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Harvesting herbs
When I want to use some oregano, parsley, cilantro, etc., do I pick
off individual leaves, or snip off an entire "branch" ? |
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" wrote: When I want to use some oregano, parsley, cilantro, etc., do I pick off individual leaves, or snip off an entire "branch" ? Depends on how you want to use it... :-) For some, slow cooked recipes, I tend to get lazy. I'll snip a small branch (6" or so) and just lay the herbs on top of the roast or pot roast recipe in the pan, then remove it after the meal is cooked. The herb flavor cooks into the recipe and it's quick and easy. If I want to use the fresh herbs in sauces or on fried chicken etc., I'll pick off the individual leaves after rinsing the herbs off, then mince them fine with my chinese knife. Sometimes for sauces, I cheat! I'll put the whole leaves into the food processer with some canned or fresh peeled tomatoes and let it whirl for a bit until the leaves are chopped fairly fine. Have fun!!!!! :-) -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:05:38 -0500, Katra
wrote: In article , " wrote: When I want to use some oregano, parsley, cilantro, etc., do I pick off individual leaves, or snip off an entire "branch" ? Depends on how you want to use it... :-) For some, slow cooked recipes, I tend to get lazy. I'll snip a small branch (6" or so) and just lay the herbs on top of the roast or pot roast recipe in the pan, then remove it after the meal is cooked. The herb flavor cooks into the recipe and it's quick and easy. If I want to use the fresh herbs in sauces or on fried chicken etc., I'll pick off the individual leaves after rinsing the herbs off, then mince them fine with my chinese knife. Sometimes for sauces, I cheat! I'll put the whole leaves into the food processer with some canned or fresh peeled tomatoes and let it whirl for a bit until the leaves are chopped fairly fine. Have fun!!!!! :-) I'm curious - you leave the de-leafed branch on the plant? Does it then leaf out again? I always snip the branch, and then remove the leaves at a later point, usually while other things are cooking. I also like to remove branches rather than leaves because some herbs need to be pruned back a bit to keep them from getting scrawny or from going to seed to quickly. |
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Jacqueline Cahoon wrote: On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:05:38 -0500, Katra wrote: In article , " wrote: When I want to use some oregano, parsley, cilantro, etc., do I pick off individual leaves, or snip off an entire "branch" ? Depends on how you want to use it... :-) For some, slow cooked recipes, I tend to get lazy. I'll snip a small branch (6" or so) and just lay the herbs on top of the roast or pot roast recipe in the pan, then remove it after the meal is cooked. The herb flavor cooks into the recipe and it's quick and easy. If I want to use the fresh herbs in sauces or on fried chicken etc., I'll pick off the individual leaves after rinsing the herbs off, then mince them fine with my chinese knife. Sometimes for sauces, I cheat! I'll put the whole leaves into the food processer with some canned or fresh peeled tomatoes and let it whirl for a bit until the leaves are chopped fairly fine. Have fun!!!!! :-) I'm curious - you leave the de-leafed branch on the plant? Does it then leaf out again? I always snip the branch, and then remove the leaves at a later point, usually while other things are cooking. No, I don't leave the stripped branch on the plant. :-) I snip off the branch I want to use into a collander and rinse it well before de-leafing. I'm told to keep the rosemary twigs by one of the chef's a work, then use them for kebab skewers as that will impart a rosemary flavor to the kebab items. I've not tried it yet, but my rosemary is getting large enough and mature enough to try that soom. I also like to remove branches rather than leaves because some herbs need to be pruned back a bit to keep them from getting scrawny or from going to seed to quickly. lol Or taking over their area of the herb garden...... Kat -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
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On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:50:57 -0500, Katra
wrote: -snipped- No, I don't leave the stripped branch on the plant. :-) I snip off the branch I want to use into a collander and rinse it well before de-leafing. I'm told to keep the rosemary twigs by one of the chef's a work, then use them for kebab skewers as that will impart a rosemary flavor to the kebab items. I've not tried it yet, but my rosemary is getting large enough and mature enough to try that soom. I also like to remove branches rather than leaves because some herbs need to be pruned back a bit to keep them from getting scrawny or from going to seed to quickly. lol Or taking over their area of the herb garden...... Kat Ah, the light bulb coms on! I misunderstood at what point you removed the leaves. Silly me - I had visions of you standing in the garden, carefully removing one leaf at a time! I didn't want to say anything, but I thought "Wow, Kat has *way* too much time on her hands" :-) |
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Jacqueline Cahoon wrote: On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:50:57 -0500, Katra wrote: -snipped- No, I don't leave the stripped branch on the plant. :-) I snip off the branch I want to use into a collander and rinse it well before de-leafing. I'm told to keep the rosemary twigs by one of the chef's a work, then use them for kebab skewers as that will impart a rosemary flavor to the kebab items. I've not tried it yet, but my rosemary is getting large enough and mature enough to try that soom. I also like to remove branches rather than leaves because some herbs need to be pruned back a bit to keep them from getting scrawny or from going to seed to quickly. lol Or taking over their area of the herb garden...... Kat Ah, the light bulb coms on! I misunderstood at what point you removed the leaves. Silly me - I had visions of you standing in the garden, carefully removing one leaf at a time! I didn't want to say anything, but I thought "Wow, Kat has *way* too much time on her hands" :-) grins I'll only do that sometimes with basil...... but those are larger leaves! -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
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