Buffalo wings
Anchor Bar, Buffalo, 1964. The classic sauce: Frank’s RedHot and butter.
- 1.1 kg chicken wings
- 125 ml hot sauce
- 75 ml melted butter
- celery and blue cheese dip
- Roast the wings at 230 °C for about 30 minutes, turning once.
- Whisk the hot sauce into the melted butter.
- Toss the wings in it and serve with celery and blue cheese dip.
The GrumpTry The Grump instead of Frank’s.
Shakshuka with harissa
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, Jerusalem
- 2 tbsp harissa
- 2 red peppers
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp cumin
- 800 g ripe tomatoes
- 4 eggs and 4 yolks
- labneh or thick yoghurt
- Fry the harissa, peppers, garlic and cumin for about 8 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes until thick.
- Make wells, add the eggs and yolks and cook gently for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with labneh.
Wound UpThe original uses harissa. A spoon of Wound Up at the end does no harm.
Fish tacos with hot mayo
Nigella Lawson, Simply Nigella
- 750 g white fish such as hake
- 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp paprika
- 125 g mayo and 2 tsp sriracha
- red onion in lime juice
- avocado
- 8 corn tortillas
- Leave the onion in lime juice for at least 30 minutes.
- Season the fish and roast at 220 °C for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Everyone builds their own tacos, with plenty of hot mayo.
Wound UpNigella mixes mayo with sriracha. Wound Up does the same job.
Eggs Benedict with sriracha hollandaise
Monica Galetti, At Home (published on nigella.com)
- 3 egg yolks
- 250 g clarified butter
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- vinegar with tarragon and white pepper
- 8 eggs
- 4 English muffins, ham
- Simmer the vinegar with tarragon and pepper until reduced.
- Whisk the yolks, reduction and sriracha over steam, then slowly beat in the warm butter.
- Poach the eggs for 2 to 3 minutes and stack on the muffins with ham.
The GrumpFor a gentler brunch, use The Grump instead of sriracha.
Chipotle and roasted tomatillo salsa
Rick Bayless, Mexico: One Plate at a Time
- 340 g tomatillos
- 4 garlic cloves
- half an onion
- 2 to 3 chipotles in adobo
- salt and a pinch of sugar
- Grill the tomatillos, garlic and onion for about 6 minutes a side.
- Blend with the chipotles into a coarse sauce.
- Loosen with a little water and season.
Boiling PointA homemade salsa, not a bottled sauce. For more fire, add a drop of Boiling Point.
Bloody Mary
The drink Fernand Petiot made famous at the King Cole Bar, St. Regis, New York, 1934.
- 45 ml vodka
- 90 ml tomato juice
- 15 ml lemon juice
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- hot sauce to taste
- celery salt, pepper, a celery stick
- Season the glass with celery salt, pepper and hot sauce.
- Add ice, lemon juice, vodka and tomato juice.
- Stir gently and garnish with a celery stick.
The GrumpPetiot originally used cayenne; hot sauce came later. Adults only.