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Stories for everyday home cooking
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Everyday home cooking
Ginger Soy Dressing: Finely Mince Ginger for an Even Bite
Cooking for yourself? This dressing combines equal amounts of soy sauce, vinegar, and water, then adds ginger and honey. Since it contains no oil, how finely and evenly the ginger is minced matters. The flavor in each bite differs from using large pieces of ginger.
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Mango Tomato Salsa: Diced Tomato, Mashed Mango
Cooking for yourself? This fruit salsa combines diced tomato with mashed mango and lime juice. Leave the tomato in pieces rather than blending both fruits. The mango brings the ingredients together, while the lime juice and salt are mixed in evenly in small amounts.
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Honey-Chogochujang Sauce: Mix the Vinegar and Honey First
Cooking for yourself? This sauce starts with equal amounts of gochujang and rice vinegar, then adds honey and water. Loosening the gochujang lumps first lets you check the flavor and consistency before adding the sauce to food. The heat level depends on the gochujang product used.
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Honey-Miso Dressing: Mash Out Miso Lumps First
Loosen the miso with vinegar and water, then mix in honey to make this dressing. Mix it in a small sauce dish without cooking it like a stew. Since saltiness and texture vary by miso, start by serving half the finished sauce with your food and taste before adding more.
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Garlic Tahini Sauce: Add Water Gradually to Break Up Clumps
This sauce is made by mixing tahini, lemon juice, and minced garlic, then thinning the mixture with water. Press the thick ingredients with the back of a spoon to loosen them, and add the water in two batches. Checking that no large clumps remain matters more than the number of times you stir.
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Soy Peanut Sauce: Thin Unsweetened Peanut Butter with Water
Cooking for yourself? This sauce is made by thinning peanut butter with water and adding lime juice and soy sauce. The main ingredient is unsweetened peanut butter. Do not assume sweetened spread is the same product; check the label before preparing it.
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Mild Tomato Salsa: Dice the Tomatoes and Onion to Different Sizes
Cooking for yourself? This salsa combines tomatoes, onion, garlic, and acidic ingredients without chili peppers. Leave the tomatoes in small pieces and chop the onion and garlic more finely. “Mild” does not mean it will be gentle for everyone; the flavor of raw onion and garlic remains.
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Honey Balsamic Dressing: Dissolve the Honey in Vinegar, Then Add Oil Gradually
This dressing combines balsamic vinegar and honey, with olive oil added last. The color may look uniform even when some honey remains unmixed, so check the bottom of the small dish. Start by serving half the finished amount alongside your food, then taste.
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Soy Sauce Dip: Measure Soy Sauce and Vinegar with the Same Spoon
Cooking for yourself? This small sauce combines equal amounts of soy sauce and vinegar. Rather than pouring by eye because there are only a few ingredients, measure each with the same household eating spoon. Since the total amount is small, even one extra pour can noticeably change the taste.
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Yogurt Sauce: Finely Mince the Garlic and Mix All Three Ingredients Well
This sauce combines plain yogurt with lemon juice and minced garlic. Unlike a dip with cucumber, it does not require a separate step to drain moisture from vegetables. Instead, mince the garlic finely so small pieces do not gather in one spot, and mix all the way to the bottom of the bowl.
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Cucumber Yogurt Dip: Squeeze the Grated Cucumber First
A dip made by mixing grated cucumber into yogurt is different from a sauce that includes all the cucumber juice. Using cucumber squeezed in a sieve helps the yogurt retain its thickness. Finely mince just a small amount of garlic, and refrigerate the finished dip until serving.
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Honey Mustard Dressing: Blend the Honey and Mustard First
Cooking for yourself? Mix honey, yellow mustard, vinegar, and olive oil in order. Blend the sticky honey with the mustard first so it does not remain at the bottom of the bowl, then add the vinegar. Add the oil last in portions so everything combines evenly.
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