4 bittman breast Recipes

olive oil, italian sausages , bone-in pork chops, confit duck legs (can use any combination thereof) or 1 lb duck breast (can use any combination thereof), garlic, chopped, leeks (trimmed, washed, and sliced ) or 2 onions (trimmed, washed, and sliced), carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch lengths, celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, zucchini (medium) or 1 small head green cabbage (cut into 1/2-inch pieces), salt & freshly ground black pepper, chopped tomatoes , with their juice (canned are fine), fresh parsley leaves (chopped ), thyme leaves (use fresh, chopped ), bay leaves, white beans, drained and liquid reserved in any case (cooked, canned are ok), stock (or dry red wine, bean cooking liquid, or water, plus more as needed), cayenne pepper (to taste)

good-quality vegetable oil, minced garlic, minced fresh ginger, scallions, chopped, broccoli, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces, the stems no more than 1/4-inch thick, button mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed and sliced, salt, boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch chunks or thin slices and blotted dry) or 8 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch chunks or thin slices and blotted dry), soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper

olive oil , plus, olive oil, oyster mushrooms (discard shiitake stems) or 1/2 cup shiitake mushroom, trimmed and roughly chopped (discard shiitake stems), sliced shallot, honey, sherry wine vinegar, dry fino sherry wine, stock (meat, chicken, or vegetable), boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/2 lb.), salt, fresh ground black pepper