How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

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Some nice features aside from the recipes: a section on key ingredients that one needs in the kitchen, required equipment for cooking, various kitchen techniques (how to sharpen knives, different ways of "cutting" with knives, measuring, different methods of cooking (e.g., steaming, sautéing, braising, etc.). Then, on to recipes. The companion to Food Matters, this book provides 500 examples of what "conscious eating" really means—and how good it can taste. If your turkey is too big for your oven, remove any string that’s trussing the bird, then pull the legs away from the body and use a sharp knife to slice them off, cutting between the leg and breast. Put the legs around the bird in the tin, or on a separate tray if necessary, then roast. 42. How to cook a speedier roast

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This Wustof Chef's knife is the one I own and recommend. It's definitely an investment, but I've had mine for over 10 years and imagine it will last for several more decades.Coriander is seed of the cilantro plant which has a lemony top note. It is commonly used in chili and curry dishes; it is used widely in many types of Latino, Middle Eastern, and Indian dishes. Use butter in your cooking. Butter adds a delicious, creamy, slightly nutty flavor to food and should be featured heavily in many types of cooking and baking. Use butter anytime a recipe calls for it, and even sometimes when it doesn’t! Cooking classes are one of my favorite ways to learn to cook. And you have two choices when it comes to taking classes: in person or online. In Person Cooking Classes On one occasion we made devilled eggs for an entree, the eggs were pre boiled and we all sat at the table and prepared them - not typical but well received.

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Toasting nuts in the oven means they’re less likely to burn than toasting them in a pan. Put nuts on a baking tray, cook in oven at 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4 for 10min, stir, then roast for a further 5-10min until fragrant and golden. 20. How to rescue a split hollandaise I have been finding it easier to understand the basics of a dish instead of following exact recipes. For example: Kitchen Express is a collection of 101 incredibly fast and easy recipes for each season—404 in all. All the recipes are presented in the simplest form possible and easily executed by anyone who's done a little cooking. In the fruit section there's info on all the fruits and how they are best used. For instance for figs - fresh figs are best in recipes if they are grilled, and dry figs are best macerated or stewed. To ice cupcakes in a perfect swirl, use a large open star nozzle and put it in a piping bag. Fill the piping bag with buttercream or frosting, hold the bag straight up, then pipe a circle of icing around the edge of the cupcake. Pipe a slightly smaller swirl in the centre of the circle, spiralling upwards and making a little peak in the centre. 63. How to cut a cake into even layersTwo elements that are totally new to this anniversary edition are the absolutely gorgeous photos and the chapter on beverages. Quite a few of the recipes I chose to make (coincidentally perhaps?) had a corresponding picture — like the Watermelon-Mint Agua Fresca. The one in the book shows-off a beautiful grouping of agua frescas. What a way to entice a cook! Alluring images of delicious recipes! The secret to a gooey brownie is in the cooking time - a fudgy texture comes mostly from underbaking. Don’t be tempted to bake them for too long, as this will cook the mixture too much. Follow the timings on the recipe and bake until firm to touch. 54. How to make muffins that rise tall Organize your tools and ingredients before cooking. The practice of getting all of your tools and ingredients together, prepared, and measured is called "mise en place" by professional chefs, and is considered essential to efficient cooking. Your "mise en place" should be ready and close at hand before the stove is turned on. Wash fruit and cut off and discard any damaged or spoiled areas. Cut into 2.5cm chunks, if fruit is large (you won’t need to do this for berries). For every 450g fruit, you need 450g granulated sugar (a 1:1 ratio of fruit to sugar). Put fruit and sugar in a pan, heat gently until sugar is completely dissolved. Bring to boil and cook until jam reaches 104°C (timings of this will vary dependent on the fruit, so using a thermometer is the most reliable way to do this). Pot hot jam into hot sterilised jars and seal. 93. How to unmould a pannacotta or jelly