PART ONE : STOCKING THE
MODERNIST KITCHEN
Chapter 1: Countertop Tools
Invaluable Modern Tools
Digital Scales
Digital Thermometers
Silicone Mats and Molds
Microplanes
Blenders
Mixers and Frothers
Ice-Cream Makers
Blowtorches
Jaccards
Injectors
Sieves and Strainers
Whipping Siphons
Juicers
Dehydrators
Chapter 2: Conventional Cooking Gear
Stoves
Pots and Pans
Pressure Cookers
Conventional Ovens
Combi Ovens
Microwave Ovens
Grills
Chapter 3: Sous Vide Cooking Gear
Four Simple Steps
Getting the Air Out
Cooking Sous Vide
Chapter 4: Modern Ingredients
Uncommon Ingredients
Not Your Parents’ Supermarket
Walk on the Wild Side
Unusual Fruits and Vegetables
Foraged Foods
PART TWO: RECIPES
Chapter 5: Composing and Plating
Textures
Flavor Combinations
Plate-Up Techniques
Menus
Timing
Chapter 6: Basics
Stocks
Pressure-Cooked White Chicken Stock
Brown Beef Stock
Sous Vide Fish Stock
Sous Vide Vegetable Stock
Corn Stock
Mushroom Jus
Redeye Gravy
Brown Chicken Jus
Red Wine Sauce
Home Jus Gras
Sauces
Pan Gravy
Fluid Gel
Common Problems When Thickening and Gelling
Pressure-Cooked Gravy
Pistachio Pesto
Pesto Variations
Mughal Curry Sauce
Curry Sauce Variations
Sous Vide Hollandaise
Basic Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise Variations
Not-So-Secret Special Sauce
Ketchup
Salsa Verde
Marinara
Marinara Variations
Strawberry Marinara
Thai Sweet, Sour, and Savory Glaze
Oils and Fats
Sous Vide Lemon Herb Oil
House Vinaigrette
Spiced Chili Oil
Montpelier Butter
Stovetop Carotene Butter
Pressure-Cooked Shellfish Butter
Pressure-Rendered Chicken Fat
Condiments
Grilled Applesauce
Pressure-Cooked Pickled Mustard Seeds
Garlic Confit
Pressure-Cooked Caramelized Onions
Tomato Confit
Tomato Leather
Pickled Vegetables
Vacuum-Infused Celery
Brining
Basic Brine for Poultry
Sweet Brine for Meat
Fish Brine
Marinade
Marinade Variations
Spice Mixes
Special Curry Spice
Chaat Masala
Fish Spice Mix
Pain d’Epices Powder
Chili Spice Mix
Basic Meat Rub
Chapter 7: Breakfast Eggs
Egg Textures
French Scrambled Eggs
Omelet Fillings
Steamed Omelet
Striped Mushroom Omelet
Mushroom Puree
Cream of Mushroom Variation
Shiitake Marmalade
Eggs Sunny-Side Up
Chapter 8: Salads and Cold Soups
Raspberry Gazpacho
Fruit Minestrone
Sous Vide Vichyssoise
Onion Slaw
Engineering a Great Salad
Green Salad
Pressure-Cooked Quinoa Salad with Cauliflower
Pressure-Cooked Chickpea Salad
Sous Vide Tuna Confit
Pressure-Cooked Lentil Salad
Chapter 9: Pressure-Cooked Vegetable Soups
Caramelized Carrot Soup
Caramelized Vegetable Soup Variations
Pressure-Cooked Vegetable Jus
Pressure-Cooked Vegetables
Pressure-Cooked Barley
Vegetable Soup Plate-Up and Presentation
Chapter 10: Steak
Sous Vide Steak
Low-Temp Oven Steak
Sous Vide Steak in a Cooler
Creamed Spinach
Grilled Steak
Grilled Pork Chop
Lamb Skewers
Chapter 11: Cheeseburger and Milk Shake
Modernist Hamburger Patty
White Sandwich Bread
Ultrafrothy Milk Shake
Cheeseburger Assembly
Meatloaf Sandwich
Chapter 12: Carnitas
Pressure-Cooked Carnitas
Carnitas Variations
Crispy Pork Chicharrón
Refried Bean Foam
Pressure-Cooked Spiced Black Beans
Pressure-Cooked Pork Belly Adobo
Chapter 13: Short Ribs
Sous Vide Short Ribs
Potato Puree
Pork Belly B.L.T.
