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Kitchen Helpers. I found these helpful charts last week and just had to share!

Kitchen Helpers

Both of these beauties are from Chasing Delicious (aka one of the most fab foodie blogs out there)! Aren’t they faaaaabulous?! Buy them here. (Note: There are lots of little charts like this online, but these are my favorites). I love tea, but I’m no expert. For people of the UK, have this one with you while you’re meal planning or grocery shopping! I’ve fond some other helpful charts that I’ll share in another post! Yay charts! Restaurant and Brand Name Recipes. Nutrition Advice by Registered Dietitians - HealthCastle.com. 10 Recipes Everyone Should Know How To Make. This is my list of recipes I think everyone should know how to cook.

10 Recipes Everyone Should Know How To Make

These recipes will be the ones that I make sure my kids know how to cook before they leave the nest. Knowing how to make all these basic dishes teach essential skills you need to know in the kitchen to be able to learn how to cook a wide variety of dishes. 1. Roast Chicken – Roast Chicken is a recipe everyone should know how to do. When you learn how to make a roast chicken, you will also learn the basics of roasting other meats like turkey, beef, pork and lamb. 2. 3. Ingredients 2 cups plus 2 teaspoons long grain basmati or jasmine rice 2 cups chicken stock 1 glove garlic, grated 1/2 medium onion, chopped fine 1 teaspoon olive oil Instructions 1.

For a healthier recipe, check out the secret to quick and easy brown rice here. After learning these two simple rice recipes, you can easily stir fry any combination of meat and vegetables to make a quick and healthy dinner. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Ideas 4 Recipes: Free Recipe Idea & Finder Tool. The Perfect Pantry Article.

10 techniques every cook should know. Breading This easy, three-step technique ensures an even crumb coating.

10 techniques every cook should know

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. In the second dish, make an egg wash by whisking eggs with a little bit of water, milk or other liquid or seasoning. 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. Place your ingredient directly into the pan. Dicing an onion If done properly, dicing an onion is very simple. Next make horizontal cuts. Folding. Temperature Conversion, Weight Conversion and Length Conversion. Guidelines to Frozen Meals Preparation. Equivalents and Measures. Common Ingredient Substitutions Article. How to Make Sauce Cooking Videos. Pan sauces are à la minute sauces made in the same pan in which ingredients, especially meats, have been sautéed, seared or pan-fried.

How to Make Sauce Cooking Videos

Wise cooks know that the tasty brown bits, also known as sucs, that are left on the bottom of a pan, are as good as gold. By learning how to take advantage of these delicious, caramelized bits, you will be able to create quick and highly flavourful pan sauces, which will take each dish that you make to a whole new level. In this lesson, we will show you how to properly develop sucs and how to utilize them to build delicious pan sauces. We will also show you how to integrate your own personal twists to build both simple and complex sauces with many layers of flavor.

You will learn how to safely and properly deglaze the pan and how to achieve the proper sauce consistency. Knowing how to make a delicious pan sauce is one of the differences between an average cook and a skilled chef. Food Pyramid Submissions.