10 techniques every cook should know. Breading This easy, three-step technique ensures an even crumb coating. It's commonly used on thin cuts of chicken, pork or veal that will be fried or baked. To begin, set up your breading station. Fill the first of three shallow dishes with flour. Start by dredging a piece of meat in the flour. The second step is to dip the meat into the egg wash, again letting the extra drip off.
Try to work with one hand as you complete the process, so as not to bread your fingers on both hands - that can lead to a sticky mess. Proceed with the recipe as directed. Browning/Searing Myths abound about the benefits of searing, most notably that it seals in the juices. The most important factor in this technique is to start with a very hot pan. Although you can use nonstick pans for delicate fish, pans without a nonstick finish do a better job of browning, and leave lovely browned flavorful bits to use in a pan sauce (see "Making pan sauce.
") Place your ingredient directly into the pan. Dicing an onion Folding. 31 New Uses for Beer: Make Beer Barbecue Sauce. Ingredients: 1 medium Spanish onion, diced 1 medium banana pepper, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp capers 5 ripe tomatoes, diced 1 small can tomato paste 1/3 cup each wine vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 Tbsp each Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, honey, Dijon mustard, horseradish, oregano 2 Tbsp fresh ground pepper 1 tsp cumin Dash of ground clove 12 ounces amber ale or porter Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and boil for 10 minutes. Lower heat and simmer about 4 hours until thickened. Cool and refrigerate for 24 hours so the flavors can meld. Then baste everything but the dog with it.
10 techniques every cook should know. Science of Cooking. 50 Amazingly Helpful Time-Tested Tips for the Kitchen. You know all of those helpful kitchen-related suggestions that old-timers are so willing to share with the younger generations? These little tips and tricks might be called “kitchen hacks” these days, but they’re still the same good old nuggets of wisdom that they always were. As with any old wives’ tale, hack, or tip, your mileage may vary. Some of these gems have been around for several lifetimes - and according to most grandmas, they really work. 1. For cleaning smelly hands after chopping onions or garlic, just rub them on a stainless steel spoon. The steel is supposed to absorb the odor. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.