1506 whatever want divan Recipes

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.

cake mix (vanilla, butter pecan, chocolate, lemon or whatever), instant pudding mix (vanilla, butterscotch, chocolate, lemon or whatever), flour, mayonnaise, chopped nuts (optional), chocolate chips (whatever) or 12 oz butterscotch chips (whatever) or 12 oz miniature m&m s chocolate candies (whatever)

water, prepared stuffing (whatever flavor you have in the pantry ), cream soup (whatever you have!), cooked chicken (whatever you have in the fridge) or 1 lb cooked beef (whatever you have in the fridge) or 1 lb cooked pork (whatever you have in the fridge) or 1 lb cooked beans (whatever you have in the fridge), mixed vegetables (again , whatever you have, already cooked preferably), milk, cheese, shredded (whatever you have in the fridge)

garbanzo beans (whatever you like) or white beans (whatever you like) or black beans (whatever you like), garlic clove, tahini, miso (optional), lemon juice, salt and pepper

vegetable oil, chili powder (rz is making me misspell it, i mean dried and ground ancho, chipotle, or cayenne), garlic powder, ground cumin, boneless skinless chicken, chicken stock (optional), enchilada sauce, flour tortillas (no, not corn!), shredded cheddar cheese (whatever you prefer) or 2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese (whatever you prefer) or 2 cups monterey jack cheese (whatever you prefer)

eggs, water, salt & pepper (to taste), vegetable oil, pizza sauce or 2 tbsp tomato sauce, sliced pepperoni (whatever) or 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms (whatever) or 1/4 cup diced green pepper (whatever), shredded mozzarella cheese (or blend ) or 1/4 cup cheddar cheese (or blend)

oats, chopped nuts (mixture of whatever you like), raisins (or other sweet dried fruit), sunflower seeds (whatever) or 1 cup pumpkin seeds (whatever), honey, extra light olive oil (or another neutral tasting oil), maple syrup

butter, sugar, egg, sour cream, vanilla, flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus more for the top , if you want), pecans (plus more for the top if you want) (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (plus more for the top if you want) (optional)

avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into thin slices, italian dressing, mayonnaise, bread, toasted (oatmeal or whole wheat is best), provolone cheese (whatever your preference. mom s original recipe called for american) or 4 slices gouda cheese (whatever your preference. mom s original recipe called for american) or 4 slices gruyere (whatever your preference. mom s original recipe called for american) or 4 slices swiss cheese (whatever your preference. mom s original recipe called for american), ripe tomato, sliced into 8 slices, alfalfa sprout

plain flour, cornflour, cocoa, eggs, separated, caster sugar, salt (or replace the above with 2 bought chocolate loaf cakes, each weighing approx. 350g), caster sugar, water, strong coffee (or 125ml hot water with 2 tsp instant espresso powder), dark rum, egg yolks, caster sugar, dark rum, mascarpone cheese, double cream, caster sugar, golden syrup, dark rum, instant espresso powder, best-quality dark chocolate, chopped very small, gold candy sprinkles (or whatever you like) or nibbed pistachios (or whatever you like) or wafer roses (or whatever you like) or sugar fresh edible flower (or whatever you like)

butter (if more is needed, feel free), onion, diced, ham (if you re a vegetarian or you just don tsp want to use meat, feel free to just use vegetables. korean ) or 1 cup pork (if you re a vegetarian or you just don tsp want to use meat, feel free to just use vegetables. korean ) or 1 cup any other meat, cooked and diced (if you re a vegetarian or you just don tsp want to use meat, feel free to just use vegetables. korean ), kim chee, cut into small pieces, kim chee liquid, cooked rice (me and my family eat sticky rice), dashi stock, sesame oil (optional)

ground beef, taco seasoning, taco sauce (i just used pace picante), onion, diced, garlic powder, salt and pepper, whole kernel corn (or the whole can if you want), rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, crushed cayenne pepper (more or less to suit your taste), jiffy cornbread mix (or whatever kind you like), honey (if you like it sweet)

dumplings , halushky halushky, stalks celery, diced, dried onion, olive oil (i use garlic infused oil), chicken broth, chicken breasts (or whatever pieces you like), pepper (to taste), olive oil, flour, milk (use more or less depending on how much sauce you want and how thick you like it), chicken bouillon cube, sour cream, paprika, cayenne (or to taste)

coconut flakes, golden raisin, brown raisins, dried cranberries (whatever you like) or 1 cup dried raspberries (whatever you like) or 1 cup dried blueberries (whatever you like) or 1 cup dried blackberry (whatever you like), pecans (whatever 2 flavors of nuts you like) or 2 cups walnuts (whatever 2 flavors of nuts you like), condensed milk

mixed ground pork (any combo you want, some stores even have meatloaf mix already ground for you...that s perfect) or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (any combo you want, some stores even have meatloaf mix already ground for you...that s perfect) or 1 1/2 lbs ground veal (any combo you want, some stores even have meatloaf mix already ground for you...that s perfect), chopped onion, white bread (crust removed ), milk, fresh parsley, chopped, garlic cloves, kosher salt, pepper, pecorino romano cheese, eggs, san marzano tomatoes , just look for it on the label (you can use regular...but san marzano taste amazing, brand i use is centro), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley, fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil, fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano

cream of chicken soup, milk, boneless skinless chicken breasts, flour, crushed seasoned stuffing mix or 2 cups dry breadcrumbs, butter, melted, shredded swiss cheese (whatever) or 1 cup cheddar cheese (whatever) or 1 cup velveeta cheese (whatever), chopped cooked ham or 1/2 cup canadian bacon, hot cooked noodles

sugar, soft butter or 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, egg, nonfat milk (depending upon how healthy you like to be!) or 1/2 cup low-fat milk (depending upon how healthy you like to be!) or 1/2 cup whole milk (depending upon how healthy you like to be!), all-purpose white flour (whatever) or 2 cups whole wheat flour (whatever) or 2 cups whole grain flour (whatever), baking powder, salt (optional), blueberries, cinnamon, sugar, cinnamon, soft butter (not vegetable shortening here) or 1/4 cup margarine (not vegetable shortening here)

egg white : when you make merengue pour the sugar in 2 sequences, this way the merengue will not get soft, pastry dough : if you want to get a softer and fluffier dough add to it a shredded apple, endives : if you want to take out the bitterness, keep them 20 min in water mixed with milk, cheese : if you have a that is too dry, keep it covered in a wet towel ( in white wine - wow, this is expensive! - hope that is worth it) for 1/2 hour in the fridge, tomato paste : add it in a stew only at the end, otherwise the meat will become dry, coffee : add a piece of chocolate in it when making for an outstanding taste, coffee : good quality has a deep color, similar to the tobacco, if it is too shiny, it means it has been covered in oil, in serving to weigh more, meat : if you want to know if a piece of has been previously frozen, check if it has a lot of blood on it, if it doesn tsp - it is fresh, meat : dry - leave the stakes a few minutes in water, soda bicarbonate and white vinegar - it will tenderize it, meat : do not put paprika directly on the before you bbq - it will turn bitter, just add it at the end, meat - dredge meat through olive oil - it will make it softer meat - leave the meat a few minutes in rakia ( shlibovitz) in serving to tenderize it - yeah, i like this 1, meat - another way to tenderize it is to keep it for 1/2 hour in yogurt or sourmilk