Author: chefalice

Okara is the soybean lees leftover from making soy milk and in Japan it is used in a number of dishes including unohana. An okara stir-fry served as a side dish, unohana is rich in protein and fibre, and is full of flavour with the texture of fine couscous.

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Super-creamy rice and a knob of next-level butter deliver pure comfort in this risotto. Though Arborio rice can work just fine here, pros prefer carnaroli’s superior creaminess. You can find it at gourmet markets. The acidity of dry white wine cuts through risotto’s richness. Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc work well; avoid oaky Chardonnay.

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Sweet potatoes are about as perfect as nextovers get: They’re versatile; they keep well, even after being cooked; and it takes almost the same amount of effort to roast eight as it does one. Roasting sweet potato halves a method I picked up in the Epicurious test kitchen cuts down significantly on the cooking time and opens up more possibility for browned, caramelized edges.

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At its most traditional, Irish stew is made with just lamb, onions, potatoes, and water. There’s no browning or precooking to develop flavor, which often results in a bland stew that lacks complexity. We set out to change that and create a lamb stew that would be sustaining, satisfying, and memorable. While most recipes call for boneless cuts of lamb, tasters liked the rich taste and velvety texture of broth fortified with marrow-rich bones. To make sure that our recipe remained a stew and not a braise, we cut the meat off the bones (we chose lamb shoulder chops for…

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