The cover image on Eric Ripert’s latest cookbook, “Seafood Simple,” is about as simple as can be. A piece of rosy salmon sits on a white plate on a white surface. The chef’s hands hover on either side ...

When it comes to cooking techniques, poaching — let alone cold water poaching — is considered the ultimate underdog. Yet, if you learn how to successfully poach fish, you can end up with delightfully ...

Clean the leek and slice the white and light-green part into thin semi-circles. Put the broth and leeks into a large skillet and heat on high. Boil for a couple of minutes. Add salt and pepper to ...

Finalist Susur Lee came across as intense and a bit scary during the most recent season of "Top Chef Masters" on Bravo, but in person he couldn't be a nicer, more Zenlike fellow to cook with. In town ...

Poaching is the perfect method for cooking tender fish fillets. Here the liquid is stocked with vermouth, for a delicate flavor. Butter, toasted nuts and lemon finish the dish — all accents to look ...

Poaching is the perfect method for cooking tender fish fillets. Here the liquid is stocked with vermouth, for a delicate flavor. Butter, toasted nuts and lemon finish the dish. Heat a large, dry ...

Poached salmon will always hold a spark of romance for me because it was the first dinner I ever made for my husband, roughly this time of year 30 years ago. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say we fell in ...