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Level 1: Exam 1
Lessons 1-7
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Culinary Art
Professional
09/06/2014

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à l'anglaise
Definition
As the english; method of cooking vegetables by first boiling until tender, then shocking.
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à l'étuvée
Definition
to order; Method of cooking vegetables where you gently simmer the veggies in salted & buttered water that covers the veggies halfway in a parchment paper-covered sauté pan until the water has evaporated.
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Brigade system
Definition
a system of kitchen organization in which crew is divided into stations based on food prepared by each.
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ciseler
Definition
To finely dice onions & shallots. Produces even, small cubes that doesn’t force the juices out during cutting.
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entremetier
Definition
responsible for all soups, vegetables, starch and egg dishes
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émincer
Definition
to thinly slice food
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expediter
Definition
responsible for receiving orders from the dining room, and relaying them to the various station cooks, make sure dishes go out on time; usually sous chef plays role
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garde manger
Definition
salads, and cold dishes, cold hors d'oeuvres, pâtes, cold sauces
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mise en place
Definition
"put in place" preparation and assembly of ingredients for cooking
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pâtissier
Definition
desserts and pastries, oversees boulanger
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poissonier
Definition
fish dishes
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saucier
Definition
responsible for prep of all stocks, sauces, stews and hot hors d'oeuvres
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steel
Definition
used for sharpening knifes
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taillage
Definition
The practice of cutting vegetables into a uniform size and shape to ensure even cooking time and visual appeal
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parer
Definition
to trim round sides of peeled washed and tronçonéed vegetables
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tronçonner
Definition
to cut food into segments 4-7 cm
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les tranches
Definition
standard slices into which items are cut during the initial stage of taillage
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batonnet
Definition
smaller sticks of vegetables cut from tranches. each batonnet form has a name
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jardinière
Definition
.5cm by 4-5cm in length
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julienne
Definition
1-2mm by 6-7cm in length
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hacher
Definition
finely mince herbs
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chiffonade
Definition
to cut herbs or leafy vegetables into thin strips or ribbons of herbs
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la macédoine
Definition
cubes cut from jardinière .5cm
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la brunoise
Definition
cubes cut from julienne 1-2mm
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paysanne
Definition
tile-shaped cut from jardinière 1-2 mm .5 cm
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georges-auguste escoffier
Definition
credited with inventing the brigade system
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sautoir
Definition
medium round shallow pan with straight sides for sautéeing or making sauces
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sauteuse
Definition
round, shallow pan with sloping sides for sautéeing
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russe
Definition
tall straight sided saucepan with long handle
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sauté pan/poele
Definition
shallow pan with sloping sides for omelettes potatoes and crepes, similar to a frying pan
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rondeau
Definition
large round shallow straight sided pan with two handles used for searing braising and stewing
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marmite
Definition
stockpot
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braisière
Definition
large rectangular pan with two handles
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poelon
Definition
shallow earthenware pan with spout and handle
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chinois
Definition
conical shaped strainer mesh or perforated
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poste de travail
Definition
standard way of arranging one's tools, food, and cutting board for efficient work
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épluchage
Definition
peeling, unwrapping, or dissection of food before cooking
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mirepoix
Definition
similarly sized vegetables, unshaped, used as aromatic elements to flavor stocks/sauces etc.
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concasser
Definition
to roughly chop
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HACCP
Definition
hazard analysis critical control points. as system of food safety where you implement safe proceedures in the flow of a product.
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Danger Zone
Definition
41-135º can't stay there for more than 4 hours
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cabbage
Definition
broccli, cabbage, brussle sprouts, kale, etc.
