French Culinary Schools

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

French food is one of the most delicious cuisines in the world. With the passage of time and the modernization of society, western eating habits have had a huge amount of influence on the masses. Thus, the traditional French cuisines are slowly fading away. To keep the cultural delicacies alive, many culinary schools have been established to teach the art of cooking French food to individuals seeking career opportunities in this field. Cooking requires a lot of expertise and innovation and to acquire that, students need to undergo proper training. Culinary schools offer certificate or degrees to the students who successfully complete the entire training and secure minimum required grades. The students are required to complete traditional apprenticeship in various hotels during their training period.



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Hamburger Steaks With Brown Gravy Recipes

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

A hamburger steak is a perfect comfort food, and hardly even requires poring through recipes.  At its most basic, it’s just ground beef, after all, maybe with a little bit of salt and pepper or garlic powder mixed in.  But that makes for a pretty bland meal, doesn’t it?  A hamburger steak with brown gravy recipe, however -- now that’s what you need to turn a simple meal into a perfect dinner.
When I make hamburger steaks with brown gravy, my recipe calls for Rawleigh Steak and Hamburger Seasoning Mix, as well as Rawleigh Onion Flakes -- they are well worth mail ordering for, as nothing in ordinary grocery stores is comparable.  A pinch of kosher salt, a touch of Worcestershire sauce, and the patties are ready to be cooked; in the winter, you have to resort to frying or broiling, but in summer you definitely want to grill!  
The brown gravy for my hamburger steak, too, must have Rawleigh’s Brown Gravy Mix -- no other mix can compare.  You can make it according to the package directions (and isn’t that a great jar, by the way, rather than those packets that spill powder everywhere when you tear them open?): 2/3 cup gravy mix combined with 1 cup cold water, then whisked into 3 cups boiling water until thickened.  But I like to tinker a bit, so here’s how my hamburger steak with brown gravy recipe looks:
2 pounds ground beef
3 tablespoons Rawleigh Steak and Hamburger Seasoning Mix
2 tablespoons Rawleigh Onion Flakes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Combine ingredients, divide into 6 patties, and cook to desired doneness.
1 tablespoon butter
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
1/3 cup red wine (one that’s worth drinking!)
2/3 cup cold water
2/3 cup Rawleigh Brown Gravy Mix
3 cups boiling water
Heat butter in a skillet, and add mushrooms; sauté until golden brown.  Meanwhile, combine wine and cold water; stir in gravy mix.  Whisk mixture into boiling water and cook until thickened. Stir mushrooms into brown gravy. Place hamburger steaks onto a serving platter and top with the brown gravy.  Serve hot to a hungry family!
This is easy enough to make for a quick weeknight dinner, but also sophisticated enough to be served at a dinner party.  My hamburger steak with brown gravy recipe is an all-purpose hit!



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The Features That Influence the Price Swiss Steak

Monday, August 8, 2011

When buying steak cuts one has the great advantage of choosing from the most expensive to the cheapest without fearing that the dishes will be less tasty or well prepared. The features that influence the price of meat are usually related to the tenderness of the texture: the tenderer the cuts, the higher the costs. However, many of the harder steak cuts make delicious dishes that would not be possible otherwise; this is the very case of the Swiss steak, a meat dish that relies on beef cube steaks. The preparation process includes beef pounding and rolling, followed by braising afterwards.





Though the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the name of Swiss steak is to associate it with Switzerland and consider it to be a traditional type of food from that perticular country, the meaning is totally different. Swissing is the very process of rolling and pounding steak cuts in order to make the beef a lot softer; it is widely used not just in restaurants but at home too. More tenderizing is achieved afterwards in the braising process, when all the juices left from the Swiss steak contribute to a unique taste specific only to food that has been kept a long time cooking on a medium fire.





Together with the beef you can add several slices of ham or bacon to the combination to enhance the aroma and allow further unique taste when time comes to add the seasonings. You will notice that as the meat softens, its volume decreases considerably, for example a Swiss steak that is one and a half inches thick only gets to a quarter of an inch during the braising process. Unlike for grilling and broiling when volume reduction often brings a harder tissue, the Swiss steak gets softer and softer during braising.





At the end of the Swiss steak cooking process, remove the beef from the remaining sauce and add some chopped or grated vegetables to boil several minutes: onions, red or green pepper, garlic and celery work best for the purpose. It should not take longer than five or six minutes before you may add some tomatoes and Worcestershire sauce in the broth and stir the combination. When the composition looks homogeneous, you can add the meat back to the pot, cover it and cook it for one or two hours more. The resulting Swiss steak will be so tender and delicious that it will make a true delight to eat.



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