A very large or overfull A very large or overfull amount. May be almost amount. May be almost double the level amountdouble the level amount
HEAPINGHEAPING
To remove the stem and To remove the stem and very thin layer of a fruit very thin layer of a fruit
or vegetableor vegetable
PARE/PEELPARE/PEEL
Cook in fat; lightly cook or Cook in fat; lightly cook or brown food in a small brown food in a small
amount of fat. Food is cut amount of fat. Food is cut into small or thin pieces. into small or thin pieces.
SAUTESAUTE
To remove liquid from a To remove liquid from a solid food by pouring off solid food by pouring off
the liquidthe liquid
DRAINDRAIN
Cut food into very fine, Cut food into very fine, uneven piecesuneven pieces
MINCEMINCE
To rub fat on the surface To rub fat on the surface of a food or cooking of a food or cooking
utensilutensil
GREASEGREASE
Less than 1/8 teaspoon, or Less than 1/8 teaspoon, or amount of ingredient held amount of ingredient held
between thumb and between thumb and forefingerforefinger
PINCHPINCH
To immerse food in a To immerse food in a liquid to wet, soften, liquid to wet, soften,
dissolve or cleandissolve or clean
SOAKSOAK
Cook in fat; cook bite-sized Cook in fat; cook bite-sized pieces quickly over high pieces quickly over high heat, stirring constantlyheat, stirring constantly
STIR FRYSTIR FRY
To increase flavor by To increase flavor by adding herbs, spices or adding herbs, spices or
other ingredientsother ingredients
SEASONSEASON
To leave an opening in the To leave an opening in the covering of a food through covering of a food through which steam can escapewhich steam can escape
VENTVENT
To thoroughly mix and To thoroughly mix and incorporate air, with an up incorporate air, with an up
and down and circular and down and circular motionmotion
BEATBEAT
Dry heat; cook over hot Dry heat; cook over hot coals or on a griddlecoals or on a griddle
GRILLGRILL
To make small, shallow cuts To make small, shallow cuts in the surface of food; to in the surface of food; to tenderize or let juice intenderize or let juice in
SCORESCORE
Cut food into small, Cut food into small, equal size pieces; about equal size pieces; about
¼” to 1/8” in size¼” to 1/8” in size
DICEDICE
Dry heat; cook Dry heat; cook uncovered UNDER uncovered UNDER direct heat sourcedirect heat source
BROILBROIL
To make something easy to To make something easy to chew by breaking down chew by breaking down
connective tissue or fiber; connective tissue or fiber; can pound or can use can pound or can use
enzymesenzymes
TENDERIZETENDERIZE
To combine flour and solid To combine flour and solid fat, fat is reduced to tiny fat, fat is reduced to tiny
pieces coated with flour. pieces coated with flour. Use a pastry blender or two Use a pastry blender or two
knivesknives
CUT-INCUT-IN
Moist heat; cook food in Moist heat; cook food in liquid just below the boiling liquid just below the boiling
point. Slow bubbles.point. Slow bubbles.
SIMMERSIMMER
To blend a delicate To blend a delicate mixture into a heavier mixture into a heavier
oneone
FOLDFOLD
Moist heat; cook slowly Moist heat; cook slowly over low heat in tightly over low heat in tightly covered pan. Maybe covered pan. Maybe
brown on stovetop then brown on stovetop then simmer in ovensimmer in oven
BRAISEBRAISE
To beat quickly and To beat quickly and vigorously, to incorporate vigorously, to incorporate
air and make light and fluffyair and make light and fluffy
WHIPWHIP
Dry heat; cook in an Dry heat; cook in an oven with dry, hot airoven with dry, hot air
BAKEBAKE
To pour or spoon pan To pour or spoon pan juices, melted fat, or sauces juices, melted fat, or sauces over the surface of a food over the surface of a food
during cookingduring cooking
BASTEBASTE
To cause a solid food to To cause a solid food to turn into or become part turn into or become part
of a liquidof a liquid
DISSOLVEDISSOLVE
To lightly mix ingredients by To lightly mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or tumbling them with tongs or
a large fork and spoona large fork and spoon
TOSSTOSS
Dry heat; cook meat, fish Dry heat; cook meat, fish or poultry uncovered in or poultry uncovered in
an ovenan oven
ROASTROAST
To beat solid fat and sugar To beat solid fat and sugar with a wooden spoon, until with a wooden spoon, until
light and smoothlight and smooth
CREAMCREAM
Moist heat; cook food in Moist heat; cook food in a hot liquid (212 degrees a hot liquid (212 degrees
F) with fast bubblesF) with fast bubbles
BOILBOIL
To separate solid from To separate solid from liquid, often to save the liquid, often to save the
liquidliquid
STRAINSTRAIN
Cut food into small, Cut food into small, uneven piecesuneven pieces
CHOPCHOP
Dry heat; roast slowly on Dry heat; roast slowly on a rack or spit and baste a rack or spit and baste
with a spicy saucewith a spicy sauce
BARBECUEBARBECUE
To soak food in a cold, To soak food in a cold, seasoned liquid, to add seasoned liquid, to add
flavor or to tenderizeflavor or to tenderize
MARINATEMARINATE
Moist heat; cook food in Moist heat; cook food in pan using vapor produced pan using vapor produced
by boiling liquidby boiling liquid
STEAMSTEAM
To reduce dry ingredients to To reduce dry ingredients to finer particles, add air to dry finer particles, add air to dry ingredients, or combine dry ingredients, or combine dry
ingredientsingredients
SIFTSIFT
Cook in fat; cook food by Cook in fat; cook food by immersing in hot fat/oilimmersing in hot fat/oil
DEEP FRYDEEP FRY
Cut food into small, Cut food into small, equal size squares; equal size squares;
about ½” in sizeabout ½” in size
CUBECUBE
To work a ball of dough with To work a ball of dough with the fingertips or heels of the fingertips or heels of
hands by pressing, folding, hands by pressing, folding, turning and repeatingturning and repeating
KNEADKNEAD
Cook in fat; cook food in Cook in fat; cook food in a small amount of hot fata small amount of hot fat
FRYFRY
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