TARTAR SAUCE RECIPE. WHITE SAUCE RECIPE.. TEN GREAT COOKING TIPS –

TARTAR SAUCE RECIPE
WHITE SAUCE RECIPE

10 GREAT COOKING TIPS –

COOKING TIPS

This is the 7^th post on cooking tips plus recipes,already published in series
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1-How many minutes per pound do you cook beef? If it's roast beef and you want it medium rare in the middle and cooked on the ends then put the oven up to 400 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes and then put it down to 330 - 350 (basting every 15 minutes in it's own juices).  It would 15 - 20 minutes per pound

How best to cook beef? - Researchers at the National Cancer Institute found that human subjects who ate beef rare or medium-rare had less than one third the risk of stomach cancer than those who ate beef medium-well or well-done

2-Why use water in tomato soup? Condensed soup means that it has had the water removed, so for the proper consistancy one adds back the water that was taken out..

3-What is and how to use a natural enzyme tenderizer ?-

One way to tenderize food especially meat, is by adding natural enzyme tenderizers before cooking.. Examples of such enzymes are- papan from papaya (use leaves and green unripe fruit) , bromelain from pineapple and actinidin from  kiwifrui

4-What is the best way to skin a chicken?

The head and the legs are chopped off first. The tail end is slit or torn with the fingers and the skin forcefully peeled toward the neck.

5-How to boil chicken carcass for soup?

If you are making the stock for the soup first… Don't forget to brown the carcass in the oven for an hour before making...

6-What are the parts of a meat tenderloin?

The tenderloin is the tender cut of beef that comes from the animal's loin near its buttocks. It is a long round piece of meat...

7-How do you cook beef tenderloin?

Beef tenderlion is generally cut into steaks. One end of the tenderloin is thicker than the other which is called the Chateau...

8-What is the thickness of sirloin steak?

1-1/4" for grilling medium rare sirloin cooked more done will be tough. Good idea to let the steak get to room temperature

9- Which is the best for stir fry?

 The very best is rump, but I've seen butchers use topside and round. Of course rib and eye fillet would both be pricey, but OK.

10-How long do you grill your beef ribs?

Till they are done on the INSIDE, close to 1/2 hour or more, depending on thickness. The thicker the meat, the longer it takes 

BASIC TARTAR SAUCE RECIPE

Ingredients:

16 ozs mayonnaise

2 tbsp finely chopped pickled gherkins

2 tbsp finely chopped pickled capers\lemon juice

1 tbsp  minced fresh chives

1 tbsp minced fresh parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all of the above in a medium mixing bowl and mix weel using a wooden spatula.

Cover top with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour to chill the sauce.

Service with prawns, fried calamari or other seafood

HOW TO MAKE WHITE SAUCE  RECIPE

This recipe makes 1 cup of white sauce. Can be glazed over meat and casseroles. Use in any recipe calling for a white sauce. Another name for whit sauce is is Bechamel and is considered a "mother"sauce in cooking.

CAPERS

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 cup milk
¼ tsp salt
A dash of white pepper
Melt butter. Whisk in milk, flour, salt and pepper until smooth
Cook until bubbly for about one minute.This called roux
Tips:  
Heat the milk in microwave-safe cup. Whisk into  the flour mixture 

TIP FROM THREE COOKIES: please note her link is at comment box-
"Interesting tips. I heard about using pawpaw skin for tenderising from a friend but never tried it".