6461 leftover that doesnt taste Recipes

elbow macaroni , prepared according to package instructions and cooled, white albacore tuna, broken up, scallions, chopped, stalks celery, diced, radishes, diced, yellow pepper, diced, tomato, diced, cucumber, diced, salt and pepper to taste, i used a combo of 2/3 mayo and 1/3 sour cream for dressing...use enough to suit your taste

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.

onion, peeled and chopped, butter, divided, pot roast, cubed (leftover ), gravy, leftover, salt and black pepper, mashed potatoes, leftover, milk, biscuit mix, instant, corn , prepared according to package directions (or mixed vegetables)

yeast, warm skim milk (or any other milks really), water , that is warm, sugar, egg, melted butter, flour (or more or less as needed), salt, extra melted butter, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg

diced leftover cooked turkey, leftover turkey gravy, frozen mixed vegetables (canned or already cooked works well too), garlic powder, ground sage, pepper, salt, pie crust (optional)

cream of chicken soup, milk, leftover cooked turkey, leftover gravy

bread , of choice i used italian and rye, thick sliced bacon , fried crisp, swiss cheese, crumbled stilton cheese, sliced turkey breast, leftover, cooked, leftover prepared stuffing (i used a mushroom stuffing ), leftover sauerkraut, spicy brown mustard , to taste, wasabi-horseradish mayonnaise , to taste, three cheese ranch dressing , to taste, salt and pepper, hot sauce, to taste (i used jump up and smack your mom, my original sauce.)

butter, all-purpose flour, evaporated milk, water, salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, butter, crushed herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix, cooked, diced turkey meat, shredded cheddar cheese, leftover mashed potatoes

jumbo pasta shells, cubed cooked turkey, cream cheese, softened, parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, shredded mozzarella cheese, leftover turkey gravy

fresh spinach (2 packets cut baby spinach), mustard greens, chopped small onion, cumin seed, ginger paste, garlic paste, chopped tomato, dry roasted red chilies (option if you do not want it hot!), fulls ghee (indian butter made from cow s milk .this is important since ghee gives that special taste to the saa) or 2 tbsp butter (for frying, indian butter made from cow s milk .this is important since ghee gives that special tast), salt, sugar

roll or chub ) whole hog pork sausage.your flavour choice- hot, basil, etcetera. must be whole hog sausage though, since the others contain more fat and less meat cuts. nothing wrong with that, still tastes great. for a fattie, you want more ham and loin. tennessee pride brand works for me., bacon. thick sliced bacon (1/4 inch) works best but any will do, your preference, wooden toothpicks more or less (wood, not plastic), paprika, meat seasoning- paul prudhomme etcetera (optional)

cinnamon sugar, mixture, candied yams, solids, butter, sugar (depending on how sweet the candied yams are you may want to add more or use less, just to tast), eggs, milk, flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice (optional), cinnamon (optional), chopped pecans, chocolate chips

potatoes (diced 1/2 cubes ), carrots (diced 1/2 cubes ) (optional), onions, diced fine, margarine or 1 tbsp butter, leftover gravy, leftover turkey or 2 cups chicken or 2 cups pork or 2 cups beef or 2 cups moose or 2 cups venison

whole wheat flour, rye flour (or whole wheat flour if rye not available), soy flour, vegetables, cooked, mashed (may substitute strained, leftover cooked grains, e.g. millet, for some or all of the vegetables, use), oil, salt, vegetable stock, cornmeal, coarse

ground cumin, cayenne pepper, chili powder, paprika, grain white rice, water, black beans, frozen corn, leftover dark meat turkey, leftover gravy

butter, onion, finely chopped, leftover mashed potato, any leftover vegetables , cabbage, swede, carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, finely chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fried bacon pieces (veggie, beef, or turkey), fried eggs

olive oil, carrots, peeled and chopped, onion, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, dry white wine, turkey carcass, chicken stock, water, bay leaf, bouquet garni of fresh parsley and thyme, leftover roast turkey , pulled into bite-sized pieces, carrot, finely diced, chopped fresh tarragon