35 preserves dried s Recipes

lean ground beef, dry breadcrumbs, egg, garlic cloves, minced (i add more!), worcestershire sauce (i just eyeball a few good sized dashes), crushed red pepper flakes (can omit if you don tsp want a kick, we love it!), salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, ketchup, brown sugar , packed, apricot preserves (original recipes called for pineapple preserves but we prefer apricot)

chicken legs with thigh (still connected, bone in, skin on, about 10 oz each), water, kosher salt, brown sugar, garlic cloves, smashed with the side of a large knife, fresh thyme, bacon, fresh thyme, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, ketchup, pineapple-apricot preserves, brown sugar, molasses, wine vinegar, dry mustard, ground cumin, paprika, fresh ground black pepper

honey, light in color, seedless raspberry preserves, brandy (go ahead and use more if need more loving heat), orange juice, well chilled, orange (sliced blood s are preferred but use what you have), strawberry (mixture of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries), sparkling white wine, well chilled (favorite champagne or bubbly white just remember these ingredients are sweet so use dry or sweet bub), ice, creme de noyaux , for a red color and almond flavor (almonds are known for stimulating desire) (optional), grenadine (for sweetness and red color, optional, optional) (optional) or pomegranate (juice or syrup or frozen seeds, symbol of abundance, fertility and good luck, using for color and th) (optional)

ketchup, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, sriracha sauce (or any other chili sauce with a kick), raspberry preserves (or other dark , tart berry preserves), olive oil, onion, diced, stalk celery, diced, carrot, diced, sweet bell pepper, diced (any color but green ), serrano chili, diced, garlic cloves, crushed, fresh thyme, dried ancho chile powder (or paprika if unavailable), kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground beef, ground pork, eggs, breadcrumbs (more on reserve if needed), tequila (optional), fresh sage leaf, pecorino cheese (optional)

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.

olive oil, garlic, minced, ras el hanout (see below ), dried bird s-eye or arbol chiles, salt, low-sodium chicken broth, carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. dice, parsnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. dice, potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. dice, turnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. dice, orange sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. dice, zucchini, cut into 1/2-in. dice, chickpeas (garbanzos), drained and rinsed, tomatoes, cut into 1/2-in. dice (optional), chopped flat-leaf parsley, couscous, preserved lemon, pulp removed, rind rinsed and finely chopped (optional; see notes )

cream cheese, softened, apricot preserves, poundcake mix, divided, sour cream, half-and-half cream or 1/2 cup full-fat milk, eggs, almond extract, chopped dried apricot (optional), sliced almonds, vanilla icing (use kittencal s easy creamy white glaze or use your favorite glaze recipe)

pillsbury chocolate fudge brownie mix, crisco pure canola oil, water, eggland s best eggs, dried chipotle powder, instant espresso powder, red raspberry preserves, semi-sweet chocolate baking chips (2 cups), whipping cream

baby back ribs (2 slabs), kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, smoked bacon, fresh thyme, extra virgin olive oil, onion, peeled, garlic cloves, peeled, ketchup, peach preserves, brown sugar, molasses, red wine vinegar, dry mustard, ground cumin, ground paprika, fresh ground black pepper

sponge cakes , cut into 4 layers, dry sherry, custard, fresh peach preserves, blackberries , macerated, tart cherries, pitted, cream

peanut oil, for frying, yellow cornmeal, all-purpose flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, dried parsley, salt, plus more for seasoning, ground black pepper, fresh or frozen and thawed small calamari, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch rings, lemon wedges, for garnish, sweet and spicy dipping sauce , recipe follows, peach preserves, sweet chili sauce, hot sauce, crushed red pepper flakes

apricot nectar, apricot preserves, minced fresh ginger root, honey, unsalted butter, softened, chopped fresh sage, salt, ground black pepper, unsalted butter, onions, thinly sliced, sliced shallots, whole turkey, chicken broth, chopped fresh thyme, dried sage, chicken broth, salt and pepper to taste

plain 2 percent greek yogurt, frozen apple juice concentrate (preferably organic), thawed, apple cider vinegar, garam masala, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, chicken cutlets, apple cider vinegar, apricot preserves, red jalapeno chile pepper, finely chopped (see cook s note), kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, dry mustard, ground ginger, gala apple, cored and cut into 1/3-inch cubes, mango, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/3-inch cubes (about 1 cup), chopped fresh mint, plus sprigs for garnish