Tricks of the Trade

  • To keep the artichokes from blackening,after cleaning,  soak them in water but instead of the lemon, add some stalks of parsley.

 

  • To keep asparagus from becoming bitter, cook them in water with 40 grams of salt per liter.

 

  • The cutlets can be fried with egg whites only and a bit of water, then rolled in potato starch and breadcrumbs.

 

  • Salting eggplant before cooking it keeps it from absorbing less oil.