Chicken Manchurian
By Zainab Shah The New York Times, “What to Make Next Week” March 18, 2023 Yield: 4 servings Time: 45 Minutes INGREDIENTS 1 egg 4 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon garlic paste or freshly grated garlic 1 teaspoon black pepper Fine sea salt 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into ¾-inch cubes ⅓ cup vegetable oil
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![]() Today's a day when you want to stay inside where it's dry and warm. Start the day with a late breakfast of Banana Pancakes by Samantha Seneviratne of The New York Times. A little less work is a delicious Dutch Baby Pancake by Florence Fabricant also from the same publication. I've also made a Chocolate Dutch Baby from a recipe I found in "Southern Living Magazine.
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![]() Lately I have been interested in bread baking. I like a crusty loaf with a light and slightly airy crumb structure. A few weeks ago, I viewed a video with Mark Bittman of The New York Times and Jim Lahey, of Sullivan Street Bakery, where Mr. Lahey demonstrated his no knead bread recipe. It looked very easy; so, I gave it a go. For his recipe you’ll need all-purpose flour or bread flour, instant yeast, kosher salt and cornmeal. If you watch the video with Jim and Mark, you’ll notice that Jim starts with 3 cups of all-purpose flour and 1-1/4 teaspoon of salt. In the adapted version by Mark Bittman, his recipe uses 3-1/3 cups of flour and 2 teaspoons of salt, however, I followed the recipe from the video. In the video, after mixing the dough by hand, you’ll see some oil has been added to the bowl; I didn’t notice this part earlier. Jim Lahey baked his bread in LeCreuset Dutch Oven, I used a Lodge cast iron Dutch oven.
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