8147 this that crock Recipes

chicken bones, with skin (add extra wings if you can, they help richness), celery ribs, chopped (no leaves), carrots , chunked, onion, yellow, halved with skin on, peppercorns, bay leaf, garlic clove, canning salt, saffron thread, water , filtered (or fill to the top of your crock pot)

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.

all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting pan, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing pan, granulated sugar, eggs, at room temperature, pure vanilla extract, whole milk, cajeta, mexican vanilla buttercream frosting, cajeta is a mexican caramel sauce made from goats milk that can be found in latin markets. if unavailable , use a rich dark caramel sauce, powdered sugar, unsalted butter, at room temperature, salt, vanilla extract, mexican crema or sour cream, plus extra as needed

lean ground beef, onion, diced, beef broth (or 1.5 cups water and recommended amount bullion), tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, vinegar, chili style beans (not drained , the kind that comes in seasonings), great northern beans, rinsed and drained (or pinto or kidney, whatever kind of bean you prefer to use in yours), chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, brown sugar, cocoa powder, crushed red pepper flakes (optional, to add extra spiciness)

lean ground beef, onion, chopped, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), green bell pepper, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, salt and pepper (i use seasoning for this), fresh mushrooms, sliced (or to taste), parmesan cheese (or to taste), favorite spaghetti sauce (can use more ), uncooked noodles (use larger pasta like spaghetti or penne), cheddar cheese, shredded (or to taste), mozzarella cheese, shredded (or to taste), sliced pepperoni (or to taste)

pineapple juice, evaporated milk, lime zest or 1 tsp lemon zest, cream of coconut, eggs, sugar, light rum (or pineapple flavored works good in this), raisins (or dried fruit of choice like dried cherries apricots, blueberries), crushed pineapple in juice, bread, 1 inch cubes, butter, softened, cinnamon, coconut (can be mixed into the custard mixture) (optional)

yeast, warm skim milk (or any other milks really), water , that is warm, sugar, egg, melted butter, flour (or more or less as needed), salt, extra melted butter, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg

beets , scrubbed, root intact, olive oil, shallot, chopped, raspberry vinegar, beet juice , from the crock pot, lettuce, to garnish

chuck roast, cubed in 2-3 inch cubes, approx 6 oz uncooked wide egg noodles, condensed mushroom soup, beef broth , fill empty can with warm water and add to crock pot., sour cream, salt , pepper to taste

two to three lb. beef chuck roast (use your crock pot to determine size), onion quartered, peeled baby carrots, peeled potatoes (sliced in halves) lengthwise, salt and pepper, beef boullion cube, stalk celery cut in pieces, onion soup mix, coca cola (i use coke), water

potatoes peeled & slice thin.dice green onion, chopped chives,sliced onions,parsley , velveeta cheese & cup of milk or a can cream of mushroom,garlic pow, der or minced garlic, pepper & salt ,and a crock pot

whole wheat flour (i used a mixture of this and whole wheat pastry flour), cream of tartar, baking soda, salt , eyeball it, splenda sugar substitute , for baking large ones, fat-free buttermilk, plain fat-free yogurt, vanilla extract, butter buds or 2 tsp any other fat free butter flavoring

great northern bean, water , added only as needed, salt , this is estimated add to your taste, pepper , this is estimated add to your taste, boneless pork chops or 1 ham bone, hot pepper flakes , u can also use 1 whole dried red hot chili pepper instead and if you like em hot use more, butter

wagon wheel macaroni (you can use anything, but kids really like this pasta), butter, flour, low sodium chicken broth, milk, powdered milk, morton natural seasoning (or salt and pepper), dry mustard, cracker barrel extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (i used the whole stick of cheese, but i don tsp remember the oz), american cheese, parmesan cheese, grated

ground turkey, ground beef, mushrooms, chopped, carrots, shredded, onion, chopped, oat bran, lipton onion soup mix, worcestershire sauce, eggs, ketchup

turkey kielbasa, diced, onion, chopped, celery rib, chopped, garlic, minced, hard alcoholic cider (beer product), sauerkraut, drain and rinse, low sodium chicken broth, peeled and cubed potato (any kind that is firm and will hold it s shape vs. breaking down), fresh thyme, black pepper

top round london broil beef (ours was a montana steer named clyde), cream of chicken soup, water (karen omits this for thicker gravy), beef base (karen only used 1, but also had onion soup mix, which i ommitted. maybe i over did it here.), peeled and chopped medium carrots, onion, peeled and chopped into large chunks, onion powder, fresh mushrooms (that is going to seem like a lot. you might want to tone it down if you have little ones.), apples, large chunks, lime juice, black pepper, table salt, dried ground sage, diced garlic cloves, sections

cut beef, flour, salt & pepper, oil (any type that you like using), butter, fresh mushrooms (whole ), baby carrots, new potatoes, cut up, onion, cut up large, beef broth, cilantro, chopped fine, garlic cloves