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Bake |
To cook in the oven with a dry heat |
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Cut In |
To combine solid fat with flour using a pastry blender, two forks, or the fingers |
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Cream |
To soften solid fats, often by adding a second ingredient, such as sugar, and working with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until the fat is creamy |
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Fry |
To submerse in hot fat |
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Shred |
To cut or break into thin pieces |
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Saute |
To cook food in a small amound of hot fat |
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Caramelize |
To heat sugar until a brown color and characteristic flavor develop |
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Cut |
To divide into parts with a sharp utensil |
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Dice |
To cut into very small even cubes |
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Seperate |
To remove one part from another, as the yolk from the white in an egg |
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Sift |
To put through a sieve to reduce to finer particles |
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Grate |
To reduce a food into small bits by rubbing it on sharp teeth of a utensil |
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Steam |
To cook with vapor produced by a boiling liquid |
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Quarter |
To cut unto four equal pieces |
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Marinate |
To soak meat in a solution containing an acid such as vineger or tomato juice, that helps tenderize the connective tissue |
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Combine |
To mix or blend two or more different ingredients |
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Whip |
To beat quickly and steadily bu hand with a whisk or rotary beater |
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Knead |
To work dough by pressing it with the heels of the hand, folding it, turning it and repeating each motion until the dough is smooth and elastic |
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Grease |
To rub fat on the surface of a cooking utensil or on a food itself |
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Fold |
To incorporate a delicate mixture into a thicker, heavier mixture with a whisk or flexible spatula using a down, up, over motion so the finished product remains light |