657 pinot noir reduction Recipes

pinot noir or other dry red wine, dried morel mushrooms, butter, minced shallots, minced garlic, fresh cremini (brown ) or common button mushrooms, rinsed, trimmed, and thickly sliced, whipping cream, chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp. dried thyme, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, shredded fresh asiago or jack cheese (about 6 oz.)

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.

canola oil, shallots, sliced (about 2 cups), sliced mushrooms, sugar, red wine vinegar, pinot noir or other dry red wine, low-salt chicken broth, beef broth, fresh thyme sprigs, whole black peppercorns, turkish bay leaf, butter, room temperature, all purpose flour, beef tenderloin roast, olive oil, whipping cream, fresh baby spinach leaves, truffled french fries

olive oil, chicken wings, diced peeled carrots, diced celery, beef broth, low-salt chicken broth, fresh black truffles or frozen , unthawed, boneless magret duck breast halves or muscovy duck breast halves (about 3 lb total), butter, divided, chopped shallots, pinot noir

butter, leek (white part only), chopped, fennel bulb, chopped, onion, chopped, head of garlic , halved crosswise, tomato paste, parmesan cheese rinds, broken into 2- to 3-inch squares, fresh thyme sprigs, fresh parsley sprigs, water, fresh thyme sprigs, fresh italian parsley sprigs, bay leaves, whole black peppercorns, fennel seeds, low-salt chicken broth, beef broth, butter, minced onion, garlic clove, minced, carnaroli rice or arborio rice, pinot noir, white truffle butter, red or white verjus or 1 tbsp red or white wine vinegar, minced fresh italian parsley, minced fresh chives

matzoh cake meal (see cooks notes), kosher or fine salt, freshly ground black pepper, first - or second-cut beef brisket, vegetable oil, shallots (about 1 lb); peeled , leaving root ends intact, garlic cloves, finely chopped, pinot noir, chicken stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth, dried tart cherries, dark brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, whole star anise (see cooks notes), young, slim carrots in bunches (not pre-cut variety), peeled

oranges , segmented, red wine (such as pinot noir), unsweetened pomegranate concentrate (found at gourmet markets), honey, olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced, dried oregano, baby lamb chops , frenched (ask your butcher to do it), fat trimmed to 1/8 inch, pomegranate seeds, diced vidalia onion, chopped fresh mint, fresh lemon juice

loosely packed fresh rosemary leaves, coarse kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, divided, red-skinned or white-skinned potatoes , cut into 3/4-inch pieces, parsnips, peeled , cut into 3/4-inch pieces, whole side of salmon with skin, crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, quartered if large, halved if small assorted salad greens, pinot noir or other dry red wine

fresh-squeezed lemon juice, fresh-squeezed orange juice, excellent-quality pinot noir wine, water, superfine sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, granulated sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, flour, fresh ground black pepper, fresh raspberries, fresh mint (to garnish ) (optional)

pinot noir wine, grainy mustard, venison loin, salt and pepper, to taste, egg noodles, butter, walnut oil, peppercorn, fresh ginger, minced, shallot, finely minced, chicken stock or 1 cup veal stock, cream, cinnamon, red currant jelly, red wine vinegar

cilantro, divided (stems and leaves ), garlic cloves, minced, mirassou pinot noir wine, peanut oil, minced fresh ginger, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, skirt steak , trimmed of fat, head butter lettuce , torn, green onions, sliced, mango, peeled, pitted and diced, english cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced, mirassou pinot noir wine, orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, minced jalapeno peppers, brown sugar, coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

cluster small red grapes (divided ), pinot noir wine, simple syrup, vodka

light-bodied dry red wine , such as pinot noir or beaujolais, shallots, sliced, garlic, roughly chopped, fresh basil, dry bay leaf, chicken stock, cold butter, diced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, about 1 lb, preferably organic, trimmed and squared off a bit, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, bacon, not thick cut , from 16-oz package, olive oil, freshly squeezed meyer lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, baby arugula, 2 oz, trimmed and washed, fennel bulb, thinly sliced , 1 1/2 cups, suggestion : three cheese creamy risotto, recipe follows, olive oil, thick slices pancetta, 4 3/4-oz, diced , 1 cup, garlic, minced, shallot, finely chopped, arborio rice , 9-oz, white wine, chicken stock, heated, grated parmesan cheese , 1-oz, mascarpone cheese , 1 1/2-oz, goat cheese, fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced, butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper

pinot noir or other dry red wine, bacon (2 to 3 slices), diced, chicken (4 to 4 1/2 lb.), cut into 8 pieces (see notes ), salt and pepper, all-purpose flour, minced garlic, carrots (about 6 oz. total), peeled and cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices, pearl onions (about 1 in. wide), peeled (see notes ), or frozen pearl onions, thawed, crimini or common mushrooms (caps about 2 in. wide), rinsed and quartered, in.) parsley, rinsed, in.) fresh thyme, rinsed, fresh or dried bay leaves, black peppercorns, cognac or brandy, fat-skimmed low-sodium chicken broth, minced parsley, toast triangles (see notes )

pinot noir or other dry red wine, shallots, quartered, dried assorted mushrooms, beet, finely chopped, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, salt

pineapple chunks, granny smith apples, cored and cut into cubes, unpeeled lemons, thinly sliced, unpeeled limes, thinly sliced, green seedless grapes, red seedless grapes, unpeeled orange, thinly sliced, red wine , such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot or pinot noir, chilled, dry white wine , such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, chilled, orange or citrus flavored rum, orange or citrus flavored vodka, sugar, ice , for serving

beef tenderloin filets, olive oil, shallot, minced, minced garlic , or to taste, pinot noir (or other semi-dry red wine), garlic salt , or to taste, cream cheese, softened, sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed, egg white (optional), water (optional)

red wine (cabernet sauvignon or pinot noir), balsamic vinegar, shallot, peeled and halved, butter, cut into 2 pieces, extra-virgin olive oil, white onion, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick, zucchini, trimmed and sliced 3/4 inch thick, trimmed filets mignons (4 oz each) or top-round steaks (use organic meat, if possible)