Recipe Scaling
Question:
If you halve the recipe, what is the new amount of each ingredient?
Original Recipe (Serves 4):
2 cups pasta
1 cup tomato sauce
½ cup shredded cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 Cup Pasta
1/2 Cups Tomato Sauce
1/4 Cup Shredded Cheese
1 T Olive Oil
What is a julienne cut, and what does the finished ingredient typically look like in terms of shape and size?
Size: ⅛ inch × ⅛ inch × 2 inches
Metric: ~3 mm × 3 mm × 5 cm
Description: Long, thin matchstick-shaped pieces
Question:
If you were to feed six people, what would the new amounts be for each ingredient?
Original Recipe (Serves 2):
1 cup rice
2 cups water
1 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon salt
3 Cups Rice
6 Cups Water
3 T Butter
1 1/2 t salt
What is the typical size of a brunoise cut, and which larger cut is it usually made from?
⅛ inch × ⅛ inch × ⅛ inch.
forming very small and even cubes.
It is usually made by further cutting a julienne into tiny cubes.
Question:
What amount of each ingredient is needed to make 1 serving?
Original Recipe (Serves 4):
2 cups cooked rice
1 cup mixed vegetables
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 Cup Cooked Rice
1/4 Cup Mixed vegetables
1/2 T Soy sauce
1/4 t Oil
What are the measurements of a small dice and a medium dice, knife cut
Small Dice: ¼ inch × ¼ inch × ¼ inch.
Medium Dice: ½ inch × ½ inch × ½ inch.
Question:
If you make ¾ of the recipe, what are the new measurements for each ingredient?
Original Recipe
(Serves 4):
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
Flour: 1½ cups
Sugar: ¾ cup
Milk: ¾ cup
Baking powder: 1½ teaspoons
List the standard measurements for batonnet, small dice, and brunoise.
Batonnet: ¼ inch × ¼ inch × 2 inches
Small Dice: ¼ inch × ¼ inch × ¼ inch
Brunoise: ⅛ inch × ⅛ inch × ⅛ inch
Adjust it to serve 18 people. In addition, you want to reduce the salt by 25% for dietary reasons after scaling.
Original Recipe (Serves 12)
3 pounds chicken thighs
6 cups cooked rice
3 cups chicken stock
1½ cups diced onions
¾ cup diced bell peppers
6 tablespoons olive oil
3 teaspoons salt
1½ teaspoons black pepper
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Chicken thighs: 4½ pounds
Cooked rice: 9 cups
Chicken stock: 4½ cups
Diced onions: 2¼ cups
Diced bell peppers: 1⅛ cups
Olive oil: 9 tablespoons
Salt: 3⅜ teaspoons
Black pepper: 2¼ teaspoons
Lemon juice: 4½ tablespoons
Size: ⅛–¼ inch thick slices
Metric: ~3–6 mm
Shape: Round slices
Common ingredients: Carrots, zucchini, cucumbers
Which knife cut do these describe?
Rondelle