Tuesday Tip
When cutting fresh herbs or other leafy greens for a garnish, a chiffonade is a nice technique to use. (more…)
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Chiffonade
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011Citrus Supremes
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Orange Supremes
Tuesday Tip
Supreming Citrus
To supreme citrus fruit is just a fancy way of saying to segment the citrus. It’s a technique done to remove just the flesh of citrus segments, leaving behind the membrane. It makes for a wonderful addition to salads, or to create a garnish for a dish. I mainly use this technique for oranges and grapefruits, since I mainly just use the zest and juice of lemons and limes.
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Cutting a Chicken into Pieces
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Chicken
Buying a whole chicken and cutting it into pieces your self saves a lot of money. You will also get a lot more flavor from the bones in the chicken and you’ll have a carcass for making stock to use in soups or sauces. You definitely get a lot more bang for your buck. Cutting the bird really does not take long. The more you do it, the faster you will get. I think it took about 5 minutes to cut the bird up below.
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