The essential ingredients in the kitchen cupboard

To avoid running out of ideas and supplies, when you have to cook at the last minute, and also when the budget is tight, you might as well have a cupboard filled… if possible with useful things.

The art of good home cooking is about making the most of what you have, whatever the cost. Each recipe has its own ingredients, but generally speaking, here are the essential ingredients to have in your cupboards at all times. Detailed review of what to put in your kitchen cupboards to always have enough to make a meal.

Varied and useful ingredients and foods in the cupboards

Long before the refrigerator (which can break down, which can shut down in the event of a power outage) and the freezer (which can suffer the same fate and which is not included in all homes due to lack of space), THE kitchen cupboards are essential. Question of food survival!

On this subject, our grandparents and elders knew a lot about it. It is therefore from their cupboards that we can draw inspiration. Here is the basis to inspire your typical shopping list to adapt according to your eating habits, particularly if you are vegetarian or vegan.

Canned ingredients

THE conserves are number 1 in closets! With best before use dates (DLUO) of several yearsand with a choice that covers all vegetables, fruits and even ready meals, canned goods are almost essential. Depending on the products, we have the choice between jars and cans. And if you have a vegetable garden and/or an orchard, you can make preserves yourself. Depending on the products, we have the choice between jars and cans.

Canned vegetables

Canned vegetables are affordable, nutritious, good quality and easy to use. This does not mean that we should eliminate fresh produce from our diet, but rather introduce a balance between all types of fresh or frozen produce.

As a starter :

Fresh artichokes are certainly better than canned artichokes, but they require a fairly long cooking time. So, the box of ready-made artichoke hearts is still a great alternative for cooking tasty recipes in record time!

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As an accompaniment :

• green beans, peas with or without carrots,
• flageolets, red beans, lentils, chickpeas
• ratatouille
• mushrooms

Canned mushrooms can save our lives (or at least dinner) because they are quick and easy to prepare. No more cleaning chore: once the mushrooms have been drained of water, rinsed and drained, they can be inserted into almost any recipe.

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• tomatoes in all their forms: whole, crushed, concentrated, in coulis

Canned fish and shellfish

• tuna (natural if possible)

If the can of tuna at the back of the cupboard doesn’t inspire you, take a look at our simple and original recipe ideas that put tuna in the spotlight!

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Canned mackerel is available all year round. In addition, it is economical and good for your health. You might as well know how to accommodate it!

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Canned fruit

• pineapple, pears, apricots, mangoes
• applesauce plain or with other fruits
• coconut milk

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Basic ingredients: dry groceries

for the seasonings and cooking:

• oils (olive, rapeseed, walnut, sunflower, etc.)
• vinegars (wine, cider, balsamic, etc.)
• peanut paste for cooking or spreading
• mustard
• salt, pepper
• spices (turmeric, cumin, curry, paprika, etc.)
• dried herbs (thyme, bay leaf, basil, coriander, etc.)

for the cakespies, quiches, sauces:

• sucre
• flour, potato starch and/or cornstarch
• UHT milk, condensed milk, vegetable milk
• chocolat
• candied fruits
• eggs

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for the accompaniments :

• pasta of all shapes
• riz
• semolina, polenta
• legumes of all kinds, lentils, dried beans
• potatoes
• onions, shallots, garlic

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The dietician’s advice: indicative ingredients

This list is of course far from exhaustive! It’s just a base. Many other, more sophisticated products can be added.

To avoid letting products expire, use the method of inventory management “1st in, 1st out,” by putting the oldest products in front, within easy reach.

Replenish your stock regularly when you use it.

Buy products based on the ideas you have for them. accommodate together :

• tuna + green beans + tomatoes + spices – hot or cold for a starter or side
• polenta + tomato sauce + eggs
• rice + lentils + coconut milk + curry (a vegetarian dish)
• enough to make a cake + fruit in syrup
• milk + egg + sugar + chocolate + cornstarch for a cream dessert.

Cupboard cooking is also an art, to be put into practice so as not to be caught off guard and eat healthy and balanced.

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