(n.) A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).
(n.) Anything insignificant; a particle.
Example Sentences:
(1) One is for loin of pork spiced with green peppercorns.
(2) Serves 4 For the brisket 2.5kg salted brisket on the bone 2 onions with skin, cleaned 3 litres water 4 bay leaves 6 peppercorns 1 bunch of parsley, with stalks For the dumplings 200g suet 400g self-raising flour 1 bunch of young carrots, peeled 2 sticks celery, cut into 2cm lengths 1 Rinse any excess salt from the beef.
(3) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.
(4) When it becomes an academy, the local authority is compelled to give (for a peppercorn rent) a 125-year lease to whichever “sponsor” comes in to take over the school.
(5) 3 tbsp cider vinegar 5 black or green peppercorns 1 small bay leaf ½ shallot, peeled and finely chopped 1 sprig tarragon, plus 1 tsp chopped tarragon leaves 1 sprig chervil, plus 1 tsp chopped chervil (optional) 2 good steaks 150g unsalted butter 1 large egg yolk Salt and freshly ground black pepper Put the vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaf, shallot, tarragon sprig and chervil sprig, if using, in a small pan and bring to a boil.
(6) Click here to buy a copy from the Guardian Bookshop for £17.50 Jose Pizarro’s duck breast with sherry vinegar and olive oil mashed potatoes Facebook Twitter Pinterest Romas Foord for the Observer Serves 4 floury potatoes 900g, peeled garlic 4 whole cloves, peeled bay leaf 1 black peppercorns 10 olive oil 6 tbsp salt and pepper sugar 25g sherry vinegar 4 tbsp palo cortado sherry 6 tbsp dried apricots 50g, finely chopped arrowroot ½ tsp duck breasts 4 x 200g, kept cold in the fridge right up until the time you need to use them For the mash, cut the potatoes into large chunks and place in a large pan with plenty of cold water.
(7) Serves 6 For the wrappers 200g plain flour ¼ tsp baking powder A good pinch of salt 100ml water 3 tbsp cornflour, for dusting For the filling 250g chicken or pork mince 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 5cm-piece of fresh ginger, chopped 5 green chillies, chopped 2 spring onions, chopped 5g black peppercorns, crushed 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander 1 tsp cumin powder, roasted ½ tsp garam masala powder 75g butter 1¼ tsp salt Juice of one lemon 1 To make the momo wrappers, sift the flour and baking powder on to a work surface.
(8) 2 In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, polenta, baking powder, salt, rosemary, crushed peppercorns and fennel.
(9) With the government largely absent from the region, they have used the classic combination of patronage (building roads, repairing bridges, taking sick people to hospital) and threats to get the peasant families to sell them their timber at peppercorn prices.
(10) Roughly crush the peppercorns and fennel using a pestle and mortar.
(11) Serves 2 2 x 250g pork chops, each around 2.5cm thick 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds ½ tsp black peppercorns ½ tsp flaked sea salt 50g butter 1 tbsp sunflower oil finely grated zest and juice 1 orange, about 4 tbsp 4 tbsp marsala wine 225g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 4cm slices 1 tbsp runny honey 1 Snip the rind of each pork chop at 1.5cm intervals.
(12) Betty Bee via GuardianWitness Serves 6 to 8 For the stock 3 carrots 2 leeks ½ fennel bulb 2 celery sticks 2 shallots 2 cinnamon sticks 1 star anise 1 tbsp cumin seeds 10 peppercorns 5 coriander seeds 300ml dry white wine For the lamb 1 head of garlic 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 leg of lamb – about 2.5kg 500g tomatoes, quartered 200g flour 150ml water 1 The day before prepare the stock.
(13) The salty taste of the peppercorn rind on a perfectly grilled sirloin.
(14) Pour over 2 litres of water, add the black peppercorns, then bring to the boil.
(15) They look like the turds of an animal who has been eating whole peppercorns.
(16) Add the garlic, caraway, allspice and peppercorns, and sauté for five more minutes, until everything is nice and soft.
