Stop peeling you veggies and start living your best life
I have a confession that would make my culinary school instructor get red in the face, shout, and pelt me with potatoes: I don't always peel my vegetables. In fact, I rarely do. Carrots? Yeah, right. Beets? Absolutely not. Potatoes? I would never! Squash? Well, depending on the variety, I don't even peel those babies, either.
Not only is it much easier to skip that step, but the skin is where all the good stuff—i.e. fiber—is at., where we were not only told to peel our potatoes and carrots, but we were even taught how to "turn" them, using our knives to cut off piles of scraps, shaping the veggies into miniature football-shaped torpedoes. Needless to say, vegetables didn't wind up looking much like, well, food.
But, having paid over $30,000 for culinary school, I figured the method of excessive peeling was the way, the truth, and the light. Who was I to question authority? I went on this way for years, dropping carrot peels into the compost, until I met a farmer in a small town outside of Syracuse, New York. For our first date, we cooked dinner together—pasta with a beef bolognese sauce.
I was dumbfounded. "I guess…yeah. You could," I said, and, honestly, it was news to me. We rinsed the carrots under a stream of cold water before slicing and sautéing them in lard with the other veggies, finishing the sauce with the usual suspects: red wine, canned tomatoes, and ground beef. And you know what? It tasted every bit as great as the version I was used to making per culinary school rules.
From that moment on, I have been liberated from the tyranny of vegetable peelers . And, while the romance didn't last, my new kitchen intel did. You, too, can free yourself from the peeler. Here are some guidelines for boycotting peeled vegetables.If there are no harmful chemicals on the exterior of your vegetables, there's no need to peel it off. Pesticide-free veggies just need to be scrubbed free of dirt.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
15 Ouija Board Stories Guaranteed To Give You NightmaresNope.
Read more »
4 reasons you may need disability insurance, even if you think you don'tAnyone who relies on a steady paycheck to support themselves or others should have disability insurance, which can help replace sudden loss of income.
Read more »
Butternut Pumpkin Pie Recipe | BraveTartLevel up your pumpkin pie with made-from-scratch condensed milk and roasted butternut squash puree—a DIY alternative that delivers more flavor and less water than a traditional pumpkin.
Read more »
Yes, You Can Make Crispy Brussels Sprouts Without Too Much Oil — Here's HowPumpkin and butternut squash get all the attention during Fall and Winter (and rightfully so because they are both delicious), but my favorite comfort food
Read more »
Spicy Feel-Good Chicken SoupThe squash and cabbage greens are seasonal and healthy, but you can add whatever veggies you like.
Read more »
Barley and Kale Salad with Golden Beets and Feta RecipeThis meatless main packs a nutritional punch and is great on the go.
Read more »