The French were the first to realize that proper cooking methods are the absolute foundation of all good food. The best ingredients in the world can be ruined if you don’t know how to prepare them in the right way. Here are some of the most common cooking methods in any culinarian’s arsenal.
International Recipes by Cooking Method
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Baking: Method and Recipes
Baking is a way of cooking sweet or savory items in the dry heat of an oven.
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Barbecuing: Method and Recipes
Nothing beats the deep, rich flavor of good barbecue. Barbecuing is slow cooking over indirect heat, which distinguishes it from grilling, which is quick cooking over a hot fire.
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Braising: Method and Recipes
Braising is a way of cooking meat, fish, seafood or vegetables by first searing the item in hot fat, and then simmering it, covered, in liquid to finish.
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Deep Frying: Method and Recipes
With deep frying, hot oil seals in a food’s moisture and crisps up the outside, giving deep-fried foods that irresistable pairing of crunchy and juicy.
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Grilling: Method and Recipes
Get international recipes for grilling meats, poultry, seafood and vegetables. Perk up your backyard cookout with grilling favorites from around the world.
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Pickling: Method and Recipes
Hang on to your harvest with pickle recipes from around the world. Learn how to ferment vegetables in a brine or make quick and easy refrigerator pickles.
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Poaching: Method and Recipes
Poaching is a great way of cooking foods that cuts fat, enhances flavor and keeps delicate foods from turning tough.
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Preserving: Method and Recipes
Drying, curing, brining, pickling, salting, fermenting and smoking are a few of the many techniques our ancestors used to stretch the bounty of the harvest and the prize of the hunt.
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Roasting: Method and Recipes
Roasting is the slow cooking of meat, poultry, fish or vegetables, uncovered, with dry, indirect heat.
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Sauteing: Method and Recipes
Sauteing is one of the easiest and quickest methods of cooking. It generally consists of searing portion-sized cuts of meat or fish in hot oil on both sides to brown.
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Steaming: Method and Recipes
Steaming as a method is valued for the fact that it preserves vitamins and minerals in the food that might otherwise be washed away with boiling.
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Stewing: Method and Recipes
When chunks of meat, seafood or vegetables are slow-simmered in a flavorful liquid brew, the result is a warming, comforting dish called a stew.
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Stir Frying: Method and Recipes
Stir frying is a way of quick cooking foods with a small amount of oil over high heat. This ingenious cooking method from the East preserves the flavor, freshness and nutrients of a dish’s ingredients.
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