297 other meats Recipes

stew meat, olive oil, rigatoni pasta (or other pasta) or 8 oz shell pasta, cooked and drained (or other pasta), frozen mixed vegetables, cooked, condensed beef broth , double strength, water, diced tomatoes with sweet onions and roasted garlic

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.

leftover meat, cut into cubes (you can use chopped ham , meatloaf, beef, chicken-- anything really. here i used cold meatballs), sliced green/spring onions , including green part, grated raw zucchini (or use other vegetable; if cooked, cube and if raw, grate or chop finely), grated parmesan cheese (depending on your other ingredients you could use cheddar or jack or....), all-purpose flour, seasoned salt (i use lawry s), few grinds black pepper, baking powder, eggs, milk, very soft butter or oil (butter-flavored is nicest)

butter, softened, mashed potato (if don tsp have - i used 2 reg. sized baked potatoes - peeled and mashed them and added milk... - it s about same), plain (all purpose ) flour, plus extra for dusting, salt, egg, beaten, caraway seeds, variations, though butter gives a lovely rich flavour , a little like shortbread, vegetable or olive oil may be used for a pareve food, or if serving with a meat meal., if you prefer not to use caraway seeds , other delicious toppings such as cracked wheat, poppy seeds or sesame seeds may be used., recipe servings more like 4-6 people

beef stew meat , sirloin tips or chuck steak chunks, olive or other oil for browning, au jus mix , low sodium if available, brown gravy mix , low sodium if available, your favorite seasonings (no salt ), water, divided, wide egg noodles or other choice of starch to serve

lamb shoulder, fat trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-in. chunks , or other lamb stew meat, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, onion, chopped, minced garlic, paprika, ground cumin, syrah or other dry red wine, reduced-sodium beef broth, tomato paste, red bell peppers, halved, stemmed, and seeded, chopped flat-leaf parsley, chopped pitted kalamata olives, chopped drained capers

eggplants (large, the longer the better), ground meat (i prefer 1lb beef, 1lb lamb), onions (1 medium finely minced , 1 larger diced), garlic cloves (finely minced ), egg, tomatoes (large, firm ), tomato paste (can), beef (can) or 14 oz chicken stock (can), lemon juice, salt, pepper, turmeric (or curry powder), spices (any others you desire, i like cumin, coriander, etc.), oil (canola, vegetable, or olive)

eggs, milk, frozen 9-inch deep dish pie shell, shredded cheese or 2 cups chopped drained cooked vegetables or 2 cups diced deli meat, any type (or chop up leftover slices) or 2 cups any other cooked diced meat or 2 cups ground beef or 2 cups seafood or 2 cups poultry

i used ends of meat and cheese so quantities vary, this is what i used, black forest ham end, oven roasted turkey end, p & loaf end, hard salami, pepperoni i don tsp like using much but a little isn tsp bad, baby swiss end, you can add other cheese to. hard cheeses are best and all you need is the ends or have the deli cut you hunks more cost effective. don tsp go to strong with the cheddar s.., i bought the veggies in a jar in the olive section, cauliflower, carrots, celery, pearl onion, sweet peppers, olives optional, fresh veggies you may want to cook or steam them. you want them crunchy then chill them you do not want to use warm veggies they will melt the cheese., tomatoes make it to runny so that is why i use red bell peppers, oven roasted bell peppers you can find them in store too, mix and match meat cheese and veggies to your taste it is really hard to botch up what you put in it just stay away from bologna, italian dressing of your choice just stay away from creamy dressings, few dashes of dill seed, season with pepper and mrs.dash blend, grated parmesan cheese to taste i just sprinkled it on there so it is up to you how much.

keep in mind that you can really vary the ingredients. the only thing to be cautious about is avoiding certain types of vegetables that tend to produce bitter-tasting stock., more onions , quartered. (don tsp bother taking off the skin.) i think yellow onions are nicest for stock, and it s best to have at least 1 yellow, but you can also use a combination including white and red. i use up to about 5 onions., carrots , including their tops (but not the carrot greens), chopped into a few pieces., more leeks (nice but not required), chopped and washed, garlic cloves, in their skin, crushed with the side of a knife blade, celery ribs, coarsely chopped, parsley sprigs, fresh thyme (or dry , if you don tsp have fresh), fresh sage leaves (or some dry, if you haven tsp got fresh), fresh marjoram or oregano sprigs, bay leaves, black peppercorns, sea salt to taste, cold, filtered water, potato, sliced, mushrooms, sliced, more beets (give excellent flavor and color to a vegetarian stock in recipes like french onion soup that often call for beef broth), meat-eaters variation : chicken carcass and other parts (i buy rotisserie chicken, use the meat, and then make stocks from the bones and carcass), avoid adding the following vegetables to stocks, as they tend to make them bitter, broccoli , cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables, zucchini and other squash

