INTERNATIONAL FOODS

Salt 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casing removed 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 pinch red chile flakes 1 bunch (12 to 14 ounces) broccoli rabe, tough ends trimmed, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces 12 ounces (3 1/2 cups) dry orecchiette pasta 1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese Freshly ground black pepper   Ingredients to make orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil.   A pot of salted, boiling water Meanwhile, break the sausage up into small pieces. Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add the sausage to the pan and cook, undisturbed, until the browned on one side, about 4 minutes.   Sausage cooking in a large pan Reduce heat to low. Add garlic and chile flakes and cook, stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1 minute. Cover and remove from the heat.   Garlic and chili flakes added to the pan with sausage Add the ...

  1 pound medium beets (without tops) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon fine salt 2 cups tomato juice 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill (loosely packed) 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish (not creamed horseradish) 3/4 teaspoon lemon pepper 1 medium garlic clove Hot sauce, to taste 24 ounces aquavit 6 ounces dill havarti cheese, cut into cubes 2 dill pickles, cut crosswise into 1-inch thick slices 8 pickled cocktail onions   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Wrap each beet tightly in foil, adding a drizzle of the olive oil and a generous pinch of salt to each packet. Place beets on a baking sheet and bake until a paring knife can pierce easily through the beets, about 1 hour. Baked beets wrapped in foil on a baking sheet Unwrap beets and let them stand until cool enough to handle. Slip the skins off the beets with your fingers under cool running water. You can do th...

  1/4 cup tahini 1/4 cup soy sauce 4 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon dry sherry 2 tablespoons honey 1/4 teaspoon Sichuan pepper powder 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil 1/4 pound ground pork 2 scallions, sliced, white and greens divided 2 teaspoons grated ginger 12 ounces konjac (or shirataki) noodles 1/4 cup peanuts 1/2 teaspoon chili oil Gather the ingredients. Whisk together the sesame paste, soy sauce, half of the garlic, sherry, honey, and Sichuan pepper powder in a medium bowl until it is completely incorporated; set aside. Heat the grapeseed oil in a large saute pan. Add the ground pork, remaining garlic, scallion whites, and ginger to the pan. Cook, undisturbed, until the bottom of the pork is browned, then break up the pork and continue to cook, stirring until the pork is cooked through and no longer pink.. Transfer the pork to a plate, leaving any fat behind. Add half of the Sichuan sauce to the pan along with 1/4 cup water. Add the konjac noodles and cook, stirring frequently, ...