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Sauces & Dips

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Dec 15, 2007

Learn how to use chipotle to make a great tasting butter. This is a simple addition and won't take you long. Just mix the chipotle with the butter and there you go. ...

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Dec 9, 2007

Louis Ortiz shows you a classic French sauce and beurre blanc sauce. These are real nice rich butter sauces that go really well on seafoods,chicken and a multitude of other dishes. ...

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Dec 5, 2007

Watch this instructional video to learn how to make a basic Asian peanut sauce. All you need is peanut butter, garlic, lime,hot sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. ...

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Nov 17, 2007

Oakland Tribune Food Editor Jenny Slafkosky shows you how to make clarified butter. ...

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Nov 17, 2007

Bechamel is one of the classic French "mother sauces" and the starting point for most cheese sauces and gratin dishes. If you've ever made baked macaroni and cheese, you've probably made bechamel. A b ...

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Nov 17, 2007

If you like to cook, you've probably made roux, the classic thickener for soups, sauces and stews, hundreds of times -- even if you didn't know you were doing it. Roux is equal parts flour and fat -- ...

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Nov 17, 2007

Husking tomatillos can be a sticky business. By peeling off the papery husks under warm running water you can eliminate a lot of the mess. To learn how to peel, roast and blend tomatillos into a quick ...

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Nov 16, 2007

Browned butter enriches just about anything it touches with a warm, nutty richness. From fish to squash, Brussels sprouts, even frosting, browned butter makes even simple preparations seem extraordina ...

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Nov 16, 2007

In Thai cooking, fish sauce and Thai chili peppers are a staple. This is always placed on the table just as we put salt and pepper on the table. If you go to a Thai restaurant and this is not on the ...

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Sep 29, 2007

This tasty and rich sauce is most well known served as part of eggs benedict. However, it also makes a perfect accompaniment to meat and fish dishes. ...