Foods that should be shelved
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- karadekoolaid
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Re: Foods that should be shelved
I never use pre-cut onions. I don´t know how long they´ve been pre-cut.
And anyway, by the time I´ve worked out how to open the bloody child-proof, vacuum-packed plastic package, I could probably have chopped enough onions for a week.
And anyway, by the time I´ve worked out how to open the bloody child-proof, vacuum-packed plastic package, I could probably have chopped enough onions for a week.
- Stokey Sue
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Re: Foods that should be shelved
It's behind the paywall I think, I seem to have the access that allows you to read 2 articles free each week set up on this computer
It's an article by Anthony Warner, aka Angry Chef, on how prepared food is very helpful to the elderly and the disabled so don't knock it especially as the elderly are often malnourished
My Twitter feed is alight with cookery writer very keen on prepared frozen sofrito (diced onion, carrot, celery), which is sold by several supermarkets. Great for those with limited knife skills / dexterity but I'm not sure I'd use it much, it seems to be very finely diced and I seldom need that really. I also question the relative definitions in English of sofrito and mirepoix
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-cooks-ingredients-soffritto-mix/779502-493206-493207?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnqzWBRC_ARIsABSMVTNVx05cjgdzap_vg-3OFMTs0w8rtGOoQlk9QKtbm7iPqiS5f_d4HjMaArSlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CNWNoODGrdoCFekB0wodtdANpQ
It's an article by Anthony Warner, aka Angry Chef, on how prepared food is very helpful to the elderly and the disabled so don't knock it especially as the elderly are often malnourished
My Twitter feed is alight with cookery writer very keen on prepared frozen sofrito (diced onion, carrot, celery), which is sold by several supermarkets. Great for those with limited knife skills / dexterity but I'm not sure I'd use it much, it seems to be very finely diced and I seldom need that really. I also question the relative definitions in English of sofrito and mirepoix
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-cooks-ingredients-soffritto-mix/779502-493206-493207?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnqzWBRC_ARIsABSMVTNVx05cjgdzap_vg-3OFMTs0w8rtGOoQlk9QKtbm7iPqiS5f_d4HjMaArSlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CNWNoODGrdoCFekB0wodtdANpQ
- karadekoolaid
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Re: Foods that should be shelved
A classic mirepoix is onion, carrot and celery; I believe 2 parts of onion to 1 part of the other, fried very gently or 20 minutes or so.
Is a "sofrito" ( Waitrose have no idea how to spell the word) the same in Spain? I´d have thought they`d use red or green peppers at some stage - and garlic as well.
A "sofrito" in Venezuela involves garlic, onion, "sweet" chile pepper.
A "sofrito" in Mexico would probably have Serrano chiles in it.
Hmmm!
Is a "sofrito" ( Waitrose have no idea how to spell the word) the same in Spain? I´d have thought they`d use red or green peppers at some stage - and garlic as well.
A "sofrito" in Venezuela involves garlic, onion, "sweet" chile pepper.
A "sofrito" in Mexico would probably have Serrano chiles in it.
Hmmm!
- Badger's Mate
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Re: Foods that should be shelved
I suppose the Cajun 'Holy Trinity' of onion, celery & peppers is another variation.
I have in the past bought a couple of packs of chopped onions from Tesco, yellow stickered for 10p, on an evening when I was about to go home and start cooking by peeling and chopping onions. These days I've always got onions to use up so it would be silly.
I have in the past bought a couple of packs of chopped onions from Tesco, yellow stickered for 10p, on an evening when I was about to go home and start cooking by peeling and chopping onions. These days I've always got onions to use up so it would be silly.
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