Cooking with mustard
I need ideas on what to cook with mustard. Does anyone use mustard in their staple recipes?
Thanks in advance!
Hillary
Chew on That
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19 Comments:
This is not anything unusual but I use prepared mustard often in vinaigrettes. Helps to emulsify the dressing and especially good with milder sorts of lettuces. I have a sort of signature salad dressing which is a simple vinaigrette of prepared mustard, olive oil, salt, pepper and orange juice (rather than vinegar). Some vinegars bother my allergies.
I also use a little mustard in the sauce when making mac n' cheese, Welsh rarebit, cheese fondue. That is to say, as Jamie Oliver would say it, "Mr. Mustard loves Mr. Cheese."
Blue Iris at 6:04PM on 08/27/08
I make a bechamel sauce with grainy mustard to serve with steamed cauliflower or brussel sprouts.
PeanutButter at 6:33PM on 08/27/08
I've seen it used as a 'rub' on most meats, chicken, and fish (especially salmon).
I like Dijon in deviled eggs with parsley or paprika or in egg salad. And of course honey mustard makes a great dip for (for me, the vegetarian kind) chicken and hot dogs.
I never heard that from Jamie Oliver before, Blue Iris--how cute!
HeartofGlass at 6:34PM on 08/27/08
Mmmm...
Like the others I use it in salad dressing and on meats quite often. I love mustard.
I use it on salmon cooked in cider with cream, in the onion gravy for Guinness pork chops, mixed with my blackening seasoning and rubbed all over a chicken, in my potato soup (a winter staple around here) and smeared on pork loin with cider vinegar and apples to bake.
I like it in my salmon patties with lemon, and mixed with whiskey to brush on skirt steak or fish. Mix with goat cheese and chopped fresh sage leaves and spread inside butterflied pork loin/chops. With dill, lime and garlic as a fish or chicken marinade. With large amounts of cumin and lemon on chicken.
Heck, I use it like some folks use ketchup! Yum!
sadiepix at 7:08PM on 08/27/08
i think everyone is right above -- i've found mustard is traditionally paired with pork, salmon, and salad dressings.
megannesta at 7:28PM on 08/27/08
I found this recipe through TasteSpotting, it sounds bizarre, but I tried it the other night and it's delicious:
http://patentandthepantry.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/mustard-butter-broccoli-pasta/
PumpkinBear at 7:29PM on 08/27/08
i use mustard in lots of things... I use the grain spicy kind, dijon, organic and even sometimes the regular yellow kind.
In my Hummus Sandwich
To roast potatoes
To make salad dressings
To make pastas
even in a mac & cheese
Madelyn
KarmaFreeCooking
MadelynRodriguez at 7:43PM on 08/27/08
I always add it to mayo based salads whether it's chicken, tuna,egg or pasta.
smile at 7:45PM on 08/27/08
Like everybody else, I use it in vinaigrettes and as smile said, it's very good in chicken or egg salads. I use mustard as a condiment with everything (I probably have at least 7-8 kinds of mustard at any given time, one of them will always match whatever it is I want to use it with:-)) and as an ingredient in sauces and glazes for various dishes. One of my favourite glazes for meat dishes (it's been rather successful on pretty much anything from oven baked chicken croquettes to grilled turkey sausage to barbecued baby back ribs) includes mustard, honey, molasses, minced garlic, kosher salt and bourbon.
brooke29 at 8:51PM on 08/27/08
Yesterday I mixed up some mustard and garlic with softened butter and put it on pasta. It was fantastic.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 9:20AM on 08/28/08
Consider as part of an orange sauce for chicken breasts. I discovered it in an emergency meal with frozen condensed orange juice as the base for the sauce.
lemons at 9:52AM on 08/28/08
I always, always use Dijon in salad dressings! I've also cooked brats in Dijon with a bit of curry - very tasty on a crusty bun with sauteed onions and sauerkraut. Also recently made this 10-minute honey mustard chicken with Dijon, honey and soy sauce, which my MIL loved.
bitchincamero at 10:05AM on 08/28/08
I love it with salmon - I sometimes smear a little onto the filets before I whack them into the oven. Also, gravlaks with mustard-dill sauce is one of life's great pleasures. I use mustard seeds quite a lot as well, always the small, brown kind. I love their nutty flavour, and the way they pop and sputter in the pan. Oh, and obviously it's not the same, but I could happily eat mustard greens every single day!
caley at 10:13AM on 08/28/08
As others have said, mustard and pork love each other. I make what I call Double Mustard Pork - it's pork tenderloin medallions crusted in mustard seed and panko with a mustard, shallot and vermouth sauce.
Tellicherry at 12:51PM on 08/28/08
After pan frying bone in pork chops, I deglaze the pan with a mixture of dijon and balsamic vinegar and pour the sauce over the chops.
ocarol at 8:26PM on 08/28/08
It makes a great barbeque sauce. It will make cardboard taste good. No real specific measurements, as it's mostly to taste. It's a lot of yellow mustard, a little brown sugar, a dash of worcestershire, chili powder, cayene, pepper (either white or black), some apple cider vinegar, and a little more brown sugar. To this you can either add liquid smoke, or add it to smoked pork or chicken.
beth1 at 11:03PM on 08/28/08
Mustard on salmon is delicious!!! Especially when you mix it with minced, sauteed shallots, garlic & olive oill! Spread it over your salmon fillet and bake in the oven until the top is nice and crispy!! :)
Giasbash6260 at 11:24PM on 08/28/08
Oh wow, all of these sounds delicious. Thanks everyone!
Chew on That at 3:20PM on 08/29/08
A little Poupon in Tuna salad is verrrrrry interesting.
bessfour at 1:22PM on 08/30/08