Flavor Cubes can be added to a variety of dishes – From Vegetable Fried Rice to Stir Fry * It begins by bringing a pot of water to a boil so that herbs and spinach can be blanched for about 30 seconds * Remove stems from 2/3 cup of cilantro, 2/3 cup of parsley, 2/3 cup of Thai Basil and 4 cups spinach * Place the greens in the boiling water and as swoon as they turn bright green take them out and drop them into a bowl of ice water * Take the greens out of the ice bath and shake off any excess water * Place in a blender or a small food processor with 2 cloves of garlic and 2 Tbsp chopped ginger * Blend until it becomes a smooth dark green puree * If it is too thick add some water – one Tbsp at a time * Pour the puree into an ice-cube tray and place in the freezer * Once frozen the cubes can be kept in the ice-cube trays or plastic bagged * For fried rice add a few cubes to the pan after the vegetables and protein are cooked and the rice is translucent * keep stirring as the cubes melt and coat the rice * Add some salt and pepper to season to taste and serve * cilantro-parsley-basil-spinach-garlic and ginger make a great flavor cube * 2GP+CBS for easy memory
Flavor CUBES
12 Friday Jun 2015
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