cooking terms

cooking terms

1. Bread

   • To cover a food with a coating of crumbs made from bread, crackers or cereal

2. Brush

   • To spread a liquid coating on a food, using a pastry brush or paper towel

3. Beat

   • To mix with an over and over motion, using a spoon, rotary, or electric beater

4. Combine

   • To mix together, usually by stirring, two or more ingredients

5. Dice

   • To cut into very small cubes

6. Masa

   • To crush food until it becomes smooth

7. Sliver

   • To cut into long thin peices

8. Mince

   • Cut into very small pieces with a sharp knife

9. Trim

   • To cut away most of the fat from the edges of meat

10. Braise

    • To cook meat slowly, covered in a small amount of liquid or steam

11. Broie

    • To cook under direct heat or over coals

12. Deep- fat fry

    • To cook in hot fat that completely covers the food

13. Poach

    • To cook gently in hot liquid below the boiling point

14. Steam

    • To cook over steam rising from boiling water

15. Stew

    • To cook slowly and for a long time in liquid