Shannon Martinez on Nestlé CHEF range of liquid concentrates and pastes
/Shannon Martinez, Head Chef and owner of Melbourne’s Smith & Daughters, loves the CHEF range of Liquid Concentrates and Pastes from Nestlé Professional.
“They are an instant flavour boost to anything you make in your kitchen,” Shannon says. “The thing I love most is that they can be added to any kind of dish and at any point, whether diluted into stocks or simply thrown straight into a dish to boost the flavour.
“The CHEF Demi Glace Liquid Concentrate is hands down my favourite of the batch. Anything that needs that lift of meatiness, this is the thing that’s going to do it for you. It is the perfect substitute for that rich meaty flavour normally achieved by roasting bones.
“The CHEF Mushroom Liquid Concentrate is one of my secret weapons. It is a really handy ingredient for things like soups and pasta sauces, and a little bit in your risotto is what’s going to make yours the one that people remember.
“The CHEF Black Garlic Paste is one of those killer moves in a kitchen. It’s one teaspoon straight into a pan, tossed through some spaghetti, thrown into scrambled eggs. If a dish is lacking a bit of something, just chuck that in there and it just lifts it.
“The CHEF Vegetable Liquid Concentrate is that super savoury vegetable undertone; this is the thing that’s going to give that to your dishes.
“If you don’t want to focus your career on vegan food, then these are those tricks: you can just chuck into a spoonful of this, a splash of that and get those big bold flavours that you’re used to creating with your non-vegan menu in a second.”
