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Cooking Techniques

Subject : cooking
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1. To quickly brown the outside of food at the start of the cooking process; enhances flavor and adds color; juice can be used for sauces






2. A quick - dry cooking technique that uses a small amount of fat or oil in a shallow pan to cook foods; generally w/ delicate or fragile food that cooks quickly; similar to stir fry






3. To cook food in a flavorful liquid; covers the food; tender or delicate food such as fish or egg






4. To cut food very finely






5. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven to purify a hot liquid by removing solids and impurities






6. Foods cooked in large amount of fat or oil






7. Completely covered with liquid while cooking; shorter time than braising b/c cut into smaller pieces






8. Foods put in boiling water and and partially cooked






9. Liquid escapes from pan as vapor






10. To beat rapidly to add air






11. To prepare food by adding heat in any form






12. Cooking veggies or other foods in closed environment filled with water vapor - in pot w/ tight-fitting lid






13. Nutrition value - texture - color - aroma and flavor






14. Use dry heat in closed environment - usually an oven






15. Involves moistening foods with melted fats - pan drippings - or another liquid during the cooking time






16. To cut into small pieces of abnormal sizes






17. Uses liquid instead of oil to create heat and energy that is needed to cook food; boiling - blanch - parboil - simmer - poach -steam






18. To cook in steam generated by boiling






19. A form of cooking that uses low heat - long cooking times - and wood smoke for flavor






20. Using boiling method to partially cook food; involves shocking






21. Time it takes for fat and oil to return to present temperature after food has been submerged






22. The process of cooking sugar to high temperature; creates an aroma






23. To work dough with the heal of your hands






24. Dry cooking technique for tender food that cooks relatively quickly






25. Food cooks slowly and steadily in slightly cooler liquid; should be moist and tender; one of most common moist cooking technique






26. To cook food directly under a primary heat source; typically vegetables - meat and poultry






27. Moist cooking technique in which you bring liquid to certain temperature and keep it at that temperature while the food cooks






28. To ornament food; it adds eye appeal






29. To distribute fat into a flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork






30. To cut into very small cubes






31. Briefly plunging food in ice water; part of blanching






32. Proteins change from liquid or semiliquid state to drier - solid state






33. Uses both moist and dry heat cooking techniques; two step process to build upon flavors; braising and stewing






34. Long - slow cooking process; can make tough meat more tender; meat seared in pan - and pan deglazed (liquid or water added to remove brown bits of food after searing/sauteing) before; additional stock - sauce - or water added and food cooked on top o






35. Uses oil -fat - the radiation of hot air - or metal to transfer heat;baking -smoking -roasting - basting - sauteing - dredging - breading - batter -frying -grilling






36. Use dry heat cooking in a closed environment to cook food;include meat and poultry






37. Cooking that takes place after you remove something from its heat source