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How To Seed A Chili Pepper
If you’re looking to kick things up a notch in your online chef programs, recipes with chili peppers are a great way to add some zing to an average dish. These vegetables are a staple in many ethnic cuisines, including Thai, Mexican and Indian, so chances are you are going to have to learn how to core and seed a pepper as you’re getting more advanced in online culinary school classes. Most of peppers’ heat comes from the seeds, according to […]
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How To Make Bordelaise Sauce
Sauce Bordelaise is a classic French sauce named after the Bordeaux region of France, which is famous for its wine. Sauce Bordelaise starts with the demi-glas and brown sauce and then adds red wine, shallots, and bone marrow and is often served with wild game meats. It takes just a small amount of this sauce to perk up a simple, grilled steak or slow-roasted beef. In this video, Chef Mike provides an online cooking lesson for making a perfect Bordelaise […]
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Buying The Best Mixer
If you’re taking baking courses online, you are eventually going to need a mixer to make the most out of your time in the kitchen. Sure, you can mix batters and dishes by hand, but a mixer is a great investment that can save your muscles from a beating and take up less time. According to Consumer Reports, hand and stand mixers can do most jobs you will need to perform for your online cooking courses. Hand mixers typically cost […]
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How To Make Sauce Robert
Brown sauce adaptations are very popular. Many smaller sauces can be derived from brown sauce. The most well known is demi-glas, which adds equal parts veal stock to the mother sauce and is reduced over heat. Sauce Robert is demi-glas with onions and white wine. In this video, Chef Mike provides step by step instructions for making a perfect Sauce Robert. For more great cooking demonstration videos, subscribe to the LearnToCookOnline YouTube channel. Sauce Robert Recipe Ingredients: 16 oz. Brown sauce or Demi-Glas 2 […]
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The Low-Down On Baking Powder For Baking & Pastry Arts
When you’re learning to cook, you’ll find that baking powder is an important ingredient used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of many baking recipes. According to The Healthy Home Economist, it functions by releasing carbon dioxide into your batter in its wet state, and through this chemical reaction, it expands and obtains more texture. Beginner chefs may think that there is only one type of baking soda, but in reality, there are many varieties you can choose from. […]
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How To Make Brown Sauce
Famed French restaurateur and author Auguste Escoffier dubbed five French sauces “Mother sauces,” because of their ability to derive multiple sauces from their original base. Brown sauce, also known as sauce Espagnole, uses a brown stock from veal, beef or sometimes chicken and a brown roux as the base. Tomato puree, mirepoix- chopped carrots, celery and onions- and a sachet of seasoning with bay leaf, thyme and parsley add flavor to the sauce. Brown sauce adaptations are very popular. The most well […]
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Four Tips For The Perfect Grilled Cheese
One of the best parts of learning to cook is having the foundation you will need to prepare your favorite comfort foods. Grilled cheese is a childhood favorite for many people that can be transformed into a sophisticated culinary masterpiece for more grown-up palates. Take a look at these cooking tips and tricks for making the perfect grilled cheese: Use a stretchy, melty cheese You may love all things cheese, but not all varieties are equal when it comes to this […]
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Weekend Spotlight: Cast Iron Skillet
In a world full of high-tech tools and gadgets, it’s refreshing to get back to the simple life every now and then. Cast iron cookware has been used for centuries and is still a favorite of many chefs. As the name implies, this type of cookware is made from one piece of iron, which allows for an even distribution of heat. These durable cooking vessels were traditionally hung over open fires and are revered for their ability to retain heat. […]
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How To Cook Perfect Rice On Your Stove
Rice is one of the most heavily used ingredients in dishes from Asia to South America, so it is inevitable that this versatile carbohydrate will be included in basic cooking recipes. To make the perfect fluffed rice directly on your stovetop, Real Simple magazine gave a step-by-step demonstration: Bring water to a boil: Don’t forget to add salt too! About 1 teaspoon should work just fine. You will need 1¾ cups of water for every cup of rice. Pour in the rice […]
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Dish Spotlight: Eggs Benedict
This treasured breakfast dish is the epitome of simplicity and elegance. It consists of poached eggs, ham and hollandaise sauce layered on top of an English muffin. While there are conflicting accounts of who should be credited with its invention, the dish can be dated back to New York City in the late 1800’s. Chefs all across the United States have created their own version of this brunch menu staple. One popular version, called Eggs Florentine, substitutes spinach for the […]
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Easy Amuse Bouche Ideas
If you’ve just gotten started in your culinary class online, it’s a great idea to keep up with popular dining trends and ideas. Amuse bouche literally means “happy mouth” in French. Like appetizers, these bite-sized treats are sent to tables from the chef to get customers in the mindset for the meal to follow. However, unless a traditional appetizer, the diner does not choose what they are eating – giving the chef creative control over what goes out onto the […]
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How To Make Bechamel Sauce
This classic white sauce is a staple in French cuisine. Béchamel is a very simple sauce made from a roux of butter and flour with milk. You can build a wonderful meal on the foundation of a good béchamel. Be careful to not allow the roux to brown to maintain the white color. To achieve a perfectly smooth sauce, warm the milk before adding it to the roux. Béchamel is often used in lasagna recipes that call for white sauce […]
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