Dry Heat Methods
Done on an open grid over a heat source, which may be charcoal, an electric element, or a gas-heated element.
What is Grill or Grilling?
Cooking in a liquid a little below the boiling point and bubbling very gently.
What is simmering?
The sugar found in fruits is known as ____________.
What is Fructose?
These vegetables include lettuce, spinach, winter greens (turnip, kale and mustard) and Swiss chard, as well as common lettuce varieties include: Iceberg, Romaine, Bibb, Green Leaf, Red Leaf and Boston.
What are leafy vegetables?
Means to swirl a liquid in a sauté or other pan to dissolve cooked particles of food remaining on the bottom
What is deglaze?
To cook foods by surrounding them with, dry air, usually in an oven. Cooking uncovered is essential.
What is Roasting?
Cooking in a liquid the temperature of which is even lower than simmering, and the liquid is not really bubbling. Also, less liquid is usually used for this method than simmering.
What is poaching?
The three classifications of fruit are _____________, ______________, and _________________.
What are summer, winter, and tropical?
A Vegetable that has a single root that extended into the ground and provides nutrients to the part of the plant that exists above ground. Carrot, radish.
What is a root vegetable?
Most foods are _______at 350º to 375ºF. Excessive greasiness in foods is usually caused by cooking at too low a temperature.
What is fried?
To cook quickly in a small amount of fat. From the French word meaning to jump or dance.
What is Saute'
A combination of dry-heat and moist-heat cooking methods. Meats are first browned or seared in fat or in a hot oven, then simmered in a flavorful liquid until tender.
What is braising?
These are the most perishablefruit. They are tender and fragile, should be handled as little as possible, and should not be washed until used. Technically grapes are in this category.
What are berries?
A bulbous root capable of generating a new plant that grows underground. Potatoes & sweet potatoes are in this category.
What is a tuber?
Defined as water containing seasonings, herbs, and usually an acid, used for cooking fish. The name means “short broth” in French, so called because it is made quickly, unlike stocks.
What is Court Bouillon?
To cook in a moderate amount of fat in a pan over moderate heat. Similar to sautéing, except that more fat is generally used and the cooking time is longer.
What is pan-frying?
A clever way to seal a combination of flavors in a bag! The technique is quite simple and is applied to small whole fish or fillets. The raw or precooked fish is enclosed in a heart-shaped sheet of parchment paper. Garnishes, herbs, and seasonings are added to contribute to the development of an incomparably subtle flavor.
What is En Papillotte?
Apples are __________ fruits even though they begin coming in during the fall. In cold storage, apples can last for months.
What is winter?
Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten. Celery, asparagus, artichokes & mushrooms.
What is a stem vegetable?
Meat is usually _________ on a rack (trivet). The rack prevents meat from simmering in its own juices and fat. It also allows hot air circulation all around the product
What is rosted?
To cook a food submerged in hot fat. Many foods are dipped in breading or batter before. This forms a protective coating between food and fat and helps give the product crispness, color, and flavor. The quality of the breading or batter affects the quality of the finished product.
What is deep frying?
Made of meats cut into small pieces or cubes. Most are made by braising, but some are cooked by simmering only, without first browning or searing the meat. These are usually made with enough liquid or gravy to cover the meat completely while cooking.
What are stews?
These fruits are named for climate in regions where they grow. They Include figs, dates, bananas, papayas, pineapple, pomegranates and passion fruit.
What are tropical fruits?
These TWO types of vegetables should be stored dry, unpeeled in a cool dark area. Under the sink is a favorite place.
What are roots and tubers?
What cooking method do these two rules apply to?
Preheat the pan before adding the food to be. The food must start cooking at high heat, or it will begin to simmer in its own juices.
Do not overcrowd the pan. Doing so lowers the temperature too much, and again the food begins to simmer in its own juices.
What is Sauteeing?