Best Cooking Tips to use in Scotch Eggs Recipe & Sage Sausage Recipe

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The best cooking tips come from experience and educating yourself on what others have learned. Cooking has developed from prehistoric times when men ate raw foods to now when we lavish in gourmet foods. Today everyone eats cooked foods to some extent. Much time is concentrated now on teaching the best arts of cooking, whether it is in local small schools, universities or strictly culinary schools. These studies involve scientific studies to blend new flavors and to make food more digestible and palatable.

Many of the best cooking tips come from trial and error. Through the years cooks have made many unsatisfactory products. By these mistakes many wonderful recipes have been developed and documented. This is why it is good for younger cooks to listen to the advice and recommendations of older more experienced cooks. It is amazing what you can learn! The following list is of many that I have learned through my years of cooking. Some things may not register now, but if you read through the list eventually they will come up in your cooking. Cooking tips are little things that make cooking easier!

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR MILK, EGGS AND CHEESE

Spray grater with non stick spray before using to grate cheese this will prevent sticking.

Add salt last to milk because it often curdles it.

Add a little cornstarch or the white of an egg to cream if it doesn't whip.

When heating milk in a sauce pan rinse the pan with water first and it won't scorch as easily.

Adding a pinch of baking soda to milk when making puddings or creams will keep the milk from curdling.

Add a pinch of salt to beat eggs quicker.

Always beat eggs before you add your sugar.

If you want to know if an egg is fresh, put it in a glass of water. Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom, they don't float.

To keep unused egg yolks fresh for use later, place in bowl and cover with two tablespoons of oil, it will last 4 to 5 days.

For fluffier scrambled eggs, beat in a small amount of water instead of milk.

Add a pinch of baking soda to the egg whites before beating to keep boiled icing soft.

Store cheese in a tightly sealed container and add sugar cubes to prevent mold.

Cheese should be served at room temperature which is 70 degrees.

To make sweet cream sour add 2 teaspoons lemon juice or 1 teaspoon vinegar to each cup.

To make sweet milk sour add 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar to each cup.

To whip evaporated milk place can in freezer until partially frozen; pour into a very cold bowl and add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to 2/3 cup of milk.

To cut hard cooked eggs without breaking the yolk dip sharp knife in water.

To make boiled eggs easier to peel simply pour off boiling water and quickly cool down with cold water or ice.

SCOTCH EGGS RECIPE

This recipe requires several best cooking tips.

Hard boil eggs, cool quickly with ice for better peeling and make Scotch eggs recipe.

4 Hard boiled eggs

1 ½ Cups ground pork

½ Teaspoon salt

2 Very finely chopped green onions

1 Tablespoon cornstarch

1 Teaspoon sage

1 Teaspoon thyme

5 Teaspoons red wine

Dry bread crumbs

Cooking oil for frying

Combine and blend pork, salt, onions, cornstarch, sage, thyme and red wine; mash to very smooth consistency.

Coat each shelled boiled egg with ¼ of sausage mixture encasing the egg evenly.

Roll sausage coated eggs lightly in bread crumbs.

Deep fry eggs in hot oil until golden brown; 5 to 10 minutes.

To serve cut in half with a thin sharp knife and place on lettuce.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

To increase the amount of juice squeezed out of a lemon put it in hot water for 15 minutes.

Rub the cut side of an onion with butter to keep it fresh longer.

Cooking celery with other vegetables such as cabbage or broccoli will prevent strong odors.

Put overripe fruit in a blender with fruit juice to make popsicles; freeze in paper cups and add sticks.

When cooking vegetables, cover the ones that grow underground and the ones that grow above ground leave uncovered.

Canned fruits need to be opened an hour before serving the flavor becomes richer after absorbing the oxygen.

Pineapple and its juice should be scalded before you combine with gelatin or it won't set.

Cooked potatoes piled together will sour more quickly.

To keep vegetables fresh place them in a deep dish with two inches of cold water cover with clean towel soaked in water set where air will blow over it, make sure towel stays moist.

When cooking collards, add a washed, unshelled pecan to the pot before turning on the stove, this will eliminate the smell.

Red potatoes are always good to keep on hand; they make a superior product in any potato recipe.

Add butter or margarine to cooking water or grease the rim to keep starchy vegetables foam from boiling over.

To make orange or grapefruit segments pare with a sharp knife blade along each segment wall to center and turn out segment with a slight twist of the knife.

To peel oranges and grapefruit easily let stand in boiling water about 8 minutes before peeling.

To keep lemons fresh place in glass jar fill with water and cover tightly.

To keep cut fruits from discoloring sprinkle lemon juice over them.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR MEATS AND FISH

Wild meats should be cooked with onions to temper the flavor.

Wild game can be soaked in salt water to remove gamey flavor.

Meat and chicken can be floured easily by putting flour in bag and shaking.

To make fish firm when boiling add a little lemon juice to water.

To keep bacon from curling snip edges with kitchen shears.

To keep bones on crown roast from burning place in pan with bones down or spear ends of bones with fat meat.

When preparing small bits of meat place them on skewers.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR BUTTER AND FATS

Turn a metal colander upside down over frying pan to keep fat from spilling out but steam can escape.

For excess grease in soups, drop in a lettuce leaf and it will absorb all the grease; keep repeating until desired amount is gone.

Keep all grease that you can't use for cooking and make lye soap with it for cleaning purposes.

Spray (with an oily non stick) or grease your kitchen scissors before cutting to keep from sticking.

