How do you know when your food is finished cooking?
I got a decent new set of cookware, and am experimenting with different kinds of foods. I tend to mix things from cans (chili, baked beans, veggies) with fresh ingredients (onions, green peppers, etc) and mix them in a pot with olive oil and a variety of spices. I have been letting it cook, stirring occasionally until I can smell it. But when do I know that it’s done, before it starts to overcook and burn? My ex girlfriend used the smoke alarm as a timer. Just kidding.
Its very hard to answer this question, as everything has a different ‘done-timer’ to it.
Onions take longer to cook then spinach, etc….
Its best to cook your fresh ingredients (or anything that needs to be cooked) first, then add your canned soups (as these are already precooked and mostly require heat.) From here, bring it to a boil and stop it (i normally stop it once i start to see steam). The best test is the TASTE TEST… just taste it and see if its hot enough, and if the ingredients have the texture you want.
If you put the canned soups in before the fresh ingredients then it will require you to cook the soup for longer in order to properly cook the fresh ingredients.
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