Lazy Cooking: one technique |
[Sep. 9th, 2011|10:36 pm]
e_moon60
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I'm supposed to be writing something else, but this is easier (for lazy cook and writer). To get a nice even covering of herbs/seasonings on the whatever-you're-about-to-bake--or on one side of it, at least--put down a layer of it on the bottom of the baking dish. For instance, sprinkle a layer of herbs and paprika and coarse-ground black pepper and salt on the baking dish, lay pieces of chicken skin-side-down on it and rock them back and forth. Sprinkle the visible side with salt and pepper (and the other flavors, if you want) When turned over, they have a lovely even coating of the flavor-stuff on the skin side. Sometimes I prefer to put the salt and pepper on the skin side separately after turning them back over. For something like a pork loin I put the layer of flavorings down, then roll the pork loin over in the pan, starting at one side, and the whole thing gets coated in one move.
Before I tried this, I had trouble getting an even coating onto things, but now--easy, and it looks better.
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