Good cooking starts with good basics recipes: stocks, sauces and other preparations that form the cornerstone of delicious dishes. Take the time to master these and your cooking will go from good to great.
How To Make Fried Garlic & Garlic Oil Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes It’s worth making your own crispy fried garlic at home as it’s quite different to – and infinitely better than – the commercially-available kind. Plus you end up with a pot of beautifully […]
How To Make Ground Dried Prawns Master More Thai Kitchen Basics With This Online Thai Cooking Class Inspired By David Thompson Ground dried prawns, kung haeng in Thai, are used in many Asian dishes – and good ones can become addictive. They’re essential in some curry pastes, such as Thai sour orange curry, and delicious […]
How To Make Toasted Rice Powder Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Roasted, or toasted, rice powder (also called ground roasted rice) is a favourite seasoning in many Southeast Asian cuisines, adding a unique nuttiness and crunchy texture to all sorts of dishes including salads, soups and […]
How To Make Crushed Roasted Peanuts Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Crushed roasted peanuts are a popular addition to many Southeast Asian dishes and sauces. Called đậu phộng rang nghiền in Vietnamese and tua kua (ถั่วคั่ว) in Thai, you can buy crushed roasted peanuts from Asian […]
How To Roast A Capsicum (Red Pepper) Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Roasted red peppers (or capsicums) are a versatile ingredient, great in sauces and dips, as part of an antipasto, piled onto bruschetta and tossed through pasta. You can char capsicum quickly over an open […]
How To Make Bread Crumbs Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Making fresh bread crumbs at home is super easy and a great way to avoid food waste. In traditional cuisines food is never wasted, especially something as precious as bread which was revered as almost holy […]
How to Make Tamarind Liquid Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes https://youtu.be/UUEmnoZaF9g Tamarind is a podded fruit that grows on large trees. It adds a deliciously tangy note to many Asian dishes. For a whole 225g block (about ¾ cup) of tamarind pulp you’ll need 1½ cups […]
How To Make Crepes Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Whether you’re wrapping them around a savoury filling or making a dessert like crêpes Suzette, the aim with crêpes is to get them as thin as possible. This comes with practice and a good pan. Start with […]
Mushroom Duxelles Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! https://youtu.be/eqjjtczUezc Duxelles is a classic French preparation of finely chopped mushroom and onion cooked down in butter with herbs (usually thyme or parsley), black pepper and salt, sometimes with a dash of cream, Sherry or Madeira. It’s used in a range of English […]
Vegetable Stock Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes A good vegetable stock can be the base of great soups, risotto, casseroles and many other dishes. Roasting the vegetables before boiling them adds further flavour and depth. Once you know how to make vegetable stock so it’s rich […]
