Sweet Potato Vindaloo

In England, the vindaloo is an ear-tinglingly hot curry, but it wasn’t always that way. It started life as vinho e alhos, a popular Portuguese dish that made its way over to Goa with Portuguese explorers in the 1500s. Traditionally a wine and garlic stew, it was transformed into the modern-day dish using white wine vinegar and garlic, combined with a warming garam masala of pepper, cloves, and cinnamon. In this recipe, the sweet potato works really well with the spices and tomato to make a sweet, sour, and pungent curry. And yes, it’s hot, but not mind-blowingly so. ...

April 8, 2025

Hot Honey Shrimp

Source Based on https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018182-hot-honey-shrimp. Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 500°F. Ingredients 1 tablespoon honey ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne ¼ teaspoon grated lime zest ¼ teaspoon freshly grated ginger 1 garlic clove, grated on a Microplane or finely minced ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 pound cleaned extra-large shrimp, patted very dry with paper towels 1 tablespoon very cold butter, cubed Lime wedges, for serving 1 jalapeño, halved, seeded and very thinly sliced, for serving 1 tablespoon chives or scallion greens, finely chopped, for serving Preparation Marinade In a medium bowl, combine: ...

March 21, 2021