Cooking Terms
To drag meat or other food in a coating such as seasoned flour, bread crumbs, or other seasoning.
Dredge
If you need an egg, but you don't have any or can't eat them, you can...
Replace 1 egg with 1/4 cup applesauce
tsp or t
Teaspoon
12tsp =
1/4C
To place in boiling water for a few minutes to partially cook
Blanch
To brown in a little fat in a skillet on low heat.
Saute
If your recipe calls for cornstarch, but you're all out, you can...
Use 2 tablespoons flour for 1 tablespoon cornstarch
lb
pound
128fl.oz. (fluid ounces) =
1 gal (gallon)
To cut a vegetable such as an onion or garlic into very tiny pieces
Mince
To combine by lifting up and mixing together, usually with two utensils
Toss
If you need 1C heavy cream, but you're all out, you can use...
1/4 cup of melted butter and 3/4 cup of milk
Tbsp or T
16Tbsp =
1 cup
To cook pasta or vegetables until it is almost done and not mushy
Al Dente
To flavor meat by allowing it to soak up a liquid with oil, water, and spices over hours - usually in the refrigerator
Marinate
If you don't have buttermilk for your recipe, you can...
Substitute 1/2 cup plain yogurt plus 1/2 cup milk for 1 cup
oz
ounces
4q (quarts) =
1 gal (gallon)
To cover with a thin icing or sauce
Glaze
To moisten a meat while baking by brushing on some of the pan drippings
Baste
If you're out of baking soda, you can...
use 3x the amount of baking powder (1tsp of baking soda to 3tsp of baking powder)
g
Gram
3tsp =
1Tbsp
To extract color, liquid, or flavor from leaves left in hot but not boiling water
Steep