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Based on information in:
Lazy About Grilling:
the feet up, hands down easiest ways to barbecue
Copyright © 2002 Pamela Rice Hahn
Used With Permission. All Rights Reserved.
Bet you were expecting instructions on how to put your
feet up, how to delegate all of the parts of the work you don't like
to do, and where to get the negotiating skills necessary to make those
receiving the orders happy to comply with your wishes, weren't you? (I'm still researching that subject. But,
I can promise, once I figure
that part out, I'll write and let you know about it.)
So, although not as easy as looking through the Yellow
Pages to find a caterer and a cleaning service, something I can do now
is offer you some
tips to get others to do things for you
Lazy About way that are a bit easier on the budget.
As for the cleaning part, getting the book and following
the suggestions I made in Chapter 5 will help you out there.
If, on the other hand, you'd like some suggestions that
will make your grilling chores easier, read on. Here are the broth bases
and concentrate solutions to get you started on your efficiency adventure.
Bases and
Flavor Concentrates
Since my discovery of bases -- those highly concentrated
broth or stock, seasoning, and sauce mixtures that, unlike gritty bouillon cubes,
are low in sodium and free of preservatives and (in most cases) MSG --
I've become almost evangelical about spreading the word about them. I just can't say enough good things about bases; they truly deserve a
place in every Lazy About way kitchen. Bases that can sit on your pantry shelf are much
higher in sodium and often contain preservatives which I believe alters
the flavor (and not in a good way -- not to mention trigger allergies
and sensitivities in many people, myself included), so I prefer the kind that require
refrigeration. Minor's
bases are difficult to
find in most stores. Many restaurant supply outlets carry them, as do
some specialty stores. To ease your search, I'm providing some
introductory information about these products, along with links to the
Web sites where you can either order online or find company contact
information to where you can direct any product questions.
Sure, I sometimes still make my own chicken or other stock
and freeze it up in ice cube trays (later transferring those 1/8-cup cubes to freezer bags). But
I also dedicate a refrigerator
shelf to bases!
If ease of use isn't enough to convince you to try bases
in your own grilling recipes, how about this -- they're also
economical. My budget isn't that much different than those of most
fireside chefs. I simply don't have the funds to purchase lobster and
other fine seafood and simmer it to make broth. I let Minor's do that for
me! I give lots of suggestions in the book to
help you learn how you can, too.
If You Need the Broth, Minor's Has the Base
ALLSERV,
Inc.
Minor's
bases are so easy to use. I never resort to canned broth anymore.
Using a base is just as easy and tastes so much better! In fact, a
canned broth won't work if you need a "broth reduction" --
when a recipe calls for simmering the broth until it reduces by half. Keep simmering a canned broth and
in most cases eventually it'll just all
evaporate. For a "reduction" made with a base, just use less
water! No need to simmer it to achieve the concentrated flavor you need;
Minor's
has already done that for you.
Minor's
has broth bases for chicken, beef, pork, crab, lobster, ham, bacon, and
much more. (Take a look at the nutritional analysis information while
you're on the site. You'll be impressed by the low calorie counts. Even
the "regular" bases are low in sodium! But, if that
"low" isn't low enough, they offer reduced-salt varieties,
too.) Their flavor concentrates include roasted garlic, roasted onion,
chipotle and other peppers, and roasted Mirepoix, and there are bases
for gravy, Oriental and other sauce concentrates, and other
great-tasting stuff.
Based on information in:
Lazy About Grilling:
the feet up, hands down easiest ways to barbecue
Copyright © 2002 Pamela Rice Hahn
Used With Permission. All Rights Reserved.
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