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Braised Short Ribs

September 17, 2009

Recipe Courtesy of Josh “Shorty” Eden, owner-chef Shorty’s .32, New York City (Return to the Cook Like a Man package.) Ingredients for the Ribs: 6–8 lbs beef short ribs • 2 quarts chicken stock • 1/2 cup marmalade • 1 pint Guinness Stout • large pinch basil • large pinch cilantro 1. Season ribs with salt and pepper, and sear [...]

Elbow Macaroni & Cheese and Grilled Baby Leeks

September 17, 2009

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Elbow Macaroni & Cheese and Grilled Baby Leeks

Recipe Courtesy of Josh “Shorty” Eden, owner-chef of Shorty’s .32, New York City - (Return to our Cook like a Man package.) Béchamel sauce: 3 cups milk 2 tbsp shallots, minced 3 tbsp butter 1 1/2 tbsp flour 1 tsp Dijon mustard white pepper, to taste Sweat shallots in butter until tender. Add flour, and allow roux to cook for 2-3 minutes. Begin to whisk milk [...]

Cook Like a Man: Master the Omelet

September 10, 2009

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There is no more challenging single-ingredient meal than the omelet.

Cook Like a Man: Kitchen Tool Commandments

September 10, 2009

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The essential tools you need to cook like a man.

Cook Like a Man: Your New Grocery List

September 10, 2009

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Everything you should have in the fridge, freezer, cupboard, and spice rack.

Cook Like a Man: Perfect “The Pinch”

September 10, 2009

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Salt has more power to affect flavor than anything else we put in or on our food, so learn to salt — and taste — your food early and often.

Cook Like a Man: Insist on Fresh Fish

September 10, 2009

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Seek uniform cuts at least an inch and a half thick whenever buying fillets from larger fish (halibut, striper, grouper).

Cook Like a Man: Double the Butter

September 10, 2009

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Too many of today’s cookbooks — afraid they’ll scare us away — understate the amount of butter you need to make a dish truly work.

Cook Like a Man: Buy Dirty Vegetables

September 10, 2009

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These days, fresh is way more important than organic, so buy vegetables that look like they are still attached to the earth.

Cook Like a Man: Use Your Hands

September 10, 2009

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If you’re paying attention to what you’re doing — and you should be — the food will teach you about itself, but you have to use your hands.

Cook like a Man: Slow Down

September 10, 2009

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You can’t — and shouldn’t — cook everything at once.

Cook Like a Man: Braise Your Meat

September 10, 2009

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There are few dishes as evocative of what makes a meal memorable as a roasted piece of meat. Too bad, because the only cuts that roast well are the most expensive and least imaginative ones.