You may need to scald, stone, and peel a peach for various recipes. Scroll below to learn the easy way. ⇓ You may also listen to the instructions by pressing the play button below MATERIALS NEEDED Pot Knife Cold water Peach INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1: Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Using a slotted …
Use this recipe only as a rough guide. Improvise with the vegetables of your choice. Whenever I boil artichokes I use the cooking liquid as the basis for a vegetable broth. And as a rule I add a tiny amount of olive oil to give the broth body, and I never use salt. A great …
Making a good chicken stock (chicken broth) is not difficult butt is time consuming. The extra effort of making home-made stock is priceless. Stock can be frozen and having some stored away in the freezer yields itself to great options in the kitchen. I freeze stock in ice-cube trays and when they are set I …
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These baby marrows have shiny green skin, a sweet delicate flavor and a crisp texture. They are at their best when they are small. Scroll down a bit if you are wondering about the nutrients in zucchinis or looking for some real delicious ways to cook them. ⇓ You may also listen to the instructions by pressing …
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⇓ You may also listen to the instructions by pressing the play button below INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1: Put the crab on its back on a work surface and twist the legs and claws to separate them from the body. Holding the shell in your hands, extract the body Section from the shell by pressing firmly against the tail …
Most fishmongers will gut and scale fish for you, but these tasks are quite simple to do at home. Preparing your own fish is not only cheaper but, if it is white fish, leaves you with the head and trimmings to use in stock. Assuming you already have in the kitchen a large chef’s knife, …
When buying fish it is important always to select the freshest available. ⇓ You may also listen to the instructions by pressing the play button below INSTRUCTIONS TIP 1: A clean, fresh smell, more of the sea and seaweed than of fish: a really ‘fishy’ odour indicates something caught none too recently and best avoided. …
There are two different types of artichoke, the globe and the Jerusalem, neither of which is in any way related to the other. The globe artichoke belongs to the thistle family and is common throughout the Mediterranean. It appears as different varieties, depending on the country, and ranges from tiny purple plants with tapered leaves, …
Asparagus has been cultivated in the Mediterranean for hundreds of years and is still highly prized there as a luxury vegetable. It has a short growing season, from spring to early summer, and is really only worth eating during this period. Scroll below to see the nutrients and calories in asparagus. ⇓ You may also …
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Although eggplants (Aubergines) originated in Asia, they feature in dishes from every Mediterranean country. The plump purple variety is the most common. ⇓ You may also listen to the instructions by pressing the play button below MATERIALS NEEDED Eggplant (Aubergines) How to Prepare Eggplants for Cooking: Some people believe sliced eggplants should be salted for about …
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