Recipe Terms

bread

to dip food into a mixture such as beaten eggs and milk and then roll it in crumbs

dredge

to dip into or sprinkle with flour

scald

to head milk just below the boiling point

baste

to keep food moist during cooking by spooning or pouring melted fat, meat drippings, fruit juice, or sauce over it

marinate

to let foods such as meat stand in a liquid to increase flavor and/ or tenderness

beat

to make a mixture smooth by adding air using a brisk stirring or whipping motion with a spoon or an electric mixer

stir

to mix foods with a circular motion

cut in

to mix shortening with dry ingredients by using a pastry blender, two knives, or a fork (two words)

sift

to pass dry ingredients through a mesh or screen to add air or to combine dry ingredients

reconstitute

to restore foods to their normal state by adding water

cream

to stir or beat fat such as shortening or butter with sugar until the mixture if soft, smooth, and creamy

kneed

to use a fold-push-turn motion when working with doughs

whip

to beat rapidly to incorporate air and to increase volume

sear

to brown teh surface or meat quickly with intense heat

fold

to combine ingredients into a light, air mixture by cutting vertically through the mixture with a rubber spatula and then sliding the spatula across the bottom of the mixing bowl

mix

to combine ingredients until evenly distributed or blended

blend

to combine two or more ingredients until smooth and of uniform consistency

Brown

to cook food quickly at a high temperature so the surface becomes brown

braise

to cook in a small amount of liquid in a tightly covered pan over low heat

bake/roast

to cook in an oven in a covered or uncovered container

simmer

to cook in liquid just below the boiling point

steam

to cook in steam, with or without pressure

boil

to cook in water or liquid in which rolling bubbles have formed

broil

to cook uncovered my direct heat

mash

to crush food until it has a smooth texture

chop

to cut into pieces with a knife , scissors, or food chopper

dice

to cut into small even pieces, smaller than 1/2 inch

slice

to cut or divide into flat pieces

mince

to cut with a sharp knife or scissors into very small pieces