15846 sea napoleon galangal reduction Recipes

sea bass or halibut steaks (8 to 10 oz each), uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined, red or sweet onion, thinly sliced, italian-style stewed tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese

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.

ripe medium tomato, garlic clove, smashed, basil leaves, fresh thyme sprig, green olives , such as picholine, pitted and chopped, nicoise olives, pitted and chopped, drained capers, celery rib, peeled and diced, fennel bulb, stalks discarded and bulb diced, zucchini, diced, red bell pepper, diced, green bell pepper, diced, onion, diced, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, saffron, crumbled, lemon, peel and pith cut off and lemon quartered and diced, sea bass or striped bass fillet with skin, small bones removed, fine sea salt, extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling, chopped fresh chives, coarse sea salt to taste

sea beans (salicornia), tips (tiny branches along stem) reserved and stems discarded (3/4 cup), cooked jumbo lump crabmeat , picked over and broken into small pieces, scallions, finely chopped, fresh lime juice, curry powder , or to taste, skinless sea bass fillet (3/4 inch thick), bones removed with tweezers, egg white, lightly beaten, chopped unsalted shelled pistachios (not dyed red; 3 oz), vegetable oil, pistachio oil, fleur de sel to taste, coconut sauce

sea-bass fillets, about 1 inch thick (about 2 lb in all ), salt, fresh-ground black pepper, pesto, store-bought or homemade, carrots, grated, zucchini, grated, olive oil, dry white wine

filet mignon tournedos, sea salt, cracked black pepper, chopped garlic, chopped shallots, chopped fresh rosemary leaves, chopped fresh thyme leaves, chicken stock, quinoa, salt and pepper, bay leaf, sherry vinegar, freshly chopped parsley leaves, freshly chopped chives, leeks, white part only , washed in cold water until clean, dry white wine, vegetable stock, ground coriander seed, salt, cracked black pepper, ground nutmeg, dried porcini mushrooms, veal stock, chopped garlic, chopped shallots, wild mushrooms, worcestershire sauce, madeira, browned wheat flour, salt, black pepper, dried thyme, freshly chopped parsley leaves

sea salt, pepper, lean lamb chops (either english or french), chopped fresh rosemary, dry white wine, chicken stock, fresh rosemary, goat cheese

egg whites, sea salt or coarse salt, sea breams or branzino (striped sea bass or other white fish) gutted but not scaled, handful fennel fronds (about 1/2 cup plucked from stalks of fennel bulb), parsley, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, garlic , smashed, fresh lemon, fresh lemon, diced celery, chopped fresh parsley leaves, diced red onion, chopped cornishon (french pickled gherkin), capers, drained, chopped green olives , optional, extra-virgin olive oil

baby fennel or 1 fennel bulb, sea scallops, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, white wine, black pepper, freshly ground, parsley, fresh minced, lemon, juiced

fresh small to medium size sea scallops, fresh shiitake mushroom caps, stemmed, fresh lemons , juice and zest of, grated, chopped fresh thyme, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh tarragon, sea salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, pancetta , thin slices, cut into 2-inch pieces or 16 slices regular bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces

sea scallops , side muscle removed, sel gris (gray sea salt), five spice , recipe follows, foie gras medallions , grade a, white pepper, grapeseed oil , plus 1 tsp, parsnip puree , recipe follows, port wine fig sauce , recipe follows, chervil sprigs or chives, for garnish

sea bass, olive oil, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, lemons

sea bass fillets or other firm white fish, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil , to saute, brown butter brussels sprouts , recipe follows, triple mustard vinaigrette , recipe follows, unsalted butter, cipollini onions, peeled and cut into 1/6 s or 1/8 s, brussels sprouts , bases trimmed, outer leaves removed and halved, chicken stock , or as needed, bay leaf, salt and pepper, chopped thyme leaves, mustard seed, shallot, minced, champagne vinegar, whole grain mustard, honey, dry mustard, salt and pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, parsley, leaves only, chopped

boneless sea bass fillet, thai chile, thinly sliced, zest of 1/2 a lime, fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish, sea salt and freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lime juice

scallops and baby asperagus with chili-cream sauce, sea scallops, slender asparagus spears, sugar, sea salt, chili-cream sauce, lite mayonnaise (hellman s or best foods is my favorite.), water, juice of 1/2 lime, thai sweet chili sauce, red jalapeno hot sauce , like el tapatio

honey, mustard oil, olive oil, rough ground coriander, drops of green tabasco, diced apples, lime juice, diced celery root, cilantro leaves, chopped, drizzle of honey vinegar, salt and pepper, fleur de sel ( sea salt ), sea scallops, rosemary sprigs, thyme, salt, unsalted butter, extra virgin olive oil

sea scallops (about 2 lb), freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, coarse sea salt or finishing salt, watercress sprigs (optional)

extra-virgin olive oil, fennel bulb--halved, cored and thinly sliced , plus 1 tbsp minced fennel fronds, onion, halved and thinly sliced, tender celery rib, thinly sliced, chopped drained canned tomatoes , plus 1/2 cup strained tomato juices, dry white wine, grated orange zest, saffron threads, crumbled, crushed red pepper, sea salt, four 6-oz skinless sea bass fillets, chopped flat-leaf parsley