The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

Meanwhile, chop the chicken backs and wing tips with a cleaver into rough 2-inch pieces, or cut up wit ...

you can refrigerate the stock overnight and remove the solid fat from the top. The stock will keep in an ...

BASIC VEGETABLE STOCK MAKES 2 QUARTS 1 ounce (4 packets; about 3 tablespoons) unflavored gelatin 2 large ...

2 bay leaves 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 6 s ...

CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE (OR NOODLES) As a hardcore Colombian from the mountains of Bogotá, my wife ...

maximize their soupworthiness. SOUP VEGETABLES: BEST STRATEGIES Making any simple, broth-based vegetable ...

florets, slice stems ¼ inch thick Celery Peel and cut into ½-inch chunks 20 minutes Celery Root (celeriac) Peel and cu ...

½-inch chunks Leek Thinly slice or dice 20 minutes Onion Thinly slice or dice 20 minutes Parsnip Peel and cut into ½-in ...

½-inch chunks Rutabaga Peel and cut into ½-inch chunks 20 minutes Sweet Potato Peel and cut into ½-inch chunks 20 minutes ...

into florets, slice stems ¼ inch thick Butternut Squash Peel and cut into ½-inch chunks 10 minutes Cabbage Slice ⅛ in ...

inch pieces Kale Roughly chop leaves, cut stems into 1-inch segments 10 minutes Summer Squash Cut into ½-inch chunks 10 minu ...

Brussels Sprouts Pull off leaves 5 minutes Chard Roughly chop leaves, cut stems into 1-inch lengths 5 minutes Corn K ...

Baby Spinach None 5 minutes Curly Spinach Roughly chop 5 minutes Watercress Roughly chop 5 minutes ...

THE ULTIMATE CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP WITH RICE (OR NOODLES) NOTES: Instead of using the stock, you can ...

2 cups kale torn into 1-inch pieces (about 6 leaves) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Co ...

BEEF AND BARLEY STEW When you grind as much meat as I do, you often find yourself with ...

short ribs), lasts for days and gets better with time, soothes the soul or warms the cockles of your ...

BEEF AND BARLEY STEW SERVES 4 TO 6 2 pounds boneless beef short ribs, cut into 1-inch chunks Kosher sal ...

smoking. Add the beef and cook, without moving it, until well browned on first side, about 5 minutes. St ...

You may be wondering why I use chicken stock in my beef soup rather than beef stock, and the answer is ...