Been really fond of doing infusions with my sous vide set up lately, thinking of recipes for oils, vinegars, booze, yogurt. . . practically any medium I think would benefit from a simple infusion of flavor. Well, how could I help but do so? With sous vide’s given ability of maintaining precise cooking temperatures, this […]
Sous Vide Mango-Coffee Preserve
I love experimenting a lot with my jams, jellies, and all other fruit preserves, having tried lots of flavor combinations from more traditionally accepted ones to the possibly unimaginable. I’ll have to say that this is my favorite so far. Breakfast in a bottle, as I’d like to call it, the aroma of sweet ripe […]
Sous Vide Citrus Yogurt
For those who make their own yogurt at home, I know you’ll have to agree with me that there just ain’t no reason to go for the store-bought option again. Not only does making yogurt from scratch equate to lots of saved grocery money, it also allows for a very large degree of customization, from […]
Sous Vide Plums with Red Wine Granita
Honestly, fresh plums don’t appeal that much to me. They just taste pretty bland for my liking. I do love their texture though – a bit crisp and really juicy. This preference totally changes though if these plums get poached in some flavorful liquid. Their like moist little sponges, sucking up any flavor you put in. […]
Black Pepper and Mint Sous Vide Pineapples
All too thrilled, until now, to finally getting a sous vide set up at home, I constantly think of challenges to throw into it, stretching out its possible wonders in my kitchen. I try to use it out of the popular poached-and-post-seared-meat territory and fair enough, it’s meant to do way more than that. We’re going […]