Perfectly crispy *and* tender! No Images? Click here The Best Japanese Pork and Cabbage Dumplings (Gyoza) Japanese-style gyoza are related to their Chinese counterparts but tend to be more subtle in flavor, stuffed with juicy pork and cabbage lightly seasoned with garlic, scallions, ginger, white pepper, salt, and sugar. The key to cooking them is a three-stage crisp-steam-crisp process. More dumplings from around the world |
Friday, October 4, 2019
How to Make the Best Gyoza
The Best Restaurants and Bars in Boston
Our definitive guide No Images? Click here Our Guide to Boston Boston is a city often described as old-school, traditionalist—puritanical, even. But locals want you to know there’s much more forward-thinking food and drink here than the city gets credit for. Whether you’re craving pristine fish in a gorgeous plate of sashimi (or in a South American–style ceviche), searching for the perfect burger, or seeking out an excellent loaf of naturally leavened bread, you’ll find it in Boston. So with that in mind, how do you decide where to drink and dine in Beantown? Let us narrow it down for you a bit. These local favorites provide a delicious snapshot of Beantown eats at a particularly tasty moment in its history, with everything from classic lobster roll to the most carefully crafted burger in America. The Best New England Clam Chowder in Boston What are the qualifications for the best bowl of New England clam chowder, and which Boston bowls best fit those qualifications? We sent a local Bostonian to find out. The result: five excellent bowls of the city's most iconic dish. A Chefs' Guide to Eating Out in BostonFew people are better informed of the ins and outs of the city's food scene than the very folks who work in it. For this eating itinerary, we spoke to some of Boston's top chefs about their favorite bars and restaurants. |
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Everything You Can Do With Panko Bread Crumbs
Cozy food season! No Images? Click here Everything You Can Do With Panko Bread Crumbs What's a casserole without a light, crispy topping? Hardly worth its oven space, we'd say. Whether you're making crispy baked pasta with mushrooms, sausage, and parmesan cream sauce or classic baked macaroni and cheese, you're going to want some panko on hand. Making your favorite casserole super-crispy isn't the only use for the bag of panko in your cupboard. Here are a few ways to make the most of those snowflake-like, airy crumbs. The essential techniques Crispy bread crumbs are obviously great on their own, but they also absorb the deep flavor of bacon quite nicely, and are a great finishing touch on a crispy mashed potato casserole. Daniel says that he loves toss a little toasted panko on pretty much any pasta—especially seafood-based dishes that you might not want to shower with parmesan, such as these rich shrimp-, crab-, and scallop-stuffed shells. Panko gives your protein of choice a crust that's light and lacy, never dense or heavy. The panko is mixed with Parmesan to make a shatteringly crisp outer layer on Daniel's chicken piccata (and his clarified-butter fried chicken cutlets). While fresh bread makes the ultimate tender meatballs, sometimes you don't want to go to the fuss of cutting it all into cubes or turning it crumbly. For these easy, sweet-and-savory hoisin-glazed cocktail meatballs, you'll find panko in the mix instead. While frozen brands can be bland and sad, these homemade black bean burgers boast a robust flavor and meaty texture, thanks to roasted black beans mixed with panko, onion, airy poblano, and salty feta or cojita cheese. |