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Whether you have trouble boiling water or you know your way around an immersion circulator, there are some foods that everyone should know how to make, either because they delicious, they easy, or they require skills that will benefit you as you learn your way around the kitchen. We asked. We asked some professional chefs (and the Lifehacker team) what you should be able to make, no matter who you are, and how.Chef Anthony Thomas: Roasted Garlic and Spaghetti SauceChef Anthony Thomas, of Fresh and Natural Food Service, points out that a coque iphone 11 lacoste 823iphone112115 basic spaghetti sauce is a great way to practice the basics in a fun and family friendly way. He also explained that if you making spaghetti but also planning garlic bread and a salad, for example, you need to learn to multi task, time your food and prioritise: all very important skills for any cook. 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Rice is such a versatile ingredient and goes well with almost any dish and almost anything could be added to it. It great plain, as a pilaf with nuts and dried fruit, mixed with fresh herbs, great for stuffing the list goes on. personally prefer Basmati rice as well, and after walking me through his preferred preparation (more on this in a moment,) he explained that rice is incredibly versatile. are many different ways you can cook it, and it limitless in its possibilities, he said. course, there are different varieties of rice: white, brown, red, long grain, short grain they all have their own unique flavours and characteristics, but their cooking method is about the same. One particularly interesting tradition in rice cooking is with the Persians/Iranians where they purposefully burn the bottom part of the pot so that the rice gets all toasted banana republic coque iphone 6 coqueiphone139899 and dark. They call this tahdig and is crunchy and has such a depth of flavour and is usually presented to the guest first as a symbol of honour. Shaya Klechevsky Basmati Rice Preparation TipsChef Chris Whitpan: Simple Tomato and Cream SaucesChef Chris Whitpan is the man behind The Kitchen Hacker, a site we love and have referenced before. He also a 20 year veteran of kitchens and the restaurant industry. To say he knows how to make the most of short time and big expectations is an understatement. 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A good sauce will take a basic piece of chicken, say, and will make it so much more. It takes jarred or prepared sauces out of your life, and with it, the sodium and preservatives giving you a healthier product. It gives you control over your food, that you don get by opening a can or popping something in the microwave. would have people learn two coque iphone 8 plus cr7 7032antenpascher5982 basic sauces a light tomato and a rich cream. Being able to make these two sauces, which take less time than you may think, will give you a great base to work from. Chris Whitpan Tomato coque bape iphone 11 823iphone112807 and Cream Sauce RecipesDoug DuCap: Fried SeafoodDoug DuCap knows a thing or two about seafood. All that said, it no surprise that DuCap thinks everyone should know how to prepare and enjoy some basic fried seafood.think fried seafood, properly made, is a truly glorious thing, he told me. 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Low temp = greasy results.A good rule of thumb for fish fillets is five minutes total cooking time per half inch. Shrimp, oysters, and other small items require just a couple of minutes.Ditch the paper towels: draining on a rack placed over a baking pan helps fried foods stay crisp. coque iphone 5c galaxie Plus, you can keep it in a warm oven while you fry the next batch.DuCap explained that the most popular recipe in his cookbook is also one of his favourites to make, and it also one of the easiest. 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