3635 aged wedges reduction Recipes

apple cider, chilled butter, walnut or other nut bread, toasted and halved, shelburne farms or other aged cheddar cheese, thinly sliced, granny smith apples, cored and each cut into 16 slices

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

dried rosemary, dried basil, dried thyme, salt and pepper to taste, lamb chops (3/4 inch thick ), olive oil, minced shallots, aged balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, butter

eggs, lightly beaten, milk, garlic, minced, cumin, salt and pepper, sourdough bread, cut in 1/2 inch slices, avocados, peeled and sliced, monterey jack cheese, tomatoes, chopped, sugar, aged balsamic vinegar, lime juice, cilantro, chopped, avocado, peeled and sliced

aged beef rib-eye steaks, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, vegetable oil, for searing, vegetable oil, shallots minced, haricots verts, blanched , sliced on a bias, picked chervil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, baby carrots, peeled, olive oil, for coating, shallots, thyme, beef reduction, red wine reduction , to taste, port reduction , to taste, carrots, juiced, baby carrots, peeled and greens removed, butter, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, idaho potatoes, unsalted butter, cantal or laguiole cheese, grated, milk, unsalted butter , for adjusting consistency, salt and freshly ground black pepper

dried apricots, sugar, fresh lemon juice, dry pectin, whole blanched almond, olive oil, coarse salt, aged cheese (see note )

caraway seed, unsalted butter (1 stick) or 4 oz unsalted margarine (1 stick), baguette, cut into 1-inch cubes, salt, heavy cream, aged gouda cheese, coarsely shredded, fresh ground white pepper

unsalted butter, at room temperature, red wine, roquefort cheese or 2 -3 oz maytag blue cheese, lemon juice, salt and black pepper, aged new york strip steaks

canola oil, minced onion, all-purpose flour, milk, ale or 1/3 cup non-alcoholic beer, celery salt, hot pepper sauce, shredded aged cheddar cheese, lightly packed cubed dark rye bread (1-inch) or 3 cups assorted fresh vegetables

butter, fresh mushrooms, sliced, red pepper, sliced into strips, baby spinach leaves, shallot, chopped, garlic clove, minced, salt & freshly ground black pepper, turkey or 4 large chicken cutlets, aged cheddar cheese, cut into 4 large sticks, white wine

pasteurized eggs, aged sherry vinegar, canola oil, dijon mustard, sugar

aged sirloin steaks, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, eggs, butter, three pepper relish , recipe follows, grilled onion relish , recipe follows, avocado relish , recipe follows, flour tortillas, grilled for 30 seconds on each side, chopped cilantro, for garnish, poblano pepper , roasted, peeled, seed removed, and sliced thinly, red pepper , roasted, peeled, seeds removed, and sliced thinly, yellow pepper , roasted, peeled, seeds removed, and sliced thinly, salt and freshly ground pepper, red onion, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick, olive oil

pasteurized eggs, aged sherry vinegar, canola oil, dijon mustard, granulated sugar

head iceberg lettuce cut into 4 wedges rinsed and well drained, dairy sour cream, buttermilk, white wine vinegar, crumbled blue cheese, salt, freshly ground black pepper, crisp cooked crumbled bacon, chopped tomatoes

tomato , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices, fresh burratta , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, salt and freshly ground pepper, prosciutto, aged balsamic vinegar ,* or balsamic reduction, recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, leaves fresh basil , slivered, storebought breadsticks , for serving

eggs, lightly beaten, milk, garlic cloves, minced, cumin, salt and pepper, sourdough bread cut in 1/2-inch slices, avocados, peeled and sliced, monterey jack, tomatoes, chopped, sugar, aged balsamic vinegar, lime juice, cilantro, chopped, avocado, peeled and sliced

fresh porcini (also known as cepes) or 3 lb other exotic mushrooms and 2 oz large dried porcini slices, onions, cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges, garlic cloves, minced, chopped fresh thyme, dry marsala wine, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, assorted pearl onions, blanched and peeled, red-wine reduction

prime rib, butter, vegetable oil, salt and pepper, red wine reduction sauce , recipe follows, grilled vegetables , recipe follows, garlic mashed potatoes , recipe follows, beef stock, red wine, mushrooms, sliced thinly, salt and pepper, squash, thinly sliced, carrots, peeled and thinly sliced, olive oil, salt and pepper, baking potatoes, milk , use judgment to create desired creaminess, butter , use judgment to create desired creaminess, garlic salt