Comments on: What do I do with vanilla pods? http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/ Chinese, Western, Malaysia best foods blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pixen http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/comment-page-1/#comment-9565 pixen Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:35:47 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/#comment-9565 try this... 1/2 pod of vanilla-scrap the yummy, precious seeds out. 4 sun-ripe red tomatoes-remove skin, seeds & cut into wedges or in chunks 1 tbl balsamic vinegar 1/2 lemon juice or lime juice salt & freshly ground balck pepper to taste Mix all up in a bowl or container and keep it cold in the fridge until needed. Sometimes, i added shredded fresh basil... it goes perfectly well with tomatoes. You will be surprise that the salad tastes slightly sweet from the vanilla beans! Don't throw away the skin of the pod! I reuse it back into rice pudding, hot milk or just put them into sugar jars-voila, you have vanilla sugar! As for homemade vanilla essence, I prefered to use brandy instead of vodka. Brandy gave better color and tastes better too. My vodka version is urghhhh... still like that for the last 4 years but my brandy version... great! I haven't try using pure alchohol yet...It's easy to find here. You can have 35% or 45% levels from the supermarket. Many usage for it..:-P try this…

1/2 pod of vanilla-scrap the yummy, precious seeds out.
4 sun-ripe red tomatoes-remove skin, seeds & cut into wedges or in chunks
1 tbl balsamic vinegar
1/2 lemon juice or lime juice
salt & freshly ground balck pepper to taste

Mix all up in a bowl or container and keep it cold in the fridge until needed.

Sometimes, i added shredded fresh basil… it goes perfectly well with tomatoes.

You will be surprise that the salad tastes slightly sweet from the vanilla beans! Don’t throw away the skin of the pod! I reuse it back into rice pudding, hot milk or just put them into sugar jars-voila, you have vanilla sugar!

As for homemade vanilla essence, I prefered to use brandy instead of vodka. Brandy gave better color and tastes better too. My vodka version is urghhhh… still like that for the last 4 years but my brandy version… great! I haven’t try using pure alchohol yet…It’s easy to find here. You can have 35% or 45% levels from the supermarket. Many usage for it..:-P

]]> By: Bradley M http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/comment-page-1/#comment-9480 Bradley M Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:05:43 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/#comment-9480 I second Athene's recommendation. Creme brulee is wonderful. I second Athene’s recommendation. Creme brulee is wonderful.

]]> By: f1re80 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/comment-page-1/#comment-9279 f1re80 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:03:04 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/#comment-9279 Please e-mail to me the smells Please e-mail to me the smells

]]> By: Jian http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/comment-page-1/#comment-9224 Jian Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:42:15 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/#comment-9224 i remember Jamie did a Praline Semi Fredo using the heavenly pods...Haven't try it but looks great. No need any ice cream maker. just pure cream and pure eggs. Oh cooking island has vanilla pods? Cool i remember Jamie did a Praline Semi Fredo using the heavenly pods…Haven’t try it but looks great. No need any ice cream maker. just pure cream and pure eggs.

Oh cooking island has vanilla pods? Cool

]]> By: Celestine http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/comment-page-1/#comment-9211 Celestine Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:49:03 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/11/27/what-do-i-do-with-vanilla-pods/#comment-9211 Make vanilla essence? :) http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1196/vanessen.html Make vanilla essence? :)

http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1196/vanessen.html

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