Stove Top Recipes

How to Clean the Stove Top. Photography by: Johnny Miller Spray Grates. Follow these steps for getting the most spatter- prone part of the oven sparkling again.

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This technique is meant for gas stove tops (for electric ones, scroll down). Take off grates, griddles, and other removable parts.

Watch this video to learn to make our STOVE TOP Easy Chicken Bake. After just 10 minutes of prep time and 4 steps, this tasty chicken bake will be yours! If there is a more ultimate vanilla pudding in the universe, I haven’t encountered it. This is, without reservation, the best vanilla pudding ever. Spray Grates. Follow these steps for getting the most spatter-prone part of the oven sparkling again. This technique is meant for gas stove tops (for electric ones.

If the residue is not heavy, skip to the next slide. Should you have serious burned- on spills, place parts on a newspaper outside or in a well- ventilated area and spray with a commercial oven cleaner, following manufacturer's instructions.

Let sit a few hours or overnight. Photography by: Johnny Miller Scrub Grates. Wash grates in hot water and dishwashing liquid.

Use a scouring pad on noncoated grates; for coated ones, use a sponge. Dry thoroughly before replacing. Sparkle scrub sponges (similar to shown), casabella. Photography by: Johnny Miller Clean Fuel Ports.

Clear any blockages with a pin or paper clip. Photography by: Johnny Miller Remove Spills. Soak a cloth in hot water, and place over the spill for a few minutes. Remove buildup with a rubber scraper. Pan scraper (similar to shown), surlatable. Photography by: Johnny Miller Wipe the Surface. Use a damp sponge to wipe the surface clean.

Be sure the sponge is not sopping; excess water can damage the igniter. On a glass or ceramic cook top, use a damp cloth. Pop- up sponges, $1. Photography by: Johnny Miller Clean Knobs. Remove knobs, and wash with warm water and dishwashing liquid. Do not soak in water or use a cleaner that contains ammonia or abrasives, since doing so may remove the graphics. Dry thoroughly before replacing.

Photography by: Johnny Miller Dry. Using a cotton or microfiber cloth, wipe the stove top dry. If it's stainless steel, wipe in the direction of the grain.)Photography by: Johnny Miller Electric Stove Tops: Remove Coils.

Remove the coils and reflector bowls. Photography by: Johnny Miller Electric Stove Tops: Clean Bowls. Wipe coils with a damp sponge. Photography by: Johnny Miller Electric Stove Tops: Wipe. Clean reflector bowls with hot water and a mild cleanser.

Photography by: Johnny Miller Electric Stove Tops: Open Top. Open the stove top, and wipe with a damp sponge. To burn off residue on the coils, put them back on the stove; then run the exhaust fan and turn the burners to high.).

Luna. Cafe’s Ultimate Vanilla Pudding. If there’s a more perfect vanilla pudding in the universe, I haven’t encountered it. Light, delicate, decadent, luscious, and perfectly creamy, with a voluminous mouth feel, this is the best vanilla pudding I have ever eaten. I intended to do a quick pudding post but, well, one thing led to another, and now I’ve done a mountain of research instead.

The exploration began with a simple hankering for Caramel Pudding. I grabbed a standard formula from somewhere, went straight to the kitchen, and whipped it up in less than 1. So that fiasco got me pondering processes and proportions. And even though I did later perfect the Ultimate Salted Caramel Pudding (with Butterscotch Pudding Variation), I’m now more focused on understanding the underlying science, so that I can easily and successfully create any pudding flavor I want in the future. I’m not considering chocolate here, however, as I did a ton of research and testing on that theme earlier. If you are interested in the best Chocolate Pudding in the known universe, see Luna. Cafe’s Ultimate Chocolate Pudding.

As I referred back to my work there, I was reminded to perfect an easy to remember formula that can be expanded as necessary. Sometimes you want pudding for one and sometimes for six. I was also reminded to adopt the easiest process possible to produce the desired result.

It is rather astonishing to see how many ways fine cooks can think of to step through such a simple technique. Basically, all we are trying to do here is melt sugar in milk and then thicken it with cornstarch and egg yolk. The cornstarch should be introduced before the egg yolk, although simultaneously will also work. Without the cornstarch, we can’t bring the custard anywhere near a boil.

In fact, if you want to use egg yolks alone to thicken your custard, the custard must not exceed 1. Otherwise, the egg yolks will curdle. Cornstarch, on the other hand, begins to thicken at 2. Even a slow simmer is fine for the egg yolks though, as long as sufficient cornstarch is present. Pudding is not a dessert fit for a queen–although if I were a queen (Swamp Boogie Queen!), I would insist on having it nearly every day. It’s supposed to be homey, comforting, quick, and EASY.

