A lot of people feel like cooking is a chore. The following article will give you ideas to make your cooking experience a fun one.
Stir-fry recipes require meat to be sliced very thin and at an angle to the grain. This can be a very time consuming and somewhat difficult procedure. Remove meat when firm but no longer frozen, and slice it 45 degrees across the grain.
Do not add food to the oil until it is hot. This will give more flavor to what you are cooking.
Partially freezing meat makes it easier to slice it into thin strips. This is an especially strong technique for the meats called for in Asian meals. With meat that is somewhat frozen, the fibers tend not to stretch or tear as much when they are sliced, making for much cleaner cuts. However, to ensure that the meat cooks evenly, make sure that the meat is thawed before you cook it.
Season meat very sparingly to begin with and add more during the cooking process. Foods such as meatballs, meatloaf and hamburgers too all require delicate seasoning. Do not try and cook the whole piece of meat right after adding seasoning. Section off a small bit and cook it. Once you’ve done this, you can cook the rest of the meat or add additional seasoning as you see fit.
Keep your kitchen knives sharp. Make sure your knife is not dull when you are cutting something, this is very dangerous. When you use a dull knife, you often have to force the blade through whatever you are cutting. Using a sharp knife is much easier and safer.
The preceding paragraphs helped you see cooking as something fun and exciting. If you follow these tips, you can have fun with an activity that many dislike.