140496 watch your sauce Recipes

flank steaks, soy sauce, sugar snap peas, fresh chinese egg noodles, sesame oil, peanut oil, water, yellow onion, thinly sliced, asian oyster sauce, cornstarch , dissolved in, chicken broth, green onions, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced on the diagonal, for garnish

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.

baking potato, about 9 oz (peeled and quartered ), unbleached all-purpose flour (17 1/2 oz), instant yeast, salt, warm water (about 110 degrees ), extra virgin olive oil , plus, extra virgin olive oil , for oiling the bowl, tomato sauce (your favorite homemade or store-bought ), pesto sauce (your favorite home made or store bought), chicken sausage (or seasoned cooked chicken cut into bit sized pieces), sun-dried tomato, chopped, onion (your favorite kind, raw or sauteed, chopped or strips), ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, toasted pine nuts, hot pepper flakes , to taste

tomato sauce, hamburger, onion, red pepper, green pepper, polish sausage, chopped, garlic (1 tbsp if using fresh ), chopped tomatoes, molasses, brown sugar, fresh basil (add to your liking) or dried basil (add to your liking)

hot italian sausage link (i prefer johnsonville), onion, diced, green pepper, seeded and diced, garlic cloves, pressed (or minced from a jar), pesto sauce, jarred (i use classico traditional basil pesto), eggplant, peeled and diced, zucchini, diced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, dry red wine, crushed tomatoes , with juice, rotel tomatoes and green chilies, spaghetti sauce (use your favorite , i like classico)

hamburger, cracker crumb, egg, salt and pepper, chopped onion, ragu tomato sauce (or any sauce to your liking, i prefer diana bbq sauce)

whole wheat spaghetti, uncooked, low-sodium teriyaki sauce, water, creamy peanut butter, hot chili sauce , such as sriracha or 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, sesame oil, garlic, minced, tofu , extra firm water-packed (drained), teriyaki sauce (your choice , for marinating tofu) or 2 tbsp soy sauce (your choice, for marinating tofu), frozen vegetables (stir fry variety, safeway has a good 1), low sodium soy sauce, dry roasted peanuts, chopped

chicken wing parts, flour.. enough to dredge the wings (maybe 1 cup), salt & pepper to taste, quick way: use pre-breaded and cooked chicken wings from the store, thawed), honey, bbq sauce (i use cattlemans), hot sauce (i use hot ) we like um hot... your choice., blue cheese dip .. optional

chili sauce, ketchup, prepared horseradish (use more or less to suit your taste), worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, granulated sugar, hot pepper sauce (use more or less to suit your taste), celery salt, onion salt, garlic salt, black pepper , to taste

frozen cheese tortellini, frozen italian style meatballs, vodka sauce (or your favorite pasta sauce), tomato sauce, red pepper flakes (or reduce or add to your taste), water, mozzarella cheese, shredded

fresh lemon juice, light brown sugar, chili powder, teaspoonlemon , zest, ground cumin, table salt, cayenne pepper, scallops , about 16 sea, zucchini , cut into 1/2 inch-thick slices

sugar, jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped (watch your eyes), fresh peaches, peeled and chopped, fresh lime juice, sliced onion, fresh cilantro, chopped, sourdough english muffins, split & toasted, gruyere cheese, smoked salmon

pasta shells, olive oil, ground chicken, baby portabella mushrooms, sliced, sliced red bell pepper , strips, sliced yellow bell pepper , strips, chopped onion, garlic clove, minced, tomato sauce, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, dried basil leaves, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, salt , to taste, grated parmesan cheese

lemon cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or 1/4 cup less than called for by your cake mix), mincemeat, chopped almonds (or your favorite nuts), sugar, butter, eggnog, rum extract, nutmeg

peanut butter (chunky or creamy doesn tsp matter), soy sauce (not carmel color and sodium benzoate), hoisin sauce (not high fructose corn goop but fermented soybeans), sriracha sauce or 1 -100 tbsp your favorite hot sauce or 1 -100 tbsp chili sauce, minced garlic clove, water (to thin out the sauce use as much or as little as you need) or coconut milk

shredded cabbage, carrots , julienned, asparagus spears , cut into 1/4 inch pieces, scallions, thinly sliced, lump crabmeat, ginger, grated, garlic, finely minced or grated, soy sauce, canola oil, sesame oil, freshly ground white pepper, egg roll wraps, canola oil, for frying, rice wine vinegar, fish stock or 3/4 cup shrimp stock or 3/4 cup vegetable stock (your choice), dark soy sauce, minced ginger, lemons , zest of, brown sugar , to taste, apricot preserves, yellow mustard (can add 1/2 yellow and 1/2 dijon or spicy honey mustard your choice), unsalted peanuts, low sodium soy sauce, red chili paste (i like sambal), cayenne pepper , to taste, dark brown sugar, limes, juiced, water, chopped peanuts, for garnish

walnut oil, egg, agave syrup or 1/4 cup brown rice syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, oats, white whole wheat flour (or 1 cup white and 1/2 cup wheat flour), baking soda, salt, m & s (your choice) or 1 cup raisins (your choice) or 1 cup shredded coconut (your choice) or 1 cup nuts (your choice) or 1 cup chocolate chips (your choice)

barbecue sauce (your choice ), ketchup, beer (your choice ), honey or 1/4 cup molasses, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, pepper, garlic cloves, minced, onions, finely chopped