Brush meat with a sauce or marinade as it cooks.

To stir firmly with a fork or wisk

The process of cooking vegetables very briefly and will literally be dropped into boiling water for a minute.

To cut fruits or vegetables into various sized pieces.

To beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

This is when you chop ingredients into neat cubes.

Removing the bones from meat or fish

cut vegetables into long, fine, even strips.

Meat or fish are left to soak up the juices before cooking

Peeling the skin from a vegetable or fruit.

This is a method that uses water or other liquid to gently cook food.

Using a sieve or food processor, the process of mashing extremely fine. More fine than mashing.

To cook briefly over high heat in a very small amount of oil.

Using salt, pepper, or herbs to add flavor to a dish.

Similar to boiling but more gentle so that the food is less disturbed.

To cut food into neat even pieces