Showing posts with label Cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooking. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Cooking Bbq Pork Ribs

Cooking Bbq Pork Ribs


Have you always wanted to learn to cook foreseen, baby back and spare pork ribs? seeing for a great barbecue ribs recipe? Here is a crash procedure on grilling pork ribs.

Pork baby back ribs (loin back or back ribs are all interchangeable terms) run from just below the backbone (top) to the average of the circle. Spare ribs continue from the average all the way to the sternum. So each carcass supplies 2 racks (slabs) of baby backs and 2 racks of spares. Since baby back ribs come from the upper part of the pig near the tenderloin, they tend to be much more high-priced than spare ribs which are lower on the pig so often deemed less valuable.

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Baby back ribs have less fat, less meat and are often more tender than spares and are typically smaller in size (1.25 to 2.25 pounds per rack). Spare ribs have more meat, more fat and are ordinarily less tender than baby backs. Spares arguably have more flavor due to the higher fat article and are close to the belly where the bacon comes from. Spares are larger in size (2-4 pounds per rack) and take longer to cook.


Rib Selection

Although not always easy to find, fresh ribs seem to be the best in quality. Try to avoid icy or previously icy ribs. Often ribs are packed two or three to a holder so it is not always easy to explore personel racks before purchase.

Try to find racks without large patches of graphic fat. Fat renders well on Boston butts or shoulders, but that is not always the case with ribs. Often fat patches can legitimately come to be hard when cooking. Where possible, avoid racks with bones showing in the middle of the rack (referred to as shiners) as the meat can pull away from the rack and cause the ribs to separate during the cook.

Rib Preparation

Typically spare ribs are sold untrimmed (unless the holder specifically is labeled 'St. Louis'). Untrimmed have the brisket (sternum) attached with a flap of meat (often referred to as skirt). St. Louis style has been trimmed with the brisket and skirt already removed. Typically, it is more cost effective to buy spares untrimmed and trim them yourself.

The skirt and brisket (often called rib tips) are excellent for smoking and make a great snack while waiting for the whole racks to cook. A typical butcher shop or grocery store tends to charge more money for St. Louis style, yet you are legitimately getting less meat.

To take off the skirt, hold it up perpendicular to the cutting board and lay your knife on the bone of the rib and gently cut flush with the rack until the skirt has been cut out completely. Save this piece for some rub and throw it on the smoker with the rest of the meat.

The next step is the most difficult step to perform. Many cooks will cook the whole rack with the brisket and skirt attached, but most prefer to cook the ribs St. Louis style. Cooking an untrimmed rack can cause issues with cook times where the brisket quantum requires more time to cook than the ribs themselves which can supervene in overcooked ribs to discontinue the brisket. You can run your fingers along the brisket and feel where the ends of the ribs attach to the brisket. Cut right along that line with a sharp knife to separate the ribs from the brisket. Once this step is completed, the spare ribs now look similar to a rack of baby backs.

The last prep step is to add your favorite barbecue rub. The rub is an highly foremost step. Apply liberally but not excessively. Be true with your rub. Many rubs are interchangeable, but some do not work well on ribs due to the exterior area of the meat. A spicy rub that works well with a Boston butt or brisket may be too spicy for ribs.

Cooking Ribs

Ribs are legitimately pretty easy to cook with the right equipment. A good smoker with your favorite wood and following these directions can deliver consistent results. Among the barbecue community, there is a number recipe for cooking 'fall off the bone ribs'. For baby backs, the number is 2-2-1 and for spares, 3-2-1. The first number represents the number of hours cooked right on the rack of your smoker. The second number is the number of hours wrapped in foil and the last number is the number of hours without foil. So, for baby backs, two hours 'naked', then 2 hours in foil and 1 hour naked. This will supervene in great tender ribs.

The last hour of cooking is a good time to baste with your favorite sauce. This time is meant to heighten the flavor and caramelize a good sauce. Be true to monitor intimately though with sauces high in sugar because they can legitimately burn. during the cooking process many cooks will use liquids to heighten the flavor and tenderness. Liquids like apple juice, butter, honey, molasses or even alcohol. An enchanting mixture is to mix half bourbon and half apple juice and use a spray bottle to mist on the ribs during the last hour.

Use the 'bend test' to make sure they are done. Grab the rack in the middle with your tongs and lift off the rack. If the other end is bouncy and springy, they need to cook longer. If they bend about 45 degrees and look like the end will break off, they are done.

Best smoke temperature is 225 degrees. Ribs go well with many separate woods because of their exterior area to meat ratio. I typically use mostly hickory, but ribs do well using other smoking woods like cherry, peach, pecan or mesquite.

Lastly, any barbecue purist will tell you to Never boil (parboil) your ribs. You are legitimately boiling the flavor right out of them. Parboiling is a technique for those cooking ribs in the oven. Doing so cuts down the cook time significantly but is a step that I would never do.

This should give you a great start on cooking bbq ribs with your best bbq ribs recipe.

Cooking Bbq Pork Ribs


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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Make Creamy Chicken Pot Pie - recipe and Cooking Tips

Make Creamy Chicken Pot Pie - recipe and Cooking Tips


Chicken Pies are feel-good food. This Chicken Pot Pie recipe is just the thing for rich and flavourful evening meal idea. The perfect home-cooked meal for your family. The wine adds an breathtaking flavor to the pie filling. Using ready-made puff pastry will help you save time.

You can make the whole thing ahead of time and bake it just before serving. A beyond doubt great idea and time saver, is to make a double portion of the pie filling and then ice it for when you need a meal in a hurry. You can try tasty variations once you've mastered the basics. Not exactly low-fat diet amiable but perfect served with buttery mash and baby peas.

