Monday, June 6, 2011

Cooking Tips and Tricks

How to Cut an onion without making your eyes water
The key is chewing a piece of gum while you start to cut it

If you don't have any gum to chew while cutting an onion, place the onion in the freezer for a few mins
This will help with the harsh smell and watery eyes

Don't soak veggies once they have been sliced
This will have them lose much of their flavor and nutritional value

How to make small pieces out of a veggie
The key is to cut long pieces in one direction and cut long slices the opposite direction

How to make a low fat cream sauce
The key is to use half and half cream instead of whole cream or milk

How to make veggies taste great without salt
The key is to Mrs. Dash seasons (they have many varieties for any dish) I use Mrs Dash for everything.

When cooking greens or green veggies add a lump of sugar to the water to help reserve the bright green color
This will not only keep the color, but prevent a bitter after taste as well

When cooking veggies that grow above the ground, it is important to boil them without a lid on them
This will not only prevent them from getting mushy, but they will taste much fresher

If you lettuce is a bit soggy you can perk it up by soaking it briefly in a mixture of lemon juice and cold water
You should only soak the lettuce for a max of five mins

Add a few drops of lemon juice and olive oil to your rice as it is cooking
This will prevent the rice from sticking together

If you rub vinegar on fish before scaling the fish
This will make scaling much easier

It is always easier to cut meat when it is sligthly frozen
Be sure to defrost meat in the fridge when ever possible, it is the safest way to defrost

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