Lamb Curry
Chapter 14: Roast Chicken
Home Roast Chicken
Roast Chicken Variations
Baked Chicken with Onions
Sous Vide Chicken
Sous Vide Turkey Legs
Sous Vide Turkey Breast
Chapter 15: Chicken Wings
Sous Vide Buffalo Wings
Crispy Chicken Wings, Korean-Style
Crispy Fried Chicken Wings
Boneless Yakitori Wings
Tsukune
Skewer Variations
Buffalo Sauce
Honey Mustard Sauce
Yakitori Sauce
Korean Wing Sauce
Blue Cheese Sauce
Chinese Garlic Chili Condiment
Chapter 16: Chicken Noodle Soup
Aromatic Chicken Broth
Aromatic Broth and Soup Variations
Fresh Noodles
Dressed Noodle Variations
Pressure-Cooked Carrots and Leeks
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chapter 17: Salmon
Fragrant Sous Vide Salmon
Crispy Fish Skin
Selecting Salmon
Chapter 18: Shellfish
Lobster Roll
Poached Lobster Variation
Mussels Marinière
Clams in Chowder Sauce
Sous Vide Braised Snails
Chapter 19: Pizza
Neapolitan Pizza Dough
Rustic Pizza Dough
Poolish
No-Knead Pizza Dough
Pizza Margherita
Oven-Fried Pizza
Pizza Toppings
Chapter 20: Mac and Cheese
Mac and Cheese
Cheese Variations
Baked Mac and Cheese
“Fat-Free” Mac and Cheese
Cheese Crumble
Perfect Melting Cheese Slice
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Chapter 21: Risotto and Paella
Parcooked Vegetable Risotto
Pressure-Cooked Paella del Bosco
Risotto and Paella Variations
Chapter 22: Cornmeal
Pressure-Cooked Polenta
Shrimp and Grits
Fresh Corn Tamale
Hush Puppy Variation
Chapter 23: Dishes for the Microwave
Microwave Eggplant Parmesan
Sichuan Bok Choy
Bok Choy Variations
Microwaved Trout with Scallions and Ginger
Microwaved Fish Variations
Microwaved Beef Jerky
Crispy Beef Strands
Crispy Beef and Shallot Salad
Microwave-Fried Herbs
Instant Chocolate Cake
Instant Cake Variations
Chapter 24: Custards and Pies
Coffee Crème Brûlée
Vanilla Panna Cotta
Lemon Posset
Sous Vide Lemon Curd
Sous Vide Crème Anglaise
Pistachio Gelato
Gelato Variations
Short and Flaky Pastry Dough
Sous Vide Pastry Cream
Dr. Nathan Myhrvold is chief executive officer and a founder
of Intellectual Ventures, a firm dedicated to creating and
investing in inventions. In addition to stimulating the invention
of others, Myhrvold is himself an active inventor, with nearly 250
patents issued or pending—including several related to food
technology. Before founding his invention company, Myhrvold was the
first chief technology officer at Microsoft. He established
Microsoft Research, and during his tenure he oversaw many advanced
technology projects. He left Microsoft in 1999 to pursue several
interests, including a lifelong interest in cooking and food
science.
Myhrvold competed on a team that won first place in several
categories at the 1991 World Championship of Barbecue, including
first prize in the special pasta category for a recipe that
Myhrvold developed on the day of the contest.
After working for two years as a stagier at Seattle’s top French
restaurant, Rover’s, Myhrvold completed culinary training with
renowned chef Anne Willan at the Ecole De La Varenne. In addition,
he has worked as Chief Gastronomic Officer for Zagat Survey,
publisher of the popular Zagat restaurant guidebooks. Through his
many visits to the world’s top restaurants, Myhrvold has become
personally acquainted with many of the leading Modernist chefs and
the science-inspired cooking techniques they have pioneered.
Myhrvold is himself an accomplished practitioner of Modernist
cuisine. He has contributed original research on cooking sous vide
to online culinary forums, and his sous vide techniques have been
covered in the New York Times Magazine, Wired, and PBS’s “Gourmet’s
Diary of a Foodie” television series.
Myhrvold’s formal education includes degrees in mathematics,
geophysics, and space physics from UCLA, and PhDs in mathematical
economics and theoretical physics from Princeton University. In his
post-doctoral work at Cambridge University, Myhrvold worked on
quantum theories of gravity with the renowned cosmologist Stephen
Hawking.
Maxime Bilet received a BA in creative writing, literature,
and visual arts from Skidmore College. Bilet then graduated with
highest honors from the Institute of Culinary Education in New
York. He completed a stage at Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar and was
quickly hired to the head chef position there by Jack Lamb. Moving
to London, he accepted a stage with Heston Blumenthal’s development
team at The Fat Duck. Just prior to joining the culinary team as
head chef for recipe research and development at The Cooking Lab,
Bilet trained as sous chef to open the London branch of Auberge de
L’Ile. In 2011, Bilet was named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30
list in the category of Food and Wine.
Modernist Cuisine at Home is destined to change the way we cook—and
the way we use recipes. For all of us who cook regularly, this book
opens up a whole new world of possibilities. It is full of insights
that encourage us to try something new, and that teach us something
on every single page.
-Martha Stewart
Modernist Cuisine at Home offers useful techniques and solutions
that expand our abilities, and it provides us with a practiced and
thorough understanding of why things happen the way they do. Most
importantly, it ignites a curiosity within and compels us to ask
ourselves not “What should we make for dinner?” but rather, “What
can we make for dinner?”
-Thomas Keller
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