What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained

STRIPED BASS À LA FIORENTINA Sauté fish fillets in butter and oil until golden. Set aside. In a saucepan, sauté whole peeled tomatoes, anchovies, chopped garlic, chopped cilantro, capers, a splash of balsamic vinegar, and thinly sliced potatoes until potatoes are soft and sauce is thickened. Serve fish on a bed of sauce.

AGNES’S LOSOS PIECZONY—FOIL-BAKED SALMON Pat salmon dry. Season with salt and pepper. Place fillet, skin side down, on aluminum foil. Separately mix butter, dill, garlic, lemon juice, and white wine. Spread compound butter over the top of the salmon fillet, and crimp the foil into a loose tented packet. Bake in a medium-high oven until fillet is co

crisp-skinned salmon on creamy leeks and cabbage If you don’t cook salmon properly, the skin winds up moist and slimy—something you peel off and push to the side of the plate. But the skin can be one of the starring features. The secret is to cook it so it crisps and renders the fat just underneath it. That way, the skin becomes crisp and flavorful