The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

SERVES 4 TO 6 8 ounces slab bacon, cut into ½-by-¼-inch-thick strips 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds sma ...

PAN-SEARED ZUCCHINI AND CORN Can anyone else simply not wait for corn season to start every year? I get so ...

hard-seared cubed zucchini, a bit of onion and garlic, hot chile, and a big squeeze of lime, and you’ve got a ...

SERVES 4 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 ears corn, shucked and kernels removed (about 3 cups kernels) 1 medium ...

oil and heat until smoking. Add the zucchini and cook, without stirring, until well charred on the first si ...

MEXICAN STREET CORN SALAD Elotes, the on-the-cob version of Mexican street corn, is a staple on my balcony grill o ...

them together with the sauce ingredients into a sort of hot salad that’s decorous enough to consume ...

SERVES 4 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 ears corn, shucked and kernels removed (about 3 cups kernels) Kosher salt ...

Chili powder or red pepper flakes Heat the oil in a large wok or nonstick skillet over high heat unti ...

PAN-ROASTED PEARL ONIONS Not quite searing, not quite sautéing, this technique develops the same dee ...

SERVES 4 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 pound fresh pearl or cippolini onions, peeled (see Note above) Kos ...

KNIFE SKILLS: How to Peel Pearl Onions The easiest way to peel pearl onions if you’ve got a huge batch of ...

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GARLICKY SAUTÉED SPINACH This is just about the fastest vegetable side dish you can throw together. It’s ...

Swiss chard will work as well. ...

SERVES 4 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 medium cloves garlic, finely sliced 2 pounds curly spinach, ...

color and flavor. You can season your mushrooms with nothing but salt and pepper, but I find that ...

PAN-ROASTED MUSHROOMS WITH THYME AND SHALLOTS SERVES 4 TO 6 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1½ pounds button or cre ...

30 seconds. Remove from the heat, add the soy sauce, lemon juice, and butter, and tos ...