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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.

heads broccoli, chopped, garlic, sliced, red onion, diced, grape tomatoes, halved, white wine, vegetable broth, asiago cheese, grated (or parmesan), red pepper flakes (or more if you like heat ), olive oil, fettuccine pasta , cooked according to package directions, salt and pepper

sugar (sifted after measuring), low-fat milk (skim or 1% is fine although i have made this successfully using 2% fat milk), corn syrup (more if needed to reach desired consistency), almond extract, vanilla

milk chocolate chips, or more to taste, ice cream cones, marshmallows, or more to taste, heavy-duty aluminum foil

milk, any kind, cocoa powder (i like dark chocolate), dark chocolate syrup (or light ), sugar, non-bitter stevia (or add 1-2 tbsp more sugar to taste), salt, graham cracker, crushed (for lining rim), marshmallows

all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, milk, vegetable oil, extra-large eggs, pure vanilla extract, unflavored gelatin, cold water, sugar, light corn syrup, egg whites, vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped, whole graham crackers, broken, bittersweet chocolate, melted

lean ground beef, onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, oregano (or more to taste), olive oil, frozen spinach, frozen yellow squash, spaghetti sauce (i prefer classico), ricotta cheese (optional), bow tie pasta, cooked (or other chunky pasta), parmesan cheese (optional)

chicken pieces, flour, butter, evaporated milk, cream of mushroom soup, undiluted, velveeta cheese, cubed very small (more if desired) or 1 cup colby cheese, grated (more if desired), grated parmesan cheese (optional), salt and pepper, cayenne pepper (optional), garlic powder (optional) or 2 -3 fresh minced garlic cloves (optional), whole white pearl onion, drained, sliced mushrooms, paprika , to sprinkle

tomato sauce, white vinegar, liquid smoke (hickory flavor), tomato paste (more if you like it thick), cayenne pepper, salt, garlic powder, dried onion flakes, sugar

diced tomaoes, rotell diced tomatoes with chilis (your choice on heat, i usually use mild), white and yellow corn - drained, black beans - drained and rinsed well, jalapino rings from jar - diced - more if you like, vadalia onion, diced, crushed garlic, sliced black olives - drained, lime juice give or take, cumin, cyanne pepper (optional), handful cilantro - chopped

pk active dry yeast, warm water, ts salt, sugar, oil, warm milk, lg egg, flour ( or more if needed ), raisins, sugar, ts cinnamon, melted butter, icing glaze ( optional ), chopped nuts ( optional )

unsalted butter, plus more for greasingl, sugar, plus more for coating, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, eggs, at room temperature, egg yolks, at room temperature, flour, heavy cream, marshmallow cream, graham crackers, finely chopped

chocolate graham crackers , recipe follows, good quality raspberry preserves with seeds, bittersweet chocolate bars, halved crosswise, marshmallows ( vanilla, dark chocolate or raspberry flavored or combination of all), unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling, whole-wheat flour, kosher salt, good quality dutch-process cocoa (recommended : vahlrona), sugar, baking powder, slightly cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes, clover honey, cold milk , plus more if needed, sugar in the raw

graham crackers, crushed, butter, melted, white sugar, marshmallows, or more to taste, milk, instant vanilla pudding mix, banana, sliced, vanilla wafer cookies (such as nilla), chocolate syrup , or to taste

prepared crepes, butter, splenda sugar substitute (for dusting crepes), sugar-free chocolate syrup, peanut butter, sugar-free vanilla ice cream, graham cracker, sheets (crumbled ), marshmallow, prepared whipped cream (or more ), aluminum foil

count) package large shrimp, shell on, white wine, lemon , juice of, coarse sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper (3 grinds ), red pepper flakes (or more if you like it hot), extra virgin olive oil, minced garlic (can be jarred), salted butter, garlic cloves, finely minced, lemon , juice of, fresh cracked black pepper

unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pan, good-quality semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, instant espresso, ancho chile powder, marshmallows , 1 cup set aside, vanilla paste, popped popcorn, smoked sea salt, sleeves honey graham crackers , 2 sheets set aside

unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet chocolate chips, chopped dry roasted salted peanuts, marshmallows, two 3.5-oz bars milk chocolate with caramel filling, broken into pieces, such as ghirardelli milk chocolate and caramel bars