This is our 2nd installment of the culinary terms that begin with "S." There are three all together. So stay tuned for the last of the S's next Thursday.
Let's begin:
Let's begin:
Shallots - a small bulb,
similar to an onion but with richer flavor.
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| Shallots |
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| Sharpening stone |
Sherry wine - is a fortified wine with a rich, sweet flavor.
Shocking - refers to plunging in cold water to stop the cooking
process.
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| Shocking broccoli |
Short rib - is a rich flavored, tender cut of the rib from the
underside of the cow's rib cage.
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| Short ribs |
Sifting - breaks up any lumps and aerates the flour yielding a
lighter dough.
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| Shifting flour using a mesh strainer |
Silken tofu - is a delicate form of tofu, which is made from fermented
soy beans and milk,
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| Silken Tofu |
Simmer - is the is the process of gently heating a liquid so it is
heated but not to the point where the liquid is at a rolling boil.
Simple syrup - is a mixture of sugar dissolved in water (commonly equal parts) and is used in a wide variety of recipes to sweeten things.
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| Simple Syrup |
You will need:
1 Cup Water
1 Cup Sugar
In a medium saucepan combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool. Simple, right?!
You can simple syrup for a variety of things. You can use it to sweeten your tea. Try using it in your favorite cocktails that include a sweet component. You can make fruit syrups for pancakes by adding your favorite fruit to the original recipe. Just reduce it down to the consistency you like.
Skinning - is to remove skin from a fillet of fish.
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| Skinning a salmon filet |
Smoke - is to impart a smoky flavor on an ingredient by adding
smoke to the ingredient in a sealed environment so the aroma absorbed into it.
Smoked paprika - is ground up smoked and dried pimiento peppers.
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| Smoked Paprika |
That's our lesson for today. We hope you have fun with all the new terminology. Go out and use it and make something good!
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