Editing Recipe (section)

=== Sub-recipes ===
A sub-recipe or subrecipe is a recipe for an [[ingredient]] that will be called for in the instructions for the main recipe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Chris |date=2019-03-18 |title=What to Cook This Weekend: Coming to Terms With the Sub-Recipe |url=https://www.saveur.com/newsletter-sub-recipe/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Saveur |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110171215/https://www.saveur.com/newsletter-sub-recipe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sub-recipes are often for spice blends, sauces, [[confit]]s, [[Pickling|pickles]], [[Fruit preserves|preserves]], jams, [[chutney]]s, or [[condiment]]s.<ref name=":0" /> Sometimes the sub-recipe calls for the ingredient to be held for several hours, overnight, or longer, which home cooks sometimes find frustrating as it means the main recipe cannot be made in a single session or day.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-25 |title=8 Highly Giftable Cookbooks by New York Chefs |url=https://www.eater.com/21719330/giftable-new-cookbooks-by-new-york-chefs |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110175841/https://www.eater.com/21719330/giftable-new-cookbooks-by-new-york-chefs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gould |first=Emily |date=2016-08-30 |title=Why Restaurant Cookbooks Can't Have It All |url=https://www.eater.com/2016/8/30/12691132/ashley-christensen-pooles-diner-cookbook-review |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110181201/https://www.eater.com/2016/8/30/12691132/ashley-christensen-pooles-diner-cookbook-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Sub-recipes discovered late and calling for an ingredient the cook does not have on hand means a special shopping trip or trying to find a substitute.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-21 |title=A Cookbook Full of Recipes Within Recipes Can Be the Greatest of Them All |url=https://food52.com/blog/17237-a-cookbook-full-of-recipes-within-recipes-can-be-the-greatest-of-them-all |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Food52 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110172605/https://food52.com/blog/17237-a-cookbook-full-of-recipes-within-recipes-can-be-the-greatest-of-them-all |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" />

Sub-recipes, and the cookbooks that contain them, are often described as not being targeted at casual cooks.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Benwick |first=Bonnie S. |date=2017-12-11 |title=Review {{!}} The best cookbooks of 2017: The inspiration you need to get dinner on the table |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-best-cookbooks-of-2017-the-inspiration-you-need-to-get-dinner-on-the-table/2017/12/11/783b4434-d92a-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html |access-date=2022-11-10 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=2022-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207141251/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-best-cookbooks-of-2017-the-inspiration-you-need-to-get-dinner-on-the-table/2017/12/11/783b4434-d92a-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Reviewers have mentioned finding alternate uses for leftover sub-recipes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Cookbooks including subrecipes include [[Christina Tosi]]'s ''Momofuku Milk Bar'' (2011)<ref name="wp-2015apr19">{{cite news |last=Chang |first=T. Susan |date=19 April 2015 |title='Milk Bar Life', reviewed: guilty pleasures, sweet and savory alike |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/milk-bar-life-reviewed-guilty-pleasures-sweet-and-savory-alike/2015/04/18/94f7da12-e3b2-11e4-81ea-0649268f729e_story.html |access-date=10 November 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727142325/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/milk-bar-life-reviewed-guilty-pleasures-sweet-and-savory-alike/2015/04/18/94f7da12-e3b2-11e4-81ea-0649268f729e_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ac-2012nov02">{{cite news |last=Haupt |first=Melanie |date=2 November 2012 |title=Cookbook Review: Momofuku Milk Bar: Ain't nothing simple in Christina Tosi's cookbook |newspaper=[[Austin Chronicle]] |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/food/2012-11-02/cookbook-review-momofuku-milk-bar/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110180954/https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/food/2012-11-02/cookbook-review-momofuku-milk-bar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Terry Bryant's ''[[Vegetable Kingdom]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Tejal |date=31 March 2020 |title=This Broccoli-Dill Pasta Has a Hippie Twist. Your Kids Will Love It. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/magazine/broccoli-dill-pasta-recipe.html |website=[[New York Times]] |access-date=10 November 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110182444/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/magazine/broccoli-dill-pasta-recipe.html |url-status=live }}</ref>