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Cooking Techniques

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
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1. Briefly plunging food in ice water; part of blanching






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. To cut into small pieces of abnormal sizes






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






13. To cut food very finely






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Liquid escapes from pan as vapor






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






23. Foods put in boiling water and and partially cooked






24. To work dough with the heal of your hands






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






26. To cut into very small cubes






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






28. To cook in steam generated by boiling






29. Foods cooked in large amount of fat or oil






30. To beat rapidly to add air






31. To prepare food by adding heat in any form






32. To ornament food; it adds eye appeal






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






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






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






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






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