Sous Vide At Home

JERK CHICKEN WINGS

Jerk chicken is one of Jamaica s most celebrated culinary exports, and with good reason. Here, I bring that combination of sweetness, acidity, warm spices, and chile heat to chicken wings. By cooking the wings directly in the marinade, you re able to quickly coax the flavors of the spice paste into the meat, eliminating the need to marinate them overnight. In addition, cooking the wings low and slow with controlled heat helps break down their collagen, making them ultratender and juicy, ready to be broiled for a crispy finish with no fear of drying them out. I like to take these wings to potlucks because they can be cooked in advance and then rewarmed in an oven or on a grill.

SERVES 6 to 8 as an appetizer
SOUS VIDE COOKING VIDE TIME: 2 hours (or up to 6 hours)
ACTIVE PREP TIME: 20 minutes, plus 5 minutes to rest

MARINADE
1 bunch green onions, white and green parts,
coarsely chopped (about 3/4 cup)
1 to 2 Scotch bonnet or habanero chiles, coarsely chopped
2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)
5 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
4 teaspoons ground allspice
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Juice of 2 limes (about 1/4 cup fresh lime juice)
3 pounds chicken wings separated into sections, discard wing tips or save for making stock
1 lime, cut into wedges, for serving

DO-AHEAD STRATEGY
The jerk marinade can be made in advance and refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 2 months. The cooked chicken can be chilled in the bag in an ice water bath for 20 minutes and then refrigerated for up to a week. Increase the time under the broiler

Lisa Q. Fetterman is the founder and CEO of Nomiku, makers of the first home immersion circulator and the author of Sous Vide Made Simple. She has been featured in Wired, MAKE, and Forbes, and was named on both Forbes and Zagat Survey s 30 Under 30 lists for her pioneering work in the food space. Lisa earned a BA in Journalism from NYU and honed her culinary sensibilities working at some of the top restaurants in the country, including Babbo, Jean-Georges, and Saison. 
 
Scott Peabody is a professional chef with more than a decade and a half of experience. He attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park before cutting his teeth in New York City, toiling in the kitchens of renowned chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Thomas Keller, where he was initiated into the mysteries of sous vide cooking. Scott provided the recipes and culinary direction for Sous Vide Made Simple as well as Sous Vide at Home.

Meesha Halm is a content strategist, cookbook whisperer, and digital storyteller. She is the author of more than 20 restaurant guides and cookbooks including The Balsamic Vinegar Cookbook and Savoring the Wine Country, and she is a co-author of Sous Vide Made Simple. She s served as a local editor for Zagat Survey, video producer for Tastemade, and cookbook editor at Collins. Her writing and videos have appeared on The Food Network, Tasting Table, Zagat, Michelin, Bravo, and Tastemade.

Food has changed. Cooking has changed. Now we must choose our guides to show us the new ways of creating fantastic meals, and one of my favorite guides is the visionary Lisa Fetterman, who has such dynamic zeal for the act of cooking that it is hard not to follow her ebullient lead. Sous Vide at Home gives every home cook the techniques and recipes they need to revolutionize the way they make food. Hugh Acheson, author of A New Turn in the South and chef/owner of Five & Ten, Empire State South, The National, and The Florence
 
Lisa is an obsessive visionary who just wants to make the modern world a tastier, inspired place. As a curious home cook turned neurotic chef, bringing professional techniques into the home kitchen is always a thrill. The ability to cook sous vide with an immersion circulator on and off the clock excites me to no end! Christina Tosi, chef/founder/owner of Milk Bar

Lisa has taken what is viewed as the chef s trick and turned it into another great tool for the home cook. With great recipes and easy to follow instructions, Sous Vide at Home will make Nomiku the new crockpot. Chris Cosentino, Top Chef Masters winner and chef/owner of Cockscomb
 
Sous Vide at Home is a welcome introduction to the most important kitchen innovation of recent times: precise low-temperature cooking, which makes it easier than ever for chefs and home cooks alike to get consistently delicious results. Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking
 
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