19: Salt Fat Acid Heat

Cookbook Club

Chef and teacher Samin Nosrat brings us heaps of advice through her four building blocks of flavor: Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat. Sara and Renee have learned a lot from this cookbook and we break it down to our favorites recipes and techniques.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Samin Nosrat
• Salt Fat Acid Heat
• Home Cooking
• Waffles & Mochi
• Wendy McNaughton
• Japanese Cookbook for Beginners
• Snacking Cakes
• Eleven Madison Park granola (NYT)
• Mooncakes and Milk Bread
• Six Seasons

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

• Buttermilk-marinated roast chicken (page 340)
• Slow-roasted salmon (page 310)
• Pesto (page 382)
• Ligurian Focaccia
• Blue cheese dressing (page 249)
• Tahini dressing (page 251)
• Chicken pot pie (page 322)
• Chicken with lentil rice (page 334)
• Fresh ginger and molasses cake (page 412)
• Lori's chocolate midnight cake (page 410)
• Nekisia's olive oil and sea salt granola (page 402)
• Chicken stock (page 271)
• Tuscan bean and kale soup (page 274)
• Chicken and garlic soup (page 332)
• Shaved carrot salad with ginger and lime (page 227)

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