Cooking Protip: This Is The First Skill Every Chef Learns
This will make your life so much easier.
Have you ever had to stop what you're doing in the middle of cooking and rummage around your kitchen (or worse, run to the store!) for a critical ingredient?
Every good chef gets their mis en place done before they begin cooking. Mis en place is French for getting your stuff together. This means:
- Read the recipe... Twice. Consider if you might want to make little adjustments, or swap out ingredients.
- Assemble your tools: chopping board, knife, pans, spatulas, etc.
- Prep all the ingredients: chop your vegetables, trim/marinate your meats, and measure out your spices.
Make sure everything's all laid out in front of you, then start cooking. This will not only save you time, it will conserve movement (and energy).
With all of your ingredients and tools organized, you'll have more attention available to focus on the process of cooking, meaning you'll be freer to taste frequently as you go along and make little adjustments here and there. So instead of a scatterbrained, jumbled dish, you'll end up with delicious, lovingly-crafted food.
What tips do you use in the kitchen to streamline the cooking process? Tell us in the comments!
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These quick and easy chicken quesadillas are the perfect, last-minute family dinner!
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup of chives, chopped
- 1 tsp. of Mexican spice mix
- 4 Tortillas
- Cheddar
- Salt, to taste
METHOD:
- Put shredded chicken breast, tomato sauce, chives, and mexican spice mix in a bowl and mix together.
- Lay out the tortillas. Place a slice of cheddar in the center, and cover with the chicken mix.
- Fold up tortillas, and heat in a frying pan until golden.
- Enjoy!
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