We cook food with heat. Uncooked food is raw.
On the stove / cooker / cooktop, in a pot
Boiling the water in the pot
Simmering the soup
Stew = low heat cooking for a long time
Advanced:
- Blanche = boil for a short time
- Parboil = partially boil
On the stove in a pan
Fry the chips in the pan, at a high temperature with oil
Stir the food
Stir fry the rice in a wok
Stir the sugar in the coffee
Sauté the food with a little oil / fat
Sear the meat = make it brown
Flip the pancake
Turn over the burger
Advanced:
- Broil = heat from above, using a broiler
- Braise = sear the meat then simmer
Poaching the egg
Steaming the vegetables with water vapour
On the grill
BBQ/ grilling on the grill
In the oven
Roasting the chicken
Baking bread or cakes
BTW
Mash = Puree = Mashed Potato
How do you cook …?
- Steak
- Potato
- Egg
- Bacon
- Noodle
- Cake
- Pasta
Bonus
What is in the English breakfast?
What would you ask to remove?
- Black Pudding
- Baked Beans
- Hash Browns
- Mystery Meat
- Fried Eggs
- Sunny side up
- Mushrooms
- a side of toast
- grilled tomato