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Article: Steaming can produce satisfying meals
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- March 12, 2003
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There's a lot of talk these days about natural flavor and freshness. If there's one cooking technique that emphasizes those two qualities more than any other, it's steaming.
When you steam, you get the pure personality of the food, for better or worse. There is no olive oil to soften and marry the ingredients. No sweet butter to compensate for less than perfect produce. No high, dry heat to add a charred crust.
And yet, steaming can produce some of the most satisfying, light meals you can imagine. And the easiest too: With a little thought, you can put together an entire dinner in a single pot.
The trick to doing it well is a ...