Tarragon is a perennial plant that looks like wormwood. In cooking, only young shoots are used, they have a pungent and piquant taste, a spicy aroma. They are harvested at the very beginning of the tarragon flowering. People call this plant tarragon and tarragon wormwood.
Tarragon is widely used in conservation, fermentation and soaking of pears and apples. In China, this spice is used to flavor rice, boiled fish, mayonnaise and sauces. Tarragon is used in the preparation of asparagus, cauliflower, beans, mushrooms and meat: veal, lamb, pork and lamb. And to fully reveal the taste of tarragon in the dish, you need to add lemon juice. By the way, if you rub the meat with fresh grass, then flies will not land on it.
This spice is also added to the first courses, but only a few minutes before it is fully cooked, otherwise the broth will turn out to be bitter. With tarragon wormwood, you can prepare rich sauces for meat and fish. For example, a herring dish will perfectly complement the tarragon, chicken yolk and mustard sauce. To prepare it, mix 1 tsp. sugar, salt, 2 boiled and chopped yolks and 1 tbsp. mustard, gently pour in 2 tsp. vegetable oil, add 1 tsp. lemon juice and chopped fresh tarragon. You can also add ½ tsp to this sauce. honey and white pepper.
This spice gained particular popularity in France; it is added to the famous Béarnaise sauce. In the Caucasus and the Mediterranean countries, young shoots are included in many salads.
What drinks are tarragon added to?
Everyone knows the non-alcoholic drink "Tarhun", it owes its memorable taste to tarragon. Also, this seasoning is added to French wines and liqueurs. With the help of a young plant shoot, you can even refine the taste of vodka. It is enough to put it in a bottle with a strong drink and let it brew for 3 weeks.
With tarragon, you can cook tarragon at home. To prepare it, 2 liters of sparkling water, 2 lemons, a medium bunch of tarragon, sugar and vanilla to taste are enough. Tarragon shoots with lemon are ground in a blender, then poured into a glass container, vanilla, sugar and soda are added. Insist for several hours and filter.
