11 Common Mistakes Done While Preparing Meals With Olive Oil

Especially in hot weather, our biggest savior is the dishes made with olive oil waiting for us in the refrigerators, since they can be served cold. The number one dish of our momma's feast, also her most favorite one because of its health and freshness. The dishes made with olive oil can be the conquerors of our hearts, but I wonder if you really make them in proper way...

These are the mistakes that are often made even by those who always have a dish made with olive oil in the refrigerator. It is time to correct the mistakes done while preparing the delicious dishes with olive oil.

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„ ... The olive tree is surely the richest gift of heaven.“

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Duygu Arslan

Do you think you know everything about cooking dishes with olive oil which are indispensable in our feast? Maybe there are some tricks that you might miss. Here we have searched and compiled the answers to these questions. If you pay attention to the hints introduced below, your dishes with olive oil will be more delicious and visually more attractive.

You add too much water to avoid waiting in front of the oven
The biggest difficulty in cooking dishes with olive oil is to adjust the water. If you put too much water in the cooking pot to avoid waiting in front of the oven, this turns your dish into a juicy vegetable dish, not a dish with olive oil. Since the vegetables release some of their juice while being cooked, the water has to be added gradually, if needed.

You are cooking at high temperature
This is really important; olive oil must be cooked slowly over low heat. Vegetables cooked on low heat will easily release their water and your food will exactly be cooked to a turn.

You stir more than needed when cooking
When preparing a dish with olive oil, mixing them more than needed means damaging them. Don't stir the vegetables so much and keep them as a whole.

You avoid adding sugar
Okay, you want to prepare a healthy meal, but olive oil with no sugar will be tasteless. The granulated sugar that you add while cooking will provide a taste balance and will make it a much more delicious meal.

Your dish with olive oil darkens while cooking
Because you're not adding lemon juice. Before cooking your dish, it is even better to put the vegetables in lemon added water and wait for a while. Also it is great solution to rub your cooking pot with salt and lemon before cooking.

Your olive oil dishes don't shine enough
Dishes with olive oil have to look like a glamorous jewelery. To do this, cover it with greaseproof paper and close the lid. After cooking, do not open until cooling down. You will see the difference.

Using grater instead of knife
If you mince the onion with a knife, you will notice that it adds more flavor to your olive oil meal.

You don't know that you need to use flour while cooking artichokes or fresh broad bean in olive oil
If you mix the olive oil with a small amount of flour and combine with other ingredients, your dishes come to its proper consistency and become more delicious.

You are not brewing the rice, pine nuts and spices after roasting process when preparing stuffed grape leaves with olive oil
If you do not want cooking base of your dish to be pulpy, you must brew the rice. Also, if you don't like to use black currants, make sure to add some granulated sugar to get good results.

When you place the stuffed grape leaves in a cooking pot, you forget to pour lemon juice and olive oil to each floor.
It is necessary not to skip this part to make your meal taste better and also shine like a jewel.

You are serving dishes with olive oil immediately after cooking or leaving them in the cookware to cool down
To get the best result you'd better consume dishes with olive oil after resting them for a night in the refrigerator. It is also useful to keep them in a glass or porcelain pot, not in their own pot when storing them in the fridge.

This article is taken from yemek.com.