Jason Logsdon's Blog, page 27

Amazing Recipes: 131°F Sous Vide Top Round with Chimichurri and Tomato Salad Recipe

A good chimichurri is a perfect topping for steak, especially a more mild one like sous vide top round. I combined them with a light tomato salad, making this a perfect late summer meal. Read the entire entry...

Amazing Recipes: Sous Vide Pork Loin with Olive Medley Recipe

I seasoned the sous vide pork loin with salt, sealed it, and cooked it at 140°F (60°C) for about 3 hours. It usually takes 2 to 4 hours but you can use my Sous Vide Timing Ruler for an exact time, or my beef, lamb and pork pasteurization chart. I finished off with a light sear to add a little color and then cut it into 1" (2.5cm) slices. I picked an olive medley and a freekeh salad to complement this simple sous vide pork loin. Read the entire entry...

Amazing Recipes: Sous Vide Turkey with Charmoula Recipe

Until a year or two ago I had never heard of charmoula, and now I eat it all the time. It's a herb-based condiment that packs a huge punch and comes together really quickly. I used it to top a sous vide turkey breast and rounded out the meal with a sauteed vegetable medley.
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Amazing Recipes: Sous Vide Smoked BBQ Ribs Recipe

BBQ ribs are one of my favorite meals! I love getting all messy and eating them off the bone. They are also amazing to serve at parties and are a great way to get everyone to loosen up. Using sous vide to tenderize the ribs, then the smoker to flavor them results in moist, flavorful ribs that always turn out perfect! Read the entire entry...

Amazing Recipes: Tortilla Soup with Shredded Sous Vide Pork Recipe

My wife loves a rich and spicy tortilla soup so I've been working on a go-to recipe I can make for her. There's lots of ingredients, so it can look intimidating, but it is actually really easy to put together. The magic begins by sous viding a pork shoulder or pork butt to shred in the soup! The smell of the soup cooking on the stove will also fill your house with anticipation for dinner! This recipe makes a ton of soup, but it is real easy to freeze the leftovers for easy meals in a week or two.
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Amazing Recipes: Sous Vide Smoked BBQ Brisket Recipe

Combining the flavor of smoking meat with the tenderization power of sous vide results in amazing briskets. I always struggled making traditional smoked briskets, but using sous vide ensures that they turn out amazing every time. Read the entire entry...

Amazing Recipes: Sous Vide Poached Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe

I love a good shrimp stir fry, but sometimes the shrimp can get over cooked and chewy. Sous viding the shrimp ensures they are perfectly cooked without any risk of getting tough. Combining the sweet shrimp with a umami-filled stir fry rounds out the filling meal. Read the entire entry...

Amazing Recipes: Honey Glazed Sous Vide Rainbow Carrots Recipe

These sous vide honey glazed carrots are sweet and tender, not to mention simple to make, which makes them one of my favorite sides! I like to use rainbow carrots, but you can really use any carrots you find that look good. Read the entire entry...

Sous Vide and Modernist Cooking Blog: Instant Pot SSV800 Accu Slim Sous Vide Circulator - Detailed Review

This is a detailed review of the SSV800 Accu Slim sous vide circulator, an inexpensive sous vide immersion circulator recently released by Instant Pot.

This circulator is the second sous vide circulator that Instant Pot has brought to market. The SSV800 Accu Slim is essentially a smaller, cost-reduced version of the original SV800, with very similar performance characteristics. The purpose of this review is to give you the information you need to determine if the Accu Slim is the right immersion circulator for your needs.

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Sous Vide and Modernist Cooking Blog: Bernzomatic Torches: TS4000 vs TS8000 for Sous Vide Searing

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As more and more home cooks aspire to become accomplished sous viders, they are experimenting to discover the best ways to create an awesome sear on a variety of proteins. One of the more popular, and the one I use a lot, is to use a torch, either by itself or in conjunction with another technique such is pan frying.

There are numerous torch options available and we have reviewed several of them. In this article we take a close look at the two Bernzomatic offerings; the TS4000 and TS8000 and provide a recommendation. We also suggest a potential modification to the torch that you might want to explore.

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