of sauce from the residue. Season sauce to taste with salt and black pepper.

By John Mitzewich

Chef John's Beurre Blanc

Chef John's Beurre Blanc

4.9

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather ingredients.
  2. 2 Place wine, lemon juice, cream, and shallots in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer until liquid is reduced by about 75%, 4 to 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Reduce heat to the lowest setting and whisk in 2 cubes butter. Keep butter moving until it completely melts. Add a few more cubes, whisking continuously so butter emulsifies into wine-lemon juice mixture.
  4. 4 Continue to add remaining butter, a few cubes at a time, until sauce has a thick, luxurious texture, 4 to 6 minutes.
  5. 5 Remove the saucepan from heat. Season with cayenne pepper and salt.

By John Mitzewich

Tarragon-Mustard Sauce for Salmon

Tarragon-Mustard Sauce for Salmon

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
6 min
Total
16 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in white wine, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Allow wine to evaporate, then slowly add half and half, tarragon, and Dijon mustard while stirring. Lower the heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce reaches desired consistency, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  3. 3 Spoon sauce over salmon and serve.

By lutzflcat

Butter Saffron Sauce

Butter Saffron Sauce

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine wine, shallots, and vinegar in a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Cook until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Whisk in heavy cream, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until mixture has reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  2. 2 Whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in saffron.
  3. 3 Serve immediately or keep warm over a double boiler until ready to serve.

By Divinity Turley

Rosemary-Butter Sauce

Rosemary-Butter Sauce

3.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in shallot; cook until shallot has softened and turned translucent, about 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour in wine, cream, chicken broth, and lemon juice. Simmer until the liquid has reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Stir in rosemary and season to taste with salt.

By Lindsay

White Wine and Garlic Dream Cream

White Wine and Garlic Dream Cream

3.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir shallots in butter until translucent and tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook until tender and aromatic, about 1 minute.
  3. 3 Stir in 1 cup white wine, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Add remaining 1/2 cup wine; boil for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low. Season with white pepper.
  4. 4 When sauce is no longer boiling, slowly stir in cream, lemon juice, and salt. Simmer until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.

By Claire

Green Peppercorn Sauce

Green Peppercorn Sauce

Prep
3 min
Cook
15 min
Total
18 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, peppercorns, and butter; cook for 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Add Cognac and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute until alcohol evaporates. Pour in beef broth and increase heat to bring sauce to a simmer. Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Add half and half, reduce heat to low, and cook 5 minutes. Season with salt and serve.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Mushroom Cream Sauce

Mushroom Cream Sauce

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Place mushrooms in a nonstick skillet over medium heat; add water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until water is evaporated, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Whisk cream and flour into mushrooms until flour is incorporated.
  4. 4 Add Asiago cheese, shallot, salt, and black pepper to mushroom mixture, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until sauce thickens, about 7 minutes.

By Elle Mcgrath

Wine Sauce for Seafood

Wine Sauce for Seafood

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add shallots and garlic; cook and stir until shallots are translucent, about 3 minutes. Season with tarragon, salt, and white pepper.
  3. 3 Increase heat to medium; stir in white wine and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer, then whisk for 1 minute.
  4. 4 Remove from heat and sprinkle in parsley. Pour over your favorite white fish before serving.

By Nicole0615

Mushroom Gravy

Mushroom Gravy

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallot. Saute, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons flour; cook until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add beef broth; cook, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in half-and-half, black pepper, and salt. Cook for 30 seconds more.

By BakingWithLuv

Mushroom Cream Gravy Sauce

Mushroom Cream Gravy Sauce

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat until foamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add shallots and garlic; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and rosemary until coated; cook for 1 minute.
  2. 2 Pour 4 tablespoons wine into mushroom mixture; cook and stir until mushrooms are golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high; add cream and remaining 2 tablespoons white wine. Cook and stir until gravy is creamy and thick, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

By Amber D Marcu

Spiced Balsamic Vinaigrette

Spiced Balsamic Vinaigrette

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk together vinegar and mustard in a small bowl. Whisk in shallot, garlic, cumin, and pepper flakes.
  2. 2 Drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly, until fully incorporated. Continue to whisk for 1 to 2 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Let sit for 10 minutes to allow flavors to develop.

