71825 mixed shallot reduction Recipes

mixed beans of your choice (white and red kidneys, garbanzos, pintos, limas, whatever you enjoy), white onion, diced, carrots, peeled and grated, stewed whole tomatoes, chopped, garlic, minced, your favorite beer, a ham hock (optional, but adds supadupa flavor ), qt veggie or chicken stock, water, several sprigs fresh thyme, several sprigs fresh sage, salt and pepper to taste, spices i like to add: sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, i really love sam adams summer ale in this , and because it s tasty! but it s not summer anymore..., amounts given are for a 6qt crock pot. adjust accordingly

mixed baby salad greens, shaved summer squash (such as zucchini and yellow squash), sliced radishes, bottled italian vinaigrette dressing

mixed dried beans, water, ground turkey or beef, cooked and drained, diced tomatoes, undrained, chopped celery, salt, dried parsley flakes, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme, bay leaves, pepper to taste

mixed fresh berries, sliced fresh peaches or nectarines, sugar, divided, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, cream

mixed frozen berries, thawed and chopped, peaches, diced, kiwifruit, peeled and diced, sugar, lemon juice, grated lime peel, flour tortillas (7 inches), butter, melted, sugar, ground cinnamon

mixed salad greens, carrots, sliced, sliced fresh mushrooms, sliced ripe olives, drained, frozen peas, thawed, olive oil, red wine vinegar, prepared mustard, honey, minced fresh basil

mixed salad greens, head cauliflower, broken into florets, red onion, separated into rings, pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced, blue cheese, crumbled, canola oil, lemon juice, sugar, salt, minced fresh parsley, chopped green onions

mixed salad greens, apples , cut into 3/4-inch pieces, crumbled feta cheese, lemon juice, honey, fat-free reduced-sugar vanilla yogurt, canola oil, minced fresh garlic, salt, white pepper, ground nutmeg

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.

mixed salad greens, sliced cucumber, sliced red onion, fat-free raspberry vinaigrette, fresh raspberries (optional)

mixed salad greens, sliced, cored bosc pear (about 1), crumbled goat cheese, fig vinaigrette

mixed salad greens, halved cherry tomatoes, bottled italian vinaigrette dressing

mixed mushrooms (white , portobello, shitake...) chopped, onion chopped, butter, cooked white rice (long grain), soy sauce to taste, salt & pepper, green onions sliced

mixed salad greens, halved cherry tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, sliced, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, sliced green onion, dijon mustard, minced fresh parsley, salt , optional, sugar, dried tarragon, pepper

shallots, diced, extra virgin olive oil, crimini mushrooms, sliced, sugar, dried thyme, balsamic vinegar, baby spinach leaves, goat cheese

shallots, chilled unsalted butter, madeira, drained green peppercorns in brine, coarsely chopped, racks of lamb, trimmed