Mise en place (pronounced [miz on plas],
literally "putting in place") is a French phrase defined by the Culinary Institute of America as "everything in
place", as in set up. (Wikipedia.com)
This will really help you in your cooking. Timing is one of the most difficult things to
master when you’re cooking. Few things
will stress you out more than being “in the weeds” and trying to chop something
quickly while your food is over-cooking.
Prepping your food ahead of time will really make things much
smoother. These are ingredients that I
chopped up for my “Summer Vegetable Goulash”. I had all the vegetables ready to be added
along with the seasonings and other ingredients I would need. There are all sorts of handy kitchen gadgets
that will help you chop, dice, and mince. But I’m trying to improve my knife skills --
so I like doing stuff like this.
Of course if you have a sous chef, you could leave this work
for them. But how many home cooks have a
sous chef just hanging around?
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