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- 4. : Pricking small holes in an unbaked dough or crust to allow steam to escape and to prevent dough from rising when baked.
- 5. : To change from a liquid to a solid state; to become set, firm or rigid, usually by chilling.
- 8. : Pork, goose, duck or other
- 10. : To immerse food in boiling water briefly, then plunge into cold water to stop cooking.
- 12. : French preparation methods associated with English cuisine; plainly boiled or roasted, or coated with an egg-and-breadcrumb batter and deep fried.
- 14. : A garlic mayonnaise from French Provence, used as condiment or sauce.
- 15. : Cut food into a matchstick shape of approximately ¼ x ¼ x 2 inch
- 16. Papillote : Enclosing foods (like fish) in parchment paper or foil and cooking in an oven or on a grill.
- 18. : To bind together liquid ingredients that do
- 20. : A mixture of coarsely chopped vegetables used to flavor stocks, stews, other foods.
- 21. blanc : French for white butter; an emulsified butter sauce made from shallots, white wine and butter.
- 22. Gras : The term means goose liver, but is used to describe the fattened liver of both duck and geese.
- 23. : To coat food with a dry ingredient such as flour, cornmeal, shaking off excess.
- 26. : Cut food into approximately 1/8 inch cubes.
- 28. dissolve into each other (such as vinegar and oil).
- 31. Cheese : An extremely rich cream cheese from Italy
- 32. en place : A French term, “put in place,” meaning that the preparation is ready up to the po
- 34. : Cut food into a matchstick shape of approximately 1/8 x 1/8 x 2 inch.
- 35. : French slang for cocktail appetizer, “taste
- 37. : To make clear, remove butterfat and milk solids in milk.
- 38. : In French, ‘between courses,’ denotes side dishes.
- 40. : To swirl a liquid in a pan to dissolve cooked food particles remaining on the bottom, this mixture becomes the base for a sauce.
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- 1. : A very rich chocolate filling or thick glaze made with chocolate, shortening, and cream used for filling and frosting.
- 2. : A mixture of egg yolks and heavy cream used to thicken sauces.
- 3. : An Italian flatbread made with pizza or bread dough.
- 6. : A brown-skinned root vegetable with a crunchy white flesh and mildly sweet flavor. Also referred to as the Mexican potato.
- 7. : To make a decorative pattern on the edge of a pie crust, vegetables or fruits.
- 9. and slowly warmed until it thickens.
- 11. : A long cylindrical loaf of French white bread.
- 12. dente : Pasta cooked firm to the bite, not soft and mushy.
- 13. : A stable liquid mixture in which one liquid is suspended in tiny globules throughout another, as with
- 17. : To submerge teas or other flavoring ingredients in a hot liquid in order to extract the flavor into the liquid.
- 19. : A mixture of almond paste, sugar and egg whites (of ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites) used to cover dessert cakes or to mold and shape for decorations on pastries.
- 23. A reduction of finely chopped mushrooms, parsley, onions, pepper, shallots, salt and butter, used to flavor soups, stuffing and sauces.
- 24. : Roll and slice to make long strips with basil, lettuce.
- 25. : Peeled, seeded and diced tomatoes.
- 27. : To combine foods with a liquid based sauce in a shallow dish and baked until set and browned on top.
- 29. : A hot water bath used to cook foods gently or to keep cooked foods hot.
- 30. amuse-bouche is more polite.
- 33. yolks in butter for hollandaise sauce.
- 36. cream : Cream skimmed from scalded
- 39. cooked and preserved in its own fat.