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fruit
Definition
avacoado, tomato, peppers, eggplant
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gourd
Definition
the fruit of a class of plants in the cucumber family. gourds typically, have tough, inedible shells
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herb
Definition
leafy parts, added last or as garnish thyme can be cooked though
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mouthfeel
Definition
how it feels in mouth, texture
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pod
Definition
protective casing for seeds. some are edible like snow peas
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rhizome
Definition
underground stem of a lush plant, ginger, tumeric
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seed
Definition
spices, reproductive part of plant
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spice
Definition
non leafy parts, berries, seeds, "other" plant parts
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squash
Definition
member or the cucurbitaceae family; edible fleshy fruit of serveral kinds of gourds, categorized by skin thickness and peak season
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tuber
Definition
roots and tubers grow underground include potatoes, carrots, parsnip, radishes, celery, chestnuts, beets
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vegetable
Definition
savory, isn't grown from the seed bearing ovary..
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monder/ emondée
Definition
method of removing skin and seed by blanching, usually used with tomatoes, maybe peaches
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capsaicin
Definition
what gives pepper's their heat
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saffron
Definition
most expensive spice-dried stigmas of a saffron plant. it's painstaking work to collect: 80,000 crocuses yield 5lbs of stigmas which makes 1 pound of saffron. 200 hours of labor to harvest stigmas.
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carrot family
Definition
provides aromatic herbs as well as vegetables includes: dill, chervil, celery, fennel, parsley, etc.
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mint family
Definition
tons of varieties includes: spearmint, peppermint, pennyroyal, apple mint, mentha citrata, etc.
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difference green, white, black, and pink peppercorn
Definition
peppercorns are the dried fruit of flowering plants-black are harvested are med inmature berries, green are young inmature berries , white are seeds of the mature peppercorn fruit, pink are a berry from a different plant and are sweeter
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bouquet garni
Definition
used to flavor stocks; consists or parsley stems, thyme, bay leaf, (peppercorn)
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pommes rissolées
Definition
medthod of cooking potatoes involving boiling, sautéing, then roasting
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bouquetière
Definition
tournage cut that is 3cm
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château
Definition
7.5 cm tournage
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cocotte
Definition
5 cm tournage
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fondante
Definition
8-9 cm tournage
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glacer-blanc vs brun
Definition
cook à l'étuvée wxcept you add a pinch of sugar and then cooked until vegetables are coated. cooking longer will result in a glace brun and shorter a colorless blac
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rissoler
Definition
method used to cook shaped potate-blanch, sauté, roast
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tournage
Definition
from the french word meaning to turn, it is a 7-sided oval shape with blunt ends, different names depending on length
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vapeur
Definition
6cm tournage
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garniture bouquetière
Definition
side dish of various vegetables served with meat dishes. usually contains carrots and turnips
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à blanc/ dans un blanc
Definition
to cook in a solution of water, flour, lemon juice, oil, salt to taste to prevent discoloration
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mirepoix
Definition
consistently sized, unshaped veggies onions, carrots, celery; 50: 25: 25 ratio, used to flavor stocks, stews, etc.
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maillard reaction
Definition
chemical reaction between sugar and protein molecule in the presence of high heat, and is what gives things a brown color and flavor when roasted
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disgorge/dégorger
Definition
to get rid of water, or impurities from meat bones. Salt will expel water, and water removes impurities
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dépouiller
Definition
to skim-"depollute"
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déglacer
Definition
to loosen sucs from bottom of pan with a liquid
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sucs
Definition
the roasted brown bits, that add flavor
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fonds
Definition
stocks; flavored aromatic liquids used to prepare sauces, braises, and stewed dishes
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white mirepoix
Definition
onion, celery, leeks. no carrot
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sachet
Definition
pouch to hold loose spices
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four kinds of stock? and how to make?
Definition
brun, blanc, fumet, legumes; white, brown, fish, vegetable

roast bones, blanch bones, sweat fish bones, no bones-sweat vegetables
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onion brulé
Definition
burnt onion half, used in a marmite to give it the amber color
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how long do you cook each kind of stock?
Definition
brown veal 8-12; chicken 2-3, fish 20-30, marmite 8-12; vegetable 20-30 min.
