Meal Prep

This sauce hardens into a chewy candy when poured over ice cream. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Thai red chilies are used at Keo's, but a sliced jalapeño chili will work just as well.

These versatile roasted tomatoes are not only delicious in the stew but would also be great tossed with pasta or spooned over bread.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Nice with grilled fish or chicken, this can also be served on toasted baguette slices as an appetizer.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Shrimp with Orange Dust . Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 45 min

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 12 hr (includes chilling)

This recipe is an accompaniment for Full of Beans Salad. The sugar dissolves and mellows the sharpness of the vinegar.

If there were just one stock I'd encourage you to make, this is it. Why? Because it is the foundation of more soups and sauces than any other stock I use. For this recipe, you'll need a large stockpot, a colander, and a fine-mesh strainer (or a colander lined with cheesecloth). This recipe is a component of Grill-Roasted Rack of Lamb in Red Mole and Tamarind Barbecued Duck with Smoky Plantain Crema .

This delicious custard sauce, which accompanies the Rote Grütze, also goes well with summer fruit tarts.

The juices from any roast—poultry or meat—caramelize in the pan, leaving a residue of brown glaze with intense flavor. In the process called "deglazing," we melt these brown bits in hot liquid (wine, stock, and/or water), to create a quick sauce of concentrated natural essences. Make this pan sauce for either of our roast chickens.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Buffalo Prime Rib with Orange Balsamic Glaze. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 45 min

This recipe is an accompaniment for Coffee-Cardamom Flans with Orange Crème Fraîche.

Our food editors were evenly divided concerning which dipping sauce they preferred with the duck salad. Some liked the nuoc cham because of the depth of flavor imparted by the fish sauce; others leaned toward the sweetness and heat of the chile sauce. Make one or both, depending on your taste.