The Shanghainese dish called ‘cong you ban mian’ combines wheat noodles with fried scallions, the flavourful oil they fry in and salty-savoury soy sauce. Dried Asian wheat noodles about the size of thin spaghetti work well in this recipe; non-instant dried ramen is a good choice, as are thin lo mein noodles. SCALLION NOODLES WITH GROUND PORK Start to finish: …
Omelets often are served at breakfast or brunch in the U.S., but in plenty of cuisines the dinner table is fair game, too. We keep things lighter and more flavorful with Egypt’s spiced frittata-like eggah, which is substantial but balanced, with layer upon layer of flavor thanks to a trio of spices and fresh herbs and scallions. We then brown …
Even when they are tasty, creamy pasta sauces can be unappealingly heavy. Luckily, a lighter solution lies in peak season for sweet corn, whose high starch content can create a creamy sauce without having to resort to using cream. We developed this vegetarian pasta for our book “COOKish," which limits recipes to just six ingredients without sacrificing flavor, with frozen …
