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As a somewhat advanced home cook who enjoys making complicated dishes, what should I be watching or reading in order to get more ideas?

It seems like so many sources for recipe ideas out there are all geared either towards "easy weeknight dinners" or "healthy recipes" which is all fine and good but what if I'm looking for something elaborate to make on a Saturday night?

>> No.16662457

>watching or reading in order to get more ideas?
Whichever suits you best.

> "easy weeknight dinners" or "healthy recipes"
This is to cater to an audience and get clicks.

>what if I'm looking for something elaborate to make on a Saturday night?
There are tons more intricate dishes and recipes out there, just decide what you want to make.

>> No.16662466

>>16662457
The point is that I’m not good at coming up with ideas of what I want to make. But sometimes just looking at pictures/descriptions/recipes of dishes I’ll get excited to try to make something similar.

>> No.16662482
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>>16662452
Get this book.

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>>16662482
Here is an example of a complicated recipe from it.

>> No.16662496

there's nothing intricate about that dish. herb puree, roasted root veg and a fried scallop. it's just the illusion of presentation

>> No.16662528

>>16662482
I'm French myself but Escoffier is really dated in terms of technique / taste.

>> No.16662530

>>16662452
NYT Cooking and Serious Eats tend to have some pretty good recipes that are a little more complex than your average mommyblog. Beyond that, I'd look for some foreign dishes from Chef John, Pepin, Kenji, etc. to expand your familiarity with certain spices and/or flavor combinations. The more you fill in those blanks in your personal dictionary of flavors, I think the better you'll be at coming up with creative and unconventional ways of combining them.

>> No.16662554

>>16662457
You do know you're not obligated to reply to every thread? You can just not post.

>> No.16662561

Beef welly m8

>> No.16662574

There's a tv show here where they get professional chefs to compete to get a dish on a banquet menu, they've got a bunch of recipes here: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/collections/great-british-menu-recipes
They're generally geared towards having some theatrical element, while still being reasonable to cook 150 covers of, so nothing too ridiculous.

>> No.16662619

Any YouTube shows or channels for this? I love watching chef’s cook and explain how they came up with a dish and why the flavors work.

>> No.16663002

https://www.youtube.com/user/BrunoAlbouze

>> No.16663162

>>16662452
Look for some old ass French cookbooks with like 46 ingredient, and ten layered sauce banquet dishes. That'll keep you busy.