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