After frosting your cake if you cover with plastic wrap first spray with an oily no stick spray, so icing won't stick.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR RICE, PASTA AND BEANS

When making rice always cook extra it can be used for desserts and puddings.

Pinch of rosemary added to the water when cooking rice gives a nice flavor.

Dry beans cook much quicker and are more tender if soaked in fresh water overnight.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR BAKED GOODS; bread, cakes, pies, biscuits, muffins, cookies

When baking, always preheat oven to temperature required unless specifically requested to begin with cold oven.

When baking, always make sure your oven is ready before you start mixing ingredients.

When baking, combine dry ingredients together first.

To get lighter cakes, muffins, or biscuits, alternatively add flour mixture with milk to egg mixture.

When baking a double crusted pie, place pie on a hot cookie sheet during preheating so the bottom crust will bake through, to get a shiny crust brush top with milk, sprinkle with granulated sugar or sugar and cinnamon mixture for sweet crust or brush lightly with a beaten egg for a glazed crust.

When baking to get a lighter texture add a teaspoon of baking powder to any recipe that uses self-rising flour or cornmeal.

To bake your own party crackers cheaply, simply take ordinary soda crackers, spread on a cookie sheet, and brush with butter or egg whites and add toppings. Bake at 400 degrees until brown. Toppings suggested are sesame seeds, poppy seeds or seasoned salt.

To evenly frost a baked cake, pin a piece of stiff paper, doubled up, about the cake extended about an inch above the top, remove after icing has set.

To bake breadsticks use inexpensive biscuits that come in a tube, part each biscuit into fours shape as desired on a cookie sheet, brush with butter or egg whites, add toppings as desired and bake till brown on both sides.

Dampen the edges of your pie crust before baking to keep them from becoming too brown.

To eliminate the use of flour when you roll out your pie crust you can place in a plastic bag.

Bake for 10 minutes cinnamon on a sheet of foil to eliminate any odor and give off a pleasant scent.

Icing baked cookies with a one inch paint brush is much faster.

To prevent meringue from shrinking on pie spread all around the edges touching the crust.

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TRY SOME OF THE BEST COOKING TIPS IN THE FOLLOWING RECIPES.

BETTER THAN SEX CAKE RECIPE

¾ Cup sour cream

4 Eggs

½ Cup water

½ Cup vegetable oil

1 Box chocolate cake mix

1 Box (3 ounces) instant chocolate pudding

1 Cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Grease and lightly flour bundt pan.

Combine and beat in a large bowl sour cream, eggs, water and oil.

Add cake mix and pudding and mix together; stir in chocolate chips.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 45 to 55 minutes or until pick comes out clean.

Remove cake from oven; invert on plate after cooling 10 minutes.

If desired drizzle with melted chocolate on top.

BEE STING CAKE RECIPE

Several of the best cooking tips can be applied to this recipe.

Cake:

1 Cup softened butter (no substitute)

2/3 Cup water

2 Eggs

3 Cups sifted flour

3 Teaspoons baking powder

1 Teaspoon salt

½ Cup milk

Cream butter and gradually add sugar while beating; beat in eggs until light and fluffy.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternating with milk; spoon into well greased 9 inch spring form pan.

Topping:

½ Cup butter

1 Cup finely chopped almonds

½ Cup sugar

2 Tablespoons milk

2 Teaspoons vanilla

Melt butter and blend in chopped nuts, sugar, milk and vanilla; bring to a boil.

Remove from heat and cool slightly; spread carefully over batter.

Bake for 50 minutes at 375F degrees; remove from oven and cool, then remove sides.

Butter Cream Filling

1 Cup softened butter

2 Egg yolks

2 Cups powdered sugar

2 Teaspoons vanilla

½ Cup raspberry jam

Combine butter, egg yolks, powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy and smooth.

Split cold cake horizontally making 2 layers; spread bottom layer with butter cream filling.

Carefully cover filling with raspberry jam; then carefully replace to layer.

To serve cut into thin slices.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR VINEGAR

Add a little vinegar to the water which you rinse your nylon hose in to increase elasticity and decrease runs in them.

After baking while your oven is still warm wipe it out with a cloth of vinegar to cut cleaning frequencies.

Put vinegar in a new frying pan and bring to a boil this will prevent food from sticking.

Add a little vinegar to whatever you are washing to remove soapy film.

Boil some in a pan to remove a bad smell.

A teaspoon of vinegar to poached eggs will keep them from separating.

One teaspoon of vinegar in icing will keep icing from breaking when it is cut.

Tenderize meat by using vinegar and olive oil, rub both sides and let it set for at least two hours before cooking.

BEST COOKING TIPS FOR STORING FOOD

To prevent bug outbreaks in flour ingredients, place all flour and pastas in freezer for two weeks; take out and store in sealed food containers.

Store leftovers in the foil pans that pies come in, coffee can lids usually fit for great stacking, plus you can reheat in foil pans.

One way to store herbs for quick later use is to blend with water and freeze in an ice cube tray. Place in a bag or container when frozen. Later they can be added to soups or stews.

Seeds and nuts whether shelled or unshelled store best in the freezer. They can be used directly from the freezer.

Never throw out unused chicken stock or vegetables, these can all be frozen and used later in soups and sauces.

Never wrap bread in cloth, as it will absorb moisture and alter the taste.

Always save leftover coffee, fruit juices and chocolate to make sweet sauces

To reheat muffins biscuits or rolls, place in a pan and place that pan in another pan filled with water and put in oven; they will turnout soft.

To make bread crumbs from dry bread place in cloth sack and roll with rolling pin.

Using these best cooking tips will enhance all of your kitchen endeavors!

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