A low-tech way to cook
01.09.11
I have a blender, a food processor and an immersion blender – all electronic kitchenette tools that perform related functions in a quick and effi cient way. They all see some use in my larder, but lately they have been gathering dust as I have been increasingly turning to another sucker to accomplish what the electrics just can’t do. It’s the old-fashioned, deal out-cranked food mill. A European import, it’s also called a passatutto in Italian and a Mouli in French.
The food mill has been around Europe for decades – perchance centuries – and when you first look at it it’s hard to divulge what it does. It looks like a stainless steel saucepan with a handle, but the bottom is full of miniature holes like a colander. Inside, there is a halfmoon shaped man about town that covers half the bottom of the pot. It is turned by a handle that rises above the pot. Underneath the pot there is a stick that scrapes what comes through the holes into another bowl or saucepan that you put out below it.
Source: Jamestown Press
Weekly Veggie: Cabbage
16.09.11
Launder cabbage to remove any dirt, residues and chemicals from the leaves. Depose the outer leaves, cut the cabbage into pieces and rinse. Use a stainless steel slash to cut the cabbage to avoid any reactions to carbon steel. Slices can transform in thickness, grating and shredding in a food processor all work well but keep in mind to let the sliced or shredded cabbage sit for 5-10 before cooking.
Cabbage can be eaten raw or cooked with varieties Bok Choy and Napa being the tastiest eaten raw. Cooking methods are very high-ranking when preserving the nutritional benefits. 5 minutes of nutritious steaming is a great way to retain the anti-cancer benefits. Cabbage can be boiled, steamed, baked, braised, baked, sauteed & stir-fried. Sidestep overcooking as it will result in limp, pasty cabbage that smells.
Few Hasty Serving and cooking ideas
Healthy Sauté in 5 TBSP of consomm for 5 mins., let sit for 2 mins. and toss with ginger, rice vinegar and sesame
Source: Patch.com