158784 slow cooker red wine braised short america test kitchen Recipes

black beans go into the slow cooker with an army of flavorful ingredients. so why is the result so often a dull, muddied mess here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, build assertive flavor , start by sauteing chopped onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapenos in a dutch oven; beginning the saute with bacon fat, rather than the usual oil, also helps amplify the meaty richness of the chili., test kitchen likes to saute spices to intensify their flavor. when the vegetables are tender, add 1/4 cup of chili powder, plus cumin and oregano, and let the spices bloom in the hot pan., while ham hocks traditionally add flavor and a few shreds of meat to the chili, we wanted enough meat to chew on. we opted for the salty richness a small smoked ham lent to the chili as it cooked; removing the ham at the end of cooking and chopping it provided plenty of meat., dried beans added to the slow cooker at the outset were still too hard by the time the chili was done. to speed up the cooking, we simmer the beans in the dutch oven for 15 minutes before transferring the contents to the slow cooker.

bread flour, plus more for work surface, sugar, fast rising yeast, ice water, vegetable oil, plus more for work surface, salt, whole canned tomatoes, drained and liquid discarded, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, minced, salt, dried oregano, black pepper, parmesan cheese, finely grated, whole milk mozzarella, shredded

red wine vinegar, vegetable oil, dijon mustard, minced garlic clove, fresh coarse ground black pepper

red wine, cherry juice, cornstarch, water, cognac, almonds (optional)

red wine, water, vegetable stock cube, onion, garlic cloves, chives, salt and pepper, olive oil, cornflour

red wine , cabernet sauvignon is suggested, olive oil, dried basil, dried tarragon, freshly chopped sage, quince paste, ground wattleseed, ground black pepper, salt

red wine vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil

red wine, sugar, powdered gelatin, water, shallot, peppercorns, mint (about 1 cup of packed leaves) plus leaves, finely chopped, for garnish, lemon, juiced, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

red wine vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil (vegetable oil works just as well)

red wine, eggs, granulated sugar, heavy cream, half and half

red wine vinegar, garlic clove, coarsely chopped, coarsely chopped shallots, salt, dried oregano, dried basil, stone-ground mustard, coarsely ground pepper, olive oil, vegetable oil

coconut water, lite coconut milk, sugar, vanilla extract, kosher salt, short grain brown rice, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, grated lime zest, suggested toppings: diced fresh or dried mango and pineapple, fresh or frozen and thawed raspberries, toasted shaved coconut chips, chopped crystallized ginger

unsalted butter, in small pieces, plus more for the cooker, dark brown sugar , plus for lining the cooker, dark rum, ripe medium bananas (about 6), peeled and halved lengthwise, cake flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, fine salt, unsalted butter, softened (1/2 stick), sugar, egg, at room temperature, egg yolk, at room temperature, whole milk, at room temperature, ice cream for serving

beef brisket, fat trimmed to 1/4 inch (use a flat-cut brisket), salt and pepper, dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed, vegetable oil, white mushroom, quartered, onions, chopped, brown sugar, flour, garlic cloves, minced, minced fresh thyme, low sodium chicken broth, dry red wine, bay leaves, balsamic vinegar

onion, diced (250ml), carrot, diced (250ml), garlic cloves, minced, olive oil (45ml), beef short ribs, beef broth (250ml), red wine (250ml), all-purpose flour (45ml), bay leaf, tomatoes, diced and drained (796ml), fresh thyme, salt and pepper

meaty short ribs (5 lb total ), kosher salt, black pepper, olive oil, onion, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, celery ribs, coarsely chopped, tomato paste (5 oz), dry red wine, red-wine vinegar, quartt beef stock (not canned broth) or reconstituted beef-veal demiglace concentrate, water, fresh thyme sprigs, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, total smoked slab bacon , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then slices cut into matchsticks (lardons), baby turnips (1/4 lb total total), trimmed and quartered lengthwise, baby carrots (1/2 lb total total ; not from a bag), peeled, keeping 1/2 inch of stem intact, and halved lengthwise if large, total butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice (3/4 cup)