Secrets of the Best Chefs

gets charred around the edges and puffs up a little. Place on an aluminum foil–lined cookie sheet or toaster oven tray. Top each ...

Olive Oil–Fried Eggs with a Crown of Herbs ...

Serves 2 to 3 ...

I love to cook breakfast on the weekends, but almost always the food that I make is brown (pancakes, waffles, French toast, gran ...

pepper and then crown all the eggs with the herbs. While the eggs are cooking, toast the bread in a toaster, in a toaster oven, ...

Bobby Hellen Executive chef, Resto New York, New York Hacking the head off a goat isn’t as gruesome as you’d think, especially w ...

In economic terms, coming up with multiple dishes from one animal makes it possible to cook on a budget without sacrificing qual ...

maker, a quirky touch, slathering the outside of the bread with mayo too: “It’ll toast up, you’ll see.” I saw. And I ate. And it ...

“I never take it easy on the mayo.” Hellen’s Kitchen Know-How ...

WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED eating any animal or part of an animal with bones—a chicken, a leg of lamb, a pork loin—don’t throw the bon ...

Yogurt-Marinated Leg of Lamb Serves 4 A leg of lamb is a wonderful thing. You can do very little and it will taste good; and whe ...

Sea salt, for garnish The night before you want to cook the lamb, make a marinade* by whisking together the yogurt, olive oil, o ...

Allow to sit for 30 minutes before using. If you want a garlicky lamb, chop up a few cloves of garlic and throw them in there ...

Lamb Stock Makes 1 quart A leftover lamb bone is a precious kitchen commodity; gelatin- filled and meaty, it’s all you need—plus ...

for better flavor extraction (if you don’t want to bother, just use very cold water). ...

Leftover Lamb BLT ...

Makes 1 sandwich ...

Lamb isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think BLT, but somehow the combination of leftover lamb, crispy bacon, an ...

and weigh it down with heavy cans. Cover the exposed areas with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator over ...

Hellen uses lamb bacon on his BLT, but seeing as it’s unlikely that you’ll find lamb bacon, regular bacon works very well. W ...