Cooking with leftovers and leftovers
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What can you do with something left over after cooking, such as half a cauliflower or a quarter cup of dairy spread? Or maybe there is something left in the pan from a meal. By cleverly dealing with leftovers and leftovers, you will have to throw away less.
What are leftovers and leftovers?
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By leftovers we mean a product that you only used part of in a meal. For example, a quarter of a cucumber or half a pack of fresh herbs. By leftovers we mean a leftover of a meal, so a little bit of boiled rice or a little bit of a casserole.
4 times of inspiration to use up leftovers You can always make a tasty meal with leftovers such as vegetables, pasta, rice, meat, fish, legumes, herbs and an egg. Think of a soup, salad, omelet or stir-fry dish. Click on the image below for stock layout inspiration (pdf, 6.7 mb) and print it. 7 tips for leftovers
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Store your leftovers immediately in the fridge, freezer or pantry, if you have any leftovers. Think about what you can do with it. You can fill in one or more leftovers on our recipe site. This way you can quickly find a new recipe that you can use leftovers in. Or download the Slim Cooking app with recipes and tips. Give new life to 'old' bread. Make a sandwich, an oven dish or homemade croutons. Freeze bread that you don't eat immediately. Only defrost the sandwiches you need. Include overripe fruit in a dessert. For example, mix the fruit with the quark or yogurt. Or make pancakes with banana, blueberries or apple. You can still use damaged or less fresh vegetables in soup. Freeze vegetables if you can't eat them in time. You do this by briefly boiling and freezing them. Heat vegetables well after defrosting, which applies to both cooked and unprepared vegetables. Have you bought a larger amount of meat or fish? Then freeze the part that you do not eat immediately. Meat and fish will keep well in the freezer for months. In the refrigerator, an opened package of meat or fish is only good for 2 days. This also applies to prepared meat and fish. Do not throw away dairy immediately after the best before date has passed. Smell and taste a little to judge the quality. You can cut away mold on hard cheese, so that you can still eat the rest. This is no longer possible with soft cheeses such as brie. You can freeze cheese. You can grate the cheese beforehand and / or divide it into smaller portions.
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30 minDessertBrie, Roquefort, port salut, gruyere, Camembert, walnut, garlic, thyme, honey, grape, baguette, Red onion, red grape, raisins, Red wine, Red wine vinegar, Brown sugar,generous cheese plate with onion marmalade -
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3 tips for leftovers
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Allow leftovers and leftovers to cool quickly, put them in well-sealable containers and place in the refrigerator or freezer. The most important thing is: think immediately when you are going to eat the leftover. Is it also tasty for lunch or can you process it into a new dish? Eat leftovers from the refrigerator within 2 days. They can be kept for 3 months in the freezer. Always heat leftovers and leftovers well after defrosting. Avoid getting sick from leftovers: heat them through and through to kill all bacteria. Spoon the food well during heating, even when heating in the microwave. This makes the whole dish equally hot everywhere. Discard any reheated leftovers. If there is still some left over from your leftover, it is better not to eat it. How do you make sure you don't get sick from leftovers and leftovers? Read it here.
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Let leftovers and leftovers cool down quickly, put them in well-sealable containers and place in the refrigerator or freezer. The most important thing is: think immediately when you are going to eat the leftover. Is it also tasty for lunch or can you process it into a new dish? Eat leftovers from the refrigerator within 2 days. They can be kept for 3 months in the freezer. Always heat leftovers and leftovers well after defrosting. Avoid getting sick from leftovers: heat them through and through to kill all bacteria. Spoon the food well during heating, even when heating in the microwave. This makes the whole dish equally hot everywhere. Discard any reheated leftovers. If some of your leftover is left, it is better not to eat it. How do you make sure you don't get sick from leftovers and leftovers? Read it here.