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Category Archives: Cooking
Belly of the Beast
I have been messing around with pork belly, which is readily available at my new local market. You can’t go wrong with this stuff. I followed David Chang’s simple method in the Momofuku Cookbook: rub it with a salt/sugar cure, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Mains, Recipes
Tagged chicarrones, David Chang, Momofuku, pork, pork belly
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Why bakers steam their bread (and how you can too)
One of the differences between home and professional bakers is that commercial bakeries have ovens which release copious quantities of steam on demand. I got a lesson this week in why steam is important, when I took a Sourdough Rye … Continue reading
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Tagged caramelization, Jeffrey Hamelman, King Arthur, oven spring, oven steam
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A talk with Duncan Werner, inventor of SideKIC
While in San Francisco last month for the Fancy Food Show, I sat down with Duncan Werner, inventor of the ICA Kitchen SideKIC. This is a gadget that combines three of the four requirements for sous vide cooking: a heating … Continue reading
My first Sous Vide
I had a snarky comment at the top of my “Buy This” page about “no sous vide here” and Chef Ron Cooke called me on it during our interview at Querencia at Barton Creek. Sous vide is, he points out, … Continue reading
Recipe: Real Texas Chili
Frank X. Tolbert was a columnist who worked with my father at the Dallas Morning News. Later he opened a chain of chili parlors and became a celebrity judge at chili cook-offs. This is a light modification of his original … Continue reading
Recipe: Fennel Pollen Shortbread
Third of my 3 holiday bakes. Buttery, salty, with a complex taste from the fennel pollen. Adapted from this recipe which in turn attributes it to Kir Jensen, operator of a Portland food truck. Ingredients: 2 c all purpose flour 1/4 c … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Cooking, Recipes, Sweets
Tagged cookies, fennel, fennel pollen, sea salt, shortbread
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Recipe: Christina Tosi’s Corn Cookies
Second of my 3 holiday bakes. The lively Christina Tosi, pastry chef at Momofuku Milk Bar, has generously shared the recipe for her should-be-illegal corn cookies. (I suspect she actually uses even more butter than this, however.) Freeze dried corn … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Cooking, Recipes, Sweets
Tagged Christina Tosi, corn, corn cookies, freeze dried corn, Momofuku
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Recipe: Dark Chocolate Biscotti with Chipotle Chili
First of my 3 holiday bakes. Adapted from davidg618′s recipe which appeared on the wonderful baker blog, The Fresh Loaf. Ingredients: 1/2 c (one stick) unsalted butter, softened 2/3 c sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 c cocoa powder (Hershey’s … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Cooking, Recipes, Sweets
Tagged biscotti, chipotle, chocolate, cocoa, The Fresh Loaf
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What’s the best flour for baking bread?
What’s the best flour? In this post I will tell you. But you will have to sit through a bit of a windup first, even though I’m simplifying. I am not going to talk about stone ground flours or specialty … Continue reading
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Tagged all purpose flour, bread flour, clear flour, Jeffrey Hamelman, King Arthur, Michael London, whole wheat flour
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The meat I eat
If you have been reading Burnt My Fingers for awhile, you know I am a cheap son of a bitch. I rarely pay a premium for some fancy grade or brand name when I am fairly certain a less expensive … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Something Else
Tagged Bill Niman, Certified Angus, Liza Porter, Niman Ranch, Paul Willis
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