Notes about Recipes in this book

• Sriracha chicken

  • SilverSage on December 02, 2016

    This was a good weeknight supper. The heat was gentle, and mostly on the backside. I left it in the pool for about 1.5 hours, finishing only took a minute. Served with a sweet, cooling mango salsa. Will definitely make this again. The only thing I changed, was to eliminate the cilantro garnish, since my mango salsa already had plenty of cilantro in it.

  • mamacrumbcake on September 07, 2017

    This was really good, super simple, and made from ingredients that I usually have at home. In the author's description, she mentions that this chicken is garlicky, but garlic is not among the ingredients. I wonder if the omission is an error. The marinade would lend itself very nicely to some minced garlic. I would definitely add it next time...and there will be a next time.

• Vietnamese caramel chicken

  • mamacrumbcake on December 29, 2016

    This turned out really well! The chicken was cooked through perfectly without being overlooked at all. After the chicken was finished in a hot skillet, I was thrilled when I saw the beautiful caramelization—just like in my favorite Vietnamese restaurant. Even if you do not make the pan sauce (which was very tasty) I can see a lot of uses for the chicken alone.

• Chicken tikka masala

  • bwhip on August 08, 2017

    This was really excellent. My wife is a big Tikka Masala fan, and she just loved it. Once again we were just amazed by how perfectly the chicken is cooked using the sous vide technique. Great flavor in the sauce, too. We'll definitely make this one again.

• Quail with za'atar

  • FritB on February 23, 2017

    Very nice recipe. I added dry oregano and fresh thyme. Next time I would set the temp at 57 for 1 1/2 hrs.

• Duck breast with apricot mostarda

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on May 02, 2017

    Very nice duck breast, mostarda was a little bit dry when using dried apricots. Taste was very good though.

• General Tso's chicken

  • bwhip on July 22, 2017

    First time I've ever tried Sous Vide, and I'm a believer. The recipe was really tasty, and the process was easy, and the results were excellent. Every piece of the chicken was cooked perfectly, with a wonderful, consistent texture. Looking forward to trying many more recipes from this book.

• Eight-hour skirt steak with balsamic mushrooms

  • mamacrumbcake on May 21, 2017

    This was really good, especially the mushrooms. You will want a starch to soak up the mushroom sauce. We used rice, which was excellent, but mashed potatoes would be good too. PS. I think a little more salt and pepper before the final sear would be good.

• Perfect fried chicken and waffles with honey hot sauce syrup

  • bwhip on August 12, 2017

    Just fantastic, maybe the best fried chicken we've ever had. Once again the sous vide technique gave us perfectly cooked chicken, and the crust was wonderfully crispy and had great flavor, with just a little kick from the hot sauce. I cut up a whole chicken and made the breasts and thighs boneless (skin on). So good.

• Coffee-spiced pork tenderloin with wild rice and red cabbage slaw

  • rlintott on February 25, 2017

    Double the spice rub, make sure to get a good brown.

• Food52

  2017 Piglet Community Pick: The book really excels in giving ideas and reliable guidance on what sous vide does best: steak, eggs, and make-ahead meals.

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• Eat the Love

  ...with immersion circulators now available at a reasonable price, it was time for a sous vide cookbooks for the home cook and not just the professional chef.

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