Le Cordon Bleu

Blanching Lettuce

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Cuisine Foundations
Cuisine Foundations

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2010

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  1. Add vinegar to the cold water and wash the lettuce well.

  2. Generously salt boiling water with coarse salt.

  3. Holding by the stem, immerse the lettuce into the boiling water.

  4. Push under using a wire skimmer.

  5. Once wilted, immediately transfer to ice water.

  6. Cool completely, then squeeze out excess water.

  7. Squeeze from the root end to the tip.

  8. Lay them out on a work surface.

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