favorite spaghetti sauce, fresh green pepper, chopped, chopped black olives , juice reserved, chopped tomatoes or 1 (15 oz) can 1 lb chopped firm roma tomatoes, the fresher the better, tomato paste, divided, sour cream, a large yellow onion, chopped, favorite salsa (optional), extra virgin olive oil, butter, divided, fresh minced garlic, oregano , to taste, liquid smoke (to taste), fresh ground pepper, meat, and other, vegetables (optional), fresh grated parmesan cheese or other italian cheese, to taste

combine, goat cheese, egg whites, lightly beaten, red bell pepper, finely diced, jalapeno pepper , seeds removed, finely diced (you can, substitute half a poblano pepper for a whole jalapeno. it s a sweeter pepper with less heat.), green onions, green part only, finely diced, tony chachere s or other cajun seasoning, teriyaki sauce, turns of freshly ground black pepper, add for crumb mixture, dry mustard powder (you can substitute 1, prepared mustard...i like horseradish mustard , myself.), bread crumbs, crab meat, breading, bread crumbs, garlic powder, parmigiano cheese, tony chachere s or other cajun seasoning

leek, vidalia or other sweet onion, drained canned artichoke hearts, thawed frozen chopped spinach, brie, minced garlic, olive oil, riesling or other medium-dry white wine, heavy cream, chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh dill leaves, chopped fresh tarragon leaves, fresh jumbo lump crab meat, dijon mustard, tabasco , or to taste, toasted thin baguette slices

king crab legs or 1 1/2 cups lump crab meat, firm bean curd, eggs, rice wine or dry vermouth, green onion, finely minced, garlic crushed and finely chopped, toasted sesame oil, salt & fresh ground black pepper to taste., all purpose flour ., canola oil (divided use ), lemon, quartered, dried red thai chiles or other dried hot red chiles toasted to soften and snipped with scissors into fine threads., parsley sprigs for garnish ., korean lettuce or red curly leaf lettuce to dress plates, recipe vinegar/soy dipping sauce (below ), vinegar/soy dipping sauce, soy sauce, rice wine or dry vermouth, fresh lemon juice, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, salt, dried thai or other red chiles toasted to soften and snipped with scissors into fine threads., dry toasted pine nuts or sesame seeds

fresh unshelled cranberry beans or 2/3 cup dried cranberry beans, soaked and boiled until cooked through, extra virgin olive oil, chopped onion, crumbled skinned pork sausage, homemade meat broth (or 1/2 cup canned beef broth diluted with 4 1/2 cups water), carnaroli arborio rice or 1 1/2 cups other imported italian rice, for risotto rice, butter, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, chopped flat-leaf italian parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper

chicken carcass or you could use a turkey carcass, along with all the left over meat, bones and trimmings., use whole chicken. i like to use the left overs from a rotisserie chicken, aromatics: *2 cups chopped celery, chopped onion, minced garlic ., herbs and seasonings, nice size bay leaves, ground or rubbed sage, or 2 tbsp fresh chopped, ground pepper , or peppercorns, crushed dried or 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme, dried crushed basil or 1 tbsp chopped fresh, curshed oregano, chopped dried rosemary or 1 tsp fresh ., stock pot or other very large pan ., enough water to fill stock pot. can use chicken or turkey broth to increase intensity of flavor, ingredients : for creamy broth, chicken broth, cornstarch or flour...or...2 envelopes of chicken or turkey gravy mix dissolved in 1 1/2 cups broth, not hot broth. or 1 can cream of chicken soup., this is now your broth for the soup., taste of broth and adjust seasonings., add vegetables to the soup, potato per person eating plus 2 for the pot, carrot per person and 1 for the pot., use baby carrots instead of peeling and slicing ones., stalks celery cut into bite size pieces, any other veggies your family likes .

pan cornbread, crumbled (8x8-inch), bread, crumbled, ritz crackers or 1/4 lb saltine crackers, crumbled, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, coarsely chopped onion, coarsely chopped celery, bell seasoning (or other chicken seasoning with a thyme and sage type mixture), salt and pepper, to taste, chicken broth (or broth made from a whole chicken, approximate measure, see recipe), eggs, beaten, milk, baking powder, diced cooked chicken (or the meat from 1 whole chicken, about 4 to 4 1/2 lbs, cooked with water and seasonings to make), dried cranberries (optional)

goji berry, pre-soaked for 1 hour, water , of soaked goji berry, blackberries or 1/2 cup blueberries or 1/2 cup raspberries, young coconut meat (or 1 cup reconstituted dried coconut flakes), pitted dates (or other sweetener or 1 tbsp raw honey or agave nectar or rice syrup or barely syrup or maple syrup), coconut water or 30 ml water or 30 ml goji juice, cinnamon, vanilla essence