Jason Logsdon's Blog, page 54

Modernist Recipes: Chilled Strawberry Soup Recipe

This soup is easy to put together, highlights the flavors of
strawberries, and is light and refreshing. Xanthan gum helps hold it together and traps the bubbles created from pureeing it, keeping it a little frothy. Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Spinach-Garlic Dip Recipe

This recipe turns a popular spinach-garlic dip into a foam for dipping. It can be served with roasted pita squares or even just vegetables and chips. This dip also works great as a sauce to perk up the flavors of steak or chicken. Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Crostini with Caramelized Plantain Butter Recipe

In this recipe the pressure cooking of the plantains caramelizes them, ratcheting up the sweetness and adding more depth of flavor. Then simply puree them with dark rum and place them on crostini for a great snack! Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Flank Steak with Chimichurri Recipe

Flank steak is full of beefy flavor and has a great bite to it. Serving it with chimichurri, a spicy garlic and parsley based sauce, is very popular in Argentina and other South American countries. This recipe makes an excellent choice for a party! Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

In this soup recipe I pressure cook butternut squash along with some bacon and onion to add depth of flavor and smokiness. Then serve it topped off with some sage and Gruyere or Swiss cheese. Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Sous Vide Preserved Lemon Confit

Lemon confit, or preserved lemon, is a popular ingredient in Moroccan cuisines and is great for adding a little brightness to a dish. It traditionally takes several months, but using a sous vide machine speeds up the process to about an hour! Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Sous Vide Poached Cherry Tomatoes

This recipe makes a tender and moist side dish by lightly poaching tomatoes in the sous vide machine. The tomatoes are just heated through, not broken down so I throw them in with the sous viding meat at the very end. How convenient is that! Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Sous Vide Turkey Breast with Cranberry Chutney

This is a great meal anytime and pairs the sous vided moist and tender turkey with a sweet and sour cranberry chutney. Always a family favorite! Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Sous Vide Chuck Pot Roast with Roasted Vegetables

Create a perfect version of a traditional pot roast by sous viding it. The meat is fall apart tender and very juicy. In this recipe I lighten it up with a medley of roasted vegetables and brighten it up with a lemon vinaigrette! Read the entire entry...

Modernist Recipes: Sous Vide White Chocolate Creme Brulee

This fancy creme brulee recipe is easy to make with a sous vide machine and the white chocolate turns it into a more decadent dessert. I serve it topped with raspberries, a raspberry syrup or other berries in season.

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