By ANGELBEBEBOO

Wild Mushroom Sauce

Wild Mushroom Sauce

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Sauté shallots briefly, then stir in all mushrooms. Sauté until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Pour in red wine, and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in demi-glace and simmer for 6 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.

By Bill L

Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot; cook and stir until soft, about 10 minutes. Add butter; stir until melted. Whisk in flour until incorporated. Whisk in cream, salt, and cinnamon until incorporated, about 2 minutes.
  2. 2 Whisk pumpkin and ½ cup chicken broth into cream mixture, adding more broth, ¼ cup at a time, until reaches desired consistency. Simmer sauce until reaches desired consistency, 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir sage and thyme into sauce.

By MegChaseWal

Homemade Chili Crisp

Homemade Chili Crisp

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring oil, shallots, garlic, star anise, and cinnamon to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Continue simmering, swishing oil around occasionally, until garlic and shallots are browned, about 20 minutes.
  2. 2 Mix red pepper flakes, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, mushroom powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
  3. 3 Strain shallot mixture through a fine mesh sieve over red pepper flake mixture. Let garlic and shallot pieces cool in the sieve, then stir them back into the infused oil. Discard star anise.
  4. 4 Pour into a glass container with a secure top; chill until ready to use.

By Diana71

Sauce Vierge

Sauce Vierge

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Dice tomatoes, and place in a colander for about 5 minutes to drain.
  2. 2 Transfer drained tomatoes to a bowl, and gently fold in shallots, garlic, parsley, tarragon, Kalamata olives, and basil.
  3. 3 Pour olive oil and lemon juice over the vegetables, and stir until combined. Allow mixture to sit for about 30 minutes for the flavors to meld.

By lutzflcat

Mushroom Sauce

Mushroom Sauce

4.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium pan over medium heat. Add 2 cups sliced mushrooms; sauté until soft. Remove mushrooms from pan; set aside.
  2. 2 Add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. Add shallots; cook and stir until translucent. Add ½ cup chopped mushrooms and cook until soft. Stir in red wine, thyme, and bay leaf; simmer until sauce reduces a little, about 1 minute.
  3. 3 Dissolve arrowroot in 1/4 cup cold beef broth. Stir remaining broth into sauce; bring to a boil. Whisk in arrowroot mixture, and stir until thick. Add reserved mushrooms. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

By Jimmi

Mushroom Pesto

Mushroom Pesto

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and shallot in melted butter until mushrooms are lightly browned and soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the saucepan from heat and set it aside to cool for 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Transfer cooled mushroom mixture to a blender; add pine nuts, olive oil, vegetable broth, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse the blender a few times until mixture is finely ground, scraping down the sides of the pitcher with a spatula as needed; scrape into a mixing bowl.
  3. 3 Stir Parmesan cheese through blended mixture until incorporated.

By Jewels Cooks

Chef John's Béarnaise Sauce

Chef John's Béarnaise Sauce

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place 1 cup of tarragon, shallots, and peppercorns in a saucepan. Pour in white wine vinegar, white wine, and water. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a gentle simmer and reduce liquid to about 3 tablespoons, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Strain into a bowl through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing tarragon mixture to extract as much liquid as possible.
  2. 2 To make the compound butter: Place 1/4 cup chopped tarragon and capers in a mortar. Mash with a pestle for about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon of cold butter. Mash and pound with a pestle until ingredients are thoroughly combined in a solid mass. Transfer to a piece of plastic wrap; wrap and chill.
  3. 3 To make the Béarnaise sauce: Place egg yolks in a stainless steel (flameproof) mixing bowl; add 3 tablespoons tarragon/shallot reduction; whisk together. Add cold butter cubes. Place bowl over low to medium heat whisking constantly until sauce thickens, as you hold the bowl with a kitchen towel. After butter melts continue whisking; mixture will turn a lighter yellow color after 8 to 10 minutes. When mixture is nice and thick, reduce heat to low and stir in compound butter broken into chunks. Continue whisking. Remove from heat. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.

By John Mitzewich

Panang Curry Paste

Panang Curry Paste

5.0

Prep
25 min
Cook
5 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place red chile peppers in a bowl and cover them with warm water. Let sit until rehydrated, about 10 minutes. Drain.
  2. 2 Place green chile peppers, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mace, and cardamom in a large, dry skillet over medium heat. Toast until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. 3 Transfer red chile peppers and toasted spices to a mortar and pestle. Add shallots, garlic, lemongrass, cilantro root, peppercorns, lime leaves, galangal, shrimp paste, and salt. Pound together into a coarse paste. The past will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks.

