Cooking Methods

Cooking Methods

1. 2 Main Methods

   • Dry Heat
     • uses direct or indirect heat
     • the food being prepared should be naturally tender or prepared by adding moisture.
     • Adding Moisture
       • Larding: Inserting long strips of fat into a naturally lean piece of meat with a special needle
       • Marinating: Soaking an item in wet and dry ingredients to provide flavor and moisture
         • Methods w/o Fat
           • Broiling Grilling Roasting Baking
             • Broiling: uses high heat from a source located above the food to cook it rapidly
             • Roasting and Baking: The dry heat surrounds the food, heating the layers, and the natural juices create steam and are then absorbed into the food
             • Grilling: food is cooked on a grill grate or rack above the heat source
         • Methods w/ Fat & Oil
           • Sauteing Pan- Frying Stir-Frying Deep-Frying
             • Sauteing: The dry heat surrounds the food, heating the layers, and the natural juices create steam and are then absorbed into the food
             • Pan-Frying: uses a small amount of fat (in this case oil), but uses a less intense heat than sauteing or stir-frying.
             • Stir-Frying: uses high heat with a small amount of fat (oil). requires the food be stirred quickly.
             • Deep- Frying: requires that food be battered and completely submerged in hot oil until it is done
       • Barding: Wrapping an item with strips of fat usually done with lean meats.
   • Moist Heat
     • result in food that is delicately flavored and moist.
     • Method
       • Boiling: is only good for a few foods such as pasta and corn.
       • Poaching: The liquid should show some motion, but no air bubbles should break the surface.
       • Steaming: cooks food by surrounding it with steam in a confined area like a steam basket or cabinet.
       • Blanching: This allows food to be completely cooked later and is a common method used to prep vegetables.
   • can be combined in a process called combination cooking