#quick-cooking

#quick-cooking

Don't let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you. Pan sauces can spell survival for time-challenged cooks. They take about 17 minutes, start to finish, and that includes the time it takes to quickly sauté boneless beef, fish, pork or poultry. Made in the same pan, the sauce is dependent on the brown bits left behind, those caramelized drippings that the French dub the "fond."

When it comes to flavor, layers matter. Martha Stewart knows this. She also knows that time matters, too. That's why she's fond of store-bought bouillon - a helpful ingredient that's been around for generations. She recently told Delish that those little powerhouses of flavor make any recipe taste like it's been slow cooking for hours. "I use the vegetable bouillon cube just to add a little extra depth of flavor," Stewart said.