Braising and stewing is a culinary art that you must learn through trial and error! 👩🍳
Its all about choosing and applying the right kind of heat to your food. There is a big difference between dry and moist heat. Whenever you add water based liquid to a pot or pan you are cooking with moist heat.
Example of this are when you braise, simmer, boil or steam your food that is moist heat. When you don’t add any water and you sear, grill, roast or fry you are using dry heat.
Understanding the difference between the two you will get the kind of results you want with flavor and texture. ... See MoreSee Less
Start your day with a delicious breakfast smoothie. Quick, easy and so tasty! 😋 • 1 large red or yellow beet washed and trimmed • 1/12 Cups fresh orange juice • 1/2 ripe banana • 2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger • 1 Tbsp honey • 1/2 tsp orange extract (Nielsen-Massey) • 2 Cups ice
Peel the beet then peel and shave the beet into strips (still using the peeler). Add the beet shavings and the remaining ingredients including the ice in to a blender and blend until completely smooth. ... See MoreSee Less
Tangerine cocktail tip of the day, because who doesn’t love mixing up their cocktails every now and then! Add a #tangerine wedge and strip of crystallized ginger to a glass of #champagne or #Prosecco for a refreshing twist on a brunch #cocktail 🍸 ... See MoreSee Less
#JoniTip 🍋 When life gives you half eaten lemons, store those lemons and zested lemons for later! 💛 Unwrapped #lemons will start to lose their moisture after about a week in the refrigerator. However if you place them in a zip lock bag and chilled they will stay in perfect condition for about 4 weeks. The oil in the zest protects the #fruit from drying out a lemon with out its skin needs even more protection. So wrap the zested lemon tightly in plastic wrap before placing in the refrigerator. Now you have fresh lemons no matter what life throws at you! ... See MoreSee Less
Everyone loves #CountryStyleRibs ! Country style ribs are actually chops from the shoulder blade end of the loin. (They often include part of the upper rib bones and can also be found boneless.) This is a flavorful cut which is thicker and meatier than #spareribs and #babybackribs . They do well with moist #cooking like braising which helps melt the connective tissue into delicious tenderness. Are you hungry yet? Go make yourself some #Ribs ! ... See MoreSee Less
