RECIPE: Flourless Chocolate and Pistachio Cake
2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 pistachio nuts, coarsely ground
2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 pistachio nuts, coarsely ground
2 pounds chicken necks and gizzards, tied in cheesecloth, 4 large onions, diced
3 eggs, separated, About 1/2 cup water or chicken stock, 1 to 1 1/2 cups matzah meal
3 tablespoons safflower or olive oil, 2 onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup olive oil, 3 onions, finely chopped
1 cup pitted, chopped dates, 1/2 cup chopped dried figs
Day 1: Prep time 30 minutes. Resting time 4-12 hours. Day 2: Prep time one hour. Cooking time approximately four hours. Resting time up to two hours.
My friend called from New York the other day. He wanted to get my recipe for smoked barbecue brisket so that he could make it for Passover.\n\n“I’m really tired of bad brisket,” he said wearily.\n\n
Itzik Hagadol knows how to “open up a table,” as they say in Israel.
The restaurateur, whose real name is Itzik Luzon, has a reputation in Tel Aviv for lavishing his guests in Middle Eastern style — serving up an abundance of food that includes heaping platefuls of salads. After 14 years of booming business in Yaffo, Luzon has brought his popular restaurant, Shipudei Itzik Hagadol (Big Itzik’s Skewers), to the Encino Commons with help from his son, Amos, and their business partner Michael Fainman. Itzik Hagadol Grill opened its doors to a parking lot thronged with people on March 3.