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which_chick) wrote2004-11-09 10:36 pm
which_chick) wrote2004-11-09 10:36 pm
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Report from the field. I made caramel sauce. It's caramel-y. It's sauce-y. Here's what I learned...
How hard is it to make caramel sauce?
Dead fucking easy.
How's it taste?
Orgasmic, if you like buttery, caramel-y flavor.
So, like, it takes lots of weird ingredients that I don't have, right?
No. You're just looking for excuses. There are THREE INGREDIENTS -- sugar, water, and butter. You can do this.
Right, fine. How do I do it?
Combine 1 cup white sugar + 1/4 cup water in a good-sized saucepan.
Heat gently (do not boil) until sauce is clear.
You're not to be stirring, so make with the swishing of the saucepan in a circular motion.
Once the sauce is clear, bring to boil, cover, boil 2 minutes.
Remove lid and continue to boil until it's light yellowish.
It will get darker as we go along, so look for something about the color of typical american beer.
Remove from heat, add 4 Tbsp. regular real butter.
Stir briskly until butter is melted.
Add 1/3 cup water. Stir until it's a smooth sauce.
If you get lumps, put it back on medium heat and stir until lumps are gone.
Why don't more people do this at home? I haven't the foggiest. Fuck, it's good. Not kidding about the good part. FUCK, it's good. Did I mention it was good? My fucking god, this (warm) over vanilla ice cream would be... damn... would be... and Jesus Fuck, it's easy. Can someone explain to me why anyone would pay a couple of bucks for that chemical-flavored shit in the jar when they could have this PLUS enjoy some science moments in the kitchen?
People. This is your birthright. Learn what honest-to-god caramel tastes like. You owe it to yourselves. Get a fucking half-gallon of vanilla ice cream and make this shit to put on top. It'll take you less than a half an hour in the kitchen. If, after making it, you like the jar shit better, hell, you're probably a replicant anyway and it doesn't matter what you think.
How hard is it to make caramel sauce?
Dead fucking easy.
How's it taste?
Orgasmic, if you like buttery, caramel-y flavor.
So, like, it takes lots of weird ingredients that I don't have, right?
No. You're just looking for excuses. There are THREE INGREDIENTS -- sugar, water, and butter. You can do this.
Right, fine. How do I do it?
Combine 1 cup white sugar + 1/4 cup water in a good-sized saucepan.
Heat gently (do not boil) until sauce is clear.
You're not to be stirring, so make with the swishing of the saucepan in a circular motion.
Once the sauce is clear, bring to boil, cover, boil 2 minutes.
Remove lid and continue to boil until it's light yellowish.
It will get darker as we go along, so look for something about the color of typical american beer.
Remove from heat, add 4 Tbsp. regular real butter.
Stir briskly until butter is melted.
Add 1/3 cup water. Stir until it's a smooth sauce.
If you get lumps, put it back on medium heat and stir until lumps are gone.
Why don't more people do this at home? I haven't the foggiest. Fuck, it's good. Not kidding about the good part. FUCK, it's good. Did I mention it was good? My fucking god, this (warm) over vanilla ice cream would be... damn... would be... and Jesus Fuck, it's easy. Can someone explain to me why anyone would pay a couple of bucks for that chemical-flavored shit in the jar when they could have this PLUS enjoy some science moments in the kitchen?
People. This is your birthright. Learn what honest-to-god caramel tastes like. You owe it to yourselves. Get a fucking half-gallon of vanilla ice cream and make this shit to put on top. It'll take you less than a half an hour in the kitchen. If, after making it, you like the jar shit better, hell, you're probably a replicant anyway and it doesn't matter what you think.