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Citrus Curls Use a zester to cut the lemon, lime or grapefruit peel into long strips. Wrap strips around a chopstick or drinking straw and let sit for 30 minutes. Cut to ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Chicken Stock In a large pot, cover 4 pounds of washed, raw chicken bones or parts with cold water - enough to cover them by 5 inches. Necks and backs are the ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Brining A Chicken Good Southern cooks swear to brining a chicken before frying it. Here's how to do it.Pour 4 cups of cold water into a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup sugar and ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Braising Braised meats are juicy, flavorful, and tender. Braising, also known as stewing, is a moist-heat, slow-cooking technique that is used to make the most of tougher cuts of meat, such ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Bouquet Garni A classic bouquet garni, often called for in French roasts, soups, and stews, includes:1 part leaf thyme 1 part whole peppercorns 4 parts finely chopped parsley 1 bay leafFresh or ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Blanching Drop cut and cleaned vegetables, such as green beans, into a large amount of rapidly boiling water. As soon as the vegetables begin to brighten in color, remove them from ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Clarified Butter Heat butter in saucepan or microwave. Separate clear golden fat from all top crust and white sediment in the bottom. Make sure there are absolutely no white flecks in finished ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Ribboning The technique known as ribboning is the way to perfect cake-making. When your egg batter forms a ribbon when dropped from lifted beaters, then it's exactly right. The batter should ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Blueberries Blueberries are fat-free with only 80 calories per cup. They have more disease-fighting antioxidants than any other fresh fruit or vegetable. They are wonderful for promoting healthy eyes. Recent studies ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Brown Sugar To make, add 2 tablespoons molasses to 1 cup granulated sugar and stir with a fork. Store brown sugar in an airtight container to keep it soft. ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Black Truffles Black truffles are earthier and woodsier than white ones. They're moist and supple, and are meant to accompany the flavor of stews and game birds. Possibly the ideal way to ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Corn Grilling Fresh Corn on the CobPeel husks back, but do not remove. Using a stiff brush or your fingers, remove silk from corn. Pull husks back up around corn. In ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Mushrooms Portobello mushroomsThe portobello is the mature cremino (plural: cremini) mushroom, which in turn is simply a brown variant of the commonly cultivated white mushroom. The overgrown mushrooms were often discarded ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Sweetened Condensed Milk Caramel SauceFor safety reasons, heating the unopened can (an old cooking method) is NOT recommended.1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milkOven Method Pour sweetened condensed milk into 9-inch pie plate. ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

Ghee This is like clarified butter.Heat butter until milk solids separate out. Skim off solids, save them, and use for flavoring vegetables. What is left after the solids are removed is ... Category: Preparing food, Food preparation techniques

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