Lesson Plan: Course #1 - Foundations of Culinary Arts Education
Lesson Plan: Course #1 - Foundations of Culinary Arts Education
Lesson Plan: Course #1 - Foundations of Culinary Arts Education
3. The Culinary Expert will discuss and demonstrate each of the following
basic dry heat cooking methods: including sauté, griddle, pan-fry, deep fry,
baking, roasting, and grilling. Involve teachers to participate to help mix,
stir or turn product to help Instructor.
Example: Show sauté technique using chicken breasts; showing high
heat in small amount of fat, caramelizing both sides and cooking to
correct internal temperature. (finish in oven if required)
Example: Show griddle technique using fried egg on griddle; 30 minutes
showing high heat of slab and quick coagulation of proteins. Again
natural caramelization of sugars due to high heat and small amount
of fat.
Example: Show grilling technique using pork cutlets from pork loin.
High heat grill and diamond mark technique due to high heat and
protein coagulation.
4. The Culinary Expert will discuss and demonstrate basic moist heat cooking
methods including poaching, simmering, boiling, and steaming. Involve
teachers to participate to help mix, stir or turn product to help Instructor.
30 mins
Example: Show poaching technique using salmon or other available
fish. Demonstrating the look of water in a pan at poaching
temperature of 160/170 F
Example; Show technique of boiling using dry pasta; also show
technique of shocking. Show the visual aspect of boiling water at
212 F
Example: Show technique of steaming (use industrial steamer if
possible) using any available vegetable, fresh or frozen. Show stove
top steaming
6. Small Group Activity-- Instructor will divide class into pairs or small
groups (no more than 3 members per group). Instructor will assign each
group one of the tasks outlined below. Each group will practice and apply 1 hour
the techniques learned so far in this workshop, respecting all safety and
sanitation rules, while under the supervision of the Instructor.
Then, the whole class will help with clean up and critique of production. Note: all
cooked products to be displayed on work area for inspection and critique by
Culinary Expert. Suggest peer review of each group and critique to expand and
strengthen understanding of methods.
Closure:
1. List the cooking techniques that comprise the key principle cooking
methods. 10 mins
2. Which method is most commonly used to cook proteins? vegetables?
starches?
3. What are some instructional strategies that you will utilize to teach your
students these cooking methods?
Total = ~ 3.5
hours
Transfer Out: In this unit, we learned about and practiced the three key principle
cooking methods. In our next unit, we will examine professionalism as it relates to
Culinary Arts.
Evaluation and 1) Return performance, 2) Inspection and Critique of Culinary Expert, 3) Post Test
Assessment:
Materials and Resources: Food and ingredients for cooking demos and hands-on practice (to be determined
by Culinary Expert).