733 your mores Recipes

butter, flour tortillas , whatever size you want, shredded cheddar cheese, more for bigger tortillas, salsa , however much and whatever heat you desire, for topping (optional), sour cream , as much as you like, for topping (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.

milk chocolate chips (your choice ) or 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (your choice) or 12 oz bittersweet chocolate chips (your choice), heavy cream, sugar (divided ), egg yolks, brown sugar

raw sunflower seeds, sunflower oil (or more ) or 1 -3 tbsp safflower oil (or more), sugar, to taste (your choice of sweetener ), sea salt , to taste

apples, cored and cut to fit your juicer (i like macs, but any kind work), half of a cucumber, cm piece ginger (i like a bit more for a zing)

lean ground beef, onion - chopped (sweet or yellow ), minced garlic, petite diced tomatoes (or crushed , which i usually prefer), el pato (mexican hot style tomato sauce), black beans (rinsed ), light red kidney beans (rinsed ), chili beans in spicy sauce (s&w) or pinto beans (add more seasonings to chili), fire roasted green chopped green chiles, cumin, more) ground ancho chile pepper (or chipotle, pasilla or any other, per taste), mexican oregano, salt to taste

whole milk, water, almond extract (or more, if you like ), coarse sea salt, olive oil

vegetable oil, chopped onions, ground sirloin, salsa, divided, chili powder, or more , to taste, ground cumin, black pepper, pinto beans, drained, baked taco shells, preshredded reduced-fat 4-cheese mexican-blend cheese, shredded romaine lettuce, reduced-fat sour cream

whatever bread you have , hopefully it s not the cotton-ball like stuff, but more like multi-grain, rye, pumpernickel, any kind of russian or ukrainian bread from specialty store, or good ole sourdough - 2 slices per portion, deli meats - ham , roast anything, pastrami, salami, bologna - whatever s left - 2-3 slices per portion, cheese - anything goes - 2 slices per portion or 2 tbsp of cream cheese., eggs - 1 egg per portion, butter - just to make it sweeter, helpers - 1 medium size cup or glass for cutting, baking sheet , foil

beef brisket, salt and pepper, prepared smokey barbecue sauce (can use more, bottled or homemade ), fresh minced garlic, onions, sliced thinly, onion soup, undiluted, dry red wine, ketchup, brown sugar , packed

chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, ground beef, tomato sauce, drained black beans, cocoa powder, cumin (or more to taste), hot sauce, salt (or more to taste), sugar, coffee

all-purpose flour (looking to substitute whole wheat white soon), salt, boiling water (i just fill a teapot and pour it from there), meat (chicken, pork, shrimp, etc...cooked and chopped in a food processor), water chestnut (chopped and drained ), ginger (fresh and grated ), reduced sodium soy sauce, splenda sugar blend for baking, sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic (minced and i usually use more), egg beaters fat-free liquid egg product, pepper (or more to taste), cornstarch, oil (for frying..i use peanut but any frying will work), water

milk, heavy cream (can lighten and use more milk), egg, flour (can reduce by half), butter, cheese, grated (of choice optional add more veggies if no cheese), vegetables, herbs, salt, pepper

crispy rice cereal , squares, oyster crackers, cheese-filled sandwich crackers, fish shaped crackers, pretzels, peanuts (i use a little more), butter flavored popcorn oil, ranch dressing mix

carton sour cream, milk, water, salt, pepper, cream of mushroom soup, undiluted, cream of celery soup, undiluted, cream of chicken soup, undiluted, cheddar cheese soup, undiluted, italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained, choose 1 fish/meat/poultry, white tuna, drained and flaked, chopped cooked chicken, chopped cooked ham, chopped cooked turkey, ground beef, browned and drained, choose 1 pasta/rice, uncooked elbow macaroni, uncooked rice, uncooked wide egg noodles, shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded swiss cheese, grated parmesan cheese, fine, dry breadcrumbs, choose 1 frozen vegetable, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, frozen cut broccoli, frozen italian green beans, frozen english peas, frozen sliced yellow squash, frozen whole kernel corn, choose 1 or more extras (optional), sliced mushrooms, drained, sliced ripe olives, chopped bell pepper, chopped onion, chopped celery, garlic cloves, minced, chopped green chiles, taco seasoning mix

butter softened, all purpose flour, cornstarch, confectioners sugar, chopped pecans - try using missouri pecans - much smaller and sweeter than regular pecans, more confectioners sugar for dusting

garlic, minced, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, more to taste, dry mustard, salt substitute, heineken lager beer, sharp cheddar cheese, grated

pitted oil-cured black olives, drained capers, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic (or more if you wish!), fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme