Secrets of the Best Chefs

You don’t want to overcook the shrimp or they’ll taste awful, so err on the side of undercooking. ...

Chickpeas and Okra with Harissa and Yogurt Serves 4 Fire is your friend in the kitchen, and never more so than when you’re cooki ...

Olive oil 2 cups fresh okra, tops cut off, sliced in half vertically 1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and patted dry Make the har ...

2 teaspoons salt. He slowly adds extra virgin olive oil until the mixture becomes a paste. He stores it in a container covered w ...

Pineapple with Lime Sugar, Cane Syrup, and Pomegranate Seeds Serves 4 For those big heavy dinners after which you don’t want to ...

white part, or pith, is bitter-tasting). Stir the lime zest and sugar together* until well combined. Prepare the pineapple by sl ...

Einat Admony Chef-owner, Taïm and Balaboosta New York, New York Chef Einat Admony named her restaurant Balaboosta for a reason. ...

She turns up the heat and the eggplant cooks like that— wrapped in foil, sandwiched between two pans. When it’s unwrapped, Admon ...

surrounding it, the fried olives at the center. “It’s tasty,” says Admony. “Not pretty. It’s simple, and nobody cares if there’s ...

“I cook a lot at home. Most chefs never cook at home, but for me, I go home and I like to cook. It’s something I never get tired ...

USE VEGETABLE OIL or canola oil as a base for making a flavored oil. Olive oil can overpower a lot of flavors and it’s more expe ...

Fried Olives with Labneh and Harissa Oil Serves 4 Frying doesn’t have to be an ordeal. In the case of these olives, it’s a simpl ...

1 cup all-purpose flour 3 eggs, beaten Panko bread crumbs ground in a food processor (approximately 2 cups) A mix of kalamata an ...

around a bit as they cook. Use the spider to lift them onto a plate lined with paper towels and sprinkle gently with salt. Meanw ...

Shakshouka Serves 2 to 4 Most of us don’t think about making eggs for dinner, but a dish like this is a godsend, especially when ...

1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon crushed caraway seeds 1 ...

To finish the dish, in a wide skillet with a lid, heat about ¼ cup olive oil. Add the sausage and cook until it starts to brown, ...

Baba Ghanouj Bruschetta with Citrus Herb Salad ...

Serves 4 ...

There’s an aura of mystery about this recipe: How does wrapping eggplant in aluminum foil and cooking it in a skillet with anoth ...