2469 tasty porridge that heals Recipes

carrots, peeled and chunked (i usually buy the peeled baby carrots for convenience, and you could do that, but, i wanted large chunks), rigs celery , chunked, yellow onion, large diced, tub fresh mushrooms, quartered (i actually bought the larger mushrooms that you indivdually bag, and eyeballed it to match the amount in the tubs), red pepper, chopped large, margarine, chicken or veg stock, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, veg-it seasoning (i think ms. dash would work, too), worcestershire, lea & perrins chicken marinade, splash or two of dry white wine, cream of selery soup, handful grated parmesan, pepperidge farm stuffing mix

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.

star anise, boiling water, porridge oats, cinnamon, ground ginger, lemon , juice of, a, plain low-fat yogurt, orange , zest of, an, apple, cored and grated

grain rice or special porridge rice, water, milk or rice, salt, sugar , cinnamon and butter for serving

shredded cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken is very tasty in this), fresh lemon juice, chili powder, cumin, oregano, pineapple, diced, tomatoes or 1/2 cup grape , chopped, seedless cucumber, minced, minced red onion, chopped cilantro or 3 tbsp parsley, minced jalapeno peppers, lemon juice, salt, hot sauce, taco shells, julienned lettuce, grated cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese, sour cream

tuna in water (drained and flaked ), mashed potatoes (more if you want to feed a large group), cooked rice (add more if you prefer), onion, diced up, eggs, garlic clove (chopped finely), tasty cheese (your own personal favourite), salt, pepper, mixed herbs (italian is just as good), corn kernels, cooking oil , to cook patties, plain flour, breadcrumbs, egg (beaten ), milk, salt, pepper

beef stew meat, extra virgin olive oil ,, sliced mushrooms, condensed golden mushroom soup, soup can water, onion, chopped, tasty red wine, garlic cloves, minced, parsley, coarsely chopped, salt & fresh ground pepper (i use 1-2 tsp. and 1/2 tsp. pepper but this is strictly to your personal taste)

porridge oats (chopped rolled oats), rolled oats (or you can use all porridge oats), margarine, golden syrup, sugar

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, water, chicken bouillon granules, salt , or to taste, black pepper , or to taste, head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped, italian-style stewed tomatoes, drained and diced

water, powdered ginger, powdered turmeric, maple syrup, lemon , juice of

rice (white basmati), dahl (yellow ), ghee (i used earth balance with no trans fats!), cumin, coriander, turmeric, asafetida powder (or hing), water (or home made chicken broth), sea salt, ginger (ground ), cardamom pods (the seeds from these)

lentils (to yield 2 cups cooked ), green onion, chopped (4-5 green onions, white and green parts), egg whites (or 1 whole egg), carrot, finely shredded (i use that pre-shredded kind), tahini, nutritional yeast, dried parsley (or 1 tbsp fresh ), ground cumin, ground black pepper, sea salt, cayenne (a few shakes), breadcrumbs (i use whole-wheat), hulled raw sunflower seeds

oat bran, scotch oats (or oat groats), porridge oats, shelled hemp seeds, barley malt syrup or 1 1/4 tsp agave syrup, water or 6 cups rice milk

leftover rice , porridge (it should be thick, not watery), milk, egg, all-purpose flour (can use gluten-free ap flour), baking powder, ground cardamom or 1 tsp cinnamon, sugar, melted butter, raisins or 1/3 cup currants, sugar , cinnamon- or maple syrup

mangoes, california grapes, yoghurt, milk, porridge oats, honey

peel and grated potatoes, butter, melted, eggs, beaten, onion, finely chopped, salt, paprika, milk, grated tasty cheese

sugar, unsweetened applesauce, almond milk (soy, rice, cow), vanilla, oil, rice flour (i used brown ), tapioca starch, cornstarch, red mill mighty tasty hot cereal, baking powder, guar gum or 1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum, cranberries, walnut pieces