What's new on Serious Eats No images? Click here FEATURES Roast a Pork Shoulder and Feast for Days One of the keys to low-stress home cooking: embrace leftovers. Especially when they're of the roast pork variety. RECIPESSourdough Bread (Pain au Levain)FEATURESThe Best Way to Clean and Store Fresh ProduceRECIPESCaffè ShakeratoFEATURES“Ew, Yuck”: The Foods We Wouldn’t Touch as Kids ROUNDUPS7 Ice-Cold Coffee Beverages for Hot Summer Days Email Continues After Ad Below PODCASTSpecial Sauce: Kenji on Dried Herbs; Dan Barber on the Outlook for Small Farmers EQUIPMENTOur Favorite Wok is Back In Stock |
Monday, July 13, 2020
How to avoid leftovers fatigue, our guide to sourdough, and more
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Ice-cold coffee beverages for hot summer days
Stay cool, stay caffeinated No images? Click here Ice-Cold Coffee Beverages for Hot Summer DaysThough it’s hard to believe it’s already summer, the rising temperatures that are creeping up on us are a sweltering reminder. While some of us have held onto our piping hot cups of coffee this far into the year, now more than ever is a good time to experiment with cold coffee beverages. Because really, there’s not much that beats a nice, chilled, caffeinated beverage on a hot day (especially if your apartment doesn’t have AC!). Many coffee enthusiasts will try to convince you that brewing good coffee requires expensive equipment. But the recipes below prove otherwise, with a cocktail shaker (store-bought or improvised) about as complicated as it gets. From basic methods for brewing iced coffee to enriched versions like a creamy Indonesian avocado-coffee shake, these are our favorite cold coffee drinks to catch a break from the heat. Ways to caffeinate and stay cool |
Friday, July 10, 2020
How to make sourdough bread
No images? Click here Sourdough Bread (Pain au Levain)There are probably a thousand ways to make sourdough bread. Consider the catalogue of shapes alone: boule, bâtard, baguette, miche, pain de mie (or pullman), baton—that's just a sample of a much longer list of the conventional French shapes. Sourdough breads also include products like Ethiopian injera, Indian naan and bhatura, and Filipino pandesal. For those new to sourdough baking, learning the terminology, acquiring the equipment, and mastering the specific techniques required can seem incredibly daunting. But baking sourdough doesn’t have to be an exercise in futility. You don’t have to suffer the indignation of producing a dense hockey puck of cooked dough. Sure, we could hype up another recipe for a "foolproof" no-knead sourdough bread and call it a day, but you probably want a little more than that. In the spirit of offering concrete skills and concepts, this recipe provides a roadmap for a basic pain au levain, an all-purpose sourdough loaf. It provides some foundational techniques for other breads, too, and it even uses all-purpose flour, just to keep things accessible. More essential reading on sourdough |