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Types of food that have been dried to remove most of their natural moisture in order to preserve the food, thus reducing the potential problems which can occur as fresh foods mold or become fermented.
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Food Preservation - methods of preparing food so that it can be stored for future use.
Dehydrate - To remove moisture from food by drying it slowly in the oven or in an electric or manual dehydrator.
See: Drying and Curing Food
Devein - To remove the vein from the back of shrimp or to remove the interior ribs from peppers.
Dehydrate - To remove water from food by slowly drying. Dehydration prevents moisture spoilage such as mold or fermentation.
Déjeuner - The French term for 'lunch'.
dehydrated minced garlic See garlic flakes.
dried garlic flakes See garlic flakes.
Dehydrate:
To remove most of the moisture from food by drying it slowly in the oven or commercial dehydrator.
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Panko (dehydrated bread crumbs)
Japanese dehydrated bread crumbs with a coarser texture than regular bread crumbs. Available at most supermarkets or oriental groceries. To make panko, use white bread and make coarse crumbs in the blender.
Dehydrated alfalfa is also widely used as a feed, for horses particularly.
Dehydrated onions and mushrooms, along with canned vegetable juices, are great for soups, stews, and dutch oven meals with the additional benefit of reducing the need for added salt due to the concentrated flavor.
Dehydrated yeast that can be used in most yeast bread recipes. To use in bread machines, you may need to increase the amount to 1 teaspoon for each 3/4 teaspoon of bread machine yeast.
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Unrefined dehydrated cane juice is generally made by extracting and then dehydrating cane juice, with minimal loss of original flavor, color, or nutrients. (Unsure about how to use cane juice? Try a chocolate almond dream smoothie.) ...
finely ground dehydrated garlic; used as a seasoning; also known as powdered garlic.
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Dehydrated sweet red and green peppers. Used in soups, sauces, salads, and stews.
Beurre
The French term for butter.
Beurre mainé
Literally, handled butter. It is an equal mixture of soft butter and flour, used for thickening soups and sauces.
Active dry yeast is in the form of tiny, dehydrated granules. The yeast cells are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture. When mixed with a warm liquid (105° to 115°F), the cells once again become active.
It can be purchased fresh, in cans, in jars, or dehydrated. Tahini comes in two varieties - 'hulled' and 'unhulled'. Both types are relatively high in vitamins and proteins.
Another popular form of goji is goji powder, formed by crushing dehydrated goji berries. This can be used to make tea or it can be cooked into a wide assortment of foods. Finally, you can also purchase goji juice.
An unprocessed sugar made from dehydrated dates that are ground into small bits to be used as a sweetener. Date sugar is high in fiber, and has a long list of vitamins and minerals, including iron. It is light tan in color.
Purity Foods also sells bread mixes, which include spelt flour, dehydrated cane juice, canola oil, salt, vegetable fiber (from sugar beets), and naturally occurring fungal amylase enzyme to assist in breaking down the carbohydrates.
A bouillon cube is a compressed cube of dehydrated beef, chicken, fish, or vegetable stock. Bouillon granules are small particles of the same substance, but they dissolve faster.
Garlic Powder - finely ground dehydrated garlic; used as a seasoning; also known as powdered garlic.
Garlic Salt - a blend of garlic powder, salt and an anticaking agent or humectant; used as a seasoning.
The differences among them are these: Active dry yeast is dehydrated yeast; it is granular and comes in 1/4-ounce packages. Some recipes call for active dry yeast to be "proofed" in warm water and sugar before the flour is added to make the dough.
Tahini is available in jars or in dehydrated form. It can also be made easily from scratch. Tahini is quite nutritious and is packed with nutrients and essential fatty acids.
Garlic Salt: A mixture of salt and ground dehydrated garlic powder.
Gelatine: A setting agent, derived from animals, available as a powder or a sheet. Used to make jellies, mousses, etc.
reconstitute To take a dehydrated food such as dried fruit back to its original state by adding liquid, and allowing it to sit in a hot liquid to become soft.
The granular form of bouillon cubes made from dehydrated beef, chicken or vegetable stock. Substitute with beef base which may be ordered from Gazin's Cajun-Creole Cuisine catalog.
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A flavor-concentrated powder of dehydrated beef, chicken or vegetable stock. Dehydrated bouillon must be dissolved in a hot liquid before using. Boule ...
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion
5 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
3/4 cup breadcrumbs
5 tablespoons ketchup
1-1/2 cups canned beef broth
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons butter
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Potato flour is gluten-free and made from dehydrated, finely-ground potatoes. Use it as a thickener for soups, sauces and gravies, or in savoury pancakes, waffles and bread. For more information about flour, see our article.
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Dried Prawns. Baby shrimps are dried in the sun, or commercially dehydrated. The dried baby shrimps are orangey in color; and look like cooked shrimp, except that they are dried ...
Reconstitute To bring a dried or dehydrated product to its original consistency by adding a liquid.
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A weak-stemmed vine originally from China and Japan. The roots are dehydrated, pulverized and used to thicken soups and coasting foods to be deep fried.
date sugar - Date sugar is more a food than a sweetener. It is ground up from dehydrated dates, is high in fiber. Its use is limited by price and the fact it does not dissolve when added to liquids.
demerara sugar - See raw sugar.
The root as well as the tuber or bulb of soapwort is of high therapeutic value and it is advisable that they be dug out between September and October and dehydrated in the sun for future use.
Any food that has been manipulated by chemicals or otherwise treated, such as frozen foods, canned foods, enriched foods, and dehydrated foods.
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Salting is used because most bacteria, fungi and other potentially pathogenic organisms cannot survive in a highly salty environment. Any living cell in such an environment will become dehydrated through osmosis and die or become temporarily ...
The two forms of baker's yeast are; compressed cakes (also called fresh yeast) and dehydrated granules (dry yeast). There are two types of dry yeast: regular active dry and rapid-rise. ....More on Yeast ...
The roots are dehydrated, pulverized and used to thicken soups and coasting foods to be deep fried. Kugel A baked pudding made with potatoes or noodles and sometimes meat and vegetables, usually served on the Jewish Sabbath.
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