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Once a tool found only in high-end restaurants, the Sous Vide machine is quickly becoming a choice of savvy home cooks.
What is Sous Vide?
Sous Vide is first and foremost the technique of cooking food under vacuum in a temperature controlled water bath.
Most commonly, an immersion circulator (sous vide machine) is hooked onto the side of a large heat safe container filled with water. The wand pulls the water into itself, heats the water and turns it back out. The sous vide brings the water up to the desired temperature and can hold it there for hours or even days.
Vacuum sealed food is then placed into this precisely heated water bath, and cooks for the desired time.
Why use a Sous Vide?
It's great for your sanity!
You can confidently buy those special occasion cuts like prime rib or filet mignon and know that you will be able to cook them perfectly without stress. You won’t need to keep a vigilant eye on your frying steak, or poke your rib roast a million times with a thermometer.It takes just a few minutes right at the end to sear the meat and you’ll deliver a perfect prime cut. No more worry; no more waste!
Ribeye Steak Sous Vide
Ribeye Steak Sous Vide is an easy way to get a perfectly tender and evenly cooked steak. A quick sear locks in the flavor for a delicious steak every time.
Sous Vide Duck Confit
This sous vide duck confit takes minimal effort to prepare while being cooked low and slow, resulting in fork-tender texture with crispy skin.
On hectic cooking days, especially holidays, you can focus on all of the other dishes while the meat cooks. You will also free up oven and stove space. This is the main reason restaurants use this tool. The Sous Vide food is literally waiting for you at the perfect temperature.
Sous vide Prime Rib
This Sous Vide Prime Rib is cooked to temperature-controlled perfection and makes the juciest, most flavorful, perfect roast for your holiday or special occasion.
Sous Vide Turkey Breast
The turkey breast is precisely cooked with minimal hands on time. The meat comes out perfectly cooked and juicy and succulent. The turkey breast is finished by searing it for a gorgeous crispy skin and topped off with a red wine cranberry pan sauce.
It's great for Budget Meals
You can greatly improve the quality of the cheaper meat cuts you use on a regular basis. Cheap cuts like chuck roast and brisket can be cooked until they are tender, but still retain a juicy steak-like texture that you can slice. Sous Vide allows you to cook tough pieces of meat for a long time, with very little input, and it is a great change from just using a slow cooker for shredded meat.
Sous Vide Tri Tip with Southwest Seasoning
Cooked for eight hours and then perfectly seasoned and seared, this Sous Vide Tri Tip with Southwest Seasoning is the tender, delicious steak you’ve been looking for.
Sous Vide Sausage with Beer Onion Gravy
Perfectly Sous Vide Sausage with Beer Onion Gravy is the treat you didn’t know you needed. This method delivers the juiciest bratwurst you’ve ever eaten and I’ve punched them up with a rich and creamy gravy to take the flavors home.
White meat is easy to dry out when frying or baking. Chicken breasts and pork chops cooked at a lower temperature in the sous vide retain their juices and are guaranteed moist. Never eat dried out white meat again.
Pineapple Glazed Pork Tenderloin Sous Vide
Tender and juicy with the perfect pineapple glaze, this sous vide pork tenderloin is the sweet and savory dish that you’ll keep on repeat.
Make Meal Prep Simple
The Sous Vide can greatly help with meal prep. Those expensive egg bites and premade salads with shredded chicken are easy to replicate at home. You can make big batches of these items once and eat them all week long. Skip the drive-thru and save a bundle. Plus you will be so impressed with yourself.
Sous Vide Egg Bites
Inspired by Starbucks, this sous vide egg bites recipe with Gruyère cheese and bacon will make you think you're at the popular coffee shop.
Sous Vide Chicken Breast
Tender & juicy chicken breasts are reason enough to break out the sous vide. They are great for meal prep and salads because they stay nice and moist while still getting fully cooked through; plus you can prep everything ahead of time so dinner comes together on super-short notice - which means more family dinners, and less stress.
Sous Vide Salmon with Fennel Salad
Delicate, perfectly cooked salmon fillets, done in a Sous Vide, accompanied by a fennel, dill and roasted cherry tomato salad. Served alongside a delicious miso dressing, this is a healthy, nutritious and satisfying meal.
It is so Versatile
The sous vide opens up a world of possibilities for side dishes, canning projects, and desserts. It's incredibly versatile and can make tackling some tougher food projects much easier.
Cooking vegetables in the sous vide gives you great control and guarantees perfect cooking all the way through. These dishes can often cook alongside your main course.
Sous Vide Carrots
You’ll love the sweet and intense flavor of carrots when you prepare them sous vide style! These Sous Vide Carrots are perfectly cooked to your desired texture. Finish them in the skillet for a delicious caramelized glaze!
Sous Vide Corn on the Cob
Sous vide corn on the cob locks in the corn’s juices, ensuring that it arrives on the plate extra moist, perfectly buttered, and with more intense flavor.
You can also reheat make ahead items and leftovers in the sous vide. Once again, you can bring food items to their perfect serving temperature. You can avoid having hot and cold spots and losing moisture from overcooking.
Make Ahead Sous Vide Mashed Potatoes
Do you host family events and find yourself running out of stovetop space to make your meals? These Make Ahead Sous Vide Mashed Potatoes are the answer for you. This is a delicious and fluffy mashed potato recipe and then I show you how to keep them for up to a day so it seems like they were just cooked.
Difficult desserts are my favorite. The finicky custards and cheesecakes will never curdle or crack in the Sous Vide.
Sous Vide Crème Brûlée
This sous vide crème brûlée is a foolproof recipe that will guarantee perfect results, every time! Exceptionally creamy and delicious crème brûlée , made in a sous vide!
Sous Vide Cheesecake
Sous vide cheesecakes are a can't fail creamy, rich cheesecake with way less work! This easy to follow recipe will become your new favorite.
These recipes are just the tip of the sous vide iceberg. A small investment in this appliance can make life easier and food tastier.
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