(17) Nigel Slater's pasta with smoked salmon and peppercorn butter Pasta with smoked salmon and peppercorn butter.
(18) Makes 4 portions sustainably sourced fresh prawns 8 large, in their shells cornflour to coat Sichuan peppercorns 1 tsp garlic cloves 2, thinly sliced dried red chillies 5 spring onion stalks 2, cut into medallions oil for frying salt to taste De-vein the prawns and remove their heads and feet but keep the shells on.
(19) Combined results of the 3-tube most probable number procedure and the API 20E kit indicated the presence of Escherichia coli in 4 test samples of black peppercorns, 1 test sample of white peppercorns, and 1 test sample of coriander.
(20) 3 Gently saute the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, peppercorns and bay until soft.
Spice
Definition:
(n.) Species; kind.
(n.) A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc.
(n.) Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief.
(v. t.) To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
(v. t.) To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
(v. t.) To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spices are widely used for flavouring food and are mostly grown in the tropics.
(2) Patients with duodenal ulcer were more often native from the Magreb and their nutrition was more often rich in spices in comparison to patients with gastric ulcer.
(3) A strong EBV activation activity was observed in aqueous extracts of some Cantonese salted dried fish from China, harissa (a spice mixture) and to a lesser extent qaddid (dry mutton preserved in olive oil) from Tunisia.
(4) The overall population may be exposed to TCE through household cleaning fluids, decaffeinated coffee, and some spice extracts.
(5) I mean, we all taught each other stuff, but she taught us all .” Was that her main role in the Spice Girls?
(6) However, almost anything can be used to blush water into wine: fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, teabags – whatever you think might taste good.
(7) Almond lamb curry: Atul Kochhar This dish derives its main flavour from a spice blend called vadagam, which can be a little tedious to make.
(8) In Group I (n = 32) a statistically significantly higher % of patients (47%) showed positive reactions to 1 or more spices, compared with 15% in Group II (N = 71).
(9) In our experience the occurrence of urticaria, angioedema or anaphylaxis after meals in Chinese or Indonesian restaurants is more often due to IgE-mediated Type I food allergy, caused by consumption of shrimp, peanut or spices, in particular those of the parsley family (e.g.
(10) The design tool taken into account is the world-wide used electrical simulator SPICE.
(11) Matthew Watson, a scientist at Bristol University and the principal investigator of Spice, told Nature magazine that two scientists involved in the project had not been initially forthcoming that they had submitted patents for technology similar to that used in the project before Spice was proposed.
(12) Manchester United 2-2 Liverpool: the Class of 92, Spice Boys and Cantona’s return Read more He did not do it all by himself – there was considerable assistance from Eric Harrison and other United youth coaches along the way and even a short loan spell at Preston North End played its part – but from the moment Beckham became a first-team regular he appeared fully armed and fully formed.
(13) The only significant association (p less than .01, odds ratio = 15) was found between an attack of cholera and eating laebmoo--an uncooked pork preparation with Thai spices and chili.
(14) An experiment explored how well young, middle-aged, and elderly subjects could discriminate the presence or absence of the spice marjoram in a soup prepared according to a published recipe.
(15) Among the spices, the highest numbers of reactions were found to nutmeg (28%), paprika (19%) and cloves (12%) in the indicator-positive Group I. Fragrance-mix turned out to be a particularly important indicator allergen, especially for paprika, nutmeg and cloves.
(16) I remember standing by the side of the stage, thinking, "I'm about to follow the Spice Girls" and giggling to myself.
(17) Another member of her circle, the rapacious slum landlord Peter Rachman, had himself become a symbol of the greed and materialism of the affluent society, adding more spice to the mix.
(18) The foods were cream, homogenized milk, raw milk, cheese, raw chicken, raw oysters, frozen broccoli, flour, and spices.
(19) One is for loin of pork spiced with green peppercorns.
(20) Add the cashew mixture, spices, salt and tomato puree and stir for 2-3 minutes until thoroughly combined.