63 very very very basic Recipes

beef bouillon cubes, warm water, all-purpose flour, seasoning salt (lawry s works well), garlic salt, fresh ground pepper, paprika (optional), stew meat (beef), worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, onion, chopped (i like to use flash-frozen pre-chopped), potatoes, diced, carrots, sliced, stalk celery, chopped

extra virgin olive oil, ground turkey, salt & freshly ground black pepper, poultry seasoning, sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed, onion, cut into 1-inch dice, carrots, peeled and grated, celery ribs, chopped, butter, divided, flour, turkey stock (recommended (kitchen basics brand) or 2 cups chicken stock (recommended kitchen basics brand), worcestershire sauce, frozen peas, very ripe banana, hot sauce, shredded sharp cheddar cheese

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

hard boiled eggs , depends on size & how much you like eggs., white sauce. i added about 1/2 cup of gouda cheese to the basic white sauce for this 1 but sometimes yes & sometimes not. basic white sauce, bacon cut crosswise into thin strips., grated onion ., your favourite bread , toasted. in this case i used homemade, very chewy italian country bread. i have done this with english muffins & that is very nice., a pinch of sweet basel ., salt & fg pepper to taste.

sliced celery, diced carrot, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, basic marinara, canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained, uncooked ditalini (very short tube-shaped macaroni), freshly ground black pepper, skinless, boneless chicken thighs , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, shaved fresh parmesan cheese

low-fat cheddar cheese, grated, flour tortillas, soft (i use whole wheat), low-sodium taco seasoning , to taste

tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil, greek oregano, garlic salt, onion powder, parsley (fresh , if you can get it)

butter, onions, halved and sliced, sherry vinegar, salt, cracked black pepper, basic pizza dough or 1 uncooked prepared pizza crust, olive oil, crumbled blue cheese, coarsely chopped walnuts, dried figs, cut into wedges (optional), lightly packed baby arugula, very thinly sliced prosciutto

mangoes, chopped (frozen is fine ), lime juice (fresh is best ), sugar (super-fine is recommended), water

bread flour, plus extra for shaping, instant rapid rise yeast, honey, bottled or filtered water, kosher salt, water, vegetable oil , for greasing the rising container, cornmeal, water, cornstarch

chicken, stalks celery, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, onion , cut into eighths, garlic cloves, salt and pepper, to taste, herbs , as desired (such as thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc), condensed cream of mushroom soup, butter, eggs, hard boiled and chopped, shortening, milk, all-purpose flour

all purpose flour , plus some for dusting pans, salt, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, semisweet chocolate chips

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.

unbleached all-purpose flour , plus extra for dusting work surface, extra large eggs, olive oil, frozen chopped spinach , defrosted and squeezed very dry, basic tomato sauce, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil, fresh thyme (or 2 tbsp dried ), carrot, finely shredded, tomatoes, crushed and mixed well with their juices, salt , to taste

extra large eggs, frozen chopped spinach , defrosted and squeezed very dry, unbleached allpurpose flour plus 1/2 cup, olive oil, basic tomato sauce, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil, fresh thyme (or 2 tbsp dried ), carrot, finely shredded, tomatoes, crushed and mixed well with their juices, salt , to taste

margarine, unsalted butter, chopped onions, in all, sweet paprika, chopped celery, in all, minced garlic, chopped green bell peppers, in all, chef paul purdhomme s magic pepper sauce (or substitute tabasco), smoked andouille sausages (preferred ) or 1 1/4 lbs any other good pure smoked pork sausage such as polish sausage, ground, to yield 3 cups (kielbasa), basic chicken stock, very fine dry breadcrumbs (preferably french bread)

butter or margarine, grated parmesan cheese or bread crumbs, egg yolks, egg whites, cream of tartar, butter or margarine, all purpose flour, milk, shredded cheddar cheese, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and wrung-out dry

extra-virgin olive oil, ground turkey or chopped leftover turkey, salt and freshly ground black pepper, poultry seasoning, sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed, onion, cut into 1-inch dice, carrots, peeled and grated, ribs celery, chopped, butter, divided, flour, turkey or chicken stock (recommended: kitchen basics brand), a few dashes worcestershire sauce, frozen peas, very ripe banana, a few dashes hot sauce, shredded sharp yellow cheddar