Piglet Roast

Piglet Roast on a BBQ



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgi59-2dYXQ&hl=en

Cowgirl Chef-Gascony.mov

Cowgirl Chef goes to Gascony and learns how to make Gascon-style BBQ with Kate Hill. For the recipe, go to www.cowgirlchef.com.



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Picnic Tables are Smokin' Hot

With millions of Memorial Day celebrations taking place this weekend, picnic tables and grills will be working overtime; in fact, they will be seeing virtually non-stop action from now, until the end of summer (at least).  Throughout the season, people will be cooking every type of meat, seafood, fruit, and vegetable, as well as any other kind of food that strikes them as being "grillable."

Wine Match Making

What wine goes with what? One of the most common concerns of people is determining the wine that perfectly goes with a specific cuisine. Well I got news for you: trust you’re extinct about your selection. You can never ruin a good meal if you choose a wine that you really enjoy. Nonetheless, if you are really interested in finding out how you can make most of your gastronomic experience, I will provide a comprehensive list of the food that goes absolutely fantastic with a specific wine.





Chardonnay is responsible for the best white wines. It is also the grape behind the white Burgundy. With it’s diverge range of styles, Chardonnay is paired with a wide spectrum of dishes. Nonetheless, Chardonnay is marvelous with ham, veal, seafood with butter sauce, pasta with cream sauce, chicken and turkey.





Riesling is a premier white wine grape from Germany and Alsace. Riesling is renowned for its balance of sugar and acidity. It is best paired with mild chesses, mussels, prawns, lobster, sashimi, ham, pork, and tandoori chicken.





Crisp, elegant and fresh, Sauvignon Blanc is perfect with Oysters grilled or poached salmon, seafood salad, Irish stew, goat’s cheese and strongly flavored cheeses.





Gewurtztraminer, an aromatic red wine grape that goes absolutely well with spicy dishes, Thai or Chinese food, curry, smoked salmon, pork, sauerkraut, onion tart, spiced/peppered cheese





Being a bold and assertive wine, Cabernet Sauvignon has a distinctive tendency to overwhelm light dishes. Cabernet Sauvignon works beautifully with duck, spicy beef, pate, rabbit, roasts, spicy poultry, cheddar, blue cheese, sausage, and kidney.





Pinot Noir features a lasting impression on the palate. It harmonizes with a wide selection of cuisines; nonetheless it is great match with braised chicken, cold duck, rabbit, roasted turkey, roasted beef, lamb, veal.





Celebrated for its flexibility, Merlot goes well with braised chicken, cold duck, roasted turkey or beef, lamb, veal, stew, liver, venison, and meat casseroles.





Shiraz features a darker and richer texture. Shiraz complements well with food with intense flavor and spiciness like braised chicken, chili, peppercorn steak, meat stew, barbequed meat, spicy meats, garlic casserole, and ratatouille.





For more information about wines, explore http://vino.com

Cleaning Your Barbecue Grill

You've spent a lot of money for that shiny new barbecue grill. I'll bet you're looking forward to using it this summer. Your grill is a large part of outdoor entertaining. You can ensure that it lasts for many years with proper maintainance and care.

Cleaning your grill is a big part of maintaining it. The longer it goes without cleaning, the harder it will be to clean when you finally get around to it, and not cleaning your grill can lead to rust, which will decrease the lifespan of your grill. Food sticks to a dirty grill, ruining your food. The food will pick up burnt chunks of whatever you grilled previously. So, a properly cleaned grill will help your food to turn out better, and will make your grill last longer.

There are a few items you will need to clean your grill:

Wire grill brush
Steel wool pads
Mild dish soap
Sponge
Cooking oil spray
Baking Soda
Aluminum foil

You'll need to make it a habit to brush the grill surfaces off with a good quality grill brush. This will remove any food that has stuck, and prevent buildup. If left for too long, this buildup will become more difficult to clean, and may cause the grill to rust. The best time to brush the grill is while it is still hot, after you're done cooking. Just run the brush over the grill racks before you turn the heat off. It wouldn't hurt to run the brush over the grill racks the next time you turn the grill on.

If the racks have not been cleaned for a while, and have food built up on them, you may need to wash them in the sink. Use the wire brush to remove as much of the buildup as possible, then take them to the sink, and wash them with a mild dish soap. It may be necessary to use the steel wool pads to scrub the gunk off of the racks. Rinse all of the soap and residue off of the racks before returning them to the grill.

Use baking soda and aluminum foil to remove grime and buildup from the grill. After the grill cools, sprinkle on some baking soda, and then scrub gently with a piece of aluminum foil

Once the grill has been cleaned and completely cooled, spray the racks lightly with cooking oil. A light coating of oil will prevent the racks from rusting. Just make sure the grill has cooled down completely. If you spray cooking oil on a hot grill, it could ignite and cause severe burns. If you don't have cooking oil spray, then simply wipe down the racks with a little bit of cooking oil and a paper towel. You will also want to put some oil on the grill before you start cooking. Let the grill heat up. Then, using barbecue tongs, grab a wad of paper towels, or a rolled up kitchen towel. Dip the paper towels or kitchen towel in some cooking oil, and rub it lightly on the grill. This will prevent the food from sticking to the grill, and make it easier to clean up afterwards.

By cleaning your grill properly before and after each use, you'll ensure that your food will turn out well, and your grill will last you for many years.

Soul Food Cooking: New School Rules Taking Over

Soul food cooking is slowly changing in many ways. No, the taste and satisfaction of this southern cuisine continues maintain it's tradition. But the ingredients and cooking methods are starting to change. To the delight of health experts and medical professionals the changes are welcome and long overdue.
Southern cooking has long had a tradition of belly satisfying food. However, it has also had another tradition, high calorie, sodium and fat content. This contributes to heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure and other ailments. But new school rules and changes continue to take place to help make many soul food recipes more user or eater-friendly, especially when it comes to health.
Some of the changes taking place is different cooking methods that call for less fat or heavy oils in the cooking process. Other changes call for less deep fat frying and more baking, roasting and grilling instead. Stir frying has also been introduced into many soul food recipes. For example, stir fried collard greens is turning into a cult favorite among healthy soul food enthusiast. Stir frying helps to preserve essential nutrients and vitamins as opposed to boiling in high amounts of water as in the traditional way.
In addition, seasoning with traditional pork products such as ham hocks, fat back and bacon continues to slowly fade away. These ingredients also contain huge amounts of sodium and artery clogging fats. Healthier alternatives to season vegetables such as collard greens, black-eyed peas and other traditional southern vegetables is now smoked turkey. For example, turkey necks, turkey ham or turkey bacon. This gives dishes that traditional robust, smoky flavor without the artery clogging fats or blood pressure rising sodium of fat back or ham hocks.
The soul food cooking landscape continues to evolve to meet the growing demands of a health conscious consumer. No doubt, more creative and healthy changes are being tested now as you read this, I will continue to keep you updated and informed of those changes.

How to Cook Pork Chops : How to Batter Dip Asian Fried Pork Chops

Learn how to batter dip Asian fried pork chops with expert cooking tips in this free Asian inspired recipe video clip. Expert: Hiu Yau Bio: Hiu Yau has been a home chef and occasional caterer for more than eight years. He was born and raised in Hong Kong and is familiar with Chinese cuisine, especially Southern Chinese dishes. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau



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