77 concentrated recipes

Beer and cheddar onion soup with deeply caramelized onions, dark beer reduced to concentrate its flavor, and sharp cheddar blended into a velvety smooth base.

Light chicken and ham soup with courgettes, mushrooms, and a touch of soy sauce, thickened with cornstarch. A quick, low-calorie bowl ready in minutes.

Mexican shrimp cocktail with lime-poached shrimp, avocado, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro, and carrots in a concentrated lime-garlic broth. Served chilled on lettuce.

Quick microwave swordfish with sun-dried tomato paste, rosemary, and lemon. Easy Mediterranean fish dinner ready in 15 minutes with bold, concentrated flavors.

Barbecued Fish uses a strained BBQ syrup of apple cider vinegar, dry mustard, and cloves to marinate firm white fish before grilling. A clean, concentrated glaze for red snapper or halibut.

Elegant cepe consomme made by simmering dried porcini mushrooms in homemade chicken stock until deeply concentrated. Finished with a splash of Madeira for refined warmth.

Roast pork loin marinated overnight in ground red chiles, lime juice, cumin, oregano, and orange juice concentrate. Served with a sour cream and white wine pan sauce.

Carry-out campers' coleslaw is a no-mayo vinegar slaw built in an ice bucket, sweetened with frozen apple juice concentrate and dressed with mustard, vinegar, and oil. Travels great, no spoiling.

Crystal-clear chicken consomme reduced to a quarter of its volume, garnished with steamed julienned vegetables and enoki mushrooms. A refined French-Italian soup with intense concentrated flavor.

Slow-simmered puttanesca sauce cooked 6 to 8 hours with plum tomatoes, a whole head of garlic, anchovies, kalamata olives, and capers. Dark, rich, and deeply concentrated.

Homemade frozen yogurt pops with just three ingredients: low-fat yogurt, frozen fruit juice concentrate, and milk. A healthy kids' snack that freezes in 2 hours.

A creamy no-bake lemonade dessert made with Neufchatel cheese, frozen lemonade concentrate, gelatin, and whipped topping. Light, tangy, and molded into a stunning chilled centerpiece.

Creamy lemonade pie folds frozen lemonade concentrate, instant vanilla pudding, and whipped topping into a graham cracker crust. No-bake, freezer-friendly, tart-sweet summer dessert.

Margarita Sunrise blended with tequila, frozen orange juice concentrate, fresh lime, and powdered sugar over cracked ice. A frothy, citrus-forward frozen cocktail with sugar-rimmed glasses.

Homemade dried apple jelly made with just four ingredients and no added pectin. Boil dried apple slices into a concentrated juice, sweeten with sugar and lemon, then cook to a gorgeous, spreadable set.

Red wine sauce for salmon built from salmon bones, cognac, mirepoix, and shallot puree with a double-reduction technique. A restaurant-quality fish sauce with rich, concentrated flavor.