To beat ingredients (such as heavy or whipping cream, eggs, salad dressings, or sauces) with a fork or whisk to mix, blend, or incorporate air.
A flat piece of boneless meat, poultry, or fish. Also, to cut the bones from a piece of meat, poultry, or fish.
To remove the peels from vegetables or fruits
To reduce food to tiny particles using a grinder or a food processor.
To mash or grind food until completely smooth, usually in a food processor, blender, sieve, or food mill.
To blend dough together with hands or in a mixer to form a pliable mass.
To flavor and moisturize pieces of meat, poultry, seafood or vegetable by soaking them in or brushing them with a liquid mixture of seasonings known as a marinade.
To cook with a thin sugar syrup cooked to crack stage; mixture may be thickened slightly. Also, to cover with a thin, glossy icing.
To cook gently over very low heat in barely simmering liquid just to cover.
To decorate a dish both to enhance its appearance and to provide a flavorful foil. Parsley, lemon slices, raw vegetables, chopped chives, and other herbs are all forms of garnishes.
Italian term used to describe pasta that is cooked until it offers a slight resistance to the bite.
o cook in liquid just below the boiling point; bubbles form but do not burst on the surface of the liquid.
The outer, colored part of the peel of citrus fruit.
To cook and/or brown food in a small amount of hot fat
Also called bean curd, this is made from processed soy beans. It comes in various degrees of firmness and is a very high source of protein