Category: Recipes

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Egg Foo Yong with Mushroom Sauce

How to Make Egg Foo Yong with Mushroom Sauce Egg foo yong is like a cross between an American-style omelet and a crispy Chinese pancake, loaded with vegetables and topped with a mushroom “gravy.” It’s a quick meal thanks to packaged broccoli slaw, matchstick-cut carrots, and microwavable rice.   Think of egg foo yong as […]

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Pork Medallions with Fennel-Apple Slaw

ngredients 1 (6-oz.) sweet potato, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 1/4 cup olive oil, divided 1 (1-lb.) pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1/2-in.-thick slices 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup hard apple cider or regular cider 2 tablespoons grainy mustard 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 […]

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Spice-Roasted Salmon with Roasted Cauliflower

Moroccan spices usually blend the earthy (cumin) with the warm and fragrant (coriander and allspice). Salmon and cauliflower embrace these spices well. We start the cauliflower at a higher oven temperature to achieve better browning, then reduce the heat so the salmon cooks evenly and stays juicy. You could also sear the salmon on the […]

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Seared Sea Bass with Lemon-Olive White Beans

Here’s a lovely way to incorporate more fish into your diet. Beautifully browned sea bass fillets nestle into a brothy bean mixture for an elegant, speedy dinner. Castelvetrano olives are meaty, buttery, and lower in sodium than many other olives. They pair particularly well with rich sea bass and creamy white beans, but if you […]

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Apricot-Sage Chicken with Carrots

Dinner doesn’t get much easier than this eight-ingredient, one-pan dish. The secret is jarred apricot preserves; much more than a spread for toast, it balances the earthy sage and pungent mustard in the pan sauce and gives everything a glossy coat. You can also thin the preserves in a small saucepan over medium heat and […]

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Curry-Ginger-Mint Tofu Steaks With Cabbage Slaw

Not a tofu-eater yet? This recipe will win you over. Protein-packed tofu steaks get a quick dusting in curry powder and cornstarch and sear up perfectly crisp—no frying required. We used madras curry powder in this recipe, which is a little spicier than regular curry powder; for a homemade hack, stir together regular curry with […]

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Curry-Ginger-Mint Tofu Steaks With Cabbage Slaw

Some sort of magic happens over the long, controlled simmer in the slow cooker: The barley cooks to tender-chewy perfection, the inexpensive and tough beef becomes meltingly tender, and the liquid thickens to a beautiful gravy. Be patient and brown the meat thoroughly; this adds incredible depth to the stew. Go with hulled, whole-grain barley […]

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Slow Cooker Beef-and-Barley Stew

Some sort of magic happens over the long, controlled simmer in the slow cooker: The barley cooks to tender-chewy perfection, the inexpensive and tough beef becomes meltingly tender, and the liquid thickens to a beautiful gravy. Be patient and brown the meat thoroughly; this adds incredible depth to the stew. Go with hulled, whole-grain barley […]

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Spiced and Seared Flank Steak with Carrot Mash and Snap Peas

Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez Active Time 20 Mins Total Time 23 Mins Yield Serves 4 (serving size: 3 oz. steak, about 1/3 cup carrot mixture, and 3/4 cup peas) JULIA LEVY April 2017 Steak, peas, and carrots are a familiar trio, and usually not very exciting. Here, each element is transformed: a smoky spice rub […]

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Tilapia Piccata

This piccata recipe calls for tilapia, but you can also substitute most any flaky white fish, or use veal or chicken cutlets. For more quick and easy fish dinners, see our complete collection of fish recipes. Ingredients 8 ounces uncooked orzo (about 1 1/2 cups) 3/4 cup grape tomatoes, halved 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 3 […]