If you would love to prepare gourmet food in your kitchen, here are some great recipes and food preparation techniques. You don't have to be a gourmet chef to enjoy gourmet food in your home. Each recipe is simple and will leave you feeling like a pro after you prepare it.
Gnocchi or Italian dumplings are traditionally made from potatoes and flour. To prepare this traditional gourmet recipe in your kitchen, you will need to set aside 30 minutes for food prep plus cooking time.
Step 1: Steam the potatoes in salt water
Step 2: Peel and press them through a sieve
Step 3: Mix them with the flour to create dough
Step 4: Work the dough but be sure not to add too much flour
Step 5: Let the dough sit for 15 minutes
Step 6: Then roll it into long fingers and divide them into cylinders about an inch long
Step 7: Dust lightly with flour
Step 8: Cook in boiling salted water
Step 9: Your gnocchi is done when they float to the top
Step 10: Remove the dumplings with a spoon.
Apple crepes make delicious treats for any occasion.
To prepare this gourmet treat in your kitchen, you will need:
8 apples
3 tbsp. butter
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. raisins
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. flour
2 tbsp. melted butter
Step 1: Mix the eggs, milk, salt , flour and butter with a beater.
Step 2: Cover the bowl and let stand for 30 minutes
Step 3: Cook in a greased pan. (You don't need a special crepe pan! Any small pan will do)
Step 4: Peel the apples and cook them in a large pan
Step 5: Add the butter, brown sugar, and raisins
Step 6: Place the apple filling in the center of the crepe and roll into a crepe shape
Now its time to add a little flavor to your meal, Court-bouillon is a wonderful broth used on seafood and vegetables.
To prepare this gourmet sauce in your kitchen, you will need:
2 Cups White Wine
6 Cups Water
1 Cup White Vinegar
3 Stalks of Celery, roughly chopped
1 Carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
1 Leek, well-rinsed and roughly chopped
1 Yellow Onion, peeled and roughly chopped
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Fennel Bulb, roots and green top cut off, sliced in thick wedges
2 Pieces Star Anise
1 Stalk of Tarragon
1 Small Bunch of Parsley
2 Bay Leaves
1 Tablespoon Peppercorns
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Step 1: Chop all the vegetables into pieces
Step 2: Place the ingredients in a large pot
Step 3: Boil the ingredients for 30 minutes
Step 4: You're all done!
Strain the liquid from the pot and toss the vegetables. If you made too much, you can freeze it for later. When you are ready to use it again, simply defrost and add 2/3 cups of water.
Perhaps you don't know how to cook but you still want to enjoy gourmet food in your home. There are wonderful companies that will deliver pre-packaged gourmet meals to your door. You can enjoy the wonderful breads, soups, oils and dressings, sauces and desserts without having to slave all day in the kitchen.
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