The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

crushed by hand or with a potato masher into rough ½- inch chunks One 6-ounce can tuna packed in olive ...

topped with the parsley and grated cheese. ...

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PENNE ALLA VODKA WITH CHICKEN This is about as easy as marinara variations get. There are various ...

SERVES 4 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium onion, finely diced (ab ...

stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and reduced to 4 cups, about 30 minutes. Tra ...

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DOES VODKA MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Does the vodka really add much to the sauce? Doesn’t the alcohol ...

The alcohol molecule bears some resemblance to a sugar molecule, and indeed it has a slightly swee ...

leaving you smelling nothing but the alcohol instead of the aromas it is supposed to be carrying. Whiskey drinkers ...

caused their bitterness to come out more strongly? In any case, only when I got down to 2% ABV did th ...

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED EGGPLANT AND RICH TOMATO SAUCE (PASTA ALLA NORMA) I’d had versions of pasta alla N ...

milk feta, or Pecorino Romano, though it will alter the profile of the dish a bit. SERVES 4 2 smal ...

2 medium cloves garlic, minced or grated on a Microplane (about 2 teaspoons) ½ teaspoon dried oregano Pinch ...

towels. Place another layer of paper towels on top and press down to extract as much moisture as ...

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EGGPLANT VARIETIES I hated eggplant up until my early twenties. I think it’s because I never had ...

wide slices are desired. These can also be roasted whole. Italian: Smaller, denser, and more ...

certain things by examining their bottoms (like mandrills or crabs), eggplants are not one of them— in reality ...