
salt
Salt provides essential sodium and chloride minerals critical for nerve transmission, muscle contraction, and electrolyte balance, though dietary moderation is recommended due to health associations with excessive sodium intake.
About
Salt is a naturally occurring mineral compound composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), essential for human physiological function and one of the oldest food preservation and flavoring agents known to civilization. Extracted through evaporation of seawater, mineral deposits, or underground salt mines, salt exists in multiple crystalline forms ranging from fine powder to large mineral nuggets. The main types include sea salt, rock salt (halite), kosher salt, and specialty salts such as Himalayan pink salt and fleur de sel, each with distinct grain sizes, mineral compositions, and textural properties that influence their culinary applications.
Culinary Uses
Salt serves as the primary flavor enhancer and seasoning across virtually all culinary traditions, enhancing natural flavors, suppressing bitterness, and balancing sweetness. Beyond its seasoning role, salt functions as a critical preservative through curing, brining, and dry-salting techniques in charcuterie, seafood preservation, and fermented foods. In baking and cooking, salt regulates gluten development, controls fermentation rates, and aids texture formation in breads, pastas, and cured meats. Different salt varieties—coarse kosher salt for finishing, fleur de sel for delicate garnish, and fine sea salt for baking—provide textural variation and mineral complexity to refined preparations.
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Recipes Using salt (6,202)
Sri Lanka Uru Mus Roast (Roast Pork)
Sri Lanka Uru Mus Roast (Roast Pork) from the Recidemia collection
Stamp Mealies
Stamp Mealies from the Recidemia collection
Standard Fat-free Bread
Makes a 1½ lb loaf
Standard Pie Crust with Margarine
Makes 1 double crust or 2 single crusts, or 12 tart shells.
Star of the East Fruit Bread
Star of the East Fruit Bread from the Recidemia collection
Stars and Stripe Torte
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Steak and Peppers
This is a simple dish to throw together with leftover meat. I use frozen vegetarian steak strips, though sliced seitan, seared flank steak or any other protein would probably work.
Steak Au Poirve
Steak Au Poirve from the Recidemia collection
Steak Cosmopolitan
Steak Cosmopolitan Makes 6 servings
Steak Enchiladas
Tender, juicy, marinated steak rolled with Monterrey Jack cheese sauce in a corn tortilla, baked and topped with more cheese sauce and green chile sauce.
Steakhouse Dinner
Herb-grilled steak brushed with olive oil and butter and cooked to perfect medium rare with roast potatoes and sauteed peppers rivals even the best steakhouse.
Steak Madeira with Rice
Makes 6 servings.
Steak Pizzaiola with Salad, Bread and Pasta
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Makes 6 servings o
Steak Sauce
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Source: my old rec
Steak Skillet Dinner with Green Beans
Purchased from the McDonald Estate in Wylie, Texas in 1990. Dated 1926.
Steaks Royale
Makes 6 servings.
Steaks with Peppercorn Melange and Sweet Onion Marmalade
Copyright, 2006, Robin Miller, All rights reserved Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller Episode: Dinner Is Served From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"
Steamed Cabbage
Steamed Cabbage from the Recidemia collection
Steamed Cabbage I
Original recipe Yield: 6 Servings
Steamed Egg Custard Soup
Rev. Saito was a great cook. We enjoyed his cooking. He loved to treat people by making sushi, steamed fish, and steak. During one Buddhist retreat he made the largest chawan-mushi (steamed egg-custard soup) I had seen in my life.
Steamed Fish and Spinach
Steamed Fish and Spinach from the Recidemia collection
Steamed Flying Fish
Steamed Flying Fish from the Recidemia collection

Steamed Rice
Steamed Rice is a simple dish but many people have trouble cooking it - being too much rice or too much water. This recipe for steamed rice is failsafe and does not require special rice cookers or microwaves.
Steamed Rice
Steamed Rice is a simple dish but many people have trouble cooking it - being too much rice or too much water. This recipe for steamed rice is failsafe and does not require special rice cookers or microwaves.
Steamed Rice Cake with Mung Beans
Steamed Rice Cake with Mung Beans
Steamed Shrimp
Makes 4 servings.
Steam Fish
Only the freshest fish are steamed. Ginger is used to rid the of any fishiness and sliced chile very much a Singaporean touch to an otherwise very Chinese dish. Depending on the type and quality of the , different ingredients are used.
Stedda Mozzarella
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Steep Estate Banana Nut Bread
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Steep Estate in Elmo, Texas in 1989.
Steep Estate Clam Dip
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Steep Estate in Elmo, Texas in 1989.
Steiger's Strawberry Cheesecake
Steiger's Strawberry Cheesecake from the Recidemia collection
Steiktar Heilagfiski
Baked halibut Steiktar Heilagfiski
Stewed Beef in Coconut milk
Stewed Beef in Coconut milk from the Recidemia collection
Stewed Black Beans
Stewed Black Beans
Stewed Chicken in Coconut Milk
Stewed Chicken in Coconut Milk from the Recidemia collection
Stewed Fish
Stewed Fish from the Recidemia collection
Stewed Oysters
There are several ways to . Two recipes are given below.
Stewed Paua
4 servings Stewed Paua
Stewed Pumpkin
Stewed Pumpkin from the Recidemia collection
Stew from Netherlands Antilles
Stew from Netherlands Antilles from the Recidemia collection
Sticky Chicken
Sticky Chicken from the Recidemia collection
Sticky date pudding
A is a favorite Australian pudding, especially in Southern climates in the winter months. Your family and friends will love you forever if you make them the following recipe, but warning, exceedingly diet unfriendly.
Sticky Rice and Mango I
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Stinging Scorpion Guacamole
Bite into this mixture with Onion, garlic, and a threesome of hot sauces - and it’ll bite you back!
Stir-fried Beef Salad I
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Stir-fried Broccoli and Carrots
This colorful side dish is packed with flavor and good nutrition.
Stir-fried Corn with Cumin and Coriander
Stir-Fried Corn with Cumin and Coriander from the Public Health Cookbook—original source of recipe, public domain government resource Serves: 4
Stir-fried Pindzhur
Stir-fried Pindzhur from the Recidemia collection
Stir-fried Pork with Napa Cabbage
This spicy entrée is delicious served with rice or noodles.
Stir-fried Rice Salad
Makes 6 servings.