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For recipes like this, always cover your pot to keep water from escaping. While steam is the enemy of crispy fried foods and perfectly seared meats, it has a time and a place in your culinary utility belt. Steam is created with water and heat, and when you trap that steam in with a lid, magic can happen.
Perfectly cooked vegetables are a cinch when you know how to steam correctly. Cover and cook on medium heat for five minutes — from there, do a taste-test and adjust accordingly.
A delicious side is only five minutes and a lid away! While some recipes require you to treat every last drop of water in the pot as precious, others rely on evaporation for the perfect result. Some of the best sauces and soups are created by simmering on low heat until enough liquid has evaporated and your dish has thickened to the perfect consistency.
One of the most delicious ways to utilize this strategy is by making a pan sauce with drippings from seared meat. This Martha Stewart recipe for roast chicken pan sauce guides you through the process.
By adding wine or broth to the pan with other aromatics and letting it simmer with the lid off, the finished product is a succulently reduced sauce that is thick and velvety.
A simmering pot should always be left uncovered. The goal when simmering is to keep the contents of your pot just below boiling point. The gentle agitation that simmering provides will delicately keep everything moving without burning or boiling over.
If your pot is covered, it will be difficult to keep your bubbling to a minimum as your pot will accumulate too much heat too quickly.
A big pot of soup that contains beans will need to be simmered rather than boiled. Achieving these ambitious goals will require action from governments, businesses, NGOs, and individuals alike.
We can - and must - all play our part. By making the 'Put a lid on it' pledge, you are contributing in your own small way to the following SDG targets:. If you want to read more about saving time and energy while you cook, check out these tips from uSwtich and OVO Energy. Put a lid on it. Use a saucepan lid. Why Here are a few reasons to take action.
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