Cooking an impressive meal doesn't have to be difficult. Sure you could take painstaking measures and spend days preparing a perfect Beef Wellington or Baked Alaska, but you can also get by doing a lot less.
Luckily, there are so many dishes out there that require very little work and experience but have a very rewarding payoff. Think risotto is out of your reach? How about chicken liver pâté or vichyssoise? Trust us -- they're easier than they sound.
Here are 12 recipes that sound difficult but are surprisingly easy to make. Let us know what your go-to easy but impressive meals are.
1
Risotto
Adventures in Cooking.
2
Falafel
Food52
3
Salt-Baked Fish
Joe Satran
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4
Sorbet
Food52
5
Ceviche
Simply Recipes
6
Chicken Liver Pâté
Food52
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7
Vichyssoise
Simply Recipes
8
Paella
New Media Publishing
9
Mussels
Alexandra Cooks
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10
Crab Cakes
Brown Eyed Baker
11
Tiramisu
Macheesmo
12
Chocolate Mousse
Food52
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