Monday, July 13, 2009

Tip

Food Tip #3 Poaching Eggs:

Add a few drops of vinegar to the water that eggs are about to be poached in. The eggs will hold together and the whites will not separated in the water.

Curry for a mouth full

Stop buying store bought curry's. This is a super simple recipe to make in a snap.

Indian Curry:

Ingredients:
1 Apple
2 Tablespoons, chopped onions
2 Tablespoons, Butter may need a bit more for consistency that you like
2 Teaspoons curry powder
3 cloves or 1/16th teaspoon powdered clove
1 Teaspoon lemon juice

Directions:
Peel and cut up apple and onion then put into a frying pan with 2+ Tablespoons of butter: Allow to brown, then squash into a paste and add curry powder, cloves and lemon juice and allow to slowly simmer for 10 minutes. Your curry mix is now ready to add to your dish.

Enjoy,

Ryan M. Greer

Monday, July 6, 2009

Tip

Tip # 2:
How to keep you chicken tender and moist. Submerge the breast in buttermilk for 3-4 hours under refrigeration. This works excellent for chicken tenders, next bread or batter then fry.

Food Marriages

Food Marriages:
Strawberries & Cream
Coffee & Rum
Steak & Chips
Scallops & Garlic
Madeira & Tongue
Duck & Orange
Tomato & Basil
Foie Gras & Sauternes
Chicken & Morels
Chicken & Chateau-Chalon
Salmon & Sorrel
Turbot & Lobster Sauce
Caviar & Vodka
Melon & Port
White Truffles & Pasta
Basmeti Rice & Chicken Tikka
Lamb & Garlic
Provencal Fish Soup & Rouille
Port & Cheese
Fried Eggs & Bacon
Calve's Kidneys & Mustard
Armagnac Ice Cream & Marrons Glaces
Pears & Chocolate
Caramelized Apples & Puff Pastry
Chicken & Tarragon
Cold Lobster & Mayonnaise

Enjoy,

Ryan M. Greer

Tip

Tip #1:
When cooking vegetables: Never salt vegetables during cooking. The salt will draw the liquids out and they will not cook evenly.