Tuesday, 15 March 2011

How to Cook Dried Beans / Baked Spinach / Chicken Dinner



Blog Post & Recipe: How to Cook Dried Beans


One thing that is demonstrably true is that you don’t have to soak your beans overnight; if you want beans for dinner, put them in water and cook them till they’re tender or at least edible, no soaking, no blanching, just put them in a pot and cook them.

Ruhlman's Beans & Bacon


Blog Post & Recipe: the best baked spinach


... she went on a tangent about a French “system” for spinach which she found “terribly good” and went on to describe a gentle cooking of spinach, stewing it in a very small amount of roux for a little binding and broth before stirring in a small amount of cheese and baking it in a dish topped with breadcrumbs.


Article & Recipes & Video: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner


The main part of the cooking is essentially an oven braise with a twist. You brown the thighs and breasts in the rendered fat, then cook the thighs with a load of vegetables and the quickly made stock. Later, you lay the breasts on top of the vegetables and roast until they’re browned and just cooked through.

How to Butcher a Chicken ... Quick Chicken Stock ... Chicken-Skin Croutons ... Braised and Roasted Chicken With Vegetables



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