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January 25, 2011, 7:11 pm
The Minimalist Chooses 25 of His Favorites
By MARK BITTMAN.
Picking 25 favorites out of more than 1,000 recipes from The Minimalist - the last weekly column appears this week - is an awesome task. But each of these, listed in order of appearance, represents something special either to me or to regular readers of The Minimalist, or in a couple of cases - most notably Jim Lahey ´s bread - to a wider audience. It ´s a list that will make you want to cook, I think. What are your favorites?
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Pernil, garlicky slow-cooked pork.
Evan Sung for The New York Times
| - RED PEPPER PURÉE The first Minimalist. Check out the roasting technique; it works. (Published Sept. 17, 1997)
- CHICKEN UNDER A BRICK So popular that a group in Santa Cruz, Calif., made a T-shirt that reads, "We love chicken under a brick." (Oct. 22, 1997)
- PEAR, GORGONZOLA AND MESCLUN SALAD Not my invention, but truly a ´90s classic. (Nov. 19, 1997)
- SPAGHETTI WITH FRIED EGGS Made this the other night; insanely easy and soothing. (March 10, 1999)
- BRAISED SQUID WITH ARTICHOKESBraised fish, artichokes, sometimes potatoes, always garlic and powerful olive oil; that ´s Liguria. (April 28, 1999)
- PASTA ALLA GRICIA The basis for some of the simplest and best pasta dishes I know. (Nov. 8, 2000)
- PUMPKIN PANNA COTTAThe headline on this Thanksgiving column said it all: "No Time for Crust? Who Needs It, Anyway?" (Nov. 22, 2000)
- WATERMELON AND TOMATO SALAD A Jean-Georges Vongerichten special; especially good with feta. (July 24, 2002)
- 45-MINUTE ROAST TURKEYMany readers swear by this one. (Nov. 20, 2002)
- CRISP-BRAISED DUCK LEGS WITH AROMATIC VEGETABLES This has many of the qualities of duck confit â€" but no fussiness. (Dec. 25, 2002)
- SWECHUAN CHICKEN WITH CHILIES Overcook the chicken, overdo the chilies, you ´ll be happy. (Sept. 3, 2003)
- BLACK COD BROILED WITH MISO Yes, you can do this at home. (April 14, 2004)
- STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH KETCHUP Perhaps the highest and best use of ketchup. (May 12, 2004)
- CORN SALAD WITH SOY AND TOMATO Soy and tomato is a marriage made in heaven; the corn adds crunch. (Aug. 17, 2005)
- PARSLEY-HERB SALADThink of parsley as a green, not an herb, and you get the idea. (Sept. 7, 2005)
- SOCCA (FARINATA) From my first taste of this, I ´ve been an addict. Best made at home. (Oct. 19, 2005)
- STIR-FRIED LAMB WITH CHILI, CUMIN AND GARLIC As soon as I tasted this, in Flushing, Queens, I knew I had to make it. (Sept. 20, 2006)
- NO-KNEAD BREAD My most popular recipe, and it isn ´t even mine. Credit Jim Lahey. (Nov. 8, 2006)
- SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH SHRIMP I know of no dish that exploits the texture of shrimp better. (Jan. 17, 2007)
- PERNIL Just the other day, a guy stopped me on the subway and said, "Your pernil is terrific." It ´s not really mine, but I made it that weekend, and it is terrific. (Jan. 2, 2008)
- SOUTH INDIAN EGGPLANT CURRY If you are an eggplant fan, this will really turn you on. If you ´re not, this will make you one. (April 2, 2008)
- BRAISED TURKEY Cooked this way, turkey will remind you of pork. (Nov. 12, 2008)
- FENNEL AND CELERY SALADMy wife ´s staple. Try it with toasted hazelnuts or pine nuts. (Nov. 26, 2008)
- MEXICAN CHOCOLATE TOFU PUDDING What? Yes. (May 20, 2009)
- MORE-VEGETABLE-LESS-EGG FRITTATA Just enough eggs to hold it together. One of those transformative recipes. (July 15, 2009)
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