Cooking Essentials The Technique How To Boil Boiling is a cooking method that relies on vigorous moist heat that must reach 212 degrees. It may either surround food during the procedure as in the case of potatoes or eggs in order to produce an evenly cooked result or thicken liquids with the aide of an […]
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Cooking Classics: Chicken Fried Steak
Cooking Classics The Technique Chicken Fried Steak If you aren’t from the South, chicken fried steak may be a confusing dish. No, it’s not chicken but rather steak that is prepared in a similar way as many of the most old-fashioned fried chicken recipes utilize a pan-frying cooking technique with a cast iron skillet & […]
The Basics: How To Pan-Fry
Cooking Essentials The Technique How To Pan-Fry Pan-frying is a culinary technique that relies on the use of dry heat & a small amount of fat to cook & crisp beef, poultry, pork, seafood or vegetables. Sometimes the food is coated in seasoned crumbs, flour or cornmeal, however sausages, bacon, herb encrusted fish & more many […]
The Basics: Cube Steak
Cooking Essentials The Profile Cube Steak Cube steak or Swiss steak is often times a top sirloin steak beef cut that is tenderized by pounding flat. It is most identifiable by the square-shaped ridges over the surface that the technique creates. Cube steak is probably most known as being a good choice for making country fried or chicken […]
The Basics: Tongs
Cooking Essentials The Profile Tongs Hard working kitchen tools & equipment are a must when tasks are to be completed quickly & efficiently. Investing in several good pairs of tongs should not be overlooked. Tongs with long handles, measuring approximately 16-inches, come on useful handy when grilling & smoking beef, chicken & pork while shorter […]
The Basics: Horseradish
Cooking Essentials The Profile Horseradish Horseradish is a root vegetable known for it’s stout bite. It adds wonderful depth to sauces, dressings & marinades by offering a distinctive fiery-hot presence. Needless to say, a little horseradish goes a long way. This perennial crop is a member of the Brassicaceae family falling in line with other […]
Cooking Classics: Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing
Cooking Classics The Technique Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing Creamy homemade dressings are the perfect addition to delicious salads but they may be used as sauces to accompany meats as well. Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing highlights easy recipes such as Lemon-Thyme Top Sirloin Steak & even many pork tenderloin classics. They are effortless to prepare & the ingredients are more […]
Cooking Classics: Lemon-Thyme Top Sirloin Steak
Cooking Classics The Technique Lemon-Thyme Top Sirloin Steak Dark, rich sauces & marinades that include ingredients such as Worcestershire, molasses, soy sauce & the like have long been used to impart good flavor into steaks such as ribeyes & New York strip steaks. However, fresh herbs & citrus may be juxtaposed so these delicious beef […]
