TLE Flashcards
How many percent water in meat?
75
Meat is up about how many percent of protein?
20
An Important vehicle for flavor and tenderness in meat?
Fat
A very small component of meat but its presence is important because of Maillard Reaction
Carbohydrate
What are the components of meat?
Water
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrate
It hold together the muscle of fibers of meat
Connective Tissues
What are the two kinds of connective tissue
Collagen and Elastin
Kind of connective tissue that is white in color
Collagen
Kind of tissue that is yellow in color
Elastin
What are the four primary categories of meat sold in the market?
Beef
Pork
Lamb
Veal
Meat from cattle or cows
Beef
Meat from domestic pigs
Pork
The meat from a young sheep
Lamb
Meat from young cattle or young cow
Veal
To kill or slaughther an animal for its meat
To butcher
To cut or slice raw meat in small pieces
To fabricate
To cut up cooked meat for serving
To carve
Slaughthered body of an animal
carcass
Basic or initial cuts of meat
Primal Cuts
Smaller cuts or portions of mea coming from the primal cuts
Fabricated cuts
What are the beef cuts?
Short loin
Sirloin
Flank
Round
What are the types of pork cuts?
Shoulder Picnic
Boston Butt
Loin
Ham
Belly
Spareribs
Fatback
Jowl
Hock
What are the types of Lamb Cuts
Shoulder
Breast
Foreshank
Rib
cooking method that conduct heat to the food without the use of moisture
Dry-heat methods
cooking methods that conduct heat to the food by using water or cooking liquids
Moist-heat methods
Wrapping slices of fat
Barding
strips of fat are inserted into meat
Larding