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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/cooking@lemmy.world
 

No recipe used, just my intuition. This is my 2nd iteration. I cook 8-12 days worth of food at one time. Today I made my typical bake-everything at once deal, with chicken tenders over a bed of onion slices and covered in the lemon garlic spice pictured. I had the idea of turning the onions into a purée in a food processor and turn this into a sauce with the remaining lemon garlic flavored chicken stock. To this I added sriracha, Worcestershire (ancient roman garum like fish sauce), brown sugar (an American is gonna be American), and I used cornstarch to thicken the sauce considerably.

My biggest complaint is presentation. It is not a pretty sauce. I may try mixing it with some mayo at some point to use more like a condiment.

The last iteration was not thickened with cornstarch and it never separated out or lost texture. I'm open to ideas and suggestions for improving the taste or presentation value.

Overall, this sauce is kinda like a teriyaki sauce or something. I'm not sure what to compare it to really.

The following image was from 15 days ago and shows the chicken over onions more like how I cook it in a dish although still not the actual dish I cooked it in. Also, this image shows my first lactic fermentation attempt just after I started. You can make out the jar in the background of this main post image. It is coming along fine, a bit slow, but still bubbling along and getting burped daily. image of a chicken dish on a kitchen counter with a jar of blueberries

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[–] Bigfish@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 8 months ago

You just stumbled onto one of the great hacks of Indian cooking: Onion Masala base. https://myheartbeets.com/indian-onion-masala/ try the butter paneer in this series - so easy, so good.

[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’d go fierce on it with an immersion blender to get it smooth. What was your process for blending it?

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I used a basic cheap "ninja" processor that is easy to pull out and clean.

I'll have to look up what an immersion blender is, never heard of it before.

Edit, basically the same thing just the food goes into the processor container instead of the device into the cooking bowl/pan.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Keep in mind, those Ninja things have whacky blades, but they differ. One is a "processor" blade, and another is a "blender" blade. I'd venture a guess this is just processed.

Anyway, to your point: the secret to sauces is sifting and filtering. It's kind of a quick 3 step process:

  1. marinate
  2. heat (heating is somewhat optional in some cases)
  3. blend
  4. sift/filter

If you want a smoother sauce like you'd find in a bottled product, you have a few different ways to go to finish:

  • fine mesh strainer = still some pulp
  • food mill = reduced pulp
  • cheesecloth = no pulp

All pretty cheap to experiment with.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What's the real difference between a cheese cloth and an old worn out tee shirt? I keep a bunch for mostly lint free free rags when etching circuit boards and soldering. I might try that.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Cheesecloth has different weave tightness grades, is not dyed, and I guess I would call it food safe. Couldn't speak to what kind of material any given tshirts could be made of and say the same I guess.

[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Checking for my own knowledge: pulp it, then strain it, then thicken it. Is that the correct sequence?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It depends on what you mean to make. Is it a sauce of some sort?

[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sure. Something like OP was going for.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Well most of the time, texture is going to be the last step, if that's what you're asking. As far as what you use, that's up to you.

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

That glass dish just hanging off the counter like that...😬

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

You might want to try Xanthan Gum as a thickener. It is flavorless, does not discolor or cloud sauces, and is temperature and pH stable. It does not need to be heated to work.

Regardless, sounds delicious

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I've actually made a pretty similar gravy (I like it with meat loaf). One thing I've done is, rather than thickening with corn starch, try a roux made with beef tallow as the fat.