Best Food Recipes 2023 Step by Step with Pictures
Olive oil of the highest category (extra virgin) is essentially freshly squeezed olive juice, which professionals call first–pressed oil. This oil is obtained by cold pressing the fruits and separating the excess liquid in a centrifuge. Fresh olive is a capricious product, and within a day after harvesting it begins to oxidize, lose its shape, taste and aroma, so olives are turned into oil as close as possible to the place of collection and never transport fruits over long distances. This means that the first-pressed oil retains the unique aroma of olives of the region where it was made. Notes of flowers and fruits, artichokes and fresh grass.
Such a bright personality requires careful handling: extra virgin olive oil works best in its natural form at room temperature in salads, appetizers, sauces and even in cold desserts. Many manufacturers enrich its notes with additional flavors – basil, lemon zest, garlic, dried tomatoes and truffle. So the oil turns into a ready-made refined dressing. It is enough to dip a piece of ciabatta in olive oil with the aroma of noble white truffle to feel a powerful polyphony of flavors.
Many home cooks are sure that frying and stewing in extra virgin olive oil is not right. From the heat, fragile natural flavors are destroyed, the oil changes texture and color, and the piquant bitterness turns into outright bitterness. But this is only partially true. In fact, the so–called “smoking point” (that is, the temperature limit after which all of the above irreversible processes begin to occur in the oil) even in first-pressed oil is quite high – up to 180 ° C, depending on the acidity of the product. In other words, if the dish is slowly languishing or baked in the oven with gentle heating, extra virgin oil releases all its flavor and transmits it to the products, which is exclusively beneficial for fish, meat or vegetables. This is the secret, for example, of the Provencal ratatouille – only mixed vegetables cooked in “virgin” olive oil turn into a luxurious, fragrant southern sun whole.
But if we are talking about high temperatures – deep-frying or frying in a hot frying pan, then the temperature shock will kill all living things. For these purposes, it is logical to use refined olive oil: it is sold both in pure form and mixed with a small amount of extra virgin (usually in a percentage ratio of 80:20). This oil is a workhorse in the kitchen, it is more affordable and absolutely universal, suitable for salad dressings and frying in a frying pan. Due to the high density, olive oil practically does not penetrate into the product during frying. And this is good news for those who want to eat a ruddy steak and observe the principles of a healthy diet: after frying, it is easy to remove excess olive oil with a paper towel.
It is worth considering that due to the high density, olive oil practically does not penetrate into the product during frying. The only thing to avoid is deep–frying and a hot frying pan
More recently, I learned that in Japan, the familiar daylily buds are used for food. It’s no secret that many flowers are used in cooking: chrysanthemums, pansies, etc. And here is a new option – daylily buds. They are cooked separately, used as a side dish or stewed with other products to give them a new taste. As a very inquisitive person in the field of cooking, I decided to try what it is for myself. I barely waited for my daylilies to reach the desired ripeness, and cooked them. I will tell you that it is very, very tasty! A delicate vegetable taste, very similar to young asparagus, broccoli or cauliflower, but much more tender and delicious. Many grow these flowers, I strongly recommend you to try this option. They are put in soup, on the second course or in salads. But it is best to boil it or stew it. Today I offer you a Japanese salad with seafood, mushrooms and young daylily buds..
Oven-baked Italian potato croquettes with parmesan and green onions. Who doesn’t like these potato croquettes with such soft mashed potatoes inside and crispy crust? Instead of deep frying, this option is lightly fried in a frying pan in olive oil, and then baked in the oven. Made with parmesan cheese and green onions. The taste is delicious, although cooked with a small amount of ingredients. Try using a starchy potato variety, the same as for making mashed potatoes. Enjoy Italian potato croquettes with your loved ones, with love! Enjoy your meal!
Dip is a kind of thick sauce that is not seasoned or watered with food, but on the contrary, products are dipped in dip sauce. The name “dip” comes from the English dip-to dip, to dip. (Wikipedia) Today I made a sauce for breakfast and will use it in a different way, which means that I will spread it on rye bread toast, pre-smeared with cottage cheese cream cheese. You could call it something else: sauce, vegetable paste; spread… This is your wish. It’s delicious and healthy!
