Break an egg into each mold and poach them in a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Rose and orange pomade are made by the bain-marie method by submerging. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Get hold of several bars of dark chocolate, and melt them gently in a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
A cow that's been recently cut up has the portions laid out in bain-marie that day. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
He suggests a bain-marie bath of near boiling water, like you cook hollandaise sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-08-01] Reference
Among the inventions attributed to her is the double boiler commonly known as a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
Orange and rose petals require the hot methods, either by the still or by the “bain-marie.”. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The bain-marie may allow a closer union of materials than mere grinding will, but direct heat is necessary to ensure quality. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
Without covering with the lid, place in the bain-marie and cook for 45 minutes or until it is set and a knife inserted comes out clean. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
To make the egg icing, whisk the eggs and strain them through a sieve into a heavy-based saucepan I would use the bain-marie style saucepan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-03-01] Reference
A custard is made using milk, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolks; the mix is cooked in a bain-marie for a few minutes, but must remain thin enough to pour. From Wordnik.com. [In defense of Hank Johnson] Reference
In a bain-marie type of saucepan, with double sides- whisk the ingredients together and cook over a low to medium heat constantly whisking until it thickens about 10 min. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-03-01] Reference
Custards are often cooked in a water bath, or bain-marie, to ensure that the temperature of the vessel theyre cooking in doesnt get hotter than 212F and the egg cooks gently. From Wordnik.com. [Ratio] Reference
First work well with a ladle the eggs with the sugar, then pour the flour little by little, still stirring, and finally the butter, previously melted in a double steamer (bain-marie). From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
Therefore, Mauclerc stated, he is opposed to varnishers 'use of a bain-marie, which prevents the materials from boiling and is used by those who lack any notion of the need for fire in this process. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
I find this is a pretty high chocolate-to-cream ratio, so if you are unable to get all the chocolate to melt, you can place the bowl over a bain-marie and stir until the chocolate is completely melted. From Wordnik.com. [Sugar High Friday #52: Baby TKO’s] Reference
One restaurant advised me they poached their eggs in water: what it turned out to be was that they did the above (greades a custard cup, added an egg) but then set the custard-cup assemblage in a bain-marie (of sorts). From Wordnik.com. [how to poach an egg, smitten kitchen-style | smitten kitchen] Reference
In a bain-marie, melt the white chocolate with the glucose. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
A bain-marie is a great convenience for keeping the various dishes hot when serving large dinners. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Parloa's New Cook Book] Reference
Putting it back over the bain-marie I cook it for another five minutes, and it finally begins to thicken. From Wordnik.com. [Dandelion Mama] Reference
Then add salt and pepper, remove from the pan and place on a warm serving dish or keep them warm in a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Serious cooks would appreciate that last feature - it eliminates the need to spritz, baste, even use a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [coloradoan.com - Local News] Reference
Between the two bunks was a soap-box table, with a candle stuck in a green bottle, an alcohol stove, a bain-marie, and two tin cups. From Wordnik.com. [VIII. Book Five: Bidding the Eagles of the West Fly On] Reference
To cope with the limitations of his kitchen here, Elias cooks the meat for hours over boiling water in something resembling a large bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Accompanying this dish are pre-made "perogies" - little Ukrainian dumplings that will usually be sitting right beside the cabbage rolls in the bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [Crash Test Kitchen] Reference
You didn’t mention using a water bath bain-marie in either of the recipes. From Wordnik.com. [brownie mosaic cheesecake | smitten kitchen] Reference
And yet you sing your praises loudly where the queue meanders past the bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
“Let be, Monsieur le recteur,” she said, seeing that the abbe meant to drink it, “I’ll just put it into the bain-marie, it won’t spoil it.”. From Wordnik.com. [Ursula] Reference
‘So when he caught sight of your correspondent, who had embedded herself ‘twixt bain-marie and pasta salad with pen poised attentively, he was inclined to be expansive. From Wordnik.com. [More on red meat and colon cancer | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
Melt chocolate and butter in a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [South American Way] Reference
It is then placed in a bain-marie in the oven. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference
1 tablespoon flour (can add two or three -- up to seven!) = Melt the butter and chocolate using a "bain-marie" (one saucepan placed in another saucepan, the second holding water). From Wordnik.com. [le gâteau chocolat - chocolate cake] Reference
Melt the dark chocolate in a bain-marie. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
bain-marie, 88. From Wordnik.com. [JOIE DE VIVRE] Reference
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