Prep Your Stuff Recipe

Prep Your Stuff

From elgourmand2 8 years ago

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30 min. to make
Serves Lots

I was leasing with a consultant the Kiwis sent up to evaluate the village school system’s buildings. I get these gigs, now and then. Decent money, easy work and they keep me out of the pool hall. This was an 8 month gig for him so he brought his wife and the Kiwis gave him one of the houses in their compound. Read more A nice, two bedroom Lockwood house. Once they were settled, he invited my wife and I for dinner, roast Kiwi lamb, with veggies and Pavlova for dissert. It was delightful, a truly great feed. However, I noticed that Mrs. S. prepped all her stuff as she cooked. She was no slouch in the kitchen but spent a lot more time there than she needed to, prepping. It brought home a lesion, prep then cook. Most of you don’t need this but for the few who do, the following. Prep it all in order and cook it all in order. Example: See less

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- • 1 onion, chopped.
- • 1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
- • 250 g (1/2 lb.) cheese, grated.
- • 1 tsp. oregano.
- • ½ cup broccoli florets.
- • 1 cup button mushrooms.
- • 2 cups chicken broth.
- • Etc., etc., etc.
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Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped. shopping list
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped. shopping list
• 250 g (1/2 lb.) cheese, grated. shopping list
• 1 tsp. oregano. shopping list
• ½ cup broccoli florets. shopping list
• 1 cup button mushrooms. shopping list
• 2 cups chicken broth. shopping list
• Etc., etc., etc. shopping list

How to make it

1. All of the above stuff, except the oregano and chicken broth, needs prepping.
2. Get out the onion, peel and chop it and put it in a small bowl, or cup.
3. Get out the bell pepper, seed and chop it and put it in a small bowl.
4. Get out the cheese, grate it and put it in a small bowl.
5. Get out the head of broccoli and break or cut off ½ cup of florets. But the head back in the fridge and the florets in a small bowl.
6. Get out the mushrooms and clean one cup worth. Put the rest back in the fridge and the cleaned ones in a small bowl. See Photo
7. Get out the chicken broth and measure out 2 cups.
When all the ingredients are prepped start cooking. This is a handy trick any time but especially when you’re having guests and what you’re fixing can’t really be cooked ahead of time. Prep the stuff, put into small bowl and cover with a dish cloth. When it comes time to cook, it’s a breeze.

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twill10 8 years ago
Very wise practice, The French have a name for this:Mise en place (French pronunciation: [mi zɑ̃ ˈplas]) is a French culinary phrase which meant "putting in place", as in set up. It is used in professional kitchens to refer to organizing and arranging the ingredients (e.g., cuts of meat, relishes, sauces, par-cooked items, spices, freshly chopped vegetables, and other components) that a cook will require for the menu items that are expected to be prepared during a shift. The practice is also effective in home kitchens.
It makes the shift at the restaurant less frantic and quicker.
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