Home Chef / Salsus
The Home Chef or Salsus range consists of top-quality stocks, soups and sauces for both professional and enthusiastic amateur cooks.
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The story of Home Chef began in the heart of Norway where top recipes were created with the help of the best Scandinavian chefs who respected the traditional recipe. By listening to the demands and trends of modern consumers, they made sure that the preparation of the product was sustainable, healthy and immediately ready for use. All Home Chef products are prepared with natural ingredients and aromas, contributing to full flavors and good texture.
Stocks are the main product of the Home Chef line and every good cook knows that no sauce, stew, soup or risotto can be made without a fantastic stock as a basic ingredient. Stocks, as the word itself suggests, are the basis of many successful dishes.
Although it is impossible to determine exactly when the stock was invented as an integral part of cooking, it is assumed that it was created at the time of the discovery of fire. Our hunter ancestors started making bone soup out of necessity because throwing away any part of the catch was unthinkable.
Sipping a warm, rich stock made from healthy bones is something that people have continued to enjoy throughout history. It was the base of their diet - both for its taste and incredible health benefits. In Chinese medicine, whose origins go back more than 2.500 years, it is said that bone broth was used to recover the digestive system and to strengthen the kidneys.
Its first modified use for culinary application was in the 18th century in France. Stock was used as a general term referring to the base of cooking: the use of basic ingredients to bring harmony and balance to a dish. Stocks were intended as a basic ingredient, full of bones and clarified before making soups and stews, used to braise meats and generally add character to dishes appealing to the eye. Therefore, it is not surprising that the legendary French chef Auguste Escoffier, often called the father of modern French cuisine, said: "Indeed, the stock is everything in cooking. Without it, nothing can be done."
Beef, chicken and vegetable stock
A good stock is the secret weapon of any cook who wants to add depth of flavor to soups, stews, sauces and risotto. Although it seems that the stock is easy to make, its preparation actually requires a lot of time and energy. The creators of Home Chef stocks recognized this and spent a lot of time trying to find the right balance between meat, vegetables and spices, degree of doneness and salt level, thus enabling all cooks to save time in preparing stocks.
That's why beef, chicken and vegetable stock are carefully prepared in different stages. In the first stage, the bones and fresh vegetables are baked together in the oven, which enhances the rich flavor. They are then slowly cooked together with aromatic herbs and spices. Meat bones, fresh vegetables, the right selection of herbs and spices, and a small amount of salt resulted in high-quality ingredients with an authentic taste.
Beef and chicken demi glace
Demi glace are special stocks that have been carefully reduced to obtain a richly concentrated thick stock ideal as a base for making different types of sauces.
Home chef beef and chicken demi glace are prepared from fresh and natural ingredients. All ingredients are first fried, then boiled for a long time and finally reduced by two-thirds. In addition to fresh meat and vegetables, a variety of spices such as rosemary, thyme, laurel, cloves and others give them a rich taste. Ideal for stews and sauces, which will give the rounded taste that all dishes deserve.
Miso ramen soup
The popularity of Miso Ramen soup has spread from Japan to the whole world and has long been considered a classic in Asian cuisine. Home Chef Miso Ramen soup consists of rich ramen and dashi bases, soy sauce and miso paste, and an additional aroma is given by garlic, sesame oil and ginger.
Shoyu ramen soup
Shoyu means soy sauce in Japanese. In the Home Chef Shoyu Ramen, the soup is made with soy sauce and two rich stocks: ramen and dashi. A special taste is given by the sweet Japanese mirin rice wine, which gives the soup a slight acidity.
Miso ramen and shoyu ramen soups are ready to use immediately, just add the desired ingredients such as noodles, scallions, tofu, seaweed, mushrooms, clams, leeks, or any vegetables.
Hollandaise sauce
One of the basic sauces in cooking is the Hollandaise sauce. The rich taste of this light yellow sauce was achieved by reducing vegetable stock and white wine, and carefully preparing egg yolks, clarified butter and lemon juice.
Hollandaise is probably best known as a topping for eggs Benedict, but it's also delicious with steamed vegetables (especially asparagus) or with all kinds of fish and seafood. Home Chef's hollandaise sauce strikes a perfect balance of vinegar, butter and egg yolk.
Peppercorn sauce
Rich and creamy peppercorn sauce will go well with all types of meat and give them spiciness and juiciness. Top-quality beef stock as the base of this sauce is prepared from meaty beef bones, fresh vegetables and dozens of different spices. Specific for this sauce are four types of peppercorn: pink, green, white and black pepper, while the full flavor is provided by butter and cream from Norwegian dairies. Peppercorn sauce goes well with beef steaks, especially filet mignon, and is also good with lamb, chicken and fish, especially with tuna and salmon. It is ready to use immediately, just heat it up and serve it with your favorite steak.
Cultures far and wide have fed their families with stocks throughout history for the same reasons they are still produced today: culinary tradition, warmth and nutrition have a place in every modern kitchen. Together with the growing awareness of knowing exactly what we are eating and making sure that our food is of the highest quality, we are returning our attention to the basics.
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