20 Chef-Level Sous Vide Recipes To Inspire Your Next Meal
Have you ever grilled steaks and stepped away for just a moment to realize the steaks have overcooked? What about pork; maybe you've served up a not-so-juicy pork chop or pork tenderloin? Well, the secret to getting those perfect-temperature steaks and tender pork cuts is sous vide cooking!
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What Is Sous Vide?
If you aren't familiar with sous vide, it's a French term that translates to "under vacuum." The concept of sous vide is that you place your food in a vacuum-sealed bag and your food is cooked while submerged in temperature-controlled water. The water temperature is controlled by an immersion circulator.
Sous vide isn't a new concept; it's been used by steakhouses for ages. Only recently though, it seems sous vide has become a popular kitchen tool for home cooks.
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We aren't talking just steaks and pork either. This method is great for just about any protein including shrimp and fish, side dishes like potatoes and other vegetables, and very recently I've learned about sweet treats like creme brûlée!
Best Sous Vide Recipes
If you still aren't sold, scroll through these 20 best sous vide recipes—from Sous Vide Maple Dijon Salmon to Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin—and you might change your mind about the method after all.
Shea Goldstein
These carnitas tacos come together quickly sous vide style, then thrown on a really hot grill to get a nice sear before chopping it all up.
Get the recipe: Out-of-This-World Sous Vide Carnitas Tacos
Savoring The Good
This recipe sears the beef before the sous vide bath to set the meat fibers and lock in juices resulting in big flavor.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin
Crave The Good
The sous vide method does away with all the tedious tasks, such as tempering eggs, that you would have in the traditional preparation.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Creme Brûlée
Food Above Gold
This perfectly flaky salmon gets a major flavor boost with a sauce made up of maple syrup, mustard and sage!
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Maple Dijon Salmon
The Missing Lokness
Moist and tender pork chops smothered in an easy creamy sauce that comes together in minutes.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Pork Chops With Creamy Caper Mustard Sauce
Crave The Good
This decadent sweet treat is made with only one ingredient; how easy is that?
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Dulce de Leche
Crave The Good
These potatoes are light and tender but also creamy and moist and full of flavor; pretty much the perfect side dish.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Butter Poached Potatoes
Blackberry Babe
These pork chops are juicy on their own but the recipe also includes a quick pan gravy as an added bonus.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Pork Chops
A Nerd Cooks
Traditional methods of making limoncello take weeks or months, but by using sous vide, you will have your limoncello ready in hours!
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Limoncello
Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
If you have a hard time keeping boneless chicken breasts juicy and tender, then you will absolutely want to try the sous vide method; perfect every time.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Chicken Breast
Ramshackle Pantry
Placing prepared mashed potatoes in sous vide water bath will keep the potatoes warm but also fresh and not dried out until served. Perfect for the holidays.
Get the recipe: Make-Ahead Sous Vide Mashed Potatoes
Straight To The Hips, Baby
The 18-24 hour cook time might sound excessive, but it is all hands-off time and totally worth the wait.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Prime Rib
Joy Filled Eats
One of the easiest preparations of pork tenderloin and it comes out perfect every time.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin
Pudge Factor
If you prefer your corned beef moist, flavorful and fork-tender, you should give this recipe a try.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Corned Beef
It's Not Complicated
Unlike other proteins, this salmon only requires about 30 minutes of sous vide time, making it convenient for the busiest of days. Pairs perfectly with the fennel salad.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Salmon with Fennel Salad
Sweet Tea and Thyme
This recipe promises to deliver expensive beef tenderloin results with a more affordable, often overlooked eye of round beef roast.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Eye Of Round Roast
This Old Gal
A popular coffee shop made egg bites wildly popular. Now these low-carb, keto-friendly egg bites can easily be made at home.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Egg Bites
Living The Gourmet
The simple marinade used in this recipe infuses a tremendous amount of flavor into the steak.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Herb Marinated Sirloin
Savvy Saving Couple
Butter, garlic and parsley are infused into the shrimp during the cooking process, resulting in unbelievably tender shrimp.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Garlic Butter Shrimp
Savory Experiments
If you put this steak au poivre next to a fancy steakhouse version, you'd never know the difference.
Get the recipe: Sous Vide Steak Au Poivre
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