TLE - Final Exam | Q4 Flashcards
It is the process of preserving meats and other food items throughthe use of salt which dehydrates the food and makes it less hospitable forbacterial growth.
Curing
What are the common ingredients for curing?
Salt
Nitrites or Nitrates
Sugars
Seasonings and Flavorings
Water
It is the most important food preservative known to man.
Salt | Sodium Chloride
It is a kind of salt that has bigger crystals than regular salt, that is typically used for curing meats.
Kosher Salt
They are used to preserve meat. They protect the meat from the growth of organisms that cause food spoilage and the growth of bacteria that can cause food poisoning, especially Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism
Nitrites or Nitrates
These are used to counter the harsh taste of salt in cured meats
Sugars
These are different combinations of herbs and spices are used in making charcuterie or processed meat
Seasonings and Flavorings
It is an important ingredient when wet curing or brining
Water
It is the preservation and flavoring of food, particularly meats or fish, by adding a certain amount of salt.
Dry Curing
This is a process wherein meats are stacked or packed in bins and are turned periodically
Overhauling
It is the preservation and flavoring of food using a salt-water solution or a brine
Wet Curing
What are the two ways to prepare a wet cure or brine
- The dry curing mixture may be dissolved in warm water or,
- The water maybe simmered first so that the flavor of the herbs and spices will be fully extracted
aside from imparting flavor and making food items tender, It is also a form of food preservation by soaking food in a seasoned liquid before cooking it.
Marination
What is the seasoned liquid used in marinating?
Marinade
It is the process of drying and preserving meats by surrounding them with smoke from a burning wood
Smoking
What is the sticky and tacky skin that forms when cured foods are hanged long enough to dry?
Pellicle
What should be done to meats before it is smoked?
Curing
It is done below the temperature of 85Β°F (30Β°C) wherein the food takes the flavor of smoke but it is not cooked.
Cold Smoking
It is done at 165Β°F (74Β°C) temperature for meats and sausages. Fish and poultry are smoked at a temperature as high as 200Β°F (93Β°C). Foods to be smoked must reach the internal temperature of 150-160Β°F (65-74Β°C) to be fully cooked.
Hot Smoking
It is also called pit roasting and it can be done at home. The temperature should be about 250Β°F (121Β°C). It is set up using a standard barbeque grill.
Smoke Roasting
What can impart the taste of smoked food?
Liquid Smoke
These are are ground meat mixed with seasonings and flavorings that are then stuffed in a casing
Sausages