Any hostess has a pair or three culinary trickshelping her prepare delicious and healthy food. "With your own hands" shares a few more life hacks that will not only save time in the kitchen, but also give new gastronomic experiences.
1. To prevent the paste from sticking together
Pasta during cooking will not stick together if you pour either 40 ml of lemon juice or 1 tbsp. Into the water (per 2.5 liters). l. 9% vinegar.
2. How to save greens
Withered greens can be easily refreshed by quickly dipping them first in hot and then in cold water. You can also hold the herbs for an hour in cool acidified water (1 teaspoon vinegar per 200 ml of water).
3. Delicious vinaigrette
A healthy vinaigrette will become special if the onions that need to be added to the salad are pre-fried. Believe me, the taste will turn out to be special!
4. Ideal cheese cakes
To make the cheese pancakes the perfect shape, do this trick: as usual, grind the cheese pancakes in flour, cover each with a glass or a mug of a larger diameter. Start rotating the glass without lifting it off the work surface, but not very intensely. The billet will round up and take the correct shape, all the cheesecakes will look beautiful on the plate.
5. Beautiful pie in a slow cooker
Usually, baked goods from the multicooker bowl are suggested to be removed using a plastic insert for steaming. This method is not suitable for delicately structured products, as the integrity of the cake may be compromised if turned over. Use parchment parchment to make strips 10–12 cm wide and 45–50 cm long. Lightly grease the bowl with butter to make the parchment stick. Place the stripes in a bowl criss-cross and then start shaping the cake. Now the finished product is easy to remove by pulling simultaneously on all ends of the bands.
6. How to cook squid soft
3 rules for cooking squid so that they do not turn out to be rubber. First, the squid should be completely defrosted. In boiling water (with salt and spices), carcasses should be no longer than 2 minutes. Boil squid in portions of 2-3 carcasses.
7. Air batter
The secret of weightlessness of batter is in eggs. They should be refrigerated. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl until foam forms, then pour in a thin stream, mixing with the rest of the ingredients. To make the batter not only airy, but also crispy, the water for its preparation should be ice cold. We also recommend adding vodka: 1 tbsp. l. for 1 egg.
8. How to replace eggs in baked goods
You can successfully replace eggs in sweet pastries with other products. So, 1 egg is: 1 tbsp. l. corn starch + 2 tbsp. l. water, or mashed 1 banana, or 1/4 tbsp. applesauce.
9. Delicious liver pate
Liver pate will turn out to be especially tasty if, while frying the liver, pour 50 g of alcohol (rum, brandy, whiskey) into the pan and add a teaspoon of honey. The finished pate will be more tender, light consistency with savory sweetish notes.
10. Soft dough for dumplings
Successful dumplings are tasty and aromatic filling and the right dough. While kneading the dough, add 1-2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil - the dough will be soft, elastic and easy to work with.
We hope these tips will make life a little easier for busy housewives and help you get started cooking with double the power of inspiration!
