4767 sauteed napoleons port reduction 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.

canola oil, nectarine, sectioned, mandarins, sectioned, pineapple bits, starfruit, key limes --- 1 for dish , and three for the reduction, lemon, pomegranate-mango juice, dry red wine, honey

port wine, pilsner or dark beer, ground nutmeg, shredded swiss cheese, sourdough bread, cubed

olive oil, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, whole wheat flour, minced shallots, white wine, chicken stock, fresh mushrooms, sliced, fresh tarragon, port wine, chopped fresh parsley

olive oil, chopped red onion, curry powder, ground cinnamon, skinned, boned chicken breast halves, salt, black pepper, ruby port or other sweet red wine, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, cherry preserves or seedless raspberry jam

boneless chicken breasts (skin on ), olive oil, minced fresh thyme, salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, dried calimyrna figs, stemmed and quartered, minced shallots, tawny port, beef broth, balsamic or sherry vinegar (optional), garnish: fresh thyme

boneless skinless chicken breasts, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, grapes, sliced in half (i prefer red but any color will do), whipping cream, red port wine (vintage character or lbv, not tawny unless you like it sweeter), cooking oil

bosc pears , ripe but fir , peeled, cored and sliced, butter, vanilla bean, scraped, port, lemon juice, whipping cream , whipped to soft peaks, icing sugar, ground pumpkin seed praline , recipe follows, sugar, pumpkin seeds, shelled

all-purpose flour, chicken or turkey broth, cranberry-cherry sauce, dried sour cherries, fresh cranberries, ground black pepper, olive oil, port, salt, divided, sugar, sliced turkey-breast cutlets, turkey-breast cutlets, water

dark sweet cherries, pitted, undrained, black cherry gelatin, boiling water, port wine, unsweetened applesauce, pecans, chopped, mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing, orange juice, port wine, grated orange rind

port vinaigrette , recipe follows, fresh figs, mesclun greens, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, stilton, crumbled, olive oil, red onion, finely chopped, port wine, dry red wine, molasses, balsamic vinegar, chopped fresh thyme leaves, kosher salt, ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, walnut oil

vegetable oil, for sauteing, yellow onion, sliced, links polish sausage, sliced diagonally, sauteed spinach , recipe follows, mushroom risotto , recipe follows

steaks, bone-in (or de-bone ), salt and pepper, vegetable oil, for sauteing, shallot, minced, red wine, chicken stock, green peppercorns , in brine, heavy cream, butter, sauteed asparagus , recipe follows, red-skinned mashed potatoes , recipe follows, stalks asparagus, sliced mushrooms, butter, salt and pepper, red-skinned potatoes, several chives, finely chopped, butter, milk, salt and pepper, chopped smoked salmon, scallions, minced

vegetable oil, onion, chopped, granny smith apple, unpeeled, cored, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, ruby port, chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth, dried currants

turkey ; neck, gizzard and heart reserved for gravy base, butter, room temperature, more) canned low-salt chicken broth, tawny port, water, onion, coarsely chopped, carrot, coarsely chopped, granny smith apple, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped, gravy base, all purpose flour

onions, sliced, unsalted butter, chicken livers, halved and trimmed, all-purpose flour, olive oil, tawny port, minced fresh parsley leaves, hazelnuts, toasted and skinned (procedure follows) and chopped

firm-ripe bosc pears, unsweetened white grape juice, ruby port, sugar, green or white cardamom pods, smashed, cinnamon stick, water, fresh lemon juice, creme fraiche, well stirred

dry red wine, ruby port, water, sugar, honey, five 3-inch strips of orange zest, removed with a vegetable peeler, firm-ripe pears , preferably anjou or bartlett (about 3 lb), lemon curd mousse as an accompaniment