angeltek

I am not sure if this is an actual cooking technique, but I have been finding that I do this more frequently. I take a frying pan, add 2 cups of water in to it and bring to a boil, add butter and wait till it melts, then add lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and add in a few handfulls of frozen green beans. I then occaisonally stir until the water has evaporated. I find that it really flavours up the beans nicely.

I have tried a few other variations but wuth the saame method of letting the water evaporate away before serving.

Is this an actual technique?

Ripsaw

I believe this is called reduction. Essentially, you have created a flavorful liquid, or broth. When you reduce, you remove water from the mixture, and enhance and intensify the flavors that are already present in your broth. You can accomplish the same effect with less water, although 2 cups does evaporate quite quickly.

I will post up other recipes in which I use reduction, including Thomas Keller's butter poached lobster recipe. A fumet, or stock, flavored with lobster shells and herbs is used as the base.

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