By Wiley

Thit Kho (Caramelized Pork Belly)

Thit Kho (Caramelized Pork Belly)

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
75 min
Total
105 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Slice pork belly into 1-inch pieces layered with skin, fat, and meat.
  2. 2 Heat sugar in a large wok or pot over medium heat until it melts and caramelizes into a light brown syrup, about 5 minutes. Add pork and increase the heat to high. Cook and stir to render some of the pork fat, 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir shallots and garlic into the wok. Add fish sauce and black pepper; stir until pork is evenly coated. Pour in coconut water and bring to a boil. Add hard-boiled eggs and reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer, checking occasionally and adding a little water if the liquid evaporates too much, until pork is tender, about 1 hour.
  4. 4 Remove from the heat and let stand for about 10 minutes. Skim fat from the surface of the dish.

By Pat

Bánh Tét

Bánh Tét

Prep
120 min
Cook
390 min
Total
1455 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place rice in a colander; rinse under cold water, stirring rice with your fingers, until water runs clear, about 2 minutes. Transfer rice to a large bowl or container; add water to cover by 2 inches. Cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.
  2. 2 While rice refrigerates, cut pork into four 1 1/4x5-inch strips. Place pork strips, fish sauce, shallot, sugar, pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag. Seal bag, removing as much air as you can. Gently massage pork to distribute marinade. Refrigerate for 12 hours.
  3. 3 Place mung beans in a colander; rinse under cold water, stirring with your fingers, until water runs clear, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer mung beans to a small saucepan; add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mung beans are creamy, no longer hold their shape, and begin to stick to the bottom of the pot, 16 to 18 minutes.
  4. 4 Scrape beans into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth, about 10 seconds. Spread pureed mung beans onto a baking sheet. Chill until cold, about 45 minutes. You'll have about 2 cups mung bean puree.
  5. 5 While mung beans cool, gently rub banana leaves with a damp cloth to remove dirt. Using kitchen shears, cut fibrous strings off each banana leaf. You only need 12 banana leaves, but you cannot use torn leaves, and you'll want to set aside wider banana leaves for wrapping, so you'll need extras.
  6. 6 Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade. Moisten a work surface with a damp paper towel. Lay a 14-inch long piece of plastic wrap on moistened work surface, with the long edge facing you. Using a small offset spatula, spread 1/4 cup mung bean puree in center of plastic wrap to form a 6x4-inch rectangle. Center 1 pork strip on top of the mung bean rectangle. Spoon 1/4 cup mung bean puree over the pork, and using moistened hands, spread puree all over pork to mostly enclose. Lift bottom edge of plastic wrap to begin wrapping pork mixture; continue to roll into a log. Once roll is complete, hold the ends of the plastic wrap and roll pork mixture on the work surface towards you to form a tight cylinder, about 5 inches long; set pork roll aside. Repeat wrapping procedure with remaining 1 1/2 cups mung bean puree and remaining 3 pork strips.
  7. 7 Drain rice and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in 2 1/4 teaspoons salt. You'll have about 9 cups of drained rice.
  8. 8 Cut 36 (14-inch) lengths and 8 (28-inch) lengths of kitchen twine; set aside.
  9. 9 Stack 3 wide banana leaves (dull-side down with lines on the leaf running parallel to the edge of the work surface) on top of each other to cover an 11-inch wide area. You will probably need to overlap some of the smaller leaves in order to form the desired shape. Using kitchen shears, cut banana leaf stack to form an 11x14-inch rectangle, with the 11-inch side facing you; discard trimmed leaves and restack leaves if needed. Spoon 3/4 cup of rice onto the center of banana leaf stack and spread into a 6x4-inch rectangle.
  10. 10 Unwrap 1 of the pork rolls and center on top of rice rectangle. Spoon 3/4 cup rice over pork roll. Slowly wrap the short edge of banana stack closest to you over pork roll, stopping to redistribute rice enclosing the pork, until it is snug and completely wrapped. Tie banana leaf cylinder in the center with 1 (14-inch) piece of kitchen twine to secure. Working with 1 end of the cylinder only, fold banana leaf ends over cylinder. Hold ends in place and then stand cylinder up on the folded end. Spoon 1/4 cup of rice into open end; gently tap the sides of banana cylinder and tap back and forth to settle rice. Seal the open end of banana cylinder by tucking the sides of banana leaves against rice mixture like you are wrapping a present and folding flaps down. Center 1 (28-inch) string over folded end and hold sides of string snuggly against the cylinder. Hold folded end in place and flip cylinder. Open folded end.
  11. 11 Spoon 1/4 cup of rice into open end; gently tap the sides of banana cylinder back and forth to settle rice. Seal open end of banana cylinder, tucks sides of banana leaves against rice mixture like you are wrapping a present, then fold flaps down. Bring edges of string up together and tie against folded flaps; don't tie too tightly. Center 1 (28-inch) string on 1 folded end perpendicular to first string, and hold sides of string snuggly against cylinder. With your other hand, hold bottom end in place and flip cylinder. Bring edges of string up together and tie against folded flaps; don't tie too tightly. Lay banana cylinder on work surface and cut off center string (the first string we tied) with kitchen shears; discard. Using 5 (14-inch) pieces of kitchen twine, tie banana cylinder working from center out at 1 1/2-inch intervals until you reach the ends. Wrap banana cylinder tightly in a 18-inch long piece of aluminum foil. Secure center and folded ends of foil with 3 (14-inch) pieces of kitchen twine. Repeat wrapping procedure with remaining banana leaves, rice, pork rolls, and kitchen twine.
  12. 12 Place cylinders in a large stockpot (you may need to stand cylinders on their ends.) Fill the pot with water to 2 inches below the rim. Place a heat-proof lid on top of the cylinders to keep them submerged. Cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover and continue to gently boil at medium heat, turning every 2 hours, until the internal temperature is at least 200 degrees F (92 degrees C), about 6 hours. Add additional boiling water as needed throughout cook time to keep the water level 2 inches below the pot rim. Using tongs, transfer cooked banh tet to a baking sheet and let cool for at least 3 hours, or chill overnight. Remove and discard foil and banana leaves. Slice into rounds and serve. For clean slices, dip knife into warm water, and wipe clean often.

