3387 endive reduction rachael Recipes

heads belgian endive (or 2 heads endive and 2 small heads radicchio), salt & freshly ground black pepper, sliced prosciutto, extra virgin olive oil, for brushing, dried figs, finely chopped, balsamic vinegar

endives, leaves separated, oranges , supremed (cut the top and bottom off, remove the rest of the peel with a knife, and cut each section out), almonds, sliced, toasted, goat cheese, crumbled, chives, chopped, salt, garlic clove, extra virgin olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, shallot, chopped, salt, pepper

endive, leaves separated and rinsed well, candied pecans or peanuts, blue cheese, crumbled (recommended : maytag), balsamic vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, freshly ground black pepper

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

garlic clove, salt, coarse-grain mustard, red-wine vinegar, black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, belgian endives (10 oz), sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick, chicory (french curly endive; 1 head), tough outer leaves discarded and remaining leaves torn into 2-inch pieces (about 9 cups)

extra-virgin olive oil, white-wine vinegar, firm-ripe pear (about 1/2 lb), belgian endives (about 1 lb), head chicory (curly endive; about 1/2 lb)

extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, firm-ripe pear (about 1/2 lb), belgian endive (about 1 lb), chicory lettuce (curly endive, small head)

heads belgian endive , quartered lengthwise, heads radicchio , quartered lengthwise, salt and pepper, sliced prosciutto , cut slices in 1/2 on an angle across the center, extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing, dried figs, finely chopped, balsamic vinegar

endives, trimmed and halved lengthwise, each half then split and fanned a bit, walnut , grape seed, or extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing greens, salt and pepper, white wine vinegar, chopped walnuts , available in small pouches on baking aisle, seedless red grapes, halved

endives , a mixture of green and red, fennel bulbs, mint leaf , picked from stems, garlic cloves, peeled, olive oil, lemon juice, lime juice, runny pale honey, orange blossom water, salt and pepper

endive, orange, cabrales cheese (can be substituted by blue type cheese), yogurt, sliced roasted almonds, chopped parsley

endive , broken into bite-sized pieces, romaine lettuce , broken into bite-sized pieces, green onion, finely chopped, mushrooms, sliced, black pepper, salt, dry mustard, oil, white vinegar

endive, head romaine lettuce, bosc pear, gorgonzola, crumbled, chopped walnuts, freshly ground black pepper, seedless raspberry jam, balsamic vinegar

endives , intact but cored, butter, low-sodium ham, all-purpose flour, whole milk, freshly cracked black pepper, for seasoning, freshly grated nutmeg, gruyere cheese, grated

endive, leaves separated and rinsed well, candied pecans or peanuts, maytage blue cheese, crumbled, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, freshly ground black pepper

endives, low-fat cream cheese, egg yolks, grated swiss cheese, salt and pepper to taste

endive, trimmed and sliced, hearts romaine, trimmed and chopped, radicchio, cored and sliced, navel orange, shallot, finely chopped, red wine vinegar , eyeball it, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it

sugar snap peas, stemmed , stringed, kosher salt plus more, grated parmesan, divided, tablespoona champagne vinegar, fresh lime juice, dijon mustard, freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning, sunflower oil, tablespoona extra-virgin olive oil, red belgian endive or small treviso radicchio spears, yellow belgian endive spears, chopped flat-leaf parsley, sliced chives, chopped chervil, chopped tarragon