Herbs and spices are wonderful. They can be used to flavor up so many types of food, from pasta to meat, to fish and almost anything else. Below is a list of some common herbs and what they can bring to the taste of food: Basil: These are leaves. Fresh basil leaves have a wonderful…
There are three popular kinds of cooktops: electric, gas and induction. Here is some information on each type to help you decide which one you want. Electric Electric stoves come in flat tops and coiled eyes. They work on electricity, of course. Because they run on electricity, even heating of any pan is not possible…
Having a good sharp knife is essential for every chef. You use a knife for almost every dish you make, whether it’s chopping up some vegetables, carving meat or slicing bread. To do these tasks quickly and efficiently, you need to have a sharp knife and good knife technique. In this article, I will be…
Hollandaise Sauce is a basic emulsion sauce of egg yolks and butter. Here’s a simple recipe for it. Ingredients: 2 large egg yolks 2 teaspoons tarragon vinegar 2 tablespoons light cream Salt, cayenne pepper 1/4 pound sweet butter, frozen and cut into 8 pieces 2 drops lemon juice Procedures: 1. Put the egg yolks in…
The sauce espagnole literally means Spanish sauce, in French. Even though it has nothing to do with French cuisine, Louis Diat mentions that there is a story about this sauce. Some Spanish cooks of Anne, Louis XIII’s bride, insisted on improving the rich French brown sauce by adding Spanish tomatoes. This new sauce was very…
Tomato sauce is probably one of the most popular sauces in the world. Here’s an easy recipe for making tomato sauce: Ingredients: Olive oil 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 cup dry white wine 800 g tinned chopped tomatoes little less than 1/2 cup water 1-2 tsp…
Velouté sauce is just like a béchamel sauce except it is made with white stock instead of milk. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white stock (veal, chicken, or fish) – white stock just means the bones were not roasted 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons flour Salt & Pepper, to taste 1. Bring the stock to simmer…
Making béchamel sauce is easy. Once you master the béchamel sauce, you can make the variations such as crème and mornay, easily. Ingredients: 2 tbsp flour 2 tbsp butter 1 cup milk Salt and pepper to season 1. To start off you need to start cooking two tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of flour….