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Sous Vide Porcini Vichyssoise with Charred Leek, Butter-Poached Potato, Pickled-Dill Coulis and Crispy Potato Skins Recipe

Sous Vide Porcini Vichyssoise with Charred Leek, Butter-Poached Potato, Pickled-Dill Coulis and Crispy Potato Skins Recipe image While it looks intimidating, this classic cold soup is actually quite simple to pull off by prepping ahead and following the steps of the recipe. You'll be rewarded with a luxurious and refreshing dish that will wow your friends and family.

Sous Vide Charred Leeks Recipe

Sous Vide Charred Leeks Recipe image These are great on their own or as a garnish in several dishes, including the Porcini Vicchyssoise.

Mango Noodles

Mango Noodles image These mango noodles add a great flavor punch and visual touch to dishes. I like to serve them draped over ice cream or a sundae but they can also be heated and served with jerk pork or as a garnish on an Asian citrus salad.

Mango Foam

Mango Foam image Versawhip and xanthan gum combine to make light foams that are a great way to add texture to dishes. It's a great topping for desserts and ice creams or can even be eaten as an amuse bouche between dishes.

Blackcurrant Foam

Blackcurrant Foam image This thicker blackcurrant foam recipe is full of flavor. It can be used on desserts to add some sweet and tart flavor or as a sauce to liven up a fish entree.

Bacon Powder

Bacon Powder image An easy way to get started with modernist cooking is through the incorporation of tapioca maltodextrin powders. Tapioca maltodextrin is simply a extremely fine powder that acts as a thickener when mixed with fat. This modernist recipe focuses on making a succulent bacon powder to be used as an entree topper.

Dehydrated Cinnamon-Banana Chips Recipe

Dehydrated Cinnamon-Banana Chips  Recipe image Banana chips are easy to make and taste so much better than the store brands. This recipe uses a standard dehydrator to make these great garnishes for desserts or as a base for crostini-like dishes. The cinnamon gives these banana chips some additional heat and flavor - Yum!

Aquarium Pump Grape Bubbles Recipe

Aquarium Pump Grape Bubbles Recipe image There are many different types of foams you can make using different modernist ingredients and foaming methods. This foam resembles bubbles and is made with xanthan gum and Versawhip that has been aerated with an aquarium pump. It's a pretty unique way to make bubbles and they are very interesting.

Methocel A4C Instant Mushroom Noodles

Methocel A4C Instant Mushroom Noodles image These instant noodles make for an awesome presentation. They are created in the bowl of soup in front of the diner, or the diner can even make the noodles themselves. They are based off of Wylie Dufresne's instant tofu noodles.

Orange-Ginger Gel Sheets

Orange-Ginger Gel Sheets image One interesting use of modernist gelling is to create pliable gel sheets. These gel sheets are made by adding a combination of agar agar and gelatin to a flavored liquid and letting it set. The agar and gelatin add both elasticity for strength and a nice brittleness for flavor release. The ratio of the two ingredient will determine the final characteristic of the gel sheets.

Chipotle Caviar Recipe

Chipotle Caviar Recipe image Using miniature spheres, referred to as caviar, is a great way to add little bursts of flavor to dishes. Here we use a chipotle water but you can use the same technique on any liquid that doesn't contain calcium.

Cherry Whipped Methocel Foam Recipe

Cherry Whipped Methocel Foam Recipe image Modernist foams come in many varieties. They can be made by blending, in a whipping siphon, or even using an aquarium bubbler. This recipe focuses on a different type: whipped foams, specifically whipped Methocel foams.

Poblano Iota Carrageenan Custard Recipe

Poblano Iota Carrageenan Custard Recipe image This creamy iota carrageenan custard is full of poblano flavor and great as an addition to many different dishes. You can serve it alongside pork chops or pork belly, or even as a side with fish.

Key Lime Siphon Whipped Cream Recipe

Key Lime Siphon Whipped Cream Recipe image For my father-in-law's birthday we were going to be having mud pie for dessert so I decided to make a key lime whipped cream to go on it. I decided to use my iSi whipping siphon so I could show it off. The process of making traditional whip cream with it is very easy.

Sesame Oil Powder Recipe

Sesame Oil Powder Recipe image An easy way to get started with molecular gastronomy or modernist cuisine is through the creation of tapioca maltodextrin powders. Tapioca maltodextrin is simply a extremely fine powder that acts as a thickener when mixed with fat. This modernist recipe focuses on making a sesame oil powder.

Papaya Agar Agar Noodles Recipe

Papaya Agar Agar Noodles Recipe image Gels are a very common technique in modernist cooking. This modernist recipe uses the gelling properties of agar agar to make papaya noodles. These agar agar noodles are a great addition to a several different dishes and are an easy way to add a touch of flair.

Soy Foam Recipe

Soy Foam Recipe image Soy foams are an easy way to get started with molecular recipes and this soy sauce foam recipe is no exception. It's very easy to make and the only special tools are soy lecithin and an immersion blender.

Simple Balsamic Vinegar Pearls Recipe and How to Guide

Simple Balsamic Vinegar Pearls Recipe and How to Guide image One of the easiest molecular gastronomy recipes to try is by creating "pearls". Most pearls are solid jelly balls that can be used to garnish dishes or as an amuse-bouche. Here we use sweet-sour balsamic vinegar to make pearls that are a great way to add a hit of flavor to many different dishes. The process of making them is even pretty easy.

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