1197 night time 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.

yellow cake mix, jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix or 1 (3 oz) package lemon flavor instant pudding and pie filling, country time lemonade mix, divided, cold water, eggs, oil, warm water, powdered sugar

turkey breast, hot times rub , recipe follows, hot times mop , recipe follows, dried ground jalapeno, (recommended : north of the border pc willy s green chile rub and seasoning), kosher or sea salt, light or dark brown sugar, dry mustard, chicken or turkey stock, dried ground jalapeno, unsalted butter or vegetable oil, jalapeno jelly

prep time includes chilling time and shaping time., butter, melted, white sugar, molasses, egg, baking soda, all-purpose bleached flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, white sugar for rolling

sauza gold tequila, dekuyper triple sec, lemonade, lemon-lime soda, lemon wedge

raw blanched almonds, distilled or tap water, dried jasmine flowers, distilled or tap water, juice of 1 lime, granulated honey, almond elixir, jasmine elixir, ice, soda water

country time lemonade, pineapple juice, water, carbonated lemon-lime beverage, sliced lemon, maraschino cherry

wanted . . . time, by grace allard morse, time to have my close friends in, drink a cup of tea, time to read the book of verse, my sister sent to me., time to sort my linens out, stack them in neat rows, time to look my scrapbook o er, work with rhyme and prose., time to bake some muffins, time to listen to the lark, at morning s early dawn ., time to cut the pink roses, time to plan the garden, i have wanted for a year., time to breakfast leisurely, scan the paper through . . ., time, just to do the things, i really want to do., blueberry muffins, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, vanilla, butter, melted, egg, milk

french bread (18-inch long), eggs, milk, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla, butter , cut into pieces, ground cinnamon

unsalted butter, shallot (coarsely chopped ), scallions (including greens, thinly sliced. are green onions), celery (including heart and leaves, thinly sliced), chicken broth (or vegetable broth if you want to make it vegetarian), potato (idaho variety, washed, unpeeled and cubed small), fresh rosemary (chopped or 1 tsp dried rosemary), nutmeg, half-and-half cream (or whipping cream)

dried kidney beans, dried black beans, dried pinto bean, dried navy beans, barley, lentils, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, chili powder (adjust to taste), maple syrup, jalapeno, seeded and diced (optional), red pepper flakes (optional), vegetable stock (or chicken stock), diced tomatoes, smoked sausage, sliced, cheddar cheese, grated, sour cream, onion, diced, fresh cilantro

tbps. margarine, brown sugar, thickly sliced bread, eggs, beaten, skim milk, cinnamon

margarine, brown sugar, texas toast thick bread or 4 slices thickly sliced bread, eggs, beaten, skim milk, cinnamon

sugar, butter, eggs, beaten, milk, warm, yeast (dissolved in 3 tbsp warm water), flour, salt, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, butter, melted (or margarine), nuts (or maraschino cherries, candied red or green cherries)

plain bagels, diced ham, diced red bell pepper, diced green bell pepper, sliced green onion, cheddar cheese, shredded, butter, eggs, half-and-half cream or 2 1/2 cups milk, dijon mustard, salt (or to taste), cheddar cheese, thinly sliced (optional)

french bread , cut into thick slices, brown sugar, butter, eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg

blavod black vodka, sour apple liqueur, green curacao, blue curacao, cranberry juice, lime juice