When I make a curry with cardamon pods, whole cloves and cinnamon sticks etc, is there something I can put them in rather than fishing them out individually at the end cooking?
2006-10-29 02:44:35 · 25 answers · asked by j5tod 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
yes use a piece of cheese cloth and tie the end shut.
2006-10-29 02:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you're describing is called a Bouquet Garni, and it's used all the time. Cheesecloth is the traditional material for the "pouch", but the suggestions of a tea ball (tea infuser) or a small muslin sack are fine, too.
I'll use a bouquet garni for sauces, stews, and soups. The dry spices (like cardamom or cinnamon, or even whole peppercorns) can flavor the food, but since they're not ground up, they don't overpower the food. I always have paper "basket" type coffee filters in the house, and I'll use those (instead of cuttin' up my cheesecloth). Just tie it shut with a piece of string, and leave the string long enough to reach over the edge of your cooking pot (you can even tie the other end of the string to the pot handle, do keep it from falling back in). When the cooking is done, it's easy to pull the bouquet garni out of the pot. And if you're worried about the coffee filter tearing, just layer two of them together.
2006-10-29 02:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place your spices in a piece of cheesecloth and tie the end closed. Make a square big enough to hold your spices and allow for some space as some spices expand while cooking. Bring the ends up and tie off. Just remove the bag when ready.
2006-10-29 02:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by US Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course there is. Go down to your local habidashery shop and ask for some muslin cloth. Put your herbs in and tie it up tight with strong cotton or string. Its in the bag.
2006-10-29 02:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
Use a cheesecloth. It allows for the flavors to come through but keeps the individual spices, such as cloves and bay leaves, together.
Get cheesecloth from any store.
2006-10-29 02:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Just put them on a piece of cheesecloth, then pull up the edges all around and tie at the top with a piece of string. Voila!
2006-10-29 02:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tie them in a muslin bag and leave the string hanging over the side of the pot. You can make a little pouch out of gauze and tie it at the top
2006-10-29 02:49:21 · answer #7 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could try putting them in cheesecloth and tying the cheesecloth off with cooking twine. That way you would only have to remove the cheesecloth bag at the end.
2006-10-29 02:46:44 · answer #8 · answered by always_cookin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can. Either tie them up in cheesecloth, or some kitchen shops sell little cloth bags just for that purpose. Works well for bouquet garni too.
2006-10-29 02:48:25 · answer #9 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they probably have little bags just for that. I think you can use cheese cloth sewn into a bag. Or empty out a tea bag. Go to one of those cooking stores and I am sure they will have something you can use.
2006-10-29 02:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by shortstf00 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is actually the preferred method, is by putting your herbs in a little potato sack, tie off the ends, it works perfecrtly.
2006-10-29 02:47:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