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Looking for a fast recipe that looks fancy

Forty minutes; looks like an hour and a half. Date-night food.
  1. Pan-seared scallops — Bon Appétit 15 min
    Hot pan, dry scallops, butter.
  2. Steak frites — Serious Eats 30 min
    Hanger or skirt. Pommes frites if energetic.
  3. Risotto — Marcella Hazan 45 min
    Already mentioned.
  4. Pasta carbonara — Bon Appétit 20 min
    Egg yolk, guanciale, pecorino.
  5. Mussels in white wine — NYT Cooking 20 min
    With bread.
  6. Roast duck breast — Bon Appétit 30 min
    Score the fat. Render. Sear.
  7. Branzino — NYT Cooking 30 min
    Whole fish, olive oil, lemon.
  8. Salmon with miso glaze — Bon Appétit 20 min
    Sheet pan.
  9. Pork tenderloin — Smitten Kitchen 30 min
    Sear, finish in oven.
  10. Fettuccine Alfredo — Marcella Hazan version 20 min
    Three ingredients.