G10 Market Forms Flashcards
Market Forms of Eggs
Fresh Eggs
Frozen Eggs
Dried Eggs
Culinary Uses of Eggs
- THICKENING
- LEAVENING
- COATING
- BINDING
- EMULSIFYING
- CLARIFYING
- RETARDING CYRSTALLIZATION
-eggs can be used as a thickener for sauces,
custards, fillings and puddings.
Thickening
- When beaten until light and airy, eggs can
be folded into batters and mixtures to make
these expand and rise, producing soft,
pillowy cakes and breads
Leavening
-eggs can be used as a base ingredients for coatings for
meat dished, breads and cookies. The coating or
breading of fried chicken, for instance, is made by
dipping the chicken in beaten egg and the dredging in
flour, cornstarch, breadcrumbs
Coating
-The protein molecules in eggs hold the
ingredients in meatballs, meatloaf,
casseroles and croquettes together, so that
they do not fall apart while being cooked or
served.
Binding
- To _ means to create a smooth mixture from two liquids that do not usually combine. For instance, egg yolk are used to keep oil and vinegar for salad dressing from separating
Emulsifying
-egg whites are sometimes added to simmering
broth in order to clarify or remove impurities.
As the egg whites coagulate, or change to a
solid state, they trap small particles in the
liquid
Clarifying
- Egg whites slow down the crystallization
of sugar in candies and icings for cakes
Retarding Crystallization
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Methods of Preparation
Are cooked by immersing eggs, still in their shells, in boiling water.
Boiled
Is made by cooking an egg
whole in a hot pan with oil,
and seasoned with a pinch
of salt and pepper.
Fried
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Standard Qualities of Fried Eggs
Types of Fried Eggs
Sunny side up Basted Over easy Over medium Over hard
Eggs are made by whisking egg whites and yolks
in a bowl together with water or milk. The egg
mixture is then poured into a pan with butter or
oil, and the eggs are stirred as they cooked oven
over medium or low heat.
Scrambled