Eggplant Pizzas

Ingredients

• Canola oil spray
• 1 large eggplant, sliced into 1-inch rounds
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
• 1 cup low-fat mozzarella shreds
• 10 grape tomatoes, sliced
• 1 tablespoon diced red onion
• Fresh basil, to garnish
• Red pepper flakes, to garnish

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF(200 C).
2. Lightly spray two baking sheets with canola oil spray, lay out the sliced eggplant, and sprinkle with the sea salt. Bake for 20 minutes.
3. Remove the eggplant trays from the oven, and construct your minipizzas. Spread out a heaping tablespoon of tomato sauce..

Read the full recipe HERE

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First Shot at Sous Vide Fried Chicken was the best I've ever made

Sous Vide Fried Chicken is simply the best fried chicken I've ever made or tasted. Moist, tender, perfectly browned.

Recipe:

Ingredients

• 8 cups water

• 3/4 cup kosher salt

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1 Tbsp. garlic powder

• 1 Tbsp. onion powder

• 1 whole chicken, broken down into individual pieces

• 1 quart buttermilk

• 1 1/2 cups flour

• 1/4 cup cornstarch

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• 1 Tbsp. sea salt

• 1 tsp. cayenne (more to taste)

• 1 Tbsp. paprika (more to taste)

• Peanut or canola oil, for frying

Directions

Boil water and stir in salt, sugar, garlic powder and onion powder. When sugar has fully dissolved, remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Place chicken pieces in a glass or plastic container, cover with chilled brine and tightly cover the container. Refrigerate overnight.

Remove brined chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Vacuum seal the chicken or place chicken in zip lock bags and remove the air from the bags. Cook sous vide using immersion circulator or similar at 65C/150F for two hours.

Once the chicken is cooked, remove from plastic and allow to cool to room temperature.

Return the chicken to a clean plastic or glass container and cover with buttermilk. Marinate for 30 minutes or more.

Mix together the flour, cornstarch,baking powder, sea salt, cayenne and paprika and put the mixture on a large rimmed plate or rimmed baking sheet.

Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a large cast iron pan or a dutch oven. When the oil is at least 375F, remove chicken pieces one at a time from the buttermilk, shake off excess, roll in the flour mixture to coat well and add to the hot oil. Fry in batches, if necessary. (Note: If you like a thick crust, dip the chicken pieces back in the buttermilk and flour a second time before frying.)

Fry the chicken until the breading is a golden brown (remember, the chicken is already fully cooked) and place each piece on a rack over a cookie sheet to drain.

Full printable recipe at http://ift.tt/1Qky2GU

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Brown Butter Ramen w/ Berries & Almonds

This recipe is what happens when I'm left alone with too much time to kill. It's a semi-sweet, "almost dessert" instant ramen. I'm curious to know if any one else on here has had or made any sweet ramen dishes.

You can find the original blog post and pictures here.

Brown Butter Ramen with Almonds & Berries

Ingredients

• 1 Package of Instant Ramen
• 3 Tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 1 Tablespoon of Honey
• Pinch of Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Slivered Almonds
• 1/4 Cup Dried Berries
• Cinnamon

Instructions

1. Toast the almonds over medium heat in a small frying pan until golden in color. It should take about five minutes, but your nose will also let you know when they’re done (it’ll smell like roasted nuts).

2. Brown the butter. I like to start with a pan on low and gradually increase the heat to medium, while stirring constantly. First, the butter will start to foam as the water evaporates, then you'll start to see the color change and it emit a nice nutty flavor. Once it had a nice golden color, IMMEDIATELY take it off the heat and pour into a bowl. The difference between brown butter and burned butter is only a few seconds.

3. Prepare the ramen noodles per the instructions on the package (don’t use the flavor packets).

4. Drain the noodles and place back into the pan you used to boil them. While still hot, pour in the butter, pinch of salt, honey, and berries. Toss until well mixed, then place in a shallow bowl. Top with almonds and a light dusting of cinnamon.

Note: Post edited for formatting.

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[Friday] What are you cooking this weekend?

It's Friday so what are your plans for cooking this weekend? Share any great recipes you're looking forward to try or maybe you have a whole dinner planned out. Let's hear it!

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[REQUEST] Southern Thai Spicy Ground Pork and Chicken Curcuma Dish

Hi all,

I recently had the pleasure of eating a bright yellow dish that contained both pork and chicken, and quite a large amount of pepper. It may have been my single favorite dish of my entire trip to Thailand. I tried getting the name from the cook. She said it was 'kha min', but this gives no useful results on Google (apart from this being the Thai word for curcuma). All I know was that it was from Southern Thailand, and that it was absolutely delicious.

Does anyone here have an idea what this dish could have been, and how I can make it myself?

Thanks!

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Looking for recipes that require less than 4 ingredients?

Trying to keep it simple for food but I don't know what to cook. Any ideas?

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BBQ Cheesy Broccoli Pasta With Meat

WHAT YOU'LL NEED: 3 cups water 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter 1 tsp parsley 1 tsp black pepper A dash of salt A dash of chili powder 1 bag of Hormel seasoned taco meat (can also use chicken.) 1 red onion 2 bags Knorr Cheddar Broccoli pasta 1 bottle Kraft Hickory Smoked BBQ sauce

Add a small amount of butter to pan and set aside to melt gradually on low heat. Chop red onion into cubes, add to pan. Stir. Add parsley, pepper, salt, and chili powder to onion/butter mixture. Stir again, increase heat to medium, add more butter. Allow onions to soak up flavorings of spices for a few seconds before adding milk and water. Stir once more. Set aside. Pour bag of taco meat into microwavable bowl, smother with BBQ sauce. Stir until meat is mostly evenly coated. Nuke for about a minute, 15 seconds. Add to pan, stir. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until done, stirring occasionally. Top with sauce if desired.

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