Learn to make Giada De Laurentiis’ Osso Buco in this Every Day Italian video. She shows how to tie, braise and simmer veal shanks so as not to boil the flavors out of the meat. Giada demonstrates how to chop the three primary ingredients for the mirepoix base. She also elaborates on how to make a bouquet garni or herb combination which is used to add to the heighten the flavor. Additionally, she describes adding tomato paste to thicken the base. Finally, Giada notes that adding a delicate white wine will not overpower the juicy creamy flavor of the dish.
In this The Best Thing I’ve Ever Ate video, Cat Cora lets us in on the best thing she’s ever ate. According to Cat, there is a thriving Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi. One of the products of this rich culture is Keifer’s, a Greek restaurant. Keifer’s makes a wonderful gyro. This Greek sandwich consists of both Rotisserie lamb and beef slices, wrapped in specially made pita bread. It’s topped with fresh veggies and Tzatziki sauce. Feta dressing is placed on the side for dipping.
Sunny Anderson walks us through making her easy, beefy, cheesy enchilada casserole. She starts with red sauce by adding tomato paste to a pan with onions, salt and olive oil. She notes you can freeze leftover tomato paste flat in a bag for future use. She has another pan cooking onions, minced garlic, and yellow and green bell peppers, to which she adds a pound and a half of ground beef. She adds onion powder to the beef mix, and adds cumin to both pans. She then adds and mixes in a packet of Sazon to the beef pan. She browns the beef a bit before adding beef broth. She opens a can of crushed tomatoes and adds them to the red sauce. Sunny then seeds and chops up Roma tomatoes for the beef mix. Switching back to the red sauce, she adds salt and beef broth. She starts ladling the sauce into a 13” x 9” glass baking pan. She tilts the pan so the sauce coats the whole bottom. Corn tortillas are laid down on top of the sauce, overlapping a bit. About half the beef is then added on top of the tortillas then topped with shredded cheddar and Monterrey jack cheeses. She then repeats the process with the layers, for a total of two layers of cheese-topped beef and three layers of tortillas. The top of the casserole is then topped off with more cheddar cheese. After baking at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 35 minutes, the casserole is set.
Learn how to braise your way to tender, fall-off-the-bone meat with our easy method. This slow-cooking process works well with meats like lamb shank, short ribs, brisket and pork shoulder and is known as brown braising because it requires browning the meat and vegetables before adding liquid. To get started, you'll need a heavy-bottomed, deep pot with a lid for braising, like a dutch oven; vegetables such as onions, carrots and celery; oil, red wine; stock or water an aromatics like bay leaves, juniper or orange peel.
This French ham-and-cheese sandwich featured on The Best Thing I Ever Ate can be found on the menu at New York’s Bar Boulud. Their croque monsieur is constructed with house made bread, gruyere cheese, bechamel sauce and heritage ham. It’s pressed over-night, then served with hot bubbly cheese the next day.
In this for Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ video, Guy Fieri finds a rockin' Vietnamese Bahn Mi sandwich in his home state. At the Golden Bear in Sacramento, California, brined and marinated pork loin is sliced and slathered with Jalapeno Aioli. This unforgettable Vietnamese sandwich is also topped with various veggies and cilantro.
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