There's a reason why braising chicken is a time-honored technique. It requires two parts: searing the chicken until it's golden-brown and simmering it gently in a tasty liquid. It's the liquid that ...

Cooler weather is here, and with it come all the comfort recipes we associate with the season. I love braised foods because, after a few hands-off hours on the stove or in the oven, the final dish is ...

Braising is a culinary technique that keeps on giving. Slow cooking in liquid over low heat provides a number of benefits; it renders ingredients ultra-tender, and creates a rich, flavorful sauce that ...

NEXT time you find yourself in the kitchen with a baguette, a little duck fat or hazelnut oil and some lettuce, reach for an apple or a pear. Toast and oil the bread, grate the fruit, salt them and ...

I love a good Sunday afternoon braise, when I have hours to turn a tough cut of meat into a dish that is sublimely tender with a luscious sauce to boot. But braising has range. The cooking technique ...

Built for slow cooking and steady heat, these recipes show how a Dutch oven turns everyday ingredients into deeply satisfying ...

Roasted chicken. Chef Thomas Keller waxed poetic about it on a recent episode of “Charlie Rose.” It has “reference points,” he noted. A big browned bird signals the arrival of the holidays, or a ...