71 food less Recipes

less-fat cream cheese, at room temperature, powdered sugar, angel food cake, paper lollipop sticks, dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, assorted sprinkles , jimmies, candies, sliced almonds, toasted coconut flakes, chopped walnuts, crushed cookies

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.

jicama, sliced into thin strips, olive oil, paprika, onion powder, salt, chili powder (or less )

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, jalapeno pepper (1/2 chopped and 1/2 sliced ; remove seeds for less heat), chopped green chiles, drained, ground cumin, low-sodium chicken broth, shredded rotisserie chicken, white beans or pinto beans (1 undrained; 1 drained and rinsed), frozen corn, thawed, chopped fresh cilantro, shredded monterey jack or white cheddar cheese, sour cream and cornbread, for serving (optional)

red beets, about 1 lb, tops trimmed , and scrubbed, red onion, peeled and cut into eighths (about 4 oz), carrots , halved crosswise (about 5 oz), rib celery , halved crosswise, garlic , smashed and peeled, olive oil, kosher salt, rosemary, chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned, freshly ground black pepper, light buttermilk, worcestershire sauce (less than 1/4 tsp), chopped fresh dill

peaches, peeled, pitted, chopped, dates, pitted, ground cinnamon, water (more or less ), almonds, dates, coconut oil

whole milk, plain 2 percent greek yogurt, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, for frying, kosher salt, baby spinach, ginger, peeled and roughly chopped, garlic, jalapeno pepper (seeded for less heat ), ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, plain 2 percent greek yogurt, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped

eggs, separated, granulated unbleached cane sugar, sugar, gluten-free flour, cocoa, baileys irish cream, boiling water, low-fat cream cheese (can use fat free, low fat, or regular), sugar, heavy cream (can use half & half, but use less than 1/2 cup), chocolate shavings (optional)

kale, leaves only, basil leaves, fresh curly-leaf parsley, garlic cloves (or less , remember its raw), salt, black pepper, olive oil, nuts, raw

red lentils , picked over and rinsed, serrano chile pepper, chopped (remove seeds for less heat), tomato, roughly chopped, ginger, peeled and grated, garlic, finely chopped, ground turmeric, kosher salt, roughly chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for topping, greek yogurt, naan or other flatbread, for serving

sheets honey graham crackers, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, melted, third less fat cream cheese, at room temperature, light brown sugar , packed, kosher salt, low-fat 2-percent greek-style plain yogurt, eggs, at room temperature, egg whites, at room temperature, pumpkin puree, all-purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract, sugar, copyright 2012 television food network , g.p. all rights reserved.

vegetable oil, for frying, jalapeno or serrano peppers, diced (remove seeds for less heat), scallions, roughly chopped, mayonnaise, pickling liquid, plus sliced pickles for garnish, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, instant flour (such as wondra), catfish fillets, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, count package miniature potato buns (do not separate), unsalted butter, melted, ripe tomato, thinly sliced, stalk celery, thinly sliced

skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced, dried thyme, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, vegetable oil, white onion, diced, jalapeno pepper, chopped (remove seeds for less heat), garlic, minced, whole green chiles, drained, fresh cilantro, low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth, hominy, drained, sliced avocado and radishes and/or baked corn chips, for garnish (optional)

red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks, kosher salt, vegetable oil, yellow squash, diced, freshly ground pepper, fresh chorizo or other spicy sausage, casings removed, tomatoes, diced, scallion, minced, jalapeno pepper, minced (remove seeds for less heat), fresh cilantro, chopped, corn tortillas, crumbled cotija or feta cheese, sour cream and/or guacamole, for serving (optional)

russet potatoes , about 6 oz each, vegetable oil, kosher salt, unsalted butter, leeks, (white and light green parts), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced, freshly ground black pepper, garlic, minced, freshly chopped thyme, less fat chive -and-onion flavored cream cheese, skim milk, chopped fresh parsley, plus extra for garnish

extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, smashed, crushed red pepper flakes, tomato paste, low sodium chicken broth, water , i used less, about 3 cups, parmesan cheese, parmesan cheese, rind (optional), orecchiette or 8 oz other small shell pasta, lentils, 1 drained and rinsed, the other can undrained, fresh parsley, coarsely chopped, kosher salt, crusty bread , for serving (optional)

hoisin sauce, rice vinegar (not seasoned ), jalapeno pepper (seeded for less heat ), scallions, sliced, freshly ground pepper, pork tenderloin, trimmed, kosher salt, frozen brown rice (about 5 cups), snow peas, trimmed and halved, extra-virgin olive oil, grated peeled ginger, toasted sesame seeds, carrots, shredded

sugar pumpkin, dried chorizo, diced, jalapeno pepper (remove seeds for less heat), chopped, chopped green chiles, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, all-purpose flour, low-sodium chicken broth, shredded mozzarella or oaxaca cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, chopped fresh cilantro, for topping, tortilla chips , for serving