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  • HijoDMaite4

    If you make an effort to learn the properties of cooking such as the ratio of fats to acids and the combinations of spices and herbs. You will be able to experiment and never need a recipe again.

    http://www.thechoppingblock.com/…

    As an example I make the most fantastic chicken breast on a pan using skin side down, (1st fat) on evoo, flip once add herbs and lots of salt, then when almost done splash pan full of rice vinegar, (Acid) then throw butter in pan, (2nd fat) start basting chicken with liquid and then you have nicely cooked breast and sauce to go on top. 2:1 ratio fat to acid for meats.

    • I use lemon in pretty much everything for this reason - have started playing with rice vinegar recently too.detritus
    • One of my favourite things is dribbling fresh lemon over each slice of a well-cooked and salted steak that I take. So. Damn. Good.detritus

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