Cooking with Yogurt
Stu wrote:
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>>> I know fresh yogurt is ok to freeze, but is cooked yogurt also ok?
>> Not to answer your question, but, from sad experience, it's not a good
>> idea to "cook" yogurt. Once your dish is cooked, add the yogurt (same
>> goes for sour cream) and bring to serving temperature carefully.
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> Yes indeed, I use it a great deal in Indian food and you need to be
> vigilant or the dish can be ruined.
The only cooking I do with yogurt is tandoori chicken. The meat is
marinated in the yogurt. It works like magic to tenderize the flesh.
When I went to a cooking demonstration the chef did a pumpkin and
butternut squash soup that uses cream. The cream is added at the end and
he stressed that you should only add the cream to what you are going to
use right away because it will separate if you re-heat it.
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