Ways of cooking

Question 1

roast

Answer 1

to cook food, especially meat, without liquid in an oven or over a fire, potatoes

Question 2

bake

Answer 2

to cook food in an oven without extra fat or liquid, bread, cakes, potatoes

Question 3

boil

Answer 3

when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam, boiled potatoes, rice

Question 4

fry, deep-fried

Answer 4

to cook something in hot fat or oil, meat, fish, eggs, chips, fries

Question 5

grill

Answer 5

to cook food under a very strong heat, usually over a fire, sausages

Question 6

heat (up)

Answer 6

to make something hot or warm, you heat the oven = to

microwave

Question 7

steam

Answer 7

to place food over boiling water so that it cooks in the steam, vegetables

Question 8

stew

Answer 8

to cook something slowly, or allow something to cook slowly, in liquid in a closed dish

Question 9

simmer

Answer 9

to cook something by keeping it almost at boiling point

Question 10

beat, whisk

Answer 10

to mix something with short quick movements with a fork

Question 11

blend

Answer 11

to mix two or more substances together

Question 12

stir

Answer 12

to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it completely

Question 13

drain

Answer 13

to make something empty or dry by removing the liquid from it, to make liquid flow away

Question 14

sprinkle

Answer 14

to shake small pieces of something on something

Question 15

divide

Answer 15

to separate into parts

Question 16

season

Answer 16

to add salt, pepper, etc. to food in order to make it taste better

Question 17

knead

Answer 17

to press and stretch dough with your hands to make it ready to use

Question 18

fold (in)

Answer 18

to add one substance to another and gently mix them together

Question 19

garnish

Answer 19

to decorate a dish of food with a small amount of another food

Question 20

skin

Answer 20

to take the skin off an animal, a fruit or a vegetable

Question 21

carve

Answer 21

to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating

Question 22

mince

Answer 22

to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine

Question 23

shell

Answer 23

to remove the shell or outer layer from nuts, peas, etc.

Question 24

toss

Answer 24

to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc. or to fry the other side

Question 25

whip

Answer 25

to mix cream, etc. very quickly until it becomes stiff

Question 26

stuff

Answer 26

to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food

Question 27

mash

Answer 27

to make food into a soft mass

Question 28

ice

Answer 28

to cover a cake with icing

Question 29

dip and coat

Answer 29

to put something quickly into a liquid, cover it with a layer of this liquid, and take it out again

Question 30

grease

Answer 30

to rub grease or fat on something

Question 31

soften

Answer 31

to become, or to make something softer

Question 32

brown

Answer 32

to become brown; to make something brown

Question 33

deglaze

Answer 33

to make a sauce by adding liquid to the cooking juices in a pan in which meat has been cooked

Question 34

crush

Answer 34

to break something into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard

Question 35

scrape

Answer 35

to remove something from a surface by moving something sharp and hard like a knife across it