Crave: Bold Recipes That Make You Want Seconds

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Spicy, sour, salty-sweet-crunchy, cold and creamy―100 recipes from award-winning chef Karen Akunowicz capture what you crave!

Ask anyone what foods they crave, and most people will be able to reel off a list without hesitation. Cravings almost always have an emotional component, and in every case, there is a flavor, texture, or temperature combination that gives each dish what Akunowicz calls the “wow” factor. It’s what she strives for every time she creates new dishes for her restaurants, and it’s reflected in each of the recipes in Crave.

As a chef with experience cooking many different cuisines―Italian, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Southeast Asian―Akunowicz has a unique take on cooking. Her recipes, organized by flavor and texture cravings, from Crispy & Crunchy or Hearty & Homey to Sweet & Luscious, include Tomato Salad with Toasted Sesame Vinaigrette, Chicken Cacciatore, Ginger Scallion Lobster, Smoky Eggplant Dip, and more. She’s a great teacher and makes it easy to bring the vibrancy of her cooking into your own home.

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Sweet Potato and Sage Chips

Sage and sweet potatoes go together like turkey and Thanksgiving, with the same nostalgic flavor. Sage can crisp up when fried and add some herbaceous, savory notes to these sweet, crunchy snacks.

1. Prepare the sweet potatoes by slicing very thinly and evenly on a mandoline to 1/16 to ⅛ inch thick. You can leave the skin on.

2. Heat the oil to 360° to 375°F in a deep fryer or an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium to medium-high heat. Use a deep-fry thermometer to measure the temperature if using a pot.

3. Working with one handful at a time, carefully lower slices of sweet potatoes and sage leaves into the fryer and stir to make sure they stay separated. They are ready as soon as the edges curl and brown, 30 to 45 seconds.

4. Do not add too many chips at a time.

5. Using a spider or slotted spoon, remove from the oil and drain on paper towels on a rack. Allow the oil to come back up to 360° to 375°F between batches

6. Season with salt while the chips and sage are still hot and enjoy when slightly cool

Serves 4 for snacking 1 pound sweet potatoes (2 medium, narrow potatoes are great for slicing into chips) 4 cups vegetable or other neutral oil for frying 5 fresh whole sage leaves Kosher salt

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press (September 19, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1682687058
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1682687055
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.32 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.9 x 10.3 inches