Recipe Terms- What to know and look for in recipes

1. Recipe Terms- What to know and look for in recipes Part 1: Cooking Terms

2. prepare food for eating using heat Cook

3. Cook in fat or oil in pan Fry

4. Stir Fry cook evenly cut pieces of food in a small amount of fat, stirring frequently.

5.  cook small pieces of food over medium-high to high heat until browned on the outside and cooked through.  Sauté

6. Minced Garlic

7. Dice/Chop

8. Season

9. Cut- in Shortening

10. Fold

11. Heat a liquid on a cook top at a high temperature. Bubbles should constantly rise and break surface. Boil

12. cook by direct heat by placing food under the heat source Broil

13. cook in liquid at a temperature just below boiling. Bubbles from only along the edges of the pan and do not break the surface Simmer

14. cook in fat until surface of food turns brown. Brown

15. Whip

16. Toss

17. Beat

18. Slice

19. Shred/Grate

20. Cook in an oven in an uncovered container Bake

21. Marinate

22. cook uncovered in an oven without liquid. Roast

23. cook in covered container on a rack above liquid that is boiling Steam

24. cook in enough liquid for ingredients to float freely. Stew

25. Bread

26. Puree

27. Baste

28. Drain

29. Garnish

30. cooking technique that combines browning and simmering, Brown food in a small amount of fat. Then, add a little liquid and simmer in a uncovered container. BRAISE

31. cook in enough hot fat to cover the food. Deep Fry

32. cook in liquid at a low temperature. Poach

33. cook by direct heat by placing the food over the heat sources. Heat source can be gas, electric, charcoal or wood. Grill

34. cook in a microwave oven Microwave

35. Cook in enough hot fat to cover the food half way. Pan Fry

36. Dry heat Cooking • Sauté/ Stir Fry • Baking/ Roasting • Broiling/ Grilling • Deep Frying • Cook foods without liquids. • Oil is not considered a liquid- it is a fat

37. Moist Heat Cooking • Cook food by adding water or other liquids • Which methods discussed are moist heat cooking? • Boil • Simmer • Braise • Steam • Poach • Stew

38. Recipe Terms- What to know and look for in recipes Part 2: Finding healthy recipes

39. What to look for • Grains – look for • Whole grain or whole wheat • Less processed (rolled oats rather than instant oatmeal) • Vegetable – look for • Vegetables in season or frozen • Canned labeled low sodium

40. What to look for • Fruit – look for • Fruits in season or frozen • Canned without added sugar • Diary – look for • Low fat, fat free milk products or soy, rice, almond milks • Cheeses lower in fat (parmesan or feta)

41. What to look for • Protein – look for • Cuts of meats that include round or loin • Ground beef, turkey or chicken that is labeled 90% (or grader) lean • Skinless poultry cuts • seafood such as salmon, cod, trout, herring • beans, peas, lentils or tofu as a replacement for meat/poultry • nuts and seeds as a replacement for poultry

42. What to look for • Oils – look for • Olive or grape seed oils • Sugars – look for naturally occurring sugars • honey • agave nectar • maple syrups