ALL RECIPES - Memories By The Mile (2024)

FAQs

What are hidden instructions in recipes? ›

The instructions may have some hidden ingredients (like water, for example), or split the ingredients within the list in an expected way (like using one egg for batter and one for an egg wash). You want to know the lay of the land before you start throwing things in a bowl.

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Adding carrots to a stir-fry can be considered creative because it introduces a unique flavor and texture, enhancing the overall dish. On the other hand, adding extra flour to a cake recipe is generally a bad idea as it can lead to a dense and dry texture, negatively impacting the final product.

Read the Recipe, Start to Finish

You'll see how many servings the recipe should make. Next come the ingredients, which should be listed in the same order that you're going to use them in the recipe. The ingredients will be presented a little differently depending whether you should prepare them before they're measured.

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A good recipe should be methodical and approach the dish with steps in order. Most recipes list ingredients in the same order they are used in the instructions. If you read the recipe and it tells you to add an ingredient that is not on the list, you want to be prepared to either add it or omit it.

Cornstarch! In his book How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, Mark Bittman recommends mixing 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch with the same amount of water, and tossing this into the stir fry just when it's almost done. It thickens in seconds, picking up the flavors of everything already in the dish and coating evenly.

Method 3: All-Purpose Flour

Combine equal parts of flour with cold water to create a slurry, then gradually add it to your simmering sauce while stirring.

Others recommend reading through the entire recipe at least twice. The first time, make sure all of the ingredients listed are included in the instructions and there are no ingredients in the instructions that are not in the ingredient list.

How do cooks remember recipes? ›

Most professional chefs will have their own recipe book, usually a notebook which will be constantly added to as recipes are either used or it may be you come across a fellow chef with 'an awesome recipe for…'.

When you read recipes before cooking, you'll know what ingredients you need to make the dish you're planning to serve. This step also helps you plan your grocery shopping list to ensure that you don't leave any essential items off your list - it saves time and money at checkout.

On your meal prep day, focus first on foods that take the longest to cook: proteins like chicken and fish; whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, and farro; dried beans and legumes; and, roasted vegetables.

All Day. In chef slang, the expression all day is used to indicate the total number of orders needed. As tickets come in, a chef will shout out the orders followed by all day. If there are three orders of fries on one ticket and four orders of fries on another ticket, there are seven orders of fries all day.

Precise: exact, not easily changed. Flexible: adaptable, easily changed.

Recipes are important because they contain the information necessary to make a dish properly. As with any set of instructions, you rely on them to give you all of the information you need. There isn't always someone nearby who has that knowledge.

A recipe is a set of instructions that describes how to prepare or make something, especially a dish of prepared food.

A recipe is simply defined as a set of instructions with a list of ingredients used to prepare a particular food, dish or drink. People use recipes to replicate foods they enjoy that they otherwise do not know how to make.