Cooking Techniques You Should Know

For cooking lovers and professionals, there are methods and techniques that must be known to prepare very special dishes, delicious and full of nutritious elements. Here we leave you a series of techniques that can be practiced and taken into account when cooking. Flambéing: this is a technique used for two purposes, one to make what is being cooked crispy and the other to make it look more appealing on commercial plates. Its process is based solely on cooking with a little alcohol (ethanol). Reducing: a technique that is frequently used, this is used to thicken foods and what is achieved with it is to give greater concentration of flavor, and it is done by increasing the heat and stirring frequently. Kimpira: its name comes from Japan and is used for certain roots; in Latin America, it is used for carrots, and it consists of sautéing and simmering the foods. Conching: this is applied to chocolate paste when you want to enhance its flavor and texture and increase its fluidity. This is done using special tools for this, mainly aimed at reducing the moisture of the chocolate paste, then removing what is not desired before adding cocoa butter to the solid particles. After that, more cocoa butter is added, blended, transferred to a larger container, and lecithin is added to achieve fluidity. This helps the paste flow quickly into the molds. We leave you some recipes below so you can practice these cooking techniques mentioned. Take note. Pork Loin with Herbs in Mustard Sauce Try this delicious Pork Loin with parsley, basil, thyme, white wine, and Dijon mustard. Meat Roll A simple recipe that can be consumed cold or hot. Parmesan Beef A delicious beef steak, with an Italian touch of Parmesan cheese. Chocolate Fondant Chocolate cakes with a center filled with melted chocolate from my friend Mari, delicious. Chocolate Petit Pots A simple recipe to prepare a chocolate dessert delight. The chocolate pots can be decorated with whipped cream and grated chocolate. Oven-Fried Chicken This oven-fried chicken recipe is first dipped in a mixture of mustard and mayonnaise and then covered with cereal and breadcrumbs. It turns out very tasty and is all prepared in the oven.