Here at ICE, we cook a lot. And as another year comes to a close, we look back and reflect on the many recipes we’ve tested (and retested). As we turn the calendar year, we can’t wait to see what we come up with next.
Here, our top 10 recipes of 2021:
Chef Penny Stankiewicz gets fancy with her chocolate chip cookie recipe by pulling out her smoking gun.
Chef Norma Salazar shares tips for making traditional Mexican wedding cookies, and explains their 16th-century origins.
In this episode of Epicurious' 4 Levels videos, bourbon salted caramel and homemade whipped cream are combined to enhance rich chocolate brownies.
Chef Michael's pro version incorporates brown sugar for caramelization, bacon for smokiness and specific techniques for creaminess and stability.
In this elevated version of banana bread, Dean of Artisan Bread Baking Sim Cass uses plantains roasted with brown sugar and rum.
In this episode of Epicurious’ 4 Levels video, Chef Frank Proto makes his own béchamel and lasagna sheets, and he uses pancetta and short ribs in his tomato sauce.
The secret to chef-level sauce: making everything in one pot.
Chef Tracy elevates her recipe with laminated dough, mascarpone, maple and bourbon.
On this episode of Epicurious' 4 Levels videos, Chef Frank Proto roasts a whole chicken, makes his own dumplings with the chicken fat and employs soft herbs for freshness.
Chef Frank Proto brines his pork for five-to-six hours, sears it in a cast iron pan and bastes it with butter.