Stovetop Recipes

Sauté, simmer, and pan-fry your way through a whole range of stovetop dishes and desserts, from soups and quick-cooking proteins to velvety pudding and rich caramel.

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Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)

The off-the-cob version of Mexican grilled corn.

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Serious Eats' Halal Cart-Style Chicken and Rice With White Sauce

Take the Halal cart home with you.

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Sweet and Sour Sauce

Toss it on fried chicken to make the best sweet and sour chicken you'll ever eat.

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Reverse-Seared Steak

You have to try to mess up this easy method of cooking a steak.

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Sous Vide Steaks

Perfectly even edge-to-edge cooking and foolproof results.

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New Orleans–Style Red Beans and Rice

Red beans and rice are good right away, but they're even better the next day.

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Butter-Basted, Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steaks

Perfectly cooked butter-basted steak, with a deep brown crust flavored with aromatics.

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Shakshuka (North African–Style Poached Eggs in Spicy Tomato Sauce)

Pantry staples (plus one bell pepper) unite for this easy, filling, flavor-packed egg dish.

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The Best Chili Ever

This chili brings together a rich, complex chili flavor; a robust beefy character; and creamy, tender beans that stay intact.

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3-Ingredient Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese

So easy, it's practically done before you start.

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Easy Dulce de Leche

How to make dulce de leche from a can of sweetened condensed milk.

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Indian Village Chicken Curry

An intensely spicy, flavorful, and satisfying rustic chicken curry.

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Perfect Steamed Boiled Eggs

For the most evenly cooked, tender hard-boiled eggs, forget the boiling water.

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Crispy, Crunchy, Golden Shredded Hash Browns

The secret to extra-crunchy hash browns: cooking your potatoes in the microwave first.

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Spaghetti With Carbonara Sauce

Pasta in a silky sauce of eggs, cheese, pork, and black pepper.

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Basic Crepe Batter

A simple crepe batter that'll allow you to whip up French crepes for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

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The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce

A few unexpected ingredients and an oven-based technique produce a supremely rich, silky Bolognese.

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Crispy Pan-Seared Salmon Fillets

Get crisp skin and tender, moist flesh using our technique for pan-seared salmon.

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The Ultimate BLT Sandwich

A BLT is a tomato sandwich, seasoned with bacon. (And lettuce.) From this basic premise, all else follows.

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The Best Fresh Tomato Sauce

Three different tomato sauces blend to make a perfect, harmonious whole.

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Home-Style Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette)

This deeply savory Japanese omelette comes together in just minutes.

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Smooth and Creamy Polenta

A polenta recipe that delivers smooth, creamy results.

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Canned Whole Tomatoes (Using a Pressure Canner or Boiling-Water Bath)

Tomatoes that'll last all year long.

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From-Scratch Real Pistachio Ice Cream

How to make the best pistachio ice cream, from whole pistachios rather than paste.

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