957 throw away that Recipes

turkey carcass , practically picked clean, bay leaves, onions, peeled and quartered, carrots, thyme

warm water (110 degrees f/45degrees cup), white sugar, bread machine yeast (2-1/4 tsp), melted butter, oil (can use 4 tbsp of or melted butter), white bread flour, salt

white bread, good quality, whole wheat sandwich bread, good quality, celery, diced, onion, diced, red apple, left unpeeled and diced small, dried apricots, finely chopped, fresh thyme sprigs, white wine, chicken stock or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, apple cider vinegar, butter, onion powder, dried rosemary (the finely chopped 1), paprika, dried parsley, ground sage, turmeric, salt and pepper, to taste, chopped pecans (optional)

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.

white sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, eggs, vegetable oil, chopped pecans, apple pie filling

applesauce, rum, eggs, salad oil, brownie mix, sliced almonds, semisweet chocolate chips

ground beef, sweet corn, drained, mild, chunky salsa, sliced black olives, cooked egg noodles, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, taco sauce, taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce

vegetable oil, ketchup, mustard, garlic powder, tabasco sauce, pepper, onion salt, vinegar (i use white ), sugar, oregano

skim milk, banana, orange, apricots, whole wheat bread, pineapple chunk, cooked brown rice, lentils, cauliflower

eggs, well beaten, butter, brown sugar, currants, citron, candied orange peel or 1/2 lb candied lemon peel, dates, chopped, white raisins, candied cherry, candied pineapple, honey, molasses, brandy or 1/2 cup sherry wine or 1/2 cup cider, mixed nuts, chopped, flour, cinnamon, mace, baking powder

water, tomato paste, brown sugar, prepared mustard, seasoning salt, cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, beef bouillon granules, short rib of beef, tomato, chopped, onion, chopped, cornstarch, cold water

angel hair coleslaw mix or 1 (10 oz) bag regular coleslaw mix, imported crushed tomatoes, onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, grain white rice, raw, brown sugar, lemon juice, beef stock, salt, black pepper

ground beef, cooked egg noodles, sweet corn, drained, mild chunky salsa, sliced black olives, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, taco sauce, taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce

cooked chicken meat, chopped ,with juices from pan (left over roasted/baked), butter, diced carrots or diced celery or diced red peppers or diced yellow peppers or diced orange bell pepper (amounts will vary with the amount of soup you decide to make), green onion, sliced, fresh sliced mushrooms, water, chicken bouillon, salt, pepper (i use coarse ground ), other seasoning, your juices from your left over chicken should be seasoned nicely already (optional), egg noodles (i use mrs. reams frozen ), heavy cream (1-2 small cartons , see note in instructions)

pork roast , 3-4 lb, salt, fresh black pepper, garlic powder, onions, quartered, pork gravy mix, water

beef, cubed, carrot, peeled&sliced, potato, medium cubed, uncooked tri-color spiral pasta, diced tomatoes, water, diced garlic, beef bouillon cubes, basil, oregano, bay leaves, black pepper, onion salt

cooked chicken, cut up, oil, chopped onions, crushed garlic (optional), cream of chicken soup, parmesan cheese, milk, cooked rice, chopped tomato, cooked vegetables (optional)