martes, 4 de septiembre de 2012

The world of cooking Part4

Decorate plates, plate presentation or emplatado
 
Decorate plates, plate presentation or emplatado. Good food too, as the saying goes, "enters the eye" and learn to present our culinary creations is almost as important as proper preparation and taste.

To the extent this is true, that those who do severasdietashipocalóricas for health reasons or say when they eat a dish well presented "suffer" less or put another way, enjoy more while the food does not reach fully satisfy. The emplatado has some secrets worth knowing, I suggest you look at them.

As also is a trending topic, the first thing to note are the latest three premises: sobriety, simplicity and elegance. This means, not too laden dishes, harmony or contrast decoloresy textures without excess, and of course, the choice of a proper crockery significant size that allows for what are called compositions. The composition of a dish is the distribution of food containing, in compliance with the above guidelines.

Assuming that we are talking about small amounts of food (remember the importance of avoiding excess), the compositions should be viewed with some geometric harmony, so that they can be symmetrical or asymmetrical, oblique or perpendicular (flat or space) and even staggered. A good choice is to choose dishes white plates (with no minimum or just a touch of color) and large.

The advantage is the ability to represent them tested contrasting colored lines, for example in the case of desserts, chocolate yarns, jellies colorful and / or snowy powdered sugar. For savory sauces can play precisely yverdurastalladas to dedicate a post these days.
 
Thermoelectric Dishes: goodbye to the cold food in the office
 
Are not you tired of eating cold food fight in the office or to your partners on the microwave? Well, if you are of my estegadgetes ideal for solving your problem.

This is a design (still a prototype) of a thermoelectric dishes in minutes allowing heat or keep warm food, and they tell you a menu of icons that ingredients of each dish.

The base and the set of plates and bowls are made ​​of rugged polycarbonate that allows them to be washed in a conventional manner and take them with you wherever. We look forward to soon be on sale.
 
Bouquet garni, ideal to give your dishes a delicious taste of herbs
 
In some kitchens do without the use of herbs because people did not support finding a "pinch" of thyme, and a bay leaf, but this has a simple and effective remedy as develop a bouquet of herbs or bouquet garni.

The bouquet garni is a bunch of different herbs, fresh or dried, which introduced during cooking of stews, soups or sauces give dishes an excellent aroma and flavor. You can also use this bouquet to flavor oils later destinarás to salad dressings, pasta dishes, etc..

Originating lacocinafrancesa use (hence its name, which means corsage trim), currently this dressing is rampant especially in lacocinamediterránea.

Basically is made with bay leaf, thyme and parsley, but this will vary according to consumer taste and the dish you want to make, as there is no general recipe for bouquet garni.

Depending on the recipe may also include basil, celery leaves, chervil, rosemary, savory and tarragon. Sometimes considered part of bouquetverdurascomo carrots, celery, celery root, leeks, onions and parsley root.

The easiest way to prepare the bouquet garni of fresh herbs is tying with kitchen string, wrapped in a thin cotton fabric or a sheet within a plant. An example might be, taking a green leaf of leek, place in the center a sprig of thyme, parsley and finally another one bay leaf. Then everything is wrapped well with leek leaf and threading decocinase bouquet contour surrounding the horizontally and vertically by a knot is secure once.

Although also sell ready-made bouquet garni, it is always best produce it at home, because as we saw, is very simple and you are assured of the quality and freshness of the ingredients you use for processing.
 
Thyme, indispensable source of flavor in your kitchen
 
Thyme or Thymus, is a shrub native to the Mediterranean region, with small leaves and herbs, which grows in dry and rocky regions. It has more than 350 species, Thymus vulgaris being the most common and used in daily life since time immemorial.

The Egyptians used thyme as a type of ingredient in the embalming process, while the Greeks used it as incense. Just the Romans introduced it in the kitchen, using it to perfume their cheeses and wines.

Today it is widely used in lacocinamediterránea and French, which is part of the famous bouquet garni, basic combination of herbs used to flavor soups, although its intense flavor is recommended to use it in small doses.

It is used worldwide especially to flavor stewed and grilled meats, soups, marinades, as well as fillings and sauces. Goes well with steamed lasverdurasal elpescadoy, lamb, chicken yavesde hunting, especially those meats that are cooked slowly, allowing you to release its essential oils.

If you enjoy this indispensable source of flavor in your kitchen, try a butter churn and add thyme leaves or sprigs fresh introduce deaceiteo vinegar in a jar, or you can dry it and freeze it, as it retains its properties perfectly.

When you use it not only in taste but also gain health, as it has digestive properties. If used in high-fat dishes, thyme facilitate digestion and enhance the flavor of it.
 
 
 

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