What are the important and neglected cooking skills?

I usually prefer cooking, and I like to try some new recipes and practices. Once I tried to make a Sichuan dish with shredded pork with fish flavor. This dish looks simple, but it actually needs some skills. When preparing the ingredients, I found that some recipes would suggest cutting the meat into filaments, while others would cut the meat into slices. I found that shredded meat is really easier to taste and cook, but it is also easier to overcook. Cutting meat into pieces makes it easier to control the cooking time and temperature, but it may not be easy to taste. So I will choose the right way to deal with meat ingredients according to my own taste and experience.

Cooking may be simpler than other cooking methods, but it still needs some skills and experience to make delicious dishes. Different dishes need different cooking time, heat, seasoning and so on, which need to be explored and understood in practice. In addition, attention should be paid to the selection, treatment and proportion of ingredients, which requires certain professional knowledge and judgment. Therefore, cooking is not a completely simple matter, and it takes a certain amount of time and energy to learn and practice. So what are the important and neglected cooking skills? Let's talk about cooking skills in detail:

1. Preparation of ingredients:

The preparation of ingredients is a very important step before cooking. Vegetables and meat need to be cut into blocks with uniform size, so as to ensure that all parts are cooked in place during the cooking process and that the cooking time is more uniform.

2. Temperature control:

The control of heat is the most important point in the cooking process. Too high heat will easily lead to the bottom of the ingredients, and too low heat will lead to the undercooked ingredients. When cooking, you should choose the appropriate heat according to the type and texture of the ingredients, and you need to adjust the heat at any time to avoid overcooking or undercooking the ingredients.

3. Seasoning time:

Many people will add all the seasonings at the beginning when cooking, which will easily lead to uneven seasonings and heavy or light taste of ingredients. The correct way is to gradually add seasonings in the cooking process, which can ensure a more balanced taste of the ingredients and also master the degree of seasoning.

4. Use of skills:

Another trick I often use is to heat the pan before cooking. This technology can make the ingredients cook faster and reduce the cooking time, while maintaining the freshness and taste of the ingredients. Of course, you need to pay attention to the heat when heating the pot, and don't let the pot overheat, otherwise the ingredients will easily paste the bottom.

5. The choice of pot:

Before cooking, you need to choose a suitable pot. Different pots have different characteristics, such as fast heat transfer in wok and easy cleaning of non-stick pot. Choosing the right pot can make cooking more convenient and ensure the taste and taste of ingredients.

Finally, talk about the general steps of cooking:

Preparation of ingredients: according to the needs of cooking, select ingredients and clean them, such as washing, peeling, removing seeds and cutting into pieces.

Cut ingredients: prepare seasonings and ingredients, such as onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, soy sauce, salt, etc.

Heat the pot: put the pot on the fire, add a proper amount of oil, add onion, ginger and garlic after the oil is hot and saute.

Adding ingredients: add the processed ingredients into the pot one by one and stir fry according to the cooking order and requirements.

Condiment: Add appropriate amount of salt, soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine and other condiments according to personal taste.

Put the fried vegetables on the plate, and then garnish them with chopped green onion or coriander.

It should be noted that in the process of cooking, the temperature, time and oil amount should be properly adjusted according to different ingredients and seasonings to achieve the best cooking effect. In addition, you can master cooking skills according to different cooking methods (such as dry frying, stir-frying and frying pan).