68 illustrated sugar Recipes

fresh strawberries , washed and hulled; 1 quart halved (4 cups); remaining quart sliced lengthwise into 4 to 5 slices (see illustration below) (4 cups), granulated sugar, powdered pectin for lower sugar recipes (such as sure jell), table salt, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, lemon juice from 1 lemon, vanilla extract, prebaked 9-inch pie shell

eggs , room temperature, whole milk , room temperature, vanilla extract, cake flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, table salt, unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened (see illustration 1), each stick cut into 8 pieces

mustard seeds, cornmeal, coriander seed, cracked, peppercorn, cracked, brown sugar, kosher salt (or 1/2 tsp table salt), pork tenderloin, silver skin removed , trimmed of all visible fat, cornstarch, egg whites, vegetable cooking spray

chicken thighs, vegetable oil, low sodium chicken broth, salt and pepper, lime , juice of, sugar, garlic clove, minced-pressed, fish sauce, thai red curry paste, cilantro, chopped

flank steak , trimmed of excess fat, salt and ground black pepper, peanut or vegetable oil, fish sauce, juice from 3 limes, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, cucumber , peeled, seeded (see illustration below), and sliced thin, red onion , sliced thin, fresh cilantro leaves , torn, fresh mint leaves , torn, head bibb or boston lettuce , washed, dried, and torn into pieces (4 cups lightly packed), unsalted dry-roasted peanuts , chopped coarse

broth (through step 1) can be prepared up to 2 days in advance. just remember to withhold the lime juice until the last moment; otherwise, its flavor and aroma will dissipate. if you can locate lemon grass at the market, feel free to add a stalk to the , trimmed of its fibrous top and bruised with the flat side of a knife. for maximum heat, do not seed the chiles., canned low-sodium chicken broth, fresh ginger (1/2-inch), cut in half and smashed (see illustration below), garlic , lightly crushed with skins on, fish sauce, cilantro stems , including roots, plus 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves, sugar, jalapeno chiles , stemmed and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch rings, tomatoes , cored and chopped coarse, cremini mushroom , oyster, or button mushrooms, wiped clean and quartered (or cut into sixths if large), shrimp (about 41 to 50 per pound), peeled, juice from 2 limes