Foundational Techniques | Jorj Morgan

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A whole roasted chicken resting on a cutting board, skin lacquered deep mahogany, juices pooling.

Roasting chicken

Three eggs in a row: a whole raw brown egg, a fried egg with crispy lace edges, a halved hard-boiled egg.

All about eggs

A butternut squash mid-split by a heavy cleaver, revealing deep amber flesh and pale cream seeds.

Cutting and roasting a butternut squash

Deep ruby roasted beet slices fanned on parchment, glistening with olive oil, magenta juices pooling.

Roasting beets

A mason jar showing crisp horizontal layers of cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, cucumber, feta, and purple cabbage.

Making a layered salad

A large ginger root being grated across a fine microplane, juice and fiber running down the blade.

Peeling and mincing ginger

A ribbon of golden olive oil pouring into a bowl of mustard and vinegar, the liquids swirling toward emulsion.

Making an easy vinaigrette

Thick asparagus stalks searing on a ridged cast-iron grill pan, char diamonds forming on the flesh.

Blanching veggies Using a grill pan

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