It should be one of the first dishes a young cook learns to make at the stove (perhaps with a cool induction burner). Armed with this simple culinary building block, a world of desserts become possible—custard pie, ice cream, gelato, fresh fruit gratinee, mousse, Bavarian, soufflé, dessert sauce, chiffon pie, cake filling, parfait, verrine–you name it. Luna. Cafe’s Ultimate Vanilla Pudding Tips and Tricks. Although several methods were represented in the sampling of recipes I choose to explore, the one that works the best is also the simplest. I call it the Basic Pudding Method. It requires a small bowl, a saucepan, a whisk, and a silicon spatula. No whisking or blending is called for after the pudding has set and a strainer is rarely required.

To save a step (separately liquefying the cornstarch), the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and milk are combined and brought slowly to a bare simmer. The egg yolks mixed with a bit of milk are added after tempering to the thickened pudding, and the pudding is NOT brought back to a rolling boil, which helps to ensure that the egg yolks will not curdle. Heat kills enzymes in raw egg yolks, which will otherwise break down the starch bonds and thin the custard. Pudding must be brought to just under a simmer (2.

I like to maintain that temperature for a minute or longer to be on the safe side. Use moderate heat, a heavy bottomed saucepan, and a silicon spatula.

Stir pudding constantly with a silicon spatula, making sure to get into every corner. To protect the egg yolks from too sudden heating, whisk them together with a portion of the recipes milk measurement BEFORE you actually add some of the hot pudding to temper them. I notice a perceptible “grit” when I use egg white in custard, thus I prefer egg yolks only. Mexican Pasta more. Most puddings are too thick to strain through a fine mesh strainer, regardless of what the recipe says. If you have a single mesh strainer, you might try that.

If you follow the directions below carefully, however, no straining will be necessary. I encountered a couple of recipes in which an immersion blender or processor is used to whip the pudding after thickening. From a food chemistry point of view, whipping the pudding after thickening should break the gel.

Plus, what a mess. The texture of my pudding is so smooth and silky, I see no point in actually trying this. I encountered one method, attributed to Pierre Hermé, in which, in a processor, the room temperature butter is added to somewhat cooled pudding (1. I haven’t tried this yet because it really adds to the mess in the kitchen, but most importantly because the pudding is so amazingly smooth, light, and luscious, I can’t imagine it being any better. If you do a comparison, do let me know your thoughts.)Classifying Stove- Top Custards.

As long as we are considering pudding, we may as well fit it into the hierarchy of stove- top custards. For instance, what’s the difference between Custard Sauce (Crème Anglaise), Custard Pudding, Custard Pie Filling, and Custard Filling (Crème Pâtissière)? First of all, each of these custard derivations is prepared on the stove- top, rather than in the oven. The stove- top method gives these custards a particularly silky texture and luscious, voluminous mouth feel. German Potato Pancakes. The most significant difference between these custards is their degree of thickness.

They can each be made more or less rich by increasing or decreasing the proportion of egg yolks and other fat (cream for a portion of the milk and optional inclusion of butter). So from thinnest to thickest, here they are: Custard Sauce (Crème Anglaise)   Custard Sauce is a simple mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and milk, brought to just 1. You may find recipes that specify a tiny amount of cornstarch in addition, but this is only a safeguard to help prevent the egg yolks from curdling. The tiny amount used does not alter the somewhat thickened but still flowing consistency of the sauce.

With additional egg yolks and heavy cream for a portion of the milk, this sauce is the time- honored base for the smoothest, silkiest ice creams. Custard Pudding   Custard Pudding is similar to Custard Pie Filling in ingredients and process, but it is not quite as thick. Typically, the proportion is 1 tablespoon of cornstarch per cup of milk. Custard Pie Filling   Custard Pie Filling is nearly the same as Custard Pudding. However, the cornstarch is often increased somewhat to allow the pie to cut cleanly without drooping on the plate. Typically, the proportion is 1½- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch per cup of milk.

Custard Cream (Crème Pâtissière)   In contrast to Custard Pie Filling, Custard Cream contains a significant amount of flour (rather than a lesser amount of cornstarch) and perhaps additional egg yolks as well. Because of the added starch, it can be brought to a boil without fear of curdling the egg yolks. Typically, the proportion is 5- 6 tablespoons of flour per cup of milk. Custard Cream is very thick and best utilized as a thin base for a fresh fruit tart; or, lightened with whipped egg whites or heavy cream, it can be used as a filling for cream puffs or in a layered dessert.

To my palate, it is an abomination to use this filling in a dessert that should be light and voluminous, such as Coconut Cream Pie. But such things are done, even in otherwise fine restaurants. And now that we’ve learned so much about stove- top custards, let’s have some pudding, shall we? Cookin’ with Gas (inspiration from around the web).