Vegetable soup today
On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:57:09 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 1:06:56 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:57:21 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>
>> >On 2021-02-15 9:24 a.m., US Janet wrote:
>> >
>> >>>
>> >> I stopped being frugal and I just throw the turkey carcass away. I
>> >> just don't like turkey broth anymore. I do agree that turkey broth is
>> >> much stronger. I think it is the fat that makes the strong taste.
>> >>
>> >> For decadaes I cooked chicken pieces (stuff from cutting up whole
>> >> chickens) for hours in a pot on top of the stove. Within the last 5
>> >> years or so I started cooking the chicken pieces in the pressure
>> >> cooker for about 40+ minutes. There is no comparison pressure cooker
>> >> stock to stove top stock. Pressure cooker has far greater depth of
>> >> flavor. If you've got a pressure cooker try it.
>> >> I use a couple skinny carrots, a couple stalks of celery, 1/2 large
>> >> onion, a half head of garlic, 6 or so peppercorns and a little bit of
>> >> salt. I add chicken and water to the maximum recommeded line and cook
>> >> in pressure cooker for about 40 minutes. Remove everything and strain
>> >> the liquid gold. I leave further seasoning until I am making soup.
>> >> Janet US
>> >>
>> >Many years ago when I had a pressure cooker, I tried something similar
>> >but there was a bitterness to the stock that I thought might have come
>> >from the bones.
>> >
>> for me, the pressure cooked broth has a roundness at the back of the
>> tongue that just isn't there with stove top. But, everone has
>> different taste receptors and tastes differrent nuances.
>> It is what it is.
>> There is just one thing that people rave about that I don't understand
>> at all and that is olive oil -- particularly pouring more olive oil on
>> a prepared dish. Ugh. There are foods that I don't care for but the
>> olive oil thing is just plain weird. Corn oil at least has a pleasant
>> taste.
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>I occasionally finish a dish with olive oil. If I know I'm going to do that, I
>add less during the course of its preparation.
>
>And I'm 10 times more likely to use olive oil than butter on bread. Probably
>more than 10 times as likely.
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>The taste of olive oil is preferable to the taste of corn oil. De gustibus, and
>all that.
>
>Cindy Hamilton
I like best a vinaigrette made with corn oil and red wine vinegar.
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