20 Sambal Oelek Recipes That Are Juuuust Spicy Enough
It's no secret that we like sambal oelek, the chile paste of chile pastes. Hell, we love it. This Indonesian chile paste can do it all, and it does it (most importantly) with real chile flavor. It actually tastes like peppers, as opposed to a giant wave of flaming heat, hellbent on wiping out your taste buds. These 20 recipes all use sambal, from grits to noodles to grilled cheese.
Ted Cavanaugh13/20Turkey French Dip
You’re familiar with French dip, of course. In a stroke of holiday genius, you’ll use the turkey carcass to make a dark poultry stock with warming spices, a little sugar for lip-smacking goodness, and fish sauce for saltiness and “can’t-quite-put-my-finger-on-it” depth. Sandwiches never had it so good.
Alex Lau18/20Pastrami Fried Rice
This is going to seem like a lot of oil, but you really need it to a) crisp up the rice and b) make it seem like fried rice and not a rice pilaf. To that end, you can’t use freshly cooked (meaning, still warm and moist) rice for this recipe. If you do, it will get gummy in the pan and won’t crisp. Day-old rice is ideal, or you can quickly dry out a just-made batch. Spread rice on a sheet tray and put in a low oven 5–10 minutes. Let air-dry for about 1 hour and up to 5. Seems nitpicky, but worth .…
