Foods & Nutrition Vocab Terms

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Across
  1. 1. To partially cook by boiling
  2. 4. To soak food in a sauce before cooking to make it more tender or more flavorful
  3. 6. To beat rapidly to incorporate air and increase the volume
  4. 8. To beat ingredients, usually sugar and fat, until smooth and fluffy
  5. 12. To mix two or more ingredients together
  6. 14. To cut into pieces that are consistent in thickness
  7. 17. To refrigerate food until it is completely cold
  8. 18. To mix shortening and flour with a pastry blender with two knives
  9. 19. Tumble lightly to mix the food
  10. 20. add a little of each ingredient at a time
Down
  1. 2. an uncooked pourable mixture usually made up of flour, a liquid, and other ingredients
  2. 3. To cook food on the stove using butter or oil
  3. 5. To reduce food into small pieces by rubbing it on the sharp teeth of a utensil
  4. 7. To cook gently over very low heat in barely simmering liquid
  5. 9. To cook in bubbling water that has reached 212°F
  6. 10. Dry ingredients through a tool to separate clumps
  7. 11. Scraping or cutting from the outer, colored part of the peel of citrus fruit
  8. 13. To coat food such as chicken with fine crumbs such as bread or cereal
  9. 14. cook food in a small amount of fat over medium to high heat
  10. 15. To mix ingredients gently with a spoon in a circular motion
  11. 16. To work dough into a uniform mixture by folding it and squishing it down
  12. 17. To cut food into small pieces with a knife, food chopper, or kitchen shears