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Do you salt stocks? Why?
Definition
No. Never, because you don't know what it will be used for, and if one were to reduce it, it would be overly salted and taste bad.
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marmite
Definition
a beef stock made with blackned onions. technically a white stock as bones are not roasted but blanched
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remouillage
Definition
adding water to cooked bones to extract flavor
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What are the mother sauces? How are they made?
Definition
sauce mères; velouté, espagnole, tomato,hollandaise, béchamel
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binding elelments
Definition
used to thicken a cooking liquid to give it body and consistency-such as puréed vegetables, roux, liason, slurries
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liaison
Definition
mixture of egg yolk and heavy cream
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roux? 3 types?
Definition
50:50 flour and butter, blanc, blond, brun. Cooked with no color, pale color, and dark color
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slurry
Definition
raw flour and liquid slowly poured into stock to thicken
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beurre manié
Definition
equal parts butter and flour mixed by hand at room temperature; no heat
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nappant
Definition
stage where sauce naps the back of a sppon
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singer
Definition
sprinkle raw flour over sautéed or roasted food to thicken
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sauce
Definition
liquid used to complement but never overwhelm a dish by adding flavor, moisture, and visual appeal
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temperer
Definition
to temper, slowly heat
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glace
Definition
reduced stock until syrupy consistency
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demi glace
Definition
half reduced stock
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monter au beurre
Definition
literally mount with butter, add cold butter at the end to add smooth sheen and enrich flavor
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tamponner
Definition
dot with butter and cover with parchment to prevent skim from forming on sauce
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emulsify
Definition
to hold together or bind one liquid to another liquid with which it normally doesn't combine. egg is a common emulsifier
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à sec
Definition
to cook something `a sec is to cook to dry stage
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2 derivatives of each mother sauce?
Definition
*velouté: suprême, bretonne
*béchamel: soubise, sauce mornay
*espagnole: chasseur, madère, charcutière
*hollandaise: maltaise, moutarde, mousseline
*tomato:
mayo: aïoli, tartar, rémoulade
béarnaise: choron, paloise
Term
what is the ratio of flour to fat for a roux?
Definition
50:50
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béarnaise
Definition
egg yolks, clarified butter, salt, tarragon, chervil, reduction of white wine vinegar, shallots, peppercorns and tarragon.
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mayonnaise
Definition
egg yolks, vinegar, salt, white pepper, oil
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beurre blanc
Definition
white butter sauce, reduce shallots and wine vinegar, the add cold butter
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sabayon
Definition
warm emulsified sauce
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broken sauce
Definition
A sauce that has separated or curdled.
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dénature
Definition
when a protein unfolds-often used when referring to egg proteins.
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emulsified sauce
Definition
a sauce that is formed by emulsion. made of things that normally don't mix
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emulsion
Definition
the mixture formed by the liquids and emulsifyers.
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hydrophilic
Definition
binds with fats
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lipophilic
Definition
binds with water
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bain marie
Definition
hot water bath; don't let the bowl touch the water.
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beurre clarifié
Definition
clarified butter
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zabaglione
Definition
sweet sabayon
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bernaise + tomato fondue?
Definition
choron; served with grilled meat
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mignonette
Definition
sauce for oysters; red wine vinegar, minced shallot, and freshly cracked black pepper
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beurre nantais
Definition
beurre blanc with cream.
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how do you repair a broken sauce?
Definition
add water warm or cold depending on why it broke, cool bowl if about to break, mis a little water and sauce then slowly add your broken sauce little by little whisking constantly
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best temperature for holding emulsified sauces?
Definition
140-155º F
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why might a sauce break?
Definition
too cold, sabayon insufficiently cooked, eggs curdled, butter added to fast, held at too high a temperature
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degraisser
Definition
degrease
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foulée
Definition
mash with a ladle to get liquid to go through chinois
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double cream
Definition
reduced cream
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