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Andrew Zimmern Recipe Tater Tot Hotdish

Tater Tot Hotdish Recipe

Tater tot hotdish is a classic Midwestern treat. It’s a fun take on meat and potatoes and I highly recommend you make it. And it’s a hotdish, NOT a tater tot casserole, there is a difference and anyone living in Minnesota can explain it, as I do here… This is comfort food nirvana. People of…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern Cooks Prepared Horseradish||Andrew Zimmern Recipe Cocktail Sauce

Andrew Zimmern Cooks: How to Prepare Fresh Horseradish

How to Prepare Fresh Horseradish Horseradish is the spicy root that gives a lot of your cooking a serious kick in the pants, from cocktail sauce and roast beef to bloody Marys and borscht. Instead of buying the jarred stuff, try making your own prepared horseradish at home. Although its pungency may be tear-inducing, it’s…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern's recipe for Swedish meatballs

Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs with Beef Gravy By Andrew Zimmern I don’t think there is a more soul-satisfying meal than Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes smothered in homemade beef gravy. I like to brown the meatballs in butter first, before finishing them in the oven with a little chicken stock so they stay nice and moist. This…  Read More

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Andrew Zimmern’s Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes

15 Recipes for Thanksgiving Side Dishes Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it’s a celebration of food and family, and it’s not centered on gift-giving. It’s about our cultural demonstrations of thanks, expressed by a delicious meal… followed by football. Here are a few of my favorite from-scratch Thanksgiving side dishes. I love…  Read More

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Classic State Fair Dishes To Make at Home

You don’t have to battle the throngs of fairgoers to indulge in french fries and turkey legs. It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with the State Fair. I mean, 12 days of munching on the ultimate comfort foods—foot longs, turkey legs, french fries, pie—what’s not to love? Here are 10 crowd-pleasing, State Fair-inspired recipes to make at home any…  Read More

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Radishes with Sorrel Dip

Seasonal Sorrel Dip with American-Style Pale Ale Pairing By Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø with Joshua David Stein Before you taste Daniel’s dips, they seem basic. That, of course, is by design. There’s a delicate harmony of flavors in this sorrel dip, between the sourness, the herbal notes, and the vegetables. What one wants is…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern's Beef Stew recipe

12 Ultimate Winter Comfort Foods

Dishes to Make This Winter Winter in Minnesota. End of story. If you live in a climate that’s impacted by bitter arctic air, you need cold weather comfort food recipes in your repertoire. Recipes that’ll warm you from the inside out; dishes that I consider “food with a hug.” Hearty and delicious, here are 12 ways to get through…  Read More

Best Cookbooks of 2015

The Best Cookbooks of the Year It seems each year there are more incredible cookbooks published than the last; it’s a tough job to whittle down the lengthy list into a handful of my favorites. This year in particular, there are several noteworthy debuts, like Aaron Franklin’s meat smoking manifesto, Michael Solomonov’s ode to Israeli cuisine,…  Read More

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12 Grill Recipes for Memorial Day

Grills Gone Wild I love cooking over wood, live fire, coals and smoke. Grilling is very social—you can have friends over and stand outside and man the grill. It’s the best part about summer. Just in time for the unofficial start of grilling season, here are 12 reasons to fire up that grill, from seafood like scallops,…  Read More

2015 James Beard Foundation Award Winners

Congratulations JBF Award Winners! As always, I had a fantastic time at the annual James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s most prestigious awards ceremony honoring professionals in the food and beverage biz. I’m so proud to be a part of this amazing organization that works hard on education, agriculture issues, food insecurity and hunger relief. You…  Read More

Best Cookbooks of 2014

My Favorite Cookbooks of the Year Every year hundreds of cookbooks are published, dozens of which deserve a spot on your shelf. But we’ve tried to narrow it down to a handful that really impress–whether it’s the private cooking lessons from the world’s best chefs in Dana Cowin’s Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen, cooking…  Read More

Deep-Dish Peach Streusel Pie with Ginger

Deep-Dish Peach Streusel Pie with Ginger

From Scratch Peach Streusel Pie By Andrew Zimmern I love Colorado mountain peaches in August. I buy cases of them. So—come August at the Zimmern house—the question of what to do with all of that fruit results in some serious jam and pie work. I am not a baker, not a pastry dude at all,…  Read More

James Beard Foundation Awards 2014

Congratulations JBF Award Winners! I had a fantastic weekend at the James Beard Foundation Awards in NYC, the nation’s most prestigious awards ceremony honoring professionals in the food and beverage biz. Winners of the Foundation’s annual Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards were presented on May 2, at Gotham Hall in New York City, during a…  Read More