By Elizabeth Mervosh

Vietnamese Coconut-Caramel Shrimp (Tom Rim)

Vietnamese Coconut-Caramel Shrimp (Tom Rim)

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Clean the shrimp by placing them in a bowl and rinsing them with water. Drain. Add salt and rub into shrimp thoroughly. Rinse well again. Set aside for 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Heat sugar in a heavy pot over medium-low heat and stir until melted. Once sugar begins to caramelize, pour in coconut water, using caution so it does not splatter. Pour in maple syrup. Stir until sugar syrup is well combined and smooth. Remove pot from heat and set aside.
  3. 3 Warm olive oil and sesame oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic and cook until shallot is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add fish sauce and sugar syrup; stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. 4 Add shrimp to the saucepan and cook, turning them in the syrup, until shrimp turn pink and are well cooked, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle chives over shrimp.

By Diana71

Rendang Gaging (Beef Stew)

Rendang Gaging (Beef Stew)

3.2

Prep
25 min
Cook
67 min
Total
92 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place shallots, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, galangal, and chile peppers in a food processor; process spices into a coarse paste.
  2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add spice paste; cook and stir until sizzling and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beef; stir to coat with spices, about 3 minutes. Pour in coconut milk. Cover and simmer stew until beef is tender, about 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir vinegar, sugar, and salt into the pot. Continue to cook, covered, until sauce reduces and thickens, about 30 minutes more.

By shakiraayden

Vietnamese Caramelized Pork

Vietnamese Caramelized Pork

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place a large heavy skillet or wok over high heat, drizzle the oil into the pan, and pour the sugar over the oil. Cook and stir constantly until the sugar dissolves and turns a light brown color. Be careful, the melted sugar is very hot. Stir in the pork, 2 green onions, chile pepper, black pepper, shallots, garlic, and salt, and toss them in the caramelized sugar until the pork turns golden brown. Drizzle the sesame oil over the pork and vegetables, reduce the heat to low, and let simmer to reduce the juices.
  2. 2 When the juices have been mostly absorbed, turn the heat back up to high, and cook and stir the pork and vegetables until the sauce has thickened and coated the pork, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of green onion rings.

By cvucvu1