The Do"s and Don"ts of Alaskan Seafood
There are a few dishes that most anybody knows how to cook.
For breakfast, you would be hard-pressed to find people who do not know how to scramble and egg or make some toast to satisfy their morning hunger (and if you did, they will probably be the people eating cereal, bagels or toaster pastries instead).
For lunch, frying up a grilled cheese or creating a sandwich from cold cuts and deli meats are easy assignments (or you could just eat more cereal).
Dinner however, can be more difficult.
Sure there are foods like hamburgers and hot dogs that don't take too much know how or effort, or an easy pasta that is near impossible to screw up.
But while breakfast and lunch are often meals of routine and efficiency, dinner is meant to be a time to unwind and truly enjoy the tastes and flavors of the dinner plate.
Preparing and consuming the same foods night in and night out can truly be a bore, and turn what is intended to be an enjoyable meal into a chore.
The best way to avoid this trap is to gain confidence cooking with seemingly foreign ingredients.
Why do so many people stick to chicken fingers and meatloaf? Because they are simple dishes that are made with simple ingredients.
But just because you throw in a new type of meat, or an unknown variety of vegetable does not mean that the cooking process will become increasingly difficult.
You simply need to understand the specifics of whatever it is you are choosing to cook with, and you will be able to whip up a new delicious dish in no time.
Take, for example, king crab.
A type of seafood that many overlook, knowing different king crab facts will open your eyes to a number of easy to prepare dishes.
Understanding different king crab facts might seem like an entry-level college course, but it is really just a way to gain confidence when using it as an ingredient in most dishes.
Once you better understand king crab facts you will better understand how the meat is best prepared, what flavors it mixes particularly well with, what time of year it is at its best, etc.
A complete understanding of these things will have you in the kitchen cooking up king crab ravioli - a dish you once may have shied away from completely - in almost no time.
For breakfast, you would be hard-pressed to find people who do not know how to scramble and egg or make some toast to satisfy their morning hunger (and if you did, they will probably be the people eating cereal, bagels or toaster pastries instead).
For lunch, frying up a grilled cheese or creating a sandwich from cold cuts and deli meats are easy assignments (or you could just eat more cereal).
Dinner however, can be more difficult.
Sure there are foods like hamburgers and hot dogs that don't take too much know how or effort, or an easy pasta that is near impossible to screw up.
But while breakfast and lunch are often meals of routine and efficiency, dinner is meant to be a time to unwind and truly enjoy the tastes and flavors of the dinner plate.
Preparing and consuming the same foods night in and night out can truly be a bore, and turn what is intended to be an enjoyable meal into a chore.
The best way to avoid this trap is to gain confidence cooking with seemingly foreign ingredients.
Why do so many people stick to chicken fingers and meatloaf? Because they are simple dishes that are made with simple ingredients.
But just because you throw in a new type of meat, or an unknown variety of vegetable does not mean that the cooking process will become increasingly difficult.
You simply need to understand the specifics of whatever it is you are choosing to cook with, and you will be able to whip up a new delicious dish in no time.
Take, for example, king crab.
A type of seafood that many overlook, knowing different king crab facts will open your eyes to a number of easy to prepare dishes.
Understanding different king crab facts might seem like an entry-level college course, but it is really just a way to gain confidence when using it as an ingredient in most dishes.
Once you better understand king crab facts you will better understand how the meat is best prepared, what flavors it mixes particularly well with, what time of year it is at its best, etc.
A complete understanding of these things will have you in the kitchen cooking up king crab ravioli - a dish you once may have shied away from completely - in almost no time.
