Cooking Vocab

Question 1

to pour oil or liquid fat over meat while it is cooking

Answer 1

to baste

Question 2

to rub something (especially carrots or cheese) into small, long, thing pieces, using a grater

Answer 2

to grate

Question 3

to crush pepper corns or coffee beans into powder or very small pieces

Answer 3

to grind

Question 4

to press and stretch dough

Answer 4

to knead

Question 5

to leave food (before it is cooked) in a specially prepared liquid (often a misture of oil and spices) so as to make it more tender or to give it a special taste

Answer 5

to marinade

Question 6

to cook eggs (without their shells) in a special pan in which the eggs are cooked above boiling water

Answer 6

to poach

Question 7

to quickly cook something, often when you were not expecting to cook

Answer 7

to rustle up

Question 8

to remove the hard outside covering of nuts, some seeds and some sea creatures (like crabs, prawns, etc.)

Answer 8

to shell

Question 9

a tool used to separating solids from liquids

Answer 9

a sieve