Food Preparation, Terms and Definitios

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FOOD PREPARATION, TERMS AND DEFINITIOS

PREPARATION TERMS: COOKING TERMS:

 BEAT - Making mixture smooth or introducing BAKE- Cook in oven


Air by using a brisk motion that lifts the mixture BASTE - To put moisture on meat or other food while
over and over. Cooking to prevent drying surface. the liquid is usually
 BLANCH - Pouring hot or boiling water over food; melted fat, meat dripping fruit juices or sauce.
Drain and rinse immediately with cold water BARBECUE - T o roast slowly on a grid-iron over coals or
 BLEND - Mixing thoroughly two or more ingredients under a free flame or even an electric unit usually
 CHOP - To cut by striking a heavy sharp tool. Basting with a special sauce.
 COAT - Covering with flour or breadcrumbs BOIL - To cook in water or liquid mostly water in which
 CREAM -Blending into a cream consistency. bubbles rise continuously and break the surface
 DICE - Cutting in cubes BRAISE - To cook (meat) by searing until brown then
 DRAIN - Removing liquid from food simmering in a covered pan
 DREDGE - Sprinkling or coating with flour or other CARAMELIZE - To heat sugar until a brown color
Fine substances characteristic flavor develops
 FLAKE - Breaking or pulling apart a food like chicken FRICASSEE - A dish of meat poultry cut small, stewed in
Or fish that divides naturally gravy
 FILLET - Lean, boneless piece or fish or meat FRY - To cook in fat
 FOLD - Combining by using two motion, cutting vertically MELT - To liquefy by heat
Through the mixture and turning over by sliding the PAN BOIL - To boil until partially cooked. The cooking is
implement across the bottom of the mixing bowl with usually completed by another method
each Turn PAN BROIL - To cook uncovered a hot surface usually
 GRATE - Rub food against a grater to divide into small completed by another met
Pieces PAN FRY - To cook in a small amount of fat
 GRIND - Reduce particles by cutting, crushing or grinding POACH - To cook in hot liquid using precautions to
 KNEAD - Manipulate with a pressing motion accompanied retain shape
By folding or stretching ROAST - To cook uncovered by dry heat usually done in
 MARINATE - Soak in mixture usually containing vinegar, an oven with rotisserie but occasionally in ashes under
Wine or various spices. Coals, healed stone or metals.
 MASH - Make into a soft, pulpy mass or mixture SAUTE - To brown or cook in a small amount of fat
 MINCE- Cut or chop into very small pieces. SCALD - To heat milk just below the boiling point
 MIX- Combine ingredients an any way that affects SEAR - To heat surface of meat by short application
Distributions of intense heat
 PARE - To cut off outer covering or layer SIMMER - To work in liquid just below the boiling point
 PRESS - Separate liquid portions from solid by weights at temperature of 185-210 °f
Or mechanical pressure as in making cider from apples STEAM - To cook in steam with or without pressure.
 PEEL - Strip off outer covering the steam maybe applied directly to the food
 SEASON - Add spices such as pepper, salt and other STERILIZE - To destroy microorganism for cleaning
Seasoning purposes this is done at high temperature with steam,
 SHRED - Cut or tear food in long narrow pieces dry heat or boiling in liquid
 SLICE - A thin, broad piece cut off from larger pieces STEW - To cook food by simmering or boiling slowly
 SQUEEZE - Extract or obtain something by application TOAST - To brown by means of dry heat.
Of pressure
 STIR - Mix food materials with a circular motion for the
Purpose of blending or securing a uniform consistency.
 STRAIN - Pour through a strainer or a piece of cloth

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