494 flavor you Recipes

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.

pork ears (cleaned and hair removed or so to speak shaved), pork liver, hot chilis (minced ), red onions (minced ), garlic (crushed , as in super crushed), soy sauce (up to you on how strong the flavor you want it), vinegar (up to you on how strong the flavor you want it), vegetable oil (you can use olive oil if you d like), sizzling plate (optional), salt and pepper, egg

banana, yogurt (any flavor you like ), juice (any flavor you like ), frozen fruit (i use different flavors, like mangoes and peaches)

water jell-o, water, grs. sugar (a little over 1 cup), grs. unflavored jell-o, extra cup of water, citric acid, raspberry flavoring (you can use any flavor , strawberry, orange, pineapple, lemon, etc), drops red food color (you can change color depending on the flavor ., milk jell-o, milk, grs. sugar ( a little over 1 cup), grs. unflavored jell-o, vanilla flavoring ( you can use almond too), extra cup of milk, if you don tsp have citric acid , don tsp worry, the jell-o comes out the same, the only difference it will come out sweeter.

eggplant (peeled and sliced thin), ragu pasta sauce (use any flavor you like or homemade sauce), shredded mozzarella cheese (or any italian blend )

bisquick baking mix, sugar (i use splenda ), creamy peanut butter, milk, egg, jelly (the flavor you like ) or 1/2 cup jam (the flavor you like)

flour, baking powder, salted butter, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, jello gelatin , you can use any flavors you want

ice cream, any flavor you like, corn flakes, cinnamon, approx. 1/2 - 1 tsp (this is to taste), chocolate syrup, you can use chocolate morsels , butterscotch morsels, nuts, coconut flakes....on and on......

powdered milk, powdered coffee creamer (any flavor you like ), powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder

macaroni , but you can use other pastas (elbows seem to be best), cream of mushroom soup, bricks extra-sharp cheddar cheese, ritz crackers (1 sleeve) or 1 cup breadcrumbs, milk

chicken breasts or 5 pieces chicken thighs or 5 pieces turkey breast or 5 pieces turkey thighs, deboned,washed and dried with towel, garlic, yellow onion, chopped to large cubes about 2/3-1 cup cubed, tomato, cubed or 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (fresh), balsamic vinegar, salt or 1/2 cup tamari or 1/2 cup soy sauce, white wine (if you use soy-sauce 1/2cup, if you use salt 1cup.) or 1/2-1 cup chardonnay wine (if you use soy-sauce 1/2cup, if you use salt 1cup.), maple syrup (yes thats right ), olive oil (or other oil of choice) or 3 tbsp peanut oil (or other oil of choice), sesame oil (its a strong flavor) (optional)

baking chocolate (nestle or any brand of flavored morsels. it can be peanut butter, butterscotch, white chocolate, dar), eagle brand sweetened condensed milk, salt, vanilla extract (but you don tsp have to just use vanilla, add any flavor you like), extract (not just vanilla, such as, mint, peppermint, fruit flavors, almond, you can also use liquors such as), nuts, candy cane, pieces, marshmallow, candied fruit, toffee pieces, cookie , pieces, candy bar, pieces, fruit preserves (not jam or jellie)

flour (use a healthier mix if you like! i used wheat, oat and regular), baking soda, splenda brown sugar substitute, splenda sugar substitute, butter, instant pudding (any flavor you like , i use vanilla), vanilla, almond extract, salt, eggs, chocolate chips (or whatever you like, have fun!)

flour tortilla (any flavor , i used low carb), vidalia onion, finely chopped, red bell pepper, finely chopped, mixed salad green, leftover shredded bbq pork, warmed up (cooked ), avocados, diced, shredded cheese (any flavor you like )

hamburger, manwich sloppy joe mix (bold), petite diced tomatoes, onion soup mix (lipton , mrs.grass, knorr, type), bushes baked beans (i use the boston flavor, but use whatever flavor you like), butter beans, baby butter beans, light red kidney beans, dark red kidney beans, great northern beans, black beans (not the spicy ones ), baby lima beans, ketchup, heinz 57 steak sauce, brown sugar, sour cream , per serving (optional), saltine crackers , per serving (optional), grated cheddar cheese , per serving (optional)

pork chops, parsley, basil, garlic - minced, lemon juice, pepper, feta cheese (sun dried tomato feta is good - use as much as you want and any flavor you desire!)

tomato sauce, white vinegar, liquid smoke (hickory flavor), tomato paste (more if you like it thick), cayenne pepper, salt, garlic powder, dried onion flakes, sugar

yogurt (any type , whatever flavor you like), shredded wheat cereal, apple, diced (or use any fruit you want)