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Some Chicken Pie Baking Tips


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You can make the chicken pie ahead of time and bake it just before serving. Make a double portion of the pie filling and then ice it for when you need a meal in a hurry. Always have a ready-made roll of puff pastry in the freezer for when you feel like pie. be sure to make a few small slits in the top of the pastry so that the steam can flee during the baking time. Use left-over chicken or ready-cooked chicken if you want to save time. Use vegetables in season as these will be cheaper and facilely available. Adjust the seasoning in the filling to suit your own taste. Wine adds breathtaking depth to the flavor of the filling so if potential don't leave it out.

Chicken Pot Pie recipe Ingredients

olive oil and butter, for frying salt and milled pepper 500g deboned chicken thighs, diced 2 leeks, sliced 2 celery sticks, sliced 1 packet (250g) white or brown mushrooms, sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tbsp (30ml) thyme leaves 1/2 cup (125ml) white wine 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock 1 tub (250ml) cream 1 small packet (80g) baby spinach, blanched and chopped or freezing vegetable mix 1 cup (250ml) fresh or freezing peas 1 roll puff pastry, defrosted, divided into 4 1 extra-large egg yolk, beaten

Cooking Instructions For Chicken and Mushroom Pot Pies

Preheat oven to 220 C. Heat the oil and butter in pan and lightly saute the seasoned chicken until browned. Take off the cooked chicken from the pan and set aside. Fry the leeks, celery and mushrooms until soft but be careful not to brown too much. Add the chopped garlic and fry for an additional one minute. Toss in the thyme leaves, wine, chicken stock, cream and browned chicken. Let this simmer for 25 minutes - the liquid should reduced by about half. Stir straight through wilted spinach and peas. Spoon filling into 4 ramekins /small pie dishes and cover each with pastry. Crimp edges with a fork and make a few slits in the pastry to allow steam to flee from the chicken pies while they are baking. Brush the tops of the pies with egg yolk and bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry has gone that appetizing golden colour.

This Chicken Pot Pie serves 4 people.

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Camping Dinners - 7 Foil Cooking Recipes

Camping Dinners - 7 Foil Cooking Recipes


Somehow food tastes much great outdoors. Maybe it's the crisp and fresh air. Maybe my appetite is bigger. Maybe it's being able to eat without being interrupted by the phone!

The only drawback to camping cooking is preparing and cleaning up. I don't like cooking multi-step recipes or scrubbing smoke-stained dishes in less than adequate dishpans after the meal when I can be watching the sunset.

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That is why my popular cooking 'pot' is aluminum foil.

Foil cooking allows you to get ready delicous meals in the coals of your campfire and have nothing to wash when supper is over! Below are 7 of my popular foil wrap recipes. But first let's go over the basics of tin foil cooking:

Use heavy-duty foil so you don't burn the food and so the packet doesn't tear.Use assembly-line technique, not one foil packet at a time. EPut some butter in the packet so your food won't stick to the packet.Sprinkle seasonings generously. It makes others think you are a pro at this.Double-seal by folding twice to keep the moisture in. When you fold leave air room for heat circulation inside.Don't cook foil packets over roaring fire. A small fire or white hot coals is better.
Tip: For first night, get ready the foil packets at home. When you get to camp, just toss them on the coals.

Here are 7 foil packet recipes: Note: depending on how hot the coals are, it takes commonly 20-30 minutes, less for fish or pre-cooked items. Turn every 5 minutes.

Recipe 1. Ham & Sweet Potato

- 1 slice of pre-cooked ham (this can be fresh or canned)

- 1 serving canned yams (about 3 pieces)

- 1 or 2 canned pineapple rings

- 1 to 2 tablespoons of brown sugar

- 1/2 tablespoon butter

Recipe 2. Chicken Potato Packets

- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

- 4 medium red potatoes, cut in 1/2-inch cubes

- 2 cups frosty green peas

- 1 jar (12 oz.) chicken gravy

- 1 teaspoon salt

- ½ teaspoon dried thyme

- 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe 3. Baby back pork ribs

- 3 pounds baby back pork ribs

- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

- 1 tablespoon paprika

- 2 teaspoons garlic powder

- 1 ½ teaspoons pepper

- ½ cup water

- 1 ½ cups barbecue sauce

Or just buy a packet of ready-to-heat Lloyds Barbecue Ribs

Recipe 4. Tuscan Sword Fish

- 1 can (15 oz.) Great Northern or cannellini beans, rinsed, drained

- 1 medium tomato, chopped

- 2 tablespoons ready pesto, divided

- 2 swordfish steaks (4 to 6 oz. Each)

- 2 teaspoons lemon juice

- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper

- 2 lemon slices

Recipe 5. Shrimp Jambalaya Packets

- 1 pound peeled and de-veined medium uncooked shrimp

- 4 cups cooked rice

- ½ pound smoked sausage, sliced

- 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes with garlic and onions

- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped

- 3 to 4 teaspoons dried Cajun seasoning

- 1 teaspoon hot sauce

Recipe 6 Mexican Pork Packets

- 4 boneless pork chops, about 1/2-inch thick

- 1 teaspoon chili powder

- 1 cup medium chunky salsa

- 1 can (15 1/4 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained Or 1 package (10 oz.) frosty whole kernel corn

- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper

Recipe 7 Cranberry Apple Sweet Potatoes

- 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices

- 2 Granny Smith or Golden tasty apples, cored, thinly sliced in rings

- ½ cup dried cranberries

- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted

- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Have fun foil cooking. Open the foil determined to avoid a burst of hot steam .

For foil dessert recipes, watch a video of how to assemble campfire banana boat and other foil-wrapped dessert recipes [http://www.joyofcamping.com/camping-tips/campfire-smores-banana-split].

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