2014 JBF Award Nominees

Congrats to the Nominees! Yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for the 2014 JBF awards. Congratulations to all of the nominees, what a talented pool of culinary greatness. If you didn’t catch the nominee announcement, the full list is below. The winners for the Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards will be announced at…  Read More

AZ’s Top Cookbooks of 2013

This Year’s Required Reading There have been too many wonderful cookbooks published in 2013 to mention, but here are 25 of my favorite. No matter what type of cook you consider yourself to be, these are cookbooks that should be in your library. From recipes for simple weeknight meals to authentic Asian dishes and impress-your-guests…  Read More

Easy Black Pepper Beef

A superbly easy, timeless family favorite. By Andrew Zimmern I love this dish. I’ve been making it for years and long ago hybridized it with my beef with snow peas and oyster sauce recipe. You can use any green veg, but I stay away from anything that adds too much moisture, so avoid leafy greens…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern Recipe Cucumber Chili Crisp Salad

Spicy Sweet Cucumber Salad

Chili crisp is the “it” ingredient of the moment. I make my own in two-gallon batches because we use so much of it when we are cooking for events and recipe testing in our kitchen studio. I like versions that are loaded with sweet spices (cinnamon/star anise, etc) and Sichuan peppercorns. I put it on…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern Crispy Shrimp Toast Sandwich

Crispy Shrimp Toast Sandwiches

I’ve been making versions of this shrimp toast recipe for years. To my surprise I have never ever made them “covered” with two pieces of bread surrounding the shrimp mixture! So I am making this for the fam one day, and my kid who loves the crunchy bread says I should make it crunchier and…  Read More

Andrew Zimmenr Recipe Glazed Chicken with Root Beer

Sticky Spicy Glazed Chicken with Root Beer

Sticky Spicy Glazed Chicken with Root Beer By Andrew Zimmern I was making a classic take on a version of Chinese three-cup chicken. I was in a duck camp, and wanted to braise the dark quarters from birds we had shot and serve them with rice. I had all the stuff I needed except some…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern Recipe Meatball Sliders

Garlic Bread Meatball Parm Sliders

Craveable Meatball Pull-Apart Sliders By Andrew Zimmern This easy crowd-pleaser has become a favorite in my household, for parties, on game day, as an appetizer or dinner. The combination of pork, veal and chicken makes a beautiful, tender meatball that’s elevated with my flavorful Andrew Zimmern Badia Italian spice blend – with REAL flavors of…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern Recipe Oysters

Oysters on the Half Shell

In this episode of Wild Game Kitchen, I’m demystifying cooking clams, mussels and oysters—all three incredible, sustainable seafood options that are fun to forage. First up, chef Zimmern cooks a pot of creamy clam chowder with a fortified clam broth. Then, he shares a simple but impressive recipe for mussels fra diavolo—mussels cooked in a…  Read More

Andrew Zimmern Recipe Grilled Quail Noodle Salad

Grilled Quail Noodle Salad Recipe

Simple Vietnamese Noodle Salad By Andrew Zimmern This is my favorite Vietnamese-inspired cold noodle salad, topped with a spicy herb sauce, lots of colorful fresh vegetables and perfectly grilled quail.

Andrew Zimmern Recipe Chicken Fried Deer with Cream Gravy

Chicken Fried Deer with Cream Gravy and Ashed Potatoes

Rootsy Americana Food By Andrew Zimmern In this episode of Wild Game Kitchen, I prepare one of my favorite comfort foods, a rootsy Americana meal of chicken fried axis deer, cream gravy and ashed potatoes, cooked directly in the hot coals.

Andrew Zimmern's Recipe for Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

By Andrew Zimmern This is my favorite way to serve sweet potatoes, an easy sweet-and-savory side dish your whole family will love.

Charred Broccolini Recipe

Charred Broccolini Recipe

Charred Broccolini By Andrew Zimmern It doesn’t get much easier than this simple side dish of charred broccolini, a perfect accompaniment for fish, steak or chicken. I even love it in pasta topped with crunchy breadcrumbs.

Tomato Orzo Pilaf Recipe

Tomato Orzo Pilaf By Andrew Zimmern This super easy side dish is my favorite pairing for broiled salmon with blue cheese, lemon and dill.

Andrew Zimmern's Wild Duck Gumbo Recipe

Wild Duck Gumbo with Crispy Duck Breasts Recipe

Duck gumbo is one of my favorite dishes. It’s a one-pot meal that’s hearty and satisfying. This time, I’m using duck two ways in this classic Louisiana meal. First, I’m braising the dark quarters in the soup. Next, I grill the crispy-skinned duck breast for the topping. The rest of the duck I use to…  Read More