Culinary Arts I Chapter 11 Potatoes and Grains
At what temperature range should potatoes be stored?
45 to 55 degrees
Store dry grains at least ___ inches above floor level.
6
Colander
A bowl with holes for water to pass through
How are high-starch, low-moisture potatoes are best cooked?
Baked, pureed, or fried
Examples of medium-starch, Medium-moisture potatoes are
Chef's all-purpose, Yukon gold and yellow-fleshed potatoes
Dumplings
Cooked balls of dough that may be solid or hollow with a filling
Made from a simple dough
Dumplings
What kind of wheat is used for semolina flour?
Durum
Pierogi
Eastern European dumpling dish
Grains
Edible grass seeds
Bran
Fibrous layer of the grain kernel that surrounds the starchy center
Pilaf
Grain that has been sautéed, then finished by simmering in water or stock
Milling process
Grinding and refining grains
Solanine
Harmful greenish substance that can form in potatoes exposed to sunlight
Whole grains
Harvested but not milled
New potatoes are :
Low-starch, high-moisture potatoes
What kind of potatoes are best used in potato salad and potato cakes?
Medium-starch, medium-moisture
Multiple-stage technique
More than one cooking method required for a dish
Single-stage technique
One cooking method from raw potato to finished, like baking
Hull
Outside layer of a grain kernel
Latkes
Pan-fried pancake made of shredded potatoes
What is made from a paste-like flour and water dough
Pasta
What is the most important noncereal crop in the world?
Potatoes
Lyonnaise
Potatoes cooked, sliced, and then fried with onions
What kind of potato is considered a standard white baking potato?
Russet
Which type of potato is best to use for making sautéed potatoes?
Russet
Examples of high-starch, low-moisture potatoes are:
Russet and Idaho
Legumes
Seeds from pod-producing plants
Gnocchi
Small Italian potato dumplings
How are potatoes categorized by the potato's _______ and _______.
Starch and moisture content
Resting stage
The amount of time mixed pasta dough needs to sit
Stone ground
The process in which grains are ground and broken down
Risotto
Thick, creamy Italian rice dish
How long can beans be held in a dry, cool storage?
Up to 2 years
Arborio
Variety of rice used for risotto
___ grains have a shorter shelf life than milled grains.
Whole grains
Sieve
a bowl-shaped wire mesh with a handle used for rinsing
En casserole
a cooking technique in which the ingredients are cooked and served in the same dish
An almond is
a teardrop-shaped, pale tan woody shell legume
Legumes include:
beans, peas, nuts and seeds
The term al dente describes pasta that is ___ to the bite.
firm
Durum
high protein content to the flour that gives it more gluten development
Cooked pasta can be refreshed before serving by placing it in __________.
hot water
The starch content of any potato _____ with age.
increases
Cooking dry pasta takes _____ than cooking fresh pasta
longer
Spaetzle is a type of
pasta
Old beans soften more ____ than new beans
slowly
Germ
the edible seed of grain without its husk or hull
Whole grains should be used within ____
three weeks
Potatoes are considered a _____.
tuber
