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What are the best cooking hacks you've learned over the years? (lemmy.world)
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What are the best practices you've learned to save time or make a meal better.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Elaborate on the almond milk, and does it work with oat and cashew as well?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@HappycamperNZ It should.

Nut milk:

  1. Soak ~1c raw almonds (or cashews or oats etc.,) in water overnight
  2. Put them in the blender, fill the rest of the way with water (leaving a little room for froth)
  3. Blend on highest setting until it's a smooth consistency

Some people like to strain it through a sieve or add a stabilizer, but I think that's too many steps, so just be aware it just might need a shake or a stir before serving. I started making my own when regular protein shakes at the gym caused my consumption of almond milk to go way up.

Cheers!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@HappycamperNZ

  1. Soak raw almonds overnight.

  2. Blend at 1 to 4 ratio. Ex: 1 cup almonds, 4 cups water. Strain through nutbag or cheesecloth. Save pulp for recipes (Google will help)

  3. Some people drink the milk as is but to me, but it tastes even more amazing if you cook it on a stove just until it starts to boil and immediately turn off heat. Add a tablespoon sugar.

Cashews: same but don't need to boil. These don't strain as well so some people prefer using high speed blender and not strain but I didn't care for it that way. I haven't made oat milk that I'm happy with so no advice on that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oat is so easy. And you can easily get organic, gluten free oats if that is important to you, plus you can make it when you need it - no store trip or disposable containers.

You just need a blender/food processor and a milk bag (you can get away with almost anything but the milk bag removes the most silt, if you only have a strainer w large holes, let the milk sit and pour off the top gently, it will leave the silt)

  1. Add 2-3 cups of water and a pinch of salt to 1 cup quick oats. Immediately process it.
  2. Gently strain it thru bag.
  3. It keeps almost a week in fridge in a mason jar.

NB: some people add oil or vanilla or a couple cashews - I like it plain, if you want more excitement, you can find recipes where they use other stuff, or just have fun experimenting!

Also NB: the recipes I started with said that immediately processing and only gently straining will prevent any sliminess. I haven’t had that problem, so I don’t know if it’s because I do it that way or because I don’t